Darwin 2023 Calendar

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

Australian Army Open Day
Robertson Barracks
May ?
10am to 2pm

Botanic Gardens Open Day
Gardens Road
Darwin
May ?

Open Gardens NT 2023 program
Calling for gardens for 2023 season
April to September

Pitch Black Open Day
Saturday  August 2024
Normally a Biannual Event
RAAF Base Darwin

Open Cockpit Day
Aviation Heritage Museum
557 Stuart Highway Winnellie
 May?
Entry charges apply

Dragonfly Craft Fair and Open Day
NT Museum and Art Gallery grounds
19 Conacher St, Darwin City
Sunday July?
9am - 3pm

Government House

29 The Esplanade
Friday June  3pm to 6pm 
Saturday June  10am to 2pm
2024 Dates TBA

Free Admission

Charles Darwin University Open Day
 Palmerston campus

Larrakia country

Saturday 2 September 2023
9 am – 1 pm

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

Thursday

Mindil Beach Sunset Markets 
(April - October)
Mindil Beach
Thursday
4pm - 9pm

Friday

Palmerston Markets
(May - October)
Goyder Square
Friday
4pm to 9pm

Saturday

Parap Village Markets
(All Year)
Saturday Morning
8am to 1pm

Malak Marketplace 
Saturday Evening May to October
2023 to be confirmed

Sunday

Mindil Beach Markets 
(April - October)
Mindil Beach
Sunday Evening
4pm - 9pm

Nightcliff Markets
(All Year)
Progress Drive, Nightcliff
Sunday Morning
8am - 2pm

Rapid Creek Business Village , 
(All Year)
Trower Rd
Sunday
8am to 1pm

Too Much Stuff Markets
varoius locations & dates
( Usually at Alawa Hall each month)
Check for details

Saturday

Freds Pass Rural Markets
(All Year)
fredspassreserve.com.au/
Cnr Bees Creek Rd & Stuart Highway
9am to 1pm

Adelaide River Market

Adelaide River Township ,
Stuart Highway NT 

Sat, Sun & Mon April

Sat, Sun & Mon 1st, 2nd and 3rd May 

from there every Saturday, Sunday and Monday until mid September .

Sunday

Freds Pass Markets 
(Nov - Feb)
Coolalinga Shopping Center

Berry Springs Community Markets 
(March - December)
Cox Peninsular Road,  Berry Springs
Last Sunday of month
8am to 12pm

Cox Country Club Market
Every Second month beginning October
103 Cox Drive Wagait Beach
9am to 12pm

New Year's Day
Sunday 1 January and Monday 2 January

Australia Day

City of Darwin
Australia Day Awards Event
26 January 9.30am - 11.30am
Darwin Entertainment Center
A full weekend of activities around Darwin 

Australia Day Holiday
Thursday 26 January 2023

Oz Fusion  celebrates Darwin's cultural diversity 
26 January
Darwin Convention Center
12: 00pm-4: 00pm
alcohol free event
Cyprus Hall
30 Batten Rd
6.00pm - 8.00pm

Great Northern Barra Bash
Darwin Trailer Boat Club
Darwin Harbor / Shoal Bay
 January ?
6am to 4pm

Million Dollar Fish Competition
Season 5
Ends on  31 March 

See all the fishing competitions here .

Hot100 Australia Day Ute Run
Hidden Valley to Noonamah
7am- Gates open 7.30am for run

Thurday 26th January 2023

Island of Origin Football Match
Tiwi Islands

Goyder's Day

Deckchair Cinema
Darwin
5th February

Traveling Film Festival
BCC Cinemas
Casuarina Square Shopping Center
247 Trower Rd Casuarina NT 0810
Phone: (08) 8945 7777
9-12 February 2023

See program here

Japanese Film Festival Online

  2023 program coming soon ?

https://jff.jpf.go.jp/watch/jffonline2022/

81st Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin

Memorial Service:
Cenotaph,
Bicentennial Park,
Darwin
9.30am
19th February 2023

International Women's Day Walk and Celebrations

 Saturday 4 March 2023

8.30am Gather in the Civic Park
(Harry Chan Avenue, Darwin CBD)

Clean Up Australia Day
Sunday 5 March 2023

Arafura Music Collective celebrate IWD
"The Inner Voice"
State Square Darwin 
Sunday March 12 2023
 5.00pm - 6.15pm

International Womens Day Online

Date:  March 
Time: 4 pm-5pm AEDT
Cost: Individual $ 50
Corporate bundle of 10: $ 450
Contact events@unrefugees.org. au

Tiwi Islands Footy Grand Final and Art Sale.
Tiwi Island
Sunday  March ? TBC
Book ferry service here .

Darwin Symphony Orchestra

Family Proms
Darwin Entertainment Center
93 Mitchel St
Saturday 18 March 2023
11.00 AM
Tickets $15

Million Dollar Fish Competition
Season 8
Ends on  31 March 2023
See all the fishing competitions here .

AFROBEAT EASTER JAM
 Smith Street Socials
Darwin CITY
 1/4/2023
E-Mail  Goodmusicentertainment1@gmail.com
 Phone: 0451692013

Open Gardens 2022

Easter Weekend
Friday 7 April 2023 to
Monday 10 April 2023

Heritage Festival

Check events on following links :

ROADMASTERS HOUSE EXHIBITION

DARWIN HERITAGE SITES WALKING TOURS

MOTHER’S DAY DEVONSHIRE TEA BURNETT HOUSE GARDENS

SPEAKERS NIGHT – HON. ROGER STEELE OAM ‘DROVING IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY IN THE FIFTIES AND SIXTIES’

Deckchair Cinema  
Darwin Waterfront
 April to November
 Details Here

Anzac Day
Monday 25 April 2023

NT Thai Association -
Thailand Grand Festival

Grand Festival
Darwin Waterfront
29th April 2023, 
11am to 10pm

Free Entry

Battle of the School Bands

Darwin Railway Club
Battle of the School Bands Final
Final -  Venue and Date to be advised

Gold coin donation

Darwin Beat Festival

07th September 2022 to 09th September 2022

May Day Monday 1 May 2023

Indian Street Food Festival
Darwin City Mall
Saturday  May 
4pm to 10pm

Arafura Games
Deferred until 2023 due to Covid-19 pandemic
May 18–21, 2023
Darwin NT

Malak Marketplace
Malak Shops Car park

4 pm-9pm
Every Saturday May to October
Cancelled in 2022
No information re 2023

Kakadu National Park

 From ranger-guided tours, to hands-on workshops and a dinner under the stars, there’s a range of events celebrating the culture of Bininj/Mungguy.

A Taste of Kakadu
13-21  May 2023

Info at Parks Australia
,

Darwin Italian Festival

Fort Hill Parkland, Darwin Waterfront 
BI-annual festival

 Saturday 13 May 2023
Free Entry
If you are interested in being a vendor, performer or contributor to the next festival please email info@italianfestivaldarwin.org

Seabreeze Festival
Nightcliff Foreshore

12-14 May 2023

See more Info on Facebook

Community Choice Art Prizes
Sponsored by Nightcliff Community Bank
will return in 2023

All the Mothers Craft Fair 2023

Darwin Waterfront

Saturday 6 May 2023
between 9am and 3pm

Stall applications will be closing on Sunday, 2 April 2023.

• National Volunteer Week
  15-22 May 2023

Nightcliff Community Bank 
Seabreeze Art Prize Awards

Jetty ArtSpace will return in 2023

Bass in the Grass


Music Festival
Mindil Beach 
Saturday 20  May 2023

Indonesian Festival
Goyder Square
Palmerston
Saturday May?
5.30-9.30pm

Freds Pass Show

Freds Pass Sport & Recreation Reserve
Stuart Highway, 

26-28 May 2023

Darwin Seniors Expo 
 CDU Stadium, Sitzler Netball Centre,
235 Abala Road, Marrara NT 0812

Saturday 27 May 2023, 10am to 2pm

REGISTER HERE

Harmony Soiree

Multi-cultural Event
Darwin Waterfront
Saturday  27 May 2023
4pm to 8.30pm

Noonamah Tavern & Rodeo
Stuart Highway
Noonamah
Saturday, May 27 2023

Gates Open at 5.30pm

Limited Capacity
Fully Ticketed Event

Online Tickets Only

Garrmalong Festival
A celebration of the artistic richness of First Nations culture.

26-28 May 2023

NT Writers Festival

Alternating between darwin and Alice Springs

Olive Pink Botanic Garden

Alice Springs

1-4 June 2023

Adelaide River Races

Due to damage at the Adelaide River racetrack
 the races will be run at Fannie Bay Racetrack 
in Darwin.

Saturday 3 June 2023

50th Annual City To Surf
The traditional City2Surf, starting on the Darwin Esplanade and finishing at Nightcliff Pool

Sunday June 4 2023

Nepal Festival 
Darwin Waterfront
Saturday 10 June 2023

Greek Glenti
Bicentenial Park
Darwin City 
June 10-11 2023
10am to Midnight

Barunga Festival


 Central Arnhem Road,
Barunga NT
9-12 June 2023 

Adelaide River CampDraft

Adelaide River NT
 

Postponed until 2024

King's Birthday
Monday 12 June 2023

Malandarri Festival,
Borroloola Showgrounds 
 Friday 17 5pm  - Saturday 18 2pm  June 2022

Katherine Pride Festival
16-18 June 2023

Darwin Pride
Pride March  Saturday 24th from 2pm.

Details at Top End Pride

NT Orchid Spectacular


Foskey Pavillion
Darwin Showgrounds
Stuart Hwy Winnellie

Saturday June 17th & Sunday 18th 2023
9am to 4pm

Entry; Adult $5, Seniors & Students Free,
Weekend pass $7

Darwin Triple Crown Supercars

Hidden Valley
16 - 18 June 2023

Too Much Stuff
Alawa Hall 
25 June 2023
8am to 12pm

4WD Boating and Camping Expo
Royal Darwin Showgrounds
Stuart Hway Winnellie
24-25 June 2023

DARWIN CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL
onsite at the Darwin 4WD, Boating & Camping Expo.
June 

MUFF Mandorah Ukulele Folk Festival
Cox Country Club
103 Cox Drive
Wagait Beach
26-27 June 2023

Territory Day
Saturday 1 July 2023

Alice Springs Show Day
Friday 7 July 2023

Pine Creek Gold Rush Festival

Art Competition Friday  30 June 2023
 6:00pm to attend Art Exhibition at Station Masters Building, Old Moline Rd Pine Creek

NT Gold Panning Competition SAT 1 July2023 | 9am -activites on banks of Pine Creek

6:00pm - watch Territory Day fireworks at the town oval 

 8:00pm  enjoy live music at Lazy Lizard Tavern 

Dragonfly Craft Fair
Museum grounds
19 Conacher St,
Darwin City

Sunday   16 July 2023
9am - 3pm

.

Tennant Creek Show Day
Friday 14 July 2023

Darwin Fringe Festival
various locations
 14-23 July 2023

Shannons Rockabilly Car & Bike Show

Noonamah Tavern & Rodeo

15 July 2023

Darwin Beer Can Regatta 2023

Mindil Beach Darwin

16 July 2023

Palmerston Youth Festival

Free events
 Begins  July 

Katherine Show Day
Friday 21 July 2023

Country Music Muster

Robyn Lesley Park,
Karama. NT
Saturday July 
4pm to 9pm

Darwin Show Day
Darwin Showgrounds
Stuart Highway
Friday 28 July 2023

Craft and Rosella Festival


Adelaide River Inn
Adelaide River
Friday July  (usually Darwin Show day)
8.30-3.00pm

Kindness Festival

Darwin Waterfront
Saturday 24 June 2023

4pm to 10pm

Shannon's Rockabilly & Classic Car Show
Noonamah Tavern
Stuart Highway, Noonamah

 Saturday  15 July 2023 
From 1pm to late night

RAAF Open Day
RAAF Base, Darwin
Usually held every 2 years 
Saturday 27 August 2022

Look forward to 2024

NT Seniors Month
1 to 31 August 2022

Picnic Day
Monday 7 August 2023

Darwin Cup Day
Fanny Bay Racecourse
Monday August 1 2022

Darwin Festival
 4-21 August 2022

Navy Week Ceremonial Divisions
Mindil Beach Celebrations
Thursday  August 
6pm

DJ Groove Terminator teams up with three-time Grammy®-winners Soweto Gospel Choir for an exhilarating journey through the history of dance music.

INPEX Sunset Stage, Festival Park
Buy Tickets Here

• 8:30pm - Thursday 10 August 2023
• 8:30pm - Friday 11 August 2023
• 8:30pm - Saturday 12 August2023

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair

 11-13 August 2023 

https://daaf.com.au/

National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMA)
Darwin Amphitheatre
21 Geranium St, The Gardens NT 0820

7pm August 12, 2023

Tickets 

Teddy Bears Picnic

Bicentennial Park
The Esplanade
Sunday 13 August 2023
9am - 12pm

Discover CDU

Casuarina campus
Sunday 24 August

10am - 2pm

Territory Quilts 
Double Tree by Hilton Esplanade Hotel
116 The Esplanade 
Thursday to Sunday
August 

Borraloola Show Day
Friday 18th August 2023

Noonamah Tavern & Rodeo
Stuart Highway
Noonamah
Saturday,  27 August 2022

Gates Open at 5.30pm

Limited Capacity
Fully Ticketed Event

Online Tickets Only

Darwin Street Art Festival
various locations

SUBURBS: Aug 12th - Aug 20th 2022

CBD: Aug 26th - Sept 5th 2022

CDU Open Day

Palmerston campus

Larrakia country
Saturday 2 September 2023
9 am – 1 pm

Fathers Day
Sunday 3 September 2023

Nightcliff Orchid Society Spring Show

Tracy Village Social and Sports Club

28 Tambling Terrace Lyons

September 9 & 10
From 9am-4pm Daily

Vietnamese Lantern Festival

Saturday | 9 September 2023

3:00pm - 9:00pm

 Katherine Bird Festival
Thursday - Sunday September
Nitmiluk National Park

World Suicide prevention/Awareness Day Walk
Beginning at Memorial Park, Palmerston
September, ?  5:30pm 

Darwin International Film Festival
Various locations
  September 

Wagait Arts Festival
Wagait Beach
Cox Peninsula
Sat  September 
10am - 11.30pm

Million Dollar Fish Competition

1 October  to 31 March 

See all the fishing competitions here.

International Day of Older Persons 

1 October 2022

NT Waterfowl Season
Check NT Gov Hunting Website
 You can only shoot during certain hours of each day:

Cox Country Club Market
103 Cox Drive
Wagait Beach

Grandparents Day Celebration

  Sunday 30 October 2022

Too Much Stuff
 Alawa Hall, Lakeside Drive Alawa 
SUNDAY  October 

Mango Madness Festival
Darwin Waterfront

Saturday  November TBC
3pm-7pm

Free community event

Japanese Festival Darwin
The Charles Darwin Centre
(19 Smith Street. The Mall Darwin).
Sat.  November TBC
11am - 2 pm

Christmas Craft Fair 2022
Darwin Convention Centre
Saturday 19 &  Sunday 20  November 2022
9am – 3pm

Botanic Gardens Amphitheatre
6.30pm and finishes at 8.30pm
Followed by Fireworks
Gates open 4.30

General Admission is free

Cash Donations at the Gate going to 
Variety the Children's Charity.

Sunday 3  December 2023

Sing-a-Long Musical Theatre

darwinmusicaltheatre@gmail.com
 Phone: 0405537056
Thursday 7th December, 2023

 The Last Supper Pizzeria
1/35 Cavenagh St,
Darwin City NT 0800

Christmas Eve (7pm - Midnight)
Friday 24 December 2023

Christmas Day
Sunday 25 December 2023

Boxing Day
Tuesday 26 December 2023

New Years Eve (Part Day)
Sunday 31 December 2023