Darwin Local Events at your Fingertips 

Please see below some of the Darwin local events that may interest you!

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 2019
24th – 25th January	Hottest 7’s (Rugby) in the World Tournament	Rugby Park, Marrara
26th January	Australia Day (Festivities all over Darwin)	Darwin
26th January	Australia Day Fun Run	Darwin Convention Centre – 7am
FEBRUARY 2019
22th Feb	Chinese New Year Celebrations	Darwin Chung Wah Society
18th Feb	Bombing of Darwin Anniversary	Darwin
MARCH 2019
9th -10th March	Top End Road Racing Association	Hidden Valley Race Way
9th March	Travel Expo	Darwin Convention Centre
17th March	St Patrick’s Day	Shenannigans or Fiddlers Green
APRIL 2019
27th April – 4th May	Arafura Games	Marrara Sports/ Darwin Waterfront
9th April	Palmerston Fun Run	Palmerston
25th April	ANZAC Day	Darwin
27th April	Mindil Beach Sunset Markets Begin	Mindil Beach
MAY 2019
10th – 19th May	A Taste of Kakadu	Kakadu National Park
10th May	Melbourne International Comedy Festival	Darwin Entertainment Centre
11th May	Italian Festival	Darwin City
11th May	Seabreeze Festival	Nightcliff Foreshore
18th May	Bass in the Grass	Mindil Beach
19th May	RSPCA Million Paws Walk	Jingili Water Gardens
18th – 19th May	Freds Pass Show	Freds Pass Show Grounds
23rd- 26th May	Garrmalnag Festival	Darwin Entertainment Centre
24th – 25th May	Territory Taste Festival	Darwin Water Front
JUNE 2019
1st June	Adelaide River Races	Adelaide River
1st June	AFL Melbourne vs Adelaide Crows	TIO Stadium
9th -8th June	Summer Sessions Music Festival	Mindil Beach
8th-9th June	Greek Glenti	Esplanade
14th -16th June	V8 Supercars	Hidden Valley
29th June	NRL Eels vs Raiders	TIO Stadium
TBA	India @ Mindil	Mindil Beach
29th -30th June	Mandorah Ukylele and Folk Festival	Mandrorah Beach
JULY 2019
1st  July	Territory Day Fireworks	Mindil Beach Markets
1st July	Beer Can Regatta
5th -14th July	Darwin Fringe Festival	TIO Stadium, Marrara
7th July	Darwin Cup Carnival starts (runs until 6th August)	Darwin Racecourse
5th -14th July	Darwin Fringe Festival	Happy Yess
21st July	AFL Melbourne vs Adelaide Crows	TIO Stadium
25th -27th July	Royal Darwin Show	Darwin Show Grounds
AUGUST 2019
5th August	Darwin Cup Day	Darwin Racecourse
8th -25th August	Darwin Festival	Darwin
9th -11th August	Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair	Darwin Convention Centre
SEPTEMBER 2018
OCTOBER 2019
13th -20th October	World Solar Challenge	Hidden Valley Raceway
26 October	Mindil Beach Sunset Markets Close	Mindil Beach

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