HIT THE DECK for an afternoon of fast-paced shredding, creativity and excitement, at the Street Heat multiple discipline skate comp. Street Heat includes junior and open divisions for scooter, freestyle...
IT’S TIME TO get your feathers, sequins and dancing shoes ready – Darwin Pride Festival is here! Over three fun-filled days, you’re invited to celebrate the diversity, creativity and vibrancy...
TOP ENDERS HAVE waited patiently for this one. Originally planned for May, the inaugural Arafura Pearl: A Festival of Women is set to take place in the Brown’s Mart Courtyard...
IF THIS YEAR’S Dragonfly Craft Fair is anything to go by, artisan inspiration is on the up. By Anna Dowd This month, the lawns of Darwin Waterfront come alive with...
LOCAL WRITER BARRY JONSBERG recently took out the Best Children’s/YA book for A Song Only I Can Hear in the 2020 Chief Minister’s Book Awards. His tale about first love...
By Anna Dowd Exploring ideas of change and adaptation through rich conversations and story, the 2020 NT Writers Festival (NTWF) promises four days of timely reflection and fun next month...
Since 2010, Darwin International Film Festival (DIFF) has given film lovers and makers the chance to connect on common ground over several flick-filled days each September. Throw a global pandemic...
Returning for a third year, complementing the Salon des Refusés, Salon Indigenous Art Projects presents six exhibitions by both emerging and established artists representing art centres across Australia. Salon des...
AMONGST A CHAOTIC YEAR, August in the Centre presents a chance to reflect on time, space and place. By Zoya Godoroja-Prieckaerts We dive in on the first with a solely...
THE EPIC LOCAL LOVE-IN that is the 2020 Darwin Festival has a new live soundtrack. By Anna Dowd The Festival has rallied Darwin’s most talented musicians to each write a...
THE SETTLE DOWN SISTERS are a group of powerhouse women that have formed Darwin’s own all-female super group, featuring Caiti Baker, Stevie Jean, Serina Pech, Phoebe Wear, DJ Emily Rose...
THE DARWIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (DSO) returns to The Playhouse at Darwin Entertainment Centre (DEC) to present Metamorphosis – two vibrant and engaging chamber music concerts presented over two days as...
James Mangohig has been spinning his original tunes in the Top End for years. This month, as part of the DF20 Homegrown program, he’s launching his highly anticipated debut album,...
SHALOM KAA IS A well-known force in the Top End entertainment scene, regularly gracing the stage as an actor or belting out a tune or two with Darwin Chorale. Now,...
STEP BACKSTAGE AT Darwin Entertainment Centre’s Playhouse and immerse yourself in three new dynamic dance pieces, exploring the places dance comes from in our bodies. By Anna Dowd Over three...
YOU HAVE TO ADMIT – putting together a large-scale stage performance without being able to rehearse in the performance space presents quite the challenge, but that’s exactly what SLIDE Youth...
Warm up your laughing gear for this rollicking new physical theatre comedy from The Royal National Theatre of Jingili. Anna Dowd caught up with one of the stars, Nicky Fearn,...
IF YOU’RE PASSIONATE about keeping our Top End coasts healthy, this free short film festival is a must do, must see, must hear. Held in the iconic seaside location of...
Featuring acclaimed actor Balang T. E Lewis in his final performance, The Skin of Others tells the extraordinary story of Aboriginal WWI soldier, Douglas Grant. By Anna Dowd Grant was...