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Lucky Bat Laughs
Get your regular dose of local humour on a school night in the northern 'burbs with Lucky Bat Laughs. On the last Wednesday of every month, enjoy a star-studded line-up...
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Visual Arts
Salon Art Projects
This year Salon Art Projects returns with eight exhibitions that place Indigenous art front and centre. With an exciting program of group and individual exhibitions in galleries around town complementing...
Yirrinkirripwoja Jilamara
Each August, art centres from the Tiwi Islands join forces to showcase their works in the big smoke, giving artists from the region the opportunity to share their art and...
Around Town
Down the Track – August 2021
Set amongst a town surrounded by awe-inspiring landscapes, rooted deep in culture and histories, and filled with annual events that are spectacular and wild, the NT Writers Festival (NTWF) offers...
Pop That In Your Memory Bank
Remember the days when you used to watch your family videos on VHS with a tape player? Yeah, us too. But with technology changing so rapidly, the means by which...
Music
A Common Language
Darwin Symphony Orchestra has a long history of collaborating with First Nations artists and musicians, with a number of unforgettable performances in recent times highlighting the depth and the richness...
Red Centre Sounds
What do you get when you combine the creative talents of five of the Red Centre’s most gifted musicians and singers with 35 members of a community choir? Well, friends,...
Books and Film
Dani Powell
Dani Powell is a writer and performance-maker based in Alice Springs. Since 2015, she has been the Artistic Director of the Alice Springs iteration of the NT Writers Festival. NT...
I am the glass
Penny Drysdale is a Darwin-based poet, lawyer and policy adviser working to reduce domestic violence. She has led social justice and cultural projects in Central Australia, including editing Arelhekenhe Angkentye:...
Performing Arts
Comics' Corner – August 2021
It's August, Dry season is in full swing and the old social calendar’s filling up. If you’ve got time to spare and are keen to support local, Darwin comedians have...
Hamlet Prince of Skidmark
Understanding the world of Shakespeare might be a bit of a stretch for kids aged five and over, but Richard Higgins and Matt Kelly – aka The Listies – have...
Food and Drink
Hydeaway by the Pool
Kicking back poolside and catching some rays with a cocktail in hand is a favourite pastime for Top Enders and holidaymakers, our weather always perfect for it. So the announcement...
il Piatto
In a city enveloped by ocean, we are certainly spoilt for choice when it comes to seaside dining, with clubs and restaurants dotted along the coast. For something a little...
Festivals
Mayali Mulil Festival
Hit the road to Kakadu for the Mayali Mulil Festival, a yearly gathering to share and connect with the diversity of Aboriginal cultures. Taking place on Murumburr Country in Murdudjurl...
Looking to the Future
After a hugely successful homegrown Festival last year, Darwin Festival returns to transform Civic Park – and much of D-Town – into a twinkling wonderland of music, arts, dancing, food...
Youth
NTYW - Get Involved
Celebrate NT Youth Week with a host of free events across the Top End. We’re talking movies, skating events, art, dance, esports and more. Remember, It’s Your Tomorrow. Confidence and...
It's Your Tomorrow
It’s Your Tomorrow is the message to the young people of the Territory for this year’s NT Youth Week, with nine days of events created by, and for, Territorians aged...