Features
Send It Soaring
Skies spanning the Cullen Bay Lawns pop with colour this month, as the bright and bold event that is the Darwin Kite Festival returns for a second year, this time...
Delight in Desert Festival
The Red Centre’s beloved Desert Festival returns for a celebration of art, music, dance and culture, taking place at the beautiful Olive Pink Botanic Gardens. By Betty Sweetlove EXPECT A...
A Cross Continental Feast
Calling all film buffs, filmmakers, music fans, and foodies – you’re invited to feast at the 2024 Darwin International Film Festival (DIFF). Celebrating 15 flick-filled years, DIFF returns to present...
SPIRITS Lifted
EXPERIENCE AN UPLIFTING evening, as two internationally acclaimed gospel groups come together for the Australia Tour Musical Concert at the Araluen Arts Centre. By Jenna Hoare The world music collab...
FEEL THE RIPPLE EFFECT
RIPPLE EFFECT BAND, the all-gal rock outfit from Maningrida, unleashes their brand-new single ‘Na-kalamandjarda’ at Bustard Town in Darwin before scooting south to play Desert Harmony Festival in Tennant Creek...
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS MUSIC AWARDS
MUSIC NT PRESENTS THE NATIONAL INDIGENOUS Music Awards (NIMAs) celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, with an unforgettable night of music and culture at the Darwin Amphitheatre. As the sun...
VITAL FORCES: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO RESILIENCE
Join Larrakia Senior Elder Dr Aunty Bilawara Lee (Aunty B) and NT Composer Netanela Mizrahi for an unforgettable evening commemorating the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy, a pivotal event that...
MISSY Higgins
Since being Unearthed by Triple J back in 2002, Missy Higgins has forged a successful musical career. This month, she hits the Darwin Amphitheatre for Darwin Festival’s huge opening weekend...
A Night of Musical Delight
EMBRACE AN EVENING of musical enchantment with the Darwin City Brass Band, tailored especially for seniors, their friends, and all music enthusiasts. Step behind the curtains and discover the inner...
THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF STARS
Close your eyes and travel to a sultry cosmos, as six-piece Balkan-French inspired musical collective MZAZA hypnotises audiences over two evenings in Alice Springs and Darwin. By Jenna Hoare TAP...
Marlon Williams
The smooth, silky vocals of New Zealand’s Marlon Williams have caused music fans to swoon since he kicked off his solo career a decade ago. Drawing on folk and country...
Ngini Ngawula Pikaryingini (Our Stories)
Munupi Arts & Crafts Association and Jilamara Arts & Crafts Association return to Larrakia Country with their annual art and culture showcase, Ngini Ngawula Pikaryingini (Our Stories). By Tierney White...
Our Young Pen Pals
CALLING ALL YOUNG Territory wordsmiths – applications are now open for the 2024 Young Territory Author Awards! By Tierney White Kicked off by city of Darwin Libraries in 1991, the...
Dirty Words in the DESERT
RED DIRT POETRY FESTIVAL PRESENTS Now in its tenth year, the 2024 Red Dirt Poetry Festival is back to delight lovers of poetry, spoken word and storytelling in the heart...
Tommy Little Has a Regular Size Deck
You’ve seen him on the telly, you’ve heard him on the radio, and now Tommy Little returns to the Top End for Darwin Festival. Revered as one of the country’s...
Fourteen
After premiering at the Brisbane Festival in 2022, and going on to sell out for two seasons, this year’s tour of Fourteen to the Top End promises to fan the...
I WISH…
Children’s theatre company Patch Theatre has joined forces with cutting-edge circus company Gravity & Other Myths on a special production, presented at Araluen Arts Centre and at Darwin Festival this...
CLOUD SPLIT
There’s something truly special about being present when art is created for the first time. That’s the premise behind Tracks Dance Company’s Darwin Festival offering, Cloud Split, as dancers take...
Wayfinder
Anyone familiar with directors Amber Haines and Kyle Page’s previous work knows not to expect anything but the unexpected from them. By Shele Parker Black FOR THE UNACQUAINTED, the Dancenorth...
It's Party Time!
Slip on your best party get ups and prepare yourselves for one heck of a good time, because there are some serious party animals coming to town. By Tierney White...
