Final Week

Your guide to the final week of Darwin Festival 2026!

Music

TISM

Closing Weekend at The Ski Club

TISM: historic, ridiculous and impossible to explain.
- Season ended
- 22 Aug
- 5:30pm
Music

Hiatus Kaiyote

Closing Night at The Ski Club

A thrilling closing night of genre-bending music
- Season ended
- 23 Aug
- 5:45pm
Music

Mama Kin Spender: Promises & Wild Beasts

Closing Weekend at The Ski Club

Fierce, intimate and unflinching - this show is a rally cry to the heart
- Season ended
- 21 Aug
- 6:15pm
Cabaret • Circus

Loca Vida

Strap in Darwin - you’re in for a wild night. From the creators of Blanc de Blanc.
- Season ended
- 30 Jul - 22 Aug
- 6:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:30pm
Circus • Family

Fijian Flying Circus

VOU

A magical island circus adventure bursting with heart, humour and breathtaking thrills
- Season ended
- 20 Aug - 22 Aug
- Various times
Theatre

POV

re:group performance collective

A kid with a camera. Two adults. No rehearsal. One daring and inventive live docu-drama.
- Season ended
- 19 Aug - 23 Aug
- 2:00pm, 6:00pm, 7:45pm
Theatre

ARCO

Adam Kelly & James Berlyn

A compelling story of yearning and optimism
- Season ended
- 20 Aug - 21 Aug
- 11:00am, 6:00pm
Music

Big Noter

Hard-core, punk and metal from Aboriginal icon Briggs
- Season ended
- 21 Aug
- 9:00pm
Late Night • Music • Special Events

4HR Grumble Boogie

A four-hour endurance dance rite of renewal and release
- Season ended
- 22 Aug
- 10:00pm
Comedy

Tom Gleeson

Out of Touch

Prepare for an hour of non-stop laughter from a gold-plated comedy superstar
- Season ended
- 18 Aug - 19 Aug
- 7:00pm
Comedy

Amy Hetherington

Mango Madness

A juicy, high-energy comedy hour about surviving and thriving in the Territory
- Season ended
- 18 Aug
- 8:45pm
Comedy

Nath Valvo

Homebody

High energy, relatable, rock-solid stand-up from homebody Nath Valvo
- Season ended
- 19 Aug
- 8:45pm
Food • Special Events

The Darwin Wine Party

A day of wine tasting at Mindil Beach Casino Resort – without the boring bits!
- Season ended
- 22 Aug
- 2:00pm
Food

Dry Season Drift

A curated journey through flavour, creativity and distinctly Darwin places.
- Season ended
- 22 Aug - 23 Aug
- 10:00am
Theatre • Words and Ideas

Cassie Workman

Aberdeen

Traverse space and time, in a race to save an icon from himself
- Season ended
- 19 Aug - 22 Aug
- 7:50pm
Theatre

MUM* Guilt Confessional

Hungry Hearts

A cathartic and comedic ceremony for all the MUM*s out there
- Season ended
- 19 Aug - 22 Aug
- 6:00pm, 6:15pm
Special Events

Green Ant Craft Fair on Austin Lane

Darwin’s handmade heart beats in Austin Lane
- Season ended
- 19 Aug
- 4:00pm