Winters are cold in Alice Springs – but that only partly explains the incredible popularity and inventive loopiness of the Alice Springs Beanie Festival Around seven thousand beanies have been...
This intimate three-day Indigenous culture festival returns in July, with a stellar music line-up including David Bridie and Papuan Songman George Telek. This is something of a musical coup for...
“If you’re wasting your long weekend watching the footy, you should be at Barunga instead,” declares festival director Mark Grosse. He makes a damn fine point. The annual three-day festival...
Spaghetti eating contests, Italian popstars, medieval flag throwing and food, lots of food – is there any wonder 20,000 Darwinites have been known to turn up for this day of...
Two and a half tonnes of octopus will be thrown onto the sizzling barbecues of GleNTi 2017, Darwin’s megalo two-day celebration of Greek culture. Then there’s the kleftiko (slow-cooked lamb),...
Held in Borroloola, this exciting traditional dance festival attracts performers from across Arnhem Land and further afield, as far as Torres Strait. This year the Malandarri Festival hosts five dance...
The thirst for gold in the tiny Top End town of Pine Creek hasn’t been quenched. In fact, it’s celebrated every year with the spirited olde time Gold Rush Festival...
The art may be rubbish, but in five years Katherine's quirky Junk Sculpture Festival has grown from a simple idea to spur locals’ creativity, to a competitive quest for junk...
A three-day celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music, dance, arts and culture, right in the heart of Larrakia country. For the traditional custodians, Garrmalang is the name of...
Like a cool waft of salty Dry season air, the Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival is upon us again, and more refreshing than ever. This week-long, multi-art form festival is a beloved...
Word – Darwin Festival has announced more shows for 2017, joining its early announcement that Darwin Symphony Orchestra will perform in the Festival this year. The new shows announced include...
Wide Open Space is a unique festival in Central Australia that offers three days of music, performance, art and workshops. Held each year at the Ross River Resort, located about...
The Territory is a treasure trove of stories and places and the 2017 Australian Heritage Festival is a chance to explore your own extraordinary backyard. Check out the talks, tours...
Around 100 concert-goers gathered outside Darwin’s WWII Oil Storage Tunnels last Saturday night. Complete with BYO camping chairs, the capacity crowd was buzzing with anticipation as they made their way...
It is hard to imagine a more unique concert hall than Darwin’s World War II Oil Storage Tunnels. Built to store oil but never used, they have finally found their...
Walking out of the small dark entrance in the side of the hill, I wanted immediately to go back in and experience it all again, if only to confirm it...
Hidden underneath the city and unbeknown to many on the streets above, a unique musical experience was echoing through the World War II tunnels. Directed by Anne Norman, Tunnel Number...
Originating at London's prestigious Southbank Centre, the Women of the World (WOW) Festival has taken the globe by storm expanding to Wales, Egypt, Somaliland, the USA, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sydney –...
Darwin International Film Festival Words by Anna Dowd Image (detail) by Del Kathryn Barton from the short film The Nightingale and the Rose, to be screened at DIFF as part...
Who’s excited? We are. Darwin Festival is finally here! By Tierney White For almost three gorgeous Dry season weeks, Darwin plays host – not only to local and touring acts...