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Darwin 2017 Calendar

The Darwin 2020 Calendar is being built as dates become available.

Add your event for 2020 to this free calendar here.

Whether it's fund raising, a fishing competition, a floral show or an art festival, there's room for everyone.

The Darwin 2017 Calendar of sports, festivals, markets, open days and just about anything else that is happening around Darwin this year.

Use this search box to find current events.

Darwin Time and Date

Public Holidays
Regular weekly events
Open Days
Annual Festivals & Shows
Sports & Racing
Dance Directory
Conventions and Conferences
Fishing Competitions
(Clubs add more details here)
Fundraising Events
Information Form

Click on the Event Name for more detailed information, only dates and locations are shown on this page. Dates for some events are still to be finalized and will be published as they become available.

Regular weekly events

Thursday Late night shopping Darwin CBD
Friday Late night Casuarina Shopping
Afternoon Tea at Burnett House, 3-5pm Sunday Feb - Dec
Weekly dances

Market Days

Cox Country Club Market
Held every second month beginning October
9am to 12pm
103 Cox Drive Wagait Beach
Berry Springs Community Markets
Last Sunday of the Month 8am - 12pm
Cox Peninsular Road, Berry Springs
Closed for wet, reopens last Sunday in April 2017.
Monsoon Markets Every Thursday Night
November - April
Rapid Creek Business Village, Trower Road, Milner
Friday evening Palmerston Markets April-October
Saturday Morning markets Parap Village
Sunday Morning Markets Rapid Creek
Evening Mindil Beach Sunset Markets
Thursdays 27 April - 26 October (5 - 10pm)
Sundays 30 April - 29 October (4 - 9pm)
Sunday Morning Nightcliff Markets
Malak MarketPlace Weekly Sat (4 - 9pm) 29 April to 28 October 2017
Extra Buses are available from the last week in April to the end of October for the Casuarina to Malak route

Open Days 2017 Calendar

Take advantage of the opportunity to see some special places.

Pitch Black Open Day
RAAF Darwin
August.

Open Cockpit Day
Aviation Heritage Museum
557 Stuart Highway Winnellie
14 May 2017

Dragonfly Craft Fair and Open Day
NT Museum and Art Gallery grounds
July 2017.

Government House
Saturday 2 September
10am -2pm
29 The Esplanade
Free Admission

Charles Darwin University Open Day
20 August 2017,
10am - 4pm
Ellengowan Drive
Casuarina

Chinese Museum Open Day
During Seniors Week in August
Date to be confirmed
25 Woods St or 8 Litchfield St
Darwin

The Green Room is held on the last Friday of each month from May to September.

Darwin Art Trail
Sundays July, August, September and October
Check here for details

Annual NT Anniversaries, Festivals & Shows

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

January

Australia Day
City of Darwin
Australia Day Awards Event
Tuesday 26 January 9.30am - 11.30am
Darwin Entertainment Centre
A full weekend of activities around Darwin
check the website for details.

Oz Fusion celebrates Darwin’s cultural diversity Tuesday 26 January
NEW VENUE - Oz Fusion will be held at the Palmerston Recreation Centre
4:00-7:00pm
alcohol free event

February

Travelling Film Festival
BCC Darwin City Cinemas
Cnr Mitchell & Briggs Streets
Darwin NT 0800
2-5 February 2017

Goyder's Day
Deckchair Cinema
Darwin
5th February

Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin
Cenotaph, Bicentennial Park,
Darwin
9.30am
19th February

March

Tapestry at Happy Yess
w/ Snapchat Regret and Silk Village
Happy Yess
12 Smith Street Darwin, NT
March 17th 2017

Pacific Requiem Concert
Darwin Chorale
Darwin Memorial Uniting Church
78 Smith St, Darwin
7.30pm
Saturday 18 March
$10 Ticket

Tiwi Islands Grand Final and Art Sale
Sunday 19 March
Tiwi Island

April

Good Friday
14th April 2017

Deckchair Cinema Opening Night
Jervois Rd
Darwin Waterfront
Wednesday 19 April 2017

Thai Songkran Festival
Darwin Ampitheatre
21 April
5-10pm

Territory Taste Festival
Darwin Convention Centre
with live entertainment at the Darwin Waterfront Precinct
22-23 April 2017

Anzac Day
Tuesday 25 April

Malak Marketplace
4pm-9pm
Saturday 29th April
Every Saturday to October 28th 2017

May

May Day
Monday 1 May

Seabreeze Festival
Nightcliff Foreshore Saturday 6 May

Freds Pass Show
Stuart Highway,
13 & 14 May

Mothers Day Craft Fair
Sunday 14 May

Orchid Spectacular 2017
Foskey Pavillion
Tate Place
Darwin Showgrounds, Stuart Hwy
Winnellie NT
Sat 20th & Sun 21st May
9am to 4pm

Nightcliff Community Bank
Seabreeze Art prize awards
Chambers Crescent Theatre
Malak
6-7pm 27 May 2017

Deckchair Cinema
Reconciliation Week Free Movie Night
27 May 2017

Harmony Soiree
Darwin Waterfront
27 May 2017

June

Cota NT Seniors Expo 2017
Museum and Art Gallery
19 Conacher St, Darwin City NT 0820
2nd June
10am to 2pm

Darwin Italian Festival
George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
3rd June 2017
12pm - 10pm

Greek Glenti
Bicentenial Park
Sat10 - Sun11 June 2017

Barunga Festival
Friday June 9 - Sunday June 11
Barunga NT

Queens Birthday

Monday 12 June

July

Territory Day
1 July

2017 Darwin PBR
Saturday 1st July, 2017 (Territory Day)
Robbie Robbins Reserve – 176 Stuart Hwy, Berrimah NT 0828
Gates Open: 4:30pm
Event Starts: 6:30pm
Event Finishes: 9:30pm with live band, DJ and Bar until 1am.

Dragonfly Craft Fair
Sunday July 9th

Darwin Fringe Show -In My Skin
Browns Mart,
Smith St Darwin
15 July
3.45pm

Shannon's Rockabilly Classic Car Show
11am onwards
July 22
Noonamah Tavern
Stuart Highway, Noonamah

Darwin Fringe Festival
15 - 25 July

Darwin Show Day
Friday 28 July

August

Northern Territory Ballroom Dancing Association (NTBDA)
'Come and Try' sessions
Wednesdays 2, 9, 16 and 23 Aug 2017
7-9pm
Malak Community Centre, Malak Crescent, Malak

Autism Sensory Workshop
Tracy Village Sports Club,
28 Tambling Tce, Lyons NT 0810
9:00am - 4:00pm,
3 August 2017

Picnic Day

Monday 7 August

Darwin Cup Day
Fanny Bay Racecourse
Monday 7 August

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
Darwin Convention Centre,
Stokes Hill Road, Darwin, NT
11th - 13th August 2017

Opening times:
Friday, 10am – 4pm
Saturday, 10am – 5pm
Sunday, 10am – 4pm

Grace Gawler - Darwin Seminar
Club Tropical Resort Darwin -
622 Lee Point Road Lee Point NT 0810
Thursday 17 August 2017
10 am – 2pm

Darwin Festival
10 - 27 August

DCA Seniors Community Dinner
DCA car park,
Chambers Crescent,
Malak
Monday 28 August
6-9pm

Scottish Country Dancing
12 week Course
Saturday, August 12,
from 2 to 4 pm at
Malak Community hall.

September

Fathers Day
Sunday 3 September

NT Ballroom Dance Association (BTBDA)
MALAK Community Centre
Malak Crescent,
MALAK
Saturday 9 September 2017
Dance 2. Saturday 14 October 2017
7pm to 11:30pm
Tickets on sale at the door. Price $10:00 per person

Darwin International Film Festival
Deckchair Cinema
15 - 25 September

October

World Solar Challenge
Parliment House
State Square
Darwin CBD
Sunday 8th October 2017
6.30 am

Cox Country Club Market
103 Cox Drive
Wagait Beach

NT Ballroom Dance Association (BTBDA)
MALAK Community Centre
Malak Crescent,
MALAK
Saturday 14 October 2017
7pm to 11:30pm
Tickets on sale at the door. Price $10:00 per person

November

Charles Darwin Film Festival
Darwin Entertainment Centre
11 November 2017

NT Ballroom Dance Association (BTBDA)
Darwin Golf Club,
Links Rd,
Marrara.
Saturday 11 November 2017
7pm to 11:30pm
Tickets on sale at the door. Price $10:00 per person

Rights on Show
Darwin Community Legal Service's
23rd Human Rights Art Award and Exhibition
Darwin Supreme Court
State Square,
Darwin City NT 0800
24 November – 14 December 2017
8.00 am – 5.00 pm Monday – Friday
All Free All Welcome

Kiddi-Oke, for kids who sing!
18 Nov, 25 Nov & 2 Dec from 10 am.
Oasis Shopping Village Palmerston.
Register now at www.oasisshoppingvillage.com.au

Christmas Craft Fair
Marrara Indoor Stadium,
Abala Road Marrara (near Darwin Airport)
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th November
9am to 4pm. Adults $2 Children Free