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Royal Darwin Show
ROLL UP, ROLL UP – IT’S SHOW TIME! The 65th Royal Darwin Show returns this month, offering three action -packed days for the whole family. This year’s theme is A...
Miss Muddy Darwin
MISS MUDDY IS A NON-TIMED, FUN RUN EVENT JUST FOR THE LADIES held annually in a happy and non-threatening environment. This year, the Miss Muddy crew have teamed up with...
MusicNT Hot Shots
Now in its sixth year, the visually stunning Hot Shots competition provides an opportunity for all NT photographers, both professional and amateur, to capture and showcase the incredible breadth and...
National Indigenous Music Awards
Held under the stars at Darwin’s iconic Gardens Amphitheatre, the NIMAs – Australia’s most prominent Indigenous music awards – showcase the rich musical landscape of Australia, bringing together performers and...
BASSINTHEGRASS 2016 – Review | Turn It Up
Saturday mornings for me usually involve a sleep in and a fairly slow start. But that wasn’t the case on Saturday May 21. I woke up well before my alarm...
Circa Beyond
THERE IS A LINE BETWEEN HUMAN AND ANIMAL, BETWEEN MADNESS AND SANITY, BETWEEN LOGIC AND DREAM. STEP OVER THIS LINE AND GO BEYOND. Beyond is warm, surreal and unexpectedly moving...
HILLBILLY HORROR - A COMEDY OF TERRORS
PRESENTED BY BROWN’S MART PRODUCTIONS AND THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE OF JINGILI, something’s rotten in the Cooters’ backwoods cabin – and it’s not just Grandma’s guts. A blood moon’s soon...
Human Rights Arts & Film Festival
TOURING AUSTRALIA-WIDE, THE HUMAN RIGHTS ARTS & FILM FESTIVAL (HRAFF) SHOWCASES HUMAN STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH FILM, ART, MUSIC AND FORUMS. HRAFF’s diverse program is composed of award-winning...
Transitions Film Festival
THE TRANSITIONS FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS TO DARWIN showcasing inspirational documentaries about social and technological innovations, revolutionary ideas and trail-blazing change makers that are leading the way to a better world...
Celebrate Territory Day
Get ready for Territory Day 2016 ‘cause this one’s a cracker – pun intended! Ah, Territory Day. The only day in Australia when it’s legal to buy fireworks and release...
Music from Moscow
MUSIC IS MEDICINE FOR THE SOUL, AND THAT’S JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED IN MUSIC FROM MOSCOW. Performed by the Australian Doctors Orchestra (ADO) – made up of 80 medical...
Melanie Gray
DARWIN SINGER SONGWRITER MELANIE GRAY EMBODIES THE AUSTRALIANA GENRE. HER MUSIC CELEBRATES THE BEAUTY OF AUSTRALIA AND SHE HAS A STUNNING ABILITY TO SHARE THIS PASSION BOTH LYRICALLY AND MUSICALLY...
James the First Settles in Suburbia
AFTER YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE AS A HOLIDAY CAMPER, WELL-TRAVELLED TRAILER 'JAMES THE FIRST' HAS FOUND A FOREVER HOME. TUCKED IN AN INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE AT COCONUT GROVE, THE TRAILER IS...
Hugh McGinlay
GOOFY DAD AND REFORMED METAL-HEAD HUGH MCGINLAY IS A STALWART OF THE MELBOURNE LIVE MUSIC SCENE. BUT HE ALSO LOVES THE TOP END (WHO WOULDN’T?) AND IS BRINGING HIS GENTLE...
Q&A with Alex Gow
Oh Mercy front man Alex Gow teams up with Dan Kelly for the Australian Dreamers Tour playing old and new tracks, sharing stories, and paying homage to some of their...
Q&A with Louise Wadley - Director, All About E
JUNE IS LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH AND THE DECKIE IS SCREENING ALL ABOUT E – A FILM in which the title character is gay, but not what the film is about...
MEDIUM – Q&A with Andrew Ross
FOLLOWING LAST YEAR’S MUCH TALKED ABOUT PRODUCTION, CRY JAILOLO, Darwin Festival is again giving local audiences the chance to see the very best of Indonesian contemporary dance in another powerful...
A Territory Treasure
Situated in Parliament House, with ocean views across the Esplanade to Darwin Harbour, the relaxed environment of the Northern Territory Library (NTL) creates the perfect space to explore the numerous...
Teddy! Chuck! Put down your iPhones and talk to me!
International comedy star, ventriloquist David Strassman, will have audiences in stitches with his brand new show iTedE. Off The Leash spoke to Strassman from Hollywood, California. iTedE is an uproarious...
DSO Opera Gala
Celebrate the beginning of the dry season with an evening of divine and glorious music from the Darwin Symphony Orchestra under the baton of DSO Artistic Director and Chief Conductor...
