Darwin 2024 Calendar

• NT Gov. 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 2024 program
Calling for gardens for 2023 season
April to September

Pitch Black Open Day
Saturday  20 July 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
2024 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
Monday 1 January 2024

Australia Day

City of Darwin
Australia Day Awards Event
26 January 2024 9.30am - 11.30am
Darwin Entertainment Center
A full weekend of activities around Darwin 

Australia Day Holiday
Friday 26 January 2024

DMF Family Fun Day 
26 January 2024 | Free entry
Venue: Lyons Community Hall | 10:00am to 02:00pm |

Oz Fusion
Celebrates Darwin's cultural diversity 
Territory Netball Stadium
235 Abala Rd, Marrara
26 January 2024
4: 00pm-7: 00pm
Free Entry
alcohol free event

Cyprus Hall
30 Batten Rd
6.00pm - 8.00pm

Darwin Trailer Boat Club
Darwin Harbor / Shoal Bay
 January ?
6am to 4pm

Million Dollar Fish Competition
Season 9

You must register to win
Ends on  31 March 2024

See all the fishing competitions here .

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

Friday 26th January 2024

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
22-25 February 2024

See program here

 Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin

Memorial Service:
Cenotaph,
Bicentennial Park,
Darwin
9.30am
19th February 2024

International Women's Day Walk and Celebrations

 Saturday 2 March 2024

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

Clean Up Australia Day
Sunday 3 March 2024

Arafura Music Collective celebrate 

Balance and Harmony

Palmerston Senior College Theatre 
Saturday 16 March 2024
 4.00pm - 6.00pm

Darwin Supreme Court Foyer
Sunday 17 March 2024
5.00pm - 6.00pm

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

Million Dollar Fish Competition
Season 9
Ends on  31 March 2024
There are now 24 barra carrying tags worth a million bucks

See all the fishing competitions here .

Easter Weekend
Friday29 March 2024
Monday 1 April 2024

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

Open Gardens

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
Thursday 25 April 2024

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

Masters Swimming Australia

47th National Championships

Parap Pool & Darwin Waterfront Lagoon

DATE: May 3rd -7th 2024

The Outsiders: Rooftop Party

THE RESERVE
22 Smith Street
Darwin City
NT 0800 Australia

Saturday, 4 May 2024 
 Sunday, 5 May 2024 
Start time - 0800pm
End time - 0200am      ACST

May Day Monday 6 May 2024

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

Malak Marketplace
Malak Shops Car park

4 pm-9pm
Every Saturday May to October
Cancelled in 2022 & 2023
Maybe returning in 2024

Seabreeze Festival 2024 
Nightcliff Foreshore

Friday 10th, Saturday 11th, and Sunday 12th May

See more Info on Facebook

Community Choice Art Prizes
Sponsored by Nightcliff Community Bank
will return in 2024

Darwin Street Art Festival DSAF
Various locations

18 May 2024 to 8 June 2024

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

Tactile Arts

May Makers Market

Darwin Waterfront: 
Sunday 5th May 2024

Nightcliff Community Bank 
Seabreeze Art Prize Awards

Jetty ArtSpace will return in 2024
11-12 May 2024

Check for Information here.

At the Nightcliff Jetty under the trees.

Top End Rock n Rodeo Muster

Darwin Showgrounds (Main Oval), Stuart Hwy, Winnellie, NT 0820, Australia
Saturday 11 May 2024
11:30am - Gates Open
12pm - Entertainment starts
3pm - Main Rodeo
7pm till late - After Party Entertainment

Bass in the Grass


Music Festival
Mindil Beach 
Saturday 18 May 2024

• National Volunteer Week
  20-26 May 2024

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

Freds Pass Show

Freds Pass Sport & Recreation Reserve
Stuart Highway, 

25-26 May 2024

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

Saturday 29 June 2024,
10am to 2pm

REGISTER HERE

Harmony Soiree

Multi-cultural Event
Darwin Waterfront
Saturday 25 May
4pm to 8.30pm

Noonamah Tavern & Rodeo
Stuart Highway
Noonamah
Saturday, May 25 2024

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.

22-25 May 2024

NT City2Surf 2024

The traditional City2Surf, starting on the Darwin Esplanade and finishing at Nightcliff Pool
Sunday 2 June 2024

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

Nepal Festival

 
Darwin Waterfront
Saturday 1 June 2024

Greek Glenti
Bicentenial Park
Darwin City 
June 8-9 JuneE 2024
10am to Midnight

Barunga Festival


 Central Arnhem Road,
Barunga NT
7-10 June 2024 

Adelaide River CampDraft

Adelaide River NT
 

Postponed until 2025

King's Birthday
Monday 10 June 2024

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

Katherine Pride Festival
14-16 June 2024

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

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

2024 NT Writers Festival!

Museum and Art Gallery of the NT

 27-30 June 2024

Territory Day
Saturday 1 July 2023

Alice Springs Show Day
Friday 5 July 2024

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 

Too Much Stuff
Green House
Progress Drive 
Nightcliff

24 July 2024
4pm to 6pm

Tactile Arts
July Makers Market at MAGNT: 
Sunday 21st July 2024

Dragonfly Craft Fair
Museum grounds
19 Conacher St,
Darwin City

Sunday  21st July 2024
9am - 3pm

.

Tennant Creek Show Day
Friday 12 July 2024

Darwin Fringe Festival
various locations
 12-21 July 2024

Shannons Rockabilly Car & Bike Show

Noonamah Tavern & Rodeo

15 July 2023

Darwin Beer Can Regatta 

Mindil Beach Darwin

18 August 2024

Palmerston Youth Festival

Free events
 Begins  July 

Katherine Show Day
Friday 19 July 2024

Country Music Muster

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

Darwin Show Day
Darwin Showgrounds
Stuart Highway
Friday 26 July 2024

Craft and Rosella Festival


Adelaide River Inn
Adelaide River
Friday 26 July 2024  (usually Darwin Show day)
8.30-3.00pm

RAAF Open Day
RAAF Base, Darwin
Usually held every 2 years 
Saturday 20 July 2024

Look forward to 2024

Kindness Festival

Darwin Waterfront
Saturday 29 June 2024

4pm to 10pm

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

 Saturday  13 July 2024
From 1pm to late night

NT Seniors Month
1 to 31 August 2022

Picnic Day
Monday 5 August 2024

Darwin Cup Day
Fanny Bay Racecourse
Monday 

Darwin Festival

Instore Event -

Isherwoods Australia. Meet and Greet Author.
Friday 23rd and Sat. 24th 10am to 1 pm.
The Bookshop Darwin,
1/30 Smith St Mall
Darwin.

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair

9-11 August 2024 

https://daaf.com.au/

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

7pm August 10 2024

Teddy Bears Picnic

Bicentennial Park
The Esplanade
Sunday 11 August 2024
9am - 12pm

Discover CDU

Casuarina campus
Sunday 17 August

10am - 2pm

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

Borraloola Show Day
Friday 16th August 2024

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

Gates Open at 5.30pm

Limited Capacity
Fully Ticketed Event

Online Tickets Only

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 Makers Market
at the Territory Netball Stadium: 
Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th November 2024

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)
Tuesday 24 December 2024

Christmas Day
Wednesday 25 December 2024

Boxing Day
Thursday 26 December 2024

New Years Eve (Part Day)
Tuesday 31 December 2024