Darwin 2025 Calendar

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• Entertainment Center Program
• Regular weekly events
• Open Days
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• Conventions and Conferences
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  (Clubs add more details here)
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Australian Army Open Day
Robertson Barracks
May ?
10am to 2pm

Botanic Gardens Open Day
Gardens Road
Darwin
May ?

Open Gardens NT 2025 program
Calling for gardens for 2023 season
April to September

Pitch Black Open Day
Saturday   July 2026
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
2025 Dates TBA

Free Admission

Charles Darwin University Open Day
 Palmerston campus

Larrakia country

Saturday  September 
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

Makers Market
Saturday 8 November
Sunday 9  November
Netball Stadium
Marrara

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

Makers Market
Sunday 4 May
Darwin Waterfront
Sunday 20 July
MAGNT Lawns
Sat/Sunday 8 & 9 November
Netball Stadium
Marrara

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
Wednesday 1 January 2025

Australia Day

City of Darwin
Australia Day Awards Event
26 January 2025 From 10.00am
116 Esplanade
Darwin City NT 800
Australia
A full weekend of activities around Darwin 

Palmerston 
Australia Day awards and citizenship
11 The Boulevard
Palmerston City NT 0830
26th January
From 1.00pm

Australia Day Holiday
Monday 27 January 2025

Oz Fusion
Celebrates Darwin's cultural diversity 
Marrara Indoor Stadium
235 Abala Rd, Marrara
26 January 2025
11.00am
Free Entry
alcohol free event

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

Million Dollar Fish Competition
Season 10

You must register to win
Ends on  31 March 2025

See all the fishing competitions here .

Hot100 Australia Day Ute Run

Reflect, Respect, Celebrate

Hidden Valley to Noonamah
Gates open 7.00am for run

 26th January 2025

Australia DayOz Run and Smoking Ceromony

Sunday 26 January
 Darwin Convention Centre
6.30am - Zumba Warm up
 6.50am - Welcome to Country & National Anthe
7.00am - First wave of runners start
7.05am - Walkers, prams, wheels start

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 ?

See program here

 Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin

Memorial Service:
Cenotaph,
Bicentennial Park,
Darwin
9.30am
19th February 2025

International Women's Day Walk and Celebrations

 Saturday March ?

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 10
Ends on  31 March 2025
There are now 24 barra carrying tags worth a million bucks

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

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

Easter Weekend
Friday 18 April 2025
Monday 21 April 2025

Anzac Day
Friday 25 April 2025

NT Thai Association -
Thailand Grand Festival

Grand Festival
Darwin Waterfront
29th April , 
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

September to September 

Tactile Arts

May Makers Market

Darwin Waterfront: 
Sunday 4th May 2025

May Day Monday5 May 2025

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 2025

Darwin Italian Festival

Fort Hill Parkland, Darwin Waterfront 
BI-annual festival

 Saturday 10 May 2025
Free Entry

Seabreeze Festival  
Nightcliff Foreshore

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

See more Info on Facebook

Community Choice Art Prizes
Sponsored by Nightcliff Community Bank

Darwin Street Art Festival DSAF
Various locations

May to  June 

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
,

Nightcliff Community Bank 
Seabreeze Art Prize Awards

Jetty ArtSpace 

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, 

 May 

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

Saturday June 
10am to 2pm

REGISTER HERE

Harmony Soiree

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

Noonamah Tavern & Rodeo
Stuart Highway
Noonamah
Saturday,

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.

 May 

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 

Kings Birthday

Monday 9 June 2025

Nepal Festival

 
Darwin Waterfront
Saturday June

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

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

Katherine Pride Festival
June 

Darwin Pride
Pride March  Saturday 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
 June 

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
 June 

 NT Writers Festival!

Museum and Art Gallery of the NT

 June 

Territory Day
Saturday 1 July 2023

Alice Springs Show Day
Friday 4 July 2025

Pine Creek Gold Rush Festival

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

NT Gold Panning Competition SAT  July | 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

 July
4pm to 6pm

Tactile Arts
July Makers Market at MAGNT: 
Sunday 20  July 2025

Tennant Creek Show Day
Friday 12 July 2024

Darwin Fringe Festival
various locations

Shannons Rockabilly Car & Bike Show

Noonamah Tavern & Rodeo

Darwin Beer Can Regatta 

Mindil Beach Darwin

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 25 July 2025

Craft and Rosella Festival


Adelaide River Inn
Adelaide River
Friday 25 July 2025  (usually Darwin Show day)
8.30-3.00pm

RAAF Open Day
RAAF Base, Darwin
Usually held every 2 years 

Look forward to 2026

Kindness Festival

Darwin Waterfront
Saturday  June 

4pm to 10pm

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

 Saturday   July 
From 1pm to late night

NT Seniors Month
1 to 31 August 

Picnic Day
Monday 4 August 2025

Darwin Cup Day
Fanny Bay Racecourse
Monday 

Darwin Festival

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair

 August 

https://daaf.com.au/

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

7pm August 

Teddy Bears Picnic

Bicentennial Park
The Esplanade
Sunday 
9am - 12pm

Discover CDU

Casuarina campus
Sunday August

10am - 2pm

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

Borraloola Show Day
Friday 15 August 2025

Noonamah Tavern & Rodeo
Stuart Highway
Noonamah
Saturday, 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)
Wednesday 24 December 2025

Christmas Day
Thursday 25 December 2025

Boxing Day
Friday 26 December 2025

New Years Eve (Part Day)
Wednesday 31 December 2025