Local Events

 

DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
MARKETS
Thu & Sun (Apr – Oct)	Mindil Beach Sunset Markets – open 5pm – 10pm	Mindil Beach
Every Friday	Palmerston Markets	Palmerston
Every Saturday	Parap Markets – open 8am – 2pm	Parap
Every Sunday	Nightcliff Markets – open from 6am to 2pm	Nightcliff
Thursday (Wet Season)	Rapid Creek Markets – open 5pm – 10pm	Rapid Creek
Sunday (Dry Season)	Rapid Creek Markets – open 6.30am – 1.30pm	Rapid Creek
JANUARY 2018
24 & 25 January	Hottest 7’s (Rugby) in the World Tournament	Rugby Park, Marrara
26 January	Australia Day (Festivities all over Darwin)	Darwin
26 January	Australia Day Fun Run	Darwin Convention Centre – 7am
FEBRUARY 2018
16 Feb	Chinese New Year Celebrations	Darwin
19 Feb	Bombing of Darwin Anniversary	Darwin
24th Feb	Darwin Symphony Orchestra	Darwin Entertainment Centre
MARCH 2018
11 March	Top End Road Racing Association	Hidden Valley Race Way
11 March	Travel Expo	Darwin Convention Centre
17 March	St Patrick’s Day	Shenannigans or Fiddlers Green
31st March	Easter Sunday Celebrations	Darwin
APRIL 2018
7th April	Harmony Day Football Festival	Palmerston
8th April	Palmerston Fun Run	Palmerston
25 April	ANZAC Day	Darwin
27th April	Mindil Beach Sunset Markets Begin	Mindil Beach
MAY 2018
3-6 May	Green Day’s American Idiot	Darwin Entertainment Centre
6th – 20th May	Seabreeze Festival	Nightcliff Foreshore
5th May	Angus & Julia Stone	Darwin Ski Club
6th May	Seaside Sounds	Darwin Ski Club
11th May	Circa – Peepshow	Darwin Entertainment Centre
18th – 27th May	A Taste of Kakadu	Kakadu National Park
18th May	Melbourne International Comedy Festival	Darwin Entertainment Centre
19th & 20th May	Freds Pass Show	Hidden Valley Race Track
19th May	Bass in the Grass	Amphitheatre
20th May	Jimmy Barnes – Working Class Man	Darwin Entertainment Centre
JUNE 2018
2-3 June	Territory Taste Festival	Darwin Waterfront
2nd June	Adelaide River Races	Adelaide River
9th June	NRL Eels vs Cowboys	TIO Stadium
9th June	Summer Sessions Music Festival	Mindil Beach
9-10th June	Greek Glenti	Esplanade
15-17th June	V8 Supercars	Hidden Valley
24th June	Noonamah Rodeo	Kakadu
TBA	India @ Mindil	Mindil Beach
28 June – 1 July	Australian Superbike Championship	Hidden Valley Raceway
JULY 2018
1 July	Territory Day Fireworks	Mindil Beach Markets
7-16th July	Darwin Fringe Festival	TIO Stadium, Marrara
7 July	Darwin Cup Carnival starts (runs until 6th August)	Darwin Racecourse
14th July	One Tropical Day	Darwin Botanic Garden Amphitheatre
15th July	AFL – Melbourne vs Adelaide	TIO Stadium
7-16 July	Darwin Fringe Festival	Happy Yess
15-24 July	Darwin Heritage Festival	Darwin
20-21 July	Nitro Up North	Hidden Valley
22nd July	Beer Can Regatta	Mindil Beach
26-29 July	Royal Darwin Show	Darwin Show Grounds
AUGUST 2018
6 August	Darwin Cup Day	Darwin Racecourse
9-26 August	Darwin Festival	Darwin
10-12 August	Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair	Darwin Convention Centre
19 Aug	Noonamah Rodeo
TBA	Cyprus Food & Wine Festival
31 Aug – 2 Sep	Red CentreNATS	Alice Springs
SEPTEMBER 2018
2 September	Government House – Open House	Government House
13-24 September	Darwin International Film Festival
16 Sep	Lottoland Million Dollar Mile
OCTOBER 2018
TBA	World Solar Challenge
25 Oct – 2 Nov	Darwin Fridge Festival
26 October	Mindil Beach Sunset Markets Close	Mindil Beach

For more events in Darwin, please have a look at Tourism Top End