Events

The NT Writers Festival (NTWF) is a four-day festival celebrating Australia’s cultural and linguistic diversity and bringing people together to share story, language and culture.

Step into the vibrant mosaic of cultures at Big Day Out in Harmony, Alice Springs' multicultural masterpiece! For two decades, Multicultural Community Services has orchestrated this celebration, evolving from a modest Harmony Day affair to the dazzling spectacle it is today.

Junk Fest is a festival about bringing community together from across the massive Big Rivers to play creatively through making art with trash, dance and music.

The iconic Finke Desert Race is an off-road, multi terrain two day race for bikes, cars and buggies through desert country from Alice Springs to the small Aputula (Finke) community.

Barunga Festival is a must for anyone seeking an authentic Aboriginal cultural experience. An iconic family friendly event on the national festival calendar, Barunga boasts a long proud tradition of celebrating Indigenous music, culture and sport.

The betr Darwin Triple Crown is a highly anticipated motorsport event held annually at the Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin. It features a range of high-speed races and activities, including the Supercars Championship race.

The Alice Springs Beanie Festival, one of Australia's unique Festivals, will be held in the Red Centre in June. Five hundred beanie makers (from around the globe) shall create some of the world's best headgear and 7300 beanies are expected to descend on the Araluen Arts Centre for four days of exhibitions, Indigenous workshops, textile classes, live music, homemade tucker and a whole lot of fun, joy, warmth and colour.

Territory Day recognises the day the Northern Territory gained power, from the Commonwealth Government, to self-govern in 1978. Every year on 1 July, Territorians come together to officially celebrate everything we love about the amazing place we call home.

The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, affectionately known as DAAF, is the only national event of its kind and has secured a reputation as one of the country’s most significant internationally recognised arts events.

A beautiful three-day arts and culture festival. Join us for bush camping beside the Pudakul Billabong just east of Humpty Doo, in the Adelaide River wetlands, on Limilngan-Wulna country.

Your community arts festival with bite, Darwin Fringe is the biggest platform for emerging, independent and experiential arts in the Northern Territory.

Join Garma Festival in the remote north of Australia as the Yolngu clans of Arnhem Land come together for a four-day celebration of art, music, dance, ceremony and song. Hosted by the Yothu Yindi Foundation, Garma is like nothing you've experienced before, a place where the freshwater and saltwater meet, an opportunity for cross-cultural exchange.