Top End Festivals & Events
What’s On in Darwin & the Northern Territory
Discover the best events in Darwin and the Northern Territory. From iconic festivals to local community celebrations, the Top End offers a vibrant, year-round calendar of culture, food, music, and sport.
Explore major events like Darwin Festival, Garma Festival, and the Darwin Cup Carnival, or experience unique local favourites including Greek Glenti, Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival, and the Finke Desert Race. Whether you're visiting Darwin or travelling through the NT, there’s always something happening.
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What’s On in Darwin
Browse our Darwin and Northern Territory events calendar to find upcoming festivals, markets, and events—or submit your own to be featured. (
Bottomless High Tea - Bubbles and Bites
Saturday 18 October 2025 - Sunday 31 January 2027
Top Floor Comedy Darwin
Friday 6 February 2026 - Friday 18 December 2026
Walk for a Bloke - Darwin
Saturday 21 March 2026 - Saturday 20 March 2027
Bugtopia - New Exhibit at Territory Wildlife Park
Opening 24 June onwards
Sunday Share Brunch
Every Sunday - Ongoing
A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation
Thursday 24 September 2026 - Friday 24 September 2027
Million Dollar Fish Season 12
Thursday 1 October 2026 - Wednesday 31 March 2027
Bell Shakespeare's Macbeth - By William Shakespeare
Tuesday 13 October
Silent Pages: Read, Write & Create
Thursday 22 October 2026 - Wednesday 23 December 2026
Crooner in the Corner
Sunday 25 October 5.30PM - 7.30PM
Saturday 31 October 6.00PM - 8.00PM
Saturday 14 November 6.00PM - 8.00PM
Sunday 29 November 6.00PM - 8.00PM
TACTILE ARTS CHRISTMAS MAKERS MARKET 2026
Saturday 7 November & Sunday 8 November
The Last Supper Medieval Feast
Saturday 7 November
The Lovers: The Heart of Community - Darwin
Sunday 8 November 2026
Harmony & Humour Bar Choir
Sunday 8 November
Sunday 22 November
Sunday 13 December
Darwin Christmas Pageant
Saturday 14 November 2026
Comedians Against Humanity
Thursday 19 November
Victorian State Ballet - Aladdin
Friday 20 November 2026 - Saturday 21 November 2026
BRINE CLUB: Christmas Edition
Sunday 22 November
Peter Williams - Return of the Medium
Friday 27 November 2026
Boro - The Japanese Art of Visible Mending
Sunday 29 November
SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre - The Letters
Thursday 3 December 2026 - Saturday 5 December 2026
10th Global Meeting on Oncology and Radiology
03-04 December 2026
Mickey D’s ANTI (XMAS PARTY) PARTY
Saturday 5 December & Saturday 5 December
An Evening with Guenther Steiner - No Team Orders
Tuesday 8 December 2026
Last Fettuccine + Lunch Class for the Year
Saturday 12 December
Big D’s Cabaret
Saturday 12 December
Jack's Sack of Laughs
Thursday 17 December
New Years Eve at The Last Supper
Thursday 31 December 5.30PM - Friday 1 January 1.00AM
A Taste of Valpolicella: Wines & Stories from Italy
Sunday 24 January
Paint & Sip: Paint Your Own Peeny Vase
Saturday 2 January
Cheese Club: The French Cider Edition
Saturday 2 January
A Taste of Veneto: Prosecco & Cicchetti
Saturday 9 January
Mamma Mia!
Friday 12 February 2027 - Saturday 20 February 2027
85th Bombing of Darwin Commemorative Service
Friday 19 February 2027
Northern Territory Games Festival
Saturday 20 February 2027
Darwin Comedy Festival
Thursday 4 March 2027 - Saturday 6 March 2027
Randy Feltface - Gimmick
Friday 5 March 2027
Karrimanjbekkan An-me Kakadu: Taste of Kakadu
Saturday 22 May 2027
Noonamah Tavern Rodeo
Saturday 22 May 2027 - Sunday 29 August 2027
3rd International Conference on Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology
26.05.2027 – 27.05.2027
Go Slow Beach Races
Saturday 29 May 2027
NT City2Surf
Sunday 6 June 2027
Darwin Triple Crown Supercars
Friday 18 June 2027 - Sunday 20 June 2027
Intelli Global Conferences
22/06/2027 to 23/06/2027
Darwin Fringe Festival
Friday 16 July 2027 - Sunday 25 July 2027
Run Your Outback Trail Festival
Friday, 23 July – 2:00 PM to Sunday, 25 July – 5:00 PM
Garma Festival
Friday 30 July 2027 - Monday 2 August 2027
11th Global Summit on Nursing Education and Healthcare 2027
August 03, 2027 , August 04, 2027
Darwin Festival
Wednesday 4 August 2027 - Sunday 22 August 2027
Darwin International Film Festival (DIFF)
Thursday 9 September 2027 - Sunday 19 September 2027
2nd International Conference on Advances in Gravitation, Astrophysics, and Cosmology(ICAGAC2027)
18/10/2027 to 19/10/2027
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