Darwin 2013 Calendar

This Darwin 2013 Calendar of sports, festivals, markets and attractions will allow visitors to plan their time in Darwin.

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Public Holidays
Regular weekly events
Open Days
Annual Festivals & Shows
Sports & Racing
Dance Directory
Conventions and Conferences
Fishing Competitions
(Clubs add more details here)
Fundraising Events
Information Form

Darwin City viewed from
Charles Darwin National Park.

Regular weekly events

My Sisters Kitchen Mondays 3.30 - 6.00pm at Malak Theatre
Thursday Late night shopping Darwin CBD
Friday Late night Casuarina Shopping
Saturday Morning markets Parap Village
Friday evening Palmerston Markets April-October
Sunday Morning Markets Rapid Creek
Evening Mindil Beach Sunset Markets
Thursdays April - October (5 - 10pm)
Sundays May - September (4 - 9pm)
Sunday Morning Nightcliff Markets
Monsoon Markets Every Thursday Night
November - April
Rapid Creek Business Village, Trower Road, Milner
Weekly dances

Open Days Darwin 2013 Calendar

Take advantage of the opportunity to see some special places.

Fogg Dam Field Day
Fogg Dam Rd , Humpty Doo
April 29 2013 (TBC)

Dragonfly Craft Fair and Open Day
NT Museum and Art Gallery grounds
14 July 2013.

Tracy Village "Family Fun Day"
Sunday May
Tracy Village Sports Club
28 Tambling Tce, Lyons

Government House
Saturday 24 August 2013, from 2.00 pm to 7.00pm.

Charles Darwin University Open Day
Sunday, 25 August 2013, 10am to 2pm
Ellengowan Drive
Casuarina

The Green Room is held on the last Friday of each month from May to September.

Annual NT Anniverseries,Festivals & Shows

January	February	March	April	May	June
July	August	September	October	November	December

January

Australia Day
26 January - A full weekend of activities
check the website for details.

February

Travelling Film Festival
BC&C Darwin 5 Cinemas.
Darwin
7-10 February 2013

Goyder's Day
Deckchair Cinema
Darwin
5^th February 2013

71 ^st Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin
Cenotaph, Bicentennial Park,
Darwin
9.30am
19^th February 2013

March

Enchanted Moments Wedding Expo
Holiday Inn
The Esplanade
4-7pm Saturday 2nd March
10am-3pm Sunday 3rd March

Cyprus Food and Wine Festival
Cyprus Function Centre
30 Batten Road, Marrara
3 March 2013

Clean Up Australia Day
Sunday 3rd March
9am - 3pm

Darwin Flight Centre Travel Expo
Darwin Convention Centre
Sunday 10th March
9am - 3pm
Admission is free

Darwin Symphony Orchestra
Darwin Entertainment Centre
Events To be Announced
2013
contact 04 662 553 51

MoveMeNT Dance Expo
Casuarina Senior College,
Cnr Trower & Parer Road, Moil (Darwin)
10am - 4pm
Sunday, 10 March 2013
contact 08 8981 7002

Harmony Day

21 March 2013

Harmony Day for young 'uns
Jumping Castle & Sausage Sizzle
Wednesday March 20
9am to 12midday
Malak Community Centre

T4321 - Tea For Trisomy 21
World Down Syndrome Day
Down Syndrome Association NT office
Rapid Creek Business Village
Thursday 21 March
10am
dsant@octa4.net.au
ph; 89856222

April

Katherine Music Week
Katherine
April 15-18, 2013
Mindil Beach Markets
Opening Night 2013
April 25, 5-10pm
Deckchair Cinema Opening Night
Darwin Wharf
Wednesday April 17, 2013
Open Cockpit Day
Aviation Heritage Centre
Stuart Highway
Sunday 28th April

May

Sea Breeze Festival
Sat 4^th May 2013
Nightcliff Jetty & Cliff Tops

Daly Waters Rodeo, Campdraft and Gymkhana
Daly Waters Rodeo Grounds , Daly Waters
FRiday 3 to Monday 6 May 2013
Tel: 08 8975 9936

Fred's Pass Rural Show
Freds Pass Reserve
This show haas been cancelled for 2013

The Italian Festival Darwin
Parliament House - Speakers Green
Saturday 18 May 2013

BASSINTHEGRASS
Darwin Ampitheatre
Saturday 25^th May 2013

Tracy Village Family Fun Day
28 Tambling Terrace
Sunday 26^th May 2013

Never Never Festival
Mataranka
24th - 26th May, 2013
Fundraiser for Nightcliff Primary School.
Deckchair Cinema, Jervois Road, Darwin City
Screening of WRECK IT RALPH.
Pre-purchase tickets at www.deckchaircinema.com.au
30th May, 2013
Gates open 6.30pm. Movie starts 7.30pm. Food available.
The Darwin Eisteddfod
Darwin Entertainment Centre
May 2013

June

Merrepen Arts Festival
Daly River
31 May - 2 June 2013

Darwin Waterfront Harmony Soiree
Darwin Waterfront
Saturday 1^st June 2013

Tropical Gardens Spectacular
1-2 June 2013
8am - 8pm
Darwin Botanic gardens

Darwin Life & Home Expo
Darwin Convention Centre
Wharf Precinct
Saturday June 1^st 9am to 5pm
Sunday June 2^nd 9am to 4pm 2013

Darwin Waterfront Harmony Soiree
Wharf Precinct
Saturday June 1^st 4pm to 9pm
Sunday June 2^nd 9am to 4pm 2013

Barunga Festival
Barunga is located 70kms south of Katherine on the Central Arnhem Highway
3-days of music, sport, dance and traditional activities
Friday 7th - Monday 10th June2013

Adelaide River Show,
Adelaide River
8 -9 June 2013

Greek Glenti
Bicentennial Park
The Esplanade
8-9 June 2013

Sunset Ball
Trailer Boat Club
15 June 2013 Bookings can be made with NTBDA at
Email ntbda@yahoo.com
Phone 8948 3089
Tickets $80 pp available from NTBDA

World Refugee Day Festival
Jingili Water Gardens
Sunday 16 June 2013

Monsoon Sessions
An 11 Day Workshop Festival for Artists
Browns Mart
June 2013

Darwin Latin Dance Festival
Darwin Entertainment Centre
93 Mitchell St
June 2013

Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Touring Pro Series
Robbie Robbins Reserve
Berrimah
7.30pm Saturday 29^th June 2013

India@Mindil
Indian Cultural Festival
Mindil Beach
Saturday 21 June 2013

Pine Creek Goldrush
Goldpanning Championships
Art Exhibition Friday
Goldpanning & Heritage Ball Saturday
21-23 June 2013

Katherine Fringe Festival
Various Venues
21-23 June 2013
Katherine Regional Arts

Darwin Blues Festival
Darwin entertainment centre
Gardens amphitheater
June 2013
Darwinbluesfestival@gmail.com

Snap It Up
Darwin Entertainment Centre
June/ July

Borroloola Gulf Show
Borroloola Sports Grounds
28-29 June 2013

Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Touring Pro Series
Robbie Robbins Reserve
Berrimah
29 June 2013

NT Orchid Spectacular
Foskey Pavillion
Darwin Showgrounds
Saturday 29 June 9am - 5pm
Sunday 30 June 9am - 4pm

Arnhemland Bird Week
Maningrida
June - July 2013

July

Territory Day Fireworks
Beaches around Darwin
1 July 2013

Darwin Recycled Art Festival
Shoal Bay Recycle Centre
Five artists in an Artist Residency
Monday 15 - Friday 19 July 2013.
Artist Residency Applications close 17 June

Darwin City Muster
Gardens Ampitheatre, Darwin
Held every 2 years - July 2013

Nesian Pride 2013
Darwin Entertainment Centre
12 July 2013

Factor 50 Beach Party
Mindil Beach Reserve
4.00pm to Midnight
13 July 2013

Tennant Creek Show
Tennant Creek Showgrounds
12-13 July 2013

Beer Can Regatta
Mindil Beach
Sunday 7th July 2013
10am to about 5pm

Looking Forward, Looking Back with the Darwin City Brass Band
Sing-a-long concert
Darwin Waterfront Precinct
Saturday 20 July - 6.30pm

Dragonfly Craft Fair
Sunday 14 July 2013.
Museum grounds, Bullocky Point

Katherine & District Show
Katherine Showgrounds
19-20 July 2013

History and Flora of the Gardens
Talks, afternoon tea and entertainment
July
Wesleyan Church, George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens

Darwin Rollergirls' Royal Roller Show
Marrara Indoor Stadium.
10 Abala Road, Marrara. NT
7 pm, Saturday 27th July 2013

Royal Darwin Agricultural Show
Darwin Showgrounds
26-27 July 2013

2013 Portrait of a Senior Territorian Art Award and Exhibition
Parliament House
27 July to 15 August 2013
Winners announced 1 August

August

Darwin Turf Club Gala Ball
Little Mindil Lawns at SKYCITY.
Saturday 3rd August 2013

LingaLonga Festival
Batchelor
8am to 10pm
Friday 2nd to Monday 5th
August 2013.

Garma Festival
Gulkula
Arnhemland, NT
3-6 August 2013

Katherine Festival
Katherine
11-25 August 2013

Darwin Festival
Darwin
Full program to be announced 27 June
9 - 26 August 2013

Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
19 Conacher Street
9 August 2013 to 10 November 2013.

Darwin Championship Rodeo
Robbie Robins Reserve
Stuart Highway, Berrimah
12 - 13 August 2013

Charles Darwin University Open Day

Charles Darwin University Open Day
Entry is free.
Ellengowan Drive
Sunday 25, August 10am - 2pm.

National Indigenous Music Awards
10 August 2013
Gardens Ampitheatre
Darwin

September

Darwin Boat & Leisure Show
Darwin Convention Centre
1-2 September 2013

Palmerston Festival
17 August to 1 September 2013
Palmerston

Nightcliff Orchid Society Annual Spring Show
Wesleyan Church
George Brown Botanical Gardens
Gardens Rd
9am - 4pm each day
10 -11 September 2011
Orchids are available for purchase
Admission FREE

Run with the Wind
A concert by NT Musicians
Chan Contemporary Art Space
Parliament Square, Darwin
28 September 2013
Gallery opens at 6.45pm Concert at 7.30pm
Tickets $35. Children 14 and under $20.00.
Tel: 04 662 553 51

October

NT Children's Week
October 2013

Darwin Fridge Festival
Darwin Community Arts
At Various sites
October to November.

Fist Full of Films
A Darwin Community Arts project
Entries close Wed 2 October 2013
Film Festival @ Deckchair Cinema
Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd November 2013

Darwin Open Garden Scheme
Enjoy the best NT gardens
2013 gardens here...

November

Fist Full of Films
Film Festival @ Deckchair Cinema
Friday 1st NT Exposure & Entries
Saturday 2nd November Galah Awards Finalists

December

Christmas Festivals 2013

Christmas Craft Fair
24th November 2013
Museum grounds, Bullocky Point

Darwin Christmas Tree Lighting
November 2013

Carols By Candlelight
1 December 2013
Darwin Amphitheatre,
George Brown Botanical Gardens.

New Years Eve on the Wharf
31 December 2013

Sports & Racing Darwin 2013 Calendar

Northern Territory Sports Awards
22 March 2013

Darwin Motorsports at Hidden Valley

NTFL Games 2011/12

Heineken Hottest 7s Rugby
Austar Rugby Park
26-27 January 2013
www.hottest7s.com
info@ntrugby.com.au

Tiwi Football Grand Final
Bathurst Island
Sunday 17 March 2013 (TBC)

DMCC Top End Hire Thumper Series
Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex
Rural Athletics Club
Freds Pass Oval
Season start
March,
PH 0408 837680
ruralaths2009@gmail.com

Australian Superbike & Supercross Championships
Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex
Hidden Valley Rd, Berrimah 14-15 SEptember 2013

Precision Motorcycles KAMFARI
May 2013
Various locations around Darwin
Tel: 0408 894127

Pine Creek Cup
Pine Creek Turf Club
August 2013 (TBC)

Darwin Drag Racing
Hidden Valley Motor sports Complex
April - September 2013

Simply the Breast Yacht Race
Darwin Habour
May 2013

Adelaide River Cup
Dorat Rd
Adelaide River
TBA June 2013

Hellraisers of Insanity Stunt Spectacular
Northline Speedway
Hidden Valley Motor Sport Complex , Darwin, NT
June 2013

2013 Australian Sprintcar Championships
Northline Speedway
Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex
May to October Calendar

V8 Supercars
Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex
14 -16 June 2013

2013 Australian Karting Championships
Hidden Valley Go Kart Track
7-8 July 2013

Demonition Derby
Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex
July 2013 (TBC)

Dinah Beach Darwin to Ambon Yacht Race
Stokes Hill Wharf
25 August 2013

Territory REL Week
Batchelor Airstrip
July 2013 (Bi-annual event)

DMCC Pony Express
To be Announced 2013
Tel: 0408 894127

Darwin Cup Carnival
Fannie Bay Racecourse Darwin
August 2013 (TBC)
Saturday 7 July 2013 - Day 1, Hot 100 Darwin Guineas Race Day
Saturday 14 July 2013 - Day 2, Trans Territory Foods Chief Minister's Cup Day
Wednesday 18 July 2013 - Day 3, Bridge Toyota Ladies Day
Saturday 21 July 2013 - Day 4, SKYCITY NT Derby Day
Saturday 28 July 2013 - Day 5, SKY Racing Metric Mile Race Day
Wednesday 1 August 2013 - Day 6, Colemans Printing Race Day
Saturday 4 August 2013 - Day 7, Palmerston Sprint Race Day
Monday 6 August 2013 - Day 8, Carlton Mid Darwin Cup

The Boulderdash
18 August Pony Express 1 - Adelaide River (TBC)
1 September Pony Express 2 - Adelaide River (TBC)
21 & 22 September Boulderdash - Adelaide River (TBC)
Tel: 0408 894127

Australian Superbike & Supercross Championships
Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex
Hidden Valley Rd, Berrimah
14-15 SEptember 2013

The TOUR (trailride)
September 2013
Tel: 0408 894127

World Solar Challenge
October 2013 (TBC)
Darwin to Adelaide

Fundraising Events

T4321 - Tea For Trisomy 21
World Down Syndrome Day
Down Syndrome Association NT office
Rapid Creek Business Village
Thursday 21 March
10am
dsant@octa4.net.au
ph; 89856222

Biggest Morning Tea

Beat A Path Heart Foundation Fun Run Walk
6 May 2013
7.15am registration for 8.00am start
East point Reserve beside lake Alexander car park
Adults $15 Children (5-15) $5, Children under 5 free

Australia's Biggest Morning Tea
May - June 2013
The official day is Thursday 24th May -
you can host a function anytime in May or June
Add your Biggest Morning Tea here
For more information please call 1300 65 65 85

Variety NT Celebbrity Bowls Day
Friday, June 29, 2013
Darwin Bowls Club, Fannie Bay
Join celebrities Wilbur Wilde and Frankie J. Holden for this fun and informal afternoon! All proceeds going to Variety, the Children's Chariety, NT, to support children with special needs in the NT!

Cancer Council Fundraising Fun
August to October 2013
Daffodil Day -Friday, 24th August
Darwin Sailing Clubs Annual Mud Crab and Quail Dinner and Auction
Saturday 1st September 2013
Relay For Life Darwin 28th and 29th September 2013
Girls Night In throughout October
Pink Ribbon Day 22nd October 2013