Night Quarter

Meet our newest bar venue – and your next Festival hangout

We’re extending the Festival Park fun and invite you to a vibrant oasis of style and sophistication near the iconic Town Hall Ruins. Home to the Speargrass Bar, this striking container bar with rooftop seating showcases Asia-inspired cocktails, including signature festival cocktails by Speargrass Distillery. Pair your drink with hawker-style street food while enjoying roving performances and DJs.

Night Quarter is set to be your new favourite Festival bar. Sip on a cocktail to start your evening, meet up with mates before or after a show, or simply settle in and make a dry season night of it.

What's On:
DJs, pop-up performances and more!

Wed 5 Aug - Diiij Piiij
Thurs 6 Aug - KlitKat
Fri 7 Aug - Speargrass Cocktail Masterclass 6-7pm, Yola Dewi, special performance from Cheer
Sat 8 Aug - Trevor Jones 5-7pm, Zorro
Wed 12 Aug - C.Crater
Thurs 13 Aug - KlitKat
Fri 14 Aug - Yola Dewi
Sat 15 Aug - Speargrass Coastal Gin Launch 6-7pm, Yola Dewi
Wed 19 Aug - KlitKat
Thurs 20 Aug - Nasi Campur
Fri 21 Aug - Speargrass Cocktail Masterclass 6-7pm, Yola Dewi, special performance from Betty Grumble
Sat 22 Aug - C.Crater, special performance from Briefs

Coastal Gin Launch Party - Sat 15th August – 6-7pm - FREE

Speargrass has gone coastal. The For Good Spirits team is proud to launch our new Coastal Gin at the Darwin Festival Night Quarter. Juniper forward and lightly floral, your gin and tonic just got way more fun. This gin is simply SMASHABLE! Speargrass is for good times, Speargrass is For Good Spirits.

Be one of the first to try this amazing new gin exclusively at the Darwin Festival - Free Tastings and a special serve available at the Night Quarter. Giveaways from Speargrass. DJ Yola Dewi sends this celebration into the night!

Speargrass Cocktail Masterclass - Fri 7 Aug & Fri 21 Aug - Booking required

Sit back and watch a master at work as Speargrass Distillery’s expert mixologist demonstrates how to craft one of our signature cocktails from start to finish.

Book your spot here

Meet our DJ's

C.Crater: Carlo Ansaldo (he/him) DJs under C. Crater, playing grassroots fundraisers right up to major events including Darwin Festival, Darwin Pride and Darwin Fringe Festival. C. Crater spans genres of Italo Disco & Italo Body, Eurodance, new wave and synth pop. Expect 808s, dynamic melodies and much appegiator.

Diiij Piiij: Fresh on the decks but not on the dancefloor Diiij Piiij mixes hip hop with some afrobeats, dance, pop, femme fire and flavour. Expect big bass, cheeky lyrics, and a vibe that keeps you bopping.

KlitKat: KlitKat is a vinyl collector turned DJ and Saltwater Radio host. Expect KlitKat to dig deep in the soul, funk and disco crates for Night Quarter.

Nasi Campur: Darwin based DJ, creative producer driven by the colour and groove of Nusantara rhythms. Passionate about bringing the music of Indonesia and beyond to dance floors. Expect house, disco, dangdut, electro, funk Carioca.

Yola Dewi: Yola Dewi will bring deep grooves and hypnotic rhythms to the dancefloor, along with some fun Balinese disco beats.

Zorro: One of the fastest growing names in Garramila’s electronic music scene right now with recent standout performances at Darwin Festival, Aetheria Festival and on his own event label.