Darwin 2021 Calendar

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Australian Army Open Day
Robertson Barracks
May
10am to 2pm

Botanic Gardens Open Day
Gardens Road
Darwin
May

Open Gardens NT 2021 program
See page  for various times & locations
April to September

Pitch Black Open Day
RAAF Darwin
August? 

Open Cockpit Day
Aviation Heritage Museum
557 Stuart Highway Winnellie
 May?
Entry charges apply

Dragonfly Craft Fair and Open Day
NT Museum and Art Gallery grounds
19 Conacher St, Darwin City
Sunday July?
9am - 3pm

Government House
September?
10am -2pm
29 The Esplanade
Free Admission

Charles Darwin University Open Day
 August? ,
10am - 4pm
Ellengowan Drive
Casuarina

Chinese Museum Open Day
During Seniors Week in August
Date to be confirmed
25 Woods St or 8 Litchfield St
Darwin

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

Darwin Art Trail
Sundays July, August, September and October
Check here  for details

Thursday

Mindil Beach Sunset Markets 
(April - October)
Mindil Beach
4pm - 9pm

Friday

Palmerston Markets
(May - October)
Goyder Square
4pm to 9pm

Saturday

Parap Village Markets
(All Year)
8am to 1pm

Malak Marketplace 
(May to October)
Chambers Crescent Malak
4pm to 9pm

Sunday

Mindil Beach Markets 
(April - October)
Mindil Beach
4pm - 9pm

Nightcliff Markets
(All Year)
Progress Drive, Nightcliff
8am - 2pm

Rapid Creek Business Village , 
(All Year)
Trower Rd
8am to 1pm

Too Much Stuff Markets
varoius locations & dates
Check for details

DTBC Boot Sales

Saturday

Freds Pass Rural Markets
(All Year)
Cnr Bees Creek Rd & Stuart Highway
8am to 1pm

Adelaide River Market

Adelaide River Township,
Stuart Highway NT

Sat & Sun - 17th and 18th April 2021

Sat, Sun & Mon 24th, 25th and 26th April 2021

Sat, Sun & Mon 1st, 2nd and 3rd May 2021

from there  every Saturday, Sunday and Monday until mid September 2021.

Sunday

Freds Pass Markets 
(Nov - Feb)
Coolalinga Shopping Center

Berry Springs Community Markets 
(March - December)
Cox Peninsular Road,  Berry Springs
Last Sunday of month
8am to 12pm

Cox Country Club Market
Every Second month beginning October
103 Cox Drive Wagait Beach
9am to 12pm

Australia Day

City of Darwin
Australia Day Awards Event
26 January 9.30am - 11.30am
Darwin Entertainment Centre
A full weekend of activities around Darwin 

New Years Day
Friday 1 January

Australia Day Holiday
Tuesday 26 January

Tropical Light, Smith St darwin

Great Northern Barra Bash
Darwin Trailer Boat Club
Darwin Harbor / Shoal Bay
26 January 
6am to 4pm

Million Dollar Fish Competition
Season 5
Ends on  31 March 2021

See all the fishing competitions here .

Hot100 Australia Day Ute Run
Hidden Valley to Noonamah
7am- Gates open 9.30am for run

Tuesday 26th January

Island of Origin Football Match
Tiwi Islands

Oz Fusion  celebrates Darwin's cultural diversity 
26 January?
Palmerston Recreation Center
4: 00-7: 00pm
alcohol free event

Goyder's Day

Deckchair Cinema
Darwin
5th February?

Traveling Film Festival
BCC Cinemas
Casuarina Square Shopping Center
247 Trower Rd Casuarina NT 0810
Phone: (08) 8945 7777
11 - 14 February 2021

See program here

Japanese Film Festival
 BCC Cinemas Casuarina (Casuarina Square)
Fri 19 & Sat 20 Feb

◆Shoplifters [万引き家族]　
Fri 19 Feb 2021, 6 pm 
◆Penguin Highway [ペンギンハイウェイ]
Sat 20 Feb 2021, 10 am
◆Night is Short, Walk on Girl [夜は短し歩けよ乙女]
Sat 20 Feb 2021, 2 pm
◆Reverse Diaries [リバースダイアリー]
Sat 20 Feb 2021, 5 pm
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Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin
Cenotaph,
Bicentennial Park,
Darwin
9.30am
19th February

 2021 International Women's Day Walk and Celebrations

 Saturday 6 March

8.30amGather in the Civic Center courtyard (Harry Chan Avenue, Darwin CBD)

International Womens Day Online
Date: Monday, 8 March 2021
Time: 4 pm-5pm AEDT
Cost: Individual $ 50
Corporate bundle of 10: $ 450
Tickets:https://events.humanitix.com/iwd
Contact events@unrefugees.org.au

Tiwi Islands Footy Grand Final and Art Sale.
Tiwi Island
Sunday 21 March 2021
Book ferry service here .

DSO Carnival of the Animals
Darwin Entertainment Center
93 Mitchel St
Saturday 27 March 2021
6.30pm

Million Dollar Fish Competition
Season 5
Ends on  31 March 2021 
See all the fishing competitions here .

Easter Weekend
Friday 2 April 2021 to
Monday 5 April 2021

Nepal Festival 
Darwin Waterfront
Saturday April? 

Heritage Festival
2 weeks of events
Monday to Sunday April

Deckchair Cinema  
Darwin Waterfront
 April to November
 Details TBA

NT Thai Association -
Thailand Grand Festival

Darwin Waterfront
April 24, 2021
11am to 10pm

Free Entry

Anzac Day
Saturday 25 April 2021

Arafura Games
Deferred until 2023 due to Covid-19 pandemic
April- May 2023?

Battle of the School Bands

Darwin Railway Club
Battle of the School Bands Final
Term 2 Week 2 Friday April 30 
Gold coin donation

The dates for each school heat are as follows

• Nhulunbuy Heat - Nhulunbuy High School - Week 7 Thursday March 18
•  Katherine Heat - Katherine High School - Week 8 Tuesday March 23
• Alice Springs Heat - Centralian Middle School - Week 8 Thursday March 25
• Darwin Heat Northern Suburbs - Dripstone Middle School - Week 10 Thursday April 8 

• Darwin Heat - Darwin High School - Week 10 Friday April 9th

Harmony Soiree

Multi-cultural Event
Darwin Waterfront
Saturday 1 May 2021
4pm to 8.30pm

Indian Street Food Festival
Darwin City Mall
Saturday 1 May 2021
4pm to 10pm

Open Gardens Darwin

2021 program begins 1 May

The Leanyer Patch
181 Leanyer Drive
Leanyer
May 1 @ 10:00 am - May 2 @ 4:00 pm ACST
$7.00

Ben & Katies Paradise
49 Bagshaw Crescent
Gray
May 8 @ 10:00 am - May 9 @ 4:00 pm ACST
$7.00

Bali in the Backyard
28 McGuire Circuit,
Moulden NT
May 15 @ 10:00 am - May 16 @ 4:00 pm ACST
$7.00

Malak Marketplace
Malak Shops Car park

4 pm-9pm
Every Saturday May to October
Free Entry

May Day
Monday 3rd May 2021

A Taste of Kakadu
 Visitors to the park will enjoy a 3-day journey of discovery celebrating Kakadu's cuisine, culture and country.
Kakadu National Park
From 28 to 30 May 2021

Info at Parks Australia
,

Darwin Italian Festiva l
Civic Park,
Harry Chan Avenue, Darwin 
BI-annual festival
 2021 Date to be confirmed
Free Entry
If you are interested in being a vendor, performer or contributor to the next festival please email info@italianfestivaldarwin.org

Seabreeze Festival
Nightcliff Foreshore or Online depending on Covid restrictions.
Friday 7th & Saturday 8th May 2021  
Free Entry 

Community Choice Art Prizes
Sponsored by Nightcliff Community Bank
Individual Artwork Gold
Schools / groups Art Gold 
At the Jetty ArtSpace
Saturday 8th May

Mothers Day Craft Fair
Darwin Waterfront
Saturday May 8
9am - 3pm

Freds Pass Show
Stuart Highway,
Saturday May 

Freds Pass Show is cancelled for 2021

Hopefully back again in 2022

Nightcliff Community Bank 
Seabreeze Art prize awards

Nightcliff Markets
Sunday 16th May
10 am

Voters Eligible for "Door" Prize Raffle
must be present to claim prize.

Bass in the Grass
Music Festival
Mindil Beach 
Saturday 15 May 2021

Indonesian Festival
Goyder Square
Palmerston
Saturday May?
5.30-9.30pm

Noonamah Tavern & Rodeo
Stuart Highway
Noonamah
Saturday, 22 May 2021

Limited Capacity
Fully Ticketed Event

Online Tickets Only

 July & September?

Garrmalang Festival

Darwin Entertainment Centre
93 Mitchell St
Darwin

Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th of May 2021

,

Territory Taste Festival
Cruise Ship Terminal
1 Anchorage Court, Darwin
 May?

Pine Creek Gold Rush
Pine Creek
Friday to Sunday May?

Katherine Junk Art Festival
Lindsay St Complex
Katherine

Friday  May?

Adelaide River Races
Saturday June 5

Greek Glenti
Bicentenial Park
Darwin City 
Sat 12 & Sun 13 June 2021

Barunga Festival
 Central Arnhem Road,
Barunga NT
11-13 June 2021

Cost: Child tickets from $7.24
Student tickets from $22.54
Adult tickets from $59.06

Adelaide River CampDraft

Adelaide River NT
11-13  June 2021

Queens Birthday
Monday 14 June 2021

Malandarri Festival,
Borroloola Showgrounds 
 Fri, 11 June 2021 – Sat, 12 June 2021

Merrepen Arts & Music Festival
Nauiyu/Daly River
June ?

Summer Sessions Beach Party
Mindil Beach,
Darwin, NT 0820, Australia
Saturday 8 June 2019 
2pm to midnight

NT Orchid Spectacular
Foskey Pavillion
Darwin Showgrounds
Stuart Hwy Winnellie
Sat & SundayJune

Darwin Triple Crown Supercars

Hidden Valley
18-20 June 2021

4WD Boating and Camping Expo
Royal Darwin Showgrounds
Stuart Hway Winnellie
Sat - Sun  June ?

MUFF Mandorah Ukulele Folk Festival
Cox Country Club
103 Cox Drive
Wagait Beach
29-30 June

Territory Day
Monday 1 July 2021

Darwin PBR
Saturday 1st July,  (Territory Day)
Robbie Robbins Reserve – 176 Stuart Hwy, Berrimah NT 0828

Alice Springs Show Day
Friday 2 July 2020

Dragonfly Craft Fair
Museum  grounds
19 Conacher St, Darwin City
Sunday July?
9am - 3pm

Tennant Creek Show Day
Friday 9 July 2021

Darwin Fringe Festival
various locations
 July?

Seniors Expo 2021 
 CDU Stadium, 235 Abala Road;
Darwin, NT 0812
Friday 9 July 2021, 10.00am – 2.00pm

Noonamah Tavern & Rodeo
Stuart Highway
Noonamah
 July & September 

Beer Can Regatta
Mindil Beach
Sunday  July 22 2021
10am - 5pm 

Palmerston Youth Festival
Free events
 July ?

Katherine Show Day
Friday 16 July 2021

Darwin Show Day
Darwin Showgrounds
Stuart Highway
Friday 23 July 2021

Craft and Rosella Festival


Adelaide River Inn
Adelaide River
Friday  July 23 2021
8.30-3.00pm

Nepalese Food & Culture Festival 
Darwin Waterfront Precinct
Saturday  July
4pm - 9pm

No Lights No Lycra  Dance
11th Birthday Celebrations
Happy Yess, 12 Smith St.
Darwin
Saturday,  July ?,
6:00pm – 7:00pm

RAAF Open Day
RAAF Base, Darwin
Usually held every 2 years 
2022?

Picnic Day
Monday 2 August 2021

Darwin Cup Day
Fanny Bay Racecourse
Monday August ?

Darwin Festival
 5-22 August 2021

Navy Week Ceremonial Divisions
Mindil Beach Celebrations
Thursday  August ?
6pm

Shannon's Rockabilly & Classic Car Show
Noonamah Tavern
Stuart Highway, Noonamah

 August?
From 1pm to late night

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
Darwin Convention Centre,
Stokes Hill Road, Darwin, NT
 6-8August 2021

Teddy Bears Picnic
Bicentennial Park
The Esplanade
 August?
9am - 12pm

Discover CDU

Casuarina Campus
Sunday  August ?,
10am - 2pm

Territory Quilts 
Double Tree by Hilton Esplanade Hotel
116 The Esplanade 
Thursday to Sunday
August ?

Borraloola Show Day
Friday 20th August 

Darwin Boat Travel and Leisure Show
Mindil Beach Casino Resort
Sat – Sun,  Sep?

Fathers Day
Sunday 1 September

Craft Market
Darwin Waterfront
 September ?

Japanese Festival Darwin
The Charles Darwin Centre
(19 Smith Street. The Mall Darwin).
Sat.  September ?
11am - 2 pm

Darwin Street Art Festival
various locations
 September

Nitmiluk Festival
 September ?

World Suicide prevention/Awareness Day Walk
Beginning at Memorial Park, Palmerston
September, ?  5:30pm 

Noonamah Tavern & Rodeo
Stuart Highway
Noonamah
 September ?

Darwin International Film Festival
Various locations
  September ?

Wagait Arts Festival
Wagait Beach
Cox Peninsula
Sat  September ?
10am - 11.30pm

Million Dollar Fish Competition

1 October  to 31 March 

See all the fishing competitions here.

Waste/Waist Line Exhibition
3/1 Caryota Court Coconut Grove

EXHIBITION OPENS Friday 9 October 6-8pm
EXHIBITION RUNS 9-29 October
Gallery open Wed-Fri 10-4 | Sat 10-2 (closed Public Holidays)

NT Waterfowl Season
Check NT Gov Hunting Website
 You can only shoot during certain hours of each day:

• August – 6:30am to 7pm (private land only)
• September – 6am to 7pm
• October – 6am to 7pm
• November – 5:50am to 7:15pm
• December – 5:50am to 7:30pm
• January – 5:50am to 7:30pm.

Cox Country Club Market
103 Cox Drive
Wagait Beach

Japanese Film Festival
Fri - Sat  October?

Too Much Stuff
 Alawa Hall, Lakeside Drive Alawa 
SUNDAY 1 November 9-12

Christmas Craft Fair 2020
Darwin Convention Centre
Saturday 21 November
Sunday 22 November
9am – 3pm

Centenary Great Air Race 
1919 - 2019
London to Darwin reenactment with new tech, low polluting planes
Various events celebrating the original race.
cancelled due to security concerns

Carols by Candle Light
Botanic gardens ampitheatre
6.30pm and finishes at 8.30pm
followed by a fireworks display.
Gates open 4.30
Free Entry

Christmas Eve (7pm - Midnight)
Friday 24 December 2021

Christmas Day
Saturday 25 December 2021

Boxing Day
Tuesday 28 December 2021