Visual Art – Wed – Fri 10am – 4pm | Sat 8am – 2pm

IncarcerNation

An art exhibition inspired by Australia's prison system

• FREE: No ticket required
• Northern Centre for Contemporary Art (NCCA)
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Visual Art – Wed – Fri 10am – 4pm | Sat 10am – 1pm

Salon des Refusés

A rare and compelling window into contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art

• FREE: No ticket required
• Midpul Art Gallery at Danala | Education and Community Precinct
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Visual Art – Wed 12pm – 5pm | Thu & Fri 10am – 5pm | Sat 10am – 2pm

Darwin Festival at DVA

Experience new work from artists connected to the Northern Territory and beyond

• FREE: No ticket required
• Darwin Visual Arts (DVA) at Darwin Visual Arts
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Visual Art – 10am – 4pm

Batik Rifa'iyah: Be Immersed

Sahul & Sunda Arts

Be immersed in the richly botanical, spiritual and mesmorising art of Batik Rifa'iyah

• FREE: No ticket required
• Event Centre at George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
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Workshop – 2hrs

Botanical Batik Workshop

Sahul & Sunda Arts

Create your own botanical batik with Rifa'iyah artists

• FREE: Ticket required
• Event Centre at George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
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Visual Art – 10am – 4pm daily

2026 Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

Celebrate First Nations art, culture and storytelling at Telstra NATSIAA

• FREE: No ticket required
• The Galleries at Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
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Food – 6-9hrs self guided

Dry Season Drift

A curated journey through flavour, creativity and distinctly Darwin places.

• Full Price: $95.00
• Various Locations
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Theatre – 1hr 15mins

POV

re:group performance collective

A kid with a camera. Two adults. No rehearsal. One daring and inventive live docu-drama.

• Full Price: $46.00
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• Brown's Mart Theatre at Brown's Mart
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Food • Special Events – 5hrs

The Darwin Wine Party

A day of wine tasting at Mindil Beach Casino Resort – without the boring bits!

• Full Price: $90.00
• On the Lawns at Mindil Beach Casino Resort
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Special Events – Wed - Sat, 5pm - late

Night Quarter

Meet our newest bar venue – and your next Festival hangout

• FREE: No ticket required
• Night Quarter, next to Town Hall Ruins
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Family • Installation – Tue – Sun 5 – 9pm

Anthem Anthem Revolution

Terrapin

Battle a table tennis robot and create a new hip-hop national anthem

• FREE: No ticket required
• Kolsen Twilight Playground at Festival Park
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Circus • Family – 1hr

Fijian Flying Circus

VOU

A magical island circus adventure bursting with heart, humour and breathtaking thrills

• Full Price: $50.00
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• INPEX Sunset Stage at Festival Park
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Special Event – Open 5pm - late | Closed Mondays

Festival Park

Festival Park is at the heart of the Darwin Festival 2026 action

• FREE: No ticket required
• Festival Park
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Music – 3hrs

Closing Weekend at The Ski Club: TISM

Supported by The Swamp Jockeys

• Full Price: $70.00
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• Darwin Ski Club
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Dance • Music – 1hr

Pencelupan - Immersion

Sahul & Sunda Arts

The art of dyeing brought to life by movement and music

• Full Price: $36.00
• Event Centre at George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
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Cabaret • Circus – 1hr 40min including interval

Loca Vida

Strap in Darwin - you’re in for a wild night

• Price: Various
• The Spiegeltent at Sitzler Festival Lawn
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Theatre – 50mins

MUM* Guilt Confessional

Hungry Hearts

A cathartic and comedic ceremony for all the MUM*s out there

• Full Price: $38.00
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• Brown's Mart Studio at Brown's Mart
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Music – Various

Darwin Port Bandstand

Hear Festival Park come alive with a stellar NT lineup

• FREE: No ticket required
• Darwin Port Bandstand at Festival Park
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Cabaret • Circus – 1hr

Briefs: The Works

Briefs Factory

Briefs' trademark subversive sparkle and sass in this best of extravaganza

• Full Price: $54.00
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• INPEX Sunset Stage at Festival Park
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Classical Music – 2hrs including interval

Shakespeare & Symphony

Darwin Symphony Orchestra

The richness of orchestral sound combines with the raw energy of live theatre for a celebration of Shakespeare’s enduring power

• Price: Various
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• The Playhouse at AANT Centre
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Theatre – 1hr 15mins

POV

re:group performance collective

A kid with a camera. Two adults. No rehearsal. One daring and inventive live docu-drama.

• Full Price: $46.00
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• Brown's Mart Theatre at Brown's Mart
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Comedy • Words and Ideas – 55mins

Cassie Workman

Aberdeen

Traverse space and time, in a race to save an icon from himself

• Full Price: $38.00
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• Brown's Mart Studio at Brown's Mart
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Cabaret • Circus – 1hr 40min including interval

Loca Vida

Strap in Darwin - you’re in for a wild night

• Price: Various
• The Spiegeltent at Sitzler Festival Lawn
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Circus • Family – 1hr

Fijian Flying Circus

VOU

A magical island circus adventure bursting with heart, humour and breathtaking thrills

• Full Price: $50.00
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• INPEX Sunset Stage at Festival Park
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Late Night • Music • Special Events – 4hrs

4HR Grumble Boogie

A four-hour endurance dance rite of renewal and release

• Full Price: $40.00
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• INPEX Sunset Stage at Festival Park
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Visual Art – 10am – 4pm

Batik Rifa'iyah: Be Immersed

Sahul & Sunda Arts

Be immersed in the richly botanical, spiritual and mesmorising art of Batik Rifa'iyah

• FREE: No ticket required
• Event Centre at George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
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Interactive Walk – 1hr

Botanical Batik: A Living Motif Walk

Sahul & Sunda Arts

A free guided walk to encounter the plant species that inspire Rifa’iyah batik

• FREE: Ticket required
• Event Centre at George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
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Visual Art – 10am – 4pm daily

2026 Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

Celebrate First Nations art, culture and storytelling at Telstra NATSIAA

• FREE: No ticket required
• The Galleries at Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
  •  

Food – 6-9hrs self guided

Dry Season Drift

A curated journey through flavour, creativity and distinctly Darwin places.

• Full Price: $95.00
• Various Locations
  •  

Dance • Music – 1hr

Pencelupan - Immersion

Sahul & Sunda Arts

The art of dyeing brought to life by movement and music

• Full Price: $36.00
• Event Centre at George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
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