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6:00pm
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7:00pm
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Cabaret • Circus – 1hr 40min including interval
Loca Vida
Strap in Darwin - you’re in for a wild night
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Price: Various
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The Spiegeltent at Sitzler Festival Lawn
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Price: Various
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Dance • Music – 1hr
Gapu Ŋupan (Chasing the Rainbow)
A coming together of artists across borders and ancestry
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Full Price: $54.00
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INPEX Sunset Stage at Festival Park
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Full Price: $54.00
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8:00pm
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8:10pm
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8:45pm
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10:00am
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Visual Art – Wed – Fri 10am – 4pm | Sat 10am – 12pm
Linda Joy
Waterlines
A visual exploration of the rivers, wetlands, springs and aquifers of the Northern Territory landscape
- FREE: No ticket required
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UNTiTLED Gallery+Studio
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Visual Art – Wed – Fri 10am – 4pm | Sat 8am – 2pm
IncarcerNation
An art exhibition inspired by Australia's prison system
- FREE: No ticket required
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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
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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
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Darwin Visual Arts (DVA) at Darwin Visual Arts
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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
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The Galleries at Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
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5:00pm
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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
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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
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Kolsen Twilight Playground 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
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Festival Park
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6:00pm
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6:30pm
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Music – Various
Darwin Port Bandstand
Hear Festival Park come alive with a stellar NT lineup
- FREE: No ticket required
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Darwin Port Bandstand at Festival Park
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Food – 2hrs 30mins
Seven Seasons Dinner
Savour the world’s oldest new flavours in this cultural culinary celebration
- Full Price: $200.00
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Novotel Darwin Airport Resort
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7:00pm
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Cabaret • Circus – 1hr 40min including interval
Loca Vida
Strap in Darwin - you’re in for a wild night
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Price: Various
-
The Spiegeltent at Sitzler Festival Lawn
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Price: Various
-
Dance • Music – 1hr
Gapu Ŋupan (Chasing the Rainbow)
A coming together of artists across borders and ancestry
-
Full Price: $54.00
-
INPEX Sunset Stage at Festival Park
-
Full Price: $54.00
-
-
8:00pm
-
8:10pm
-
8:45pm
-
-
-
10:00am
-
Visual Art – Wed – Fri 10am – 4pm | Sat 10am – 12pm
Linda Joy
Waterlines
A visual exploration of the rivers, wetlands, springs and aquifers of the Northern Territory landscape
- FREE: No ticket required
-
UNTiTLED Gallery+Studio
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Visual Art – 10am-4pm daily
The Annual Tiwi Exhibition
Natinga Ratuwati Papurruluwi Putuwuripira Kapi Awirangkuwi
The annual celebration of Tiwi Islands art and culture
- FREE: No ticket required
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Reflection Room at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Esplanade Darwin
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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)
-
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
-
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
-
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
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The Galleries at Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
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11:00am
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5:00pm
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