Local Events

DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
MARKETS
Thu & Sun               (Apr – Oct)	Mindil Beach Sunset Markets – open 5pm – 10pm	Mindil Beach
Every Friday	Palmerston Markets	Palmerston
Every Saturday	Parap Markets – open 8am – 2pm	Parap
Every Sunday	Nightcliff Markets – open from 6am to 2pm	Nightcliff
Thursday                (Wet Season)	Rapid Creek Markets – open 5pm – 10pm	Rapid Creek
Sunday (Dry Season)	Rapid Creek Markets – open 6.30am – 1.30pm	Rapid Creek
JANUARY 2014
24 & 25 January	Hottest 7’s (Rugby) in the World Tournament	Rugby Park, Marrara
26 January	Australia Day (Festivities all over Darwin)	Darwin
26 January	Australia Day Fun Run – 2.5km & 5km option	Darwin Convention Centre – 7am
FEBRUARY 2014
6 February	Angus & Julia Stone	Darwin Entertainment Centre
8 February	Chinese New Year Celebrations	Darwin
19 February	Bombing of Darwin Anniversary	Darwin
MARCH 2014
8 & 9 March	Top End Barra Series	Shady Camp
10 March	Macy Gray	Darwin Entertainment Centre
15 March	Tiwi Islands Annual Football Art Sale	Darwin
16 March	TIO NTFL Grand Final	Marrara
17 March	Tiwi Island Grand Final
17 March	St Patrick’s Day	Shenannigans or Fiddlers Green
21 March	Raw Comedy Festival	Darwin Entertainment Centre
27 – 29 March	Dundee Easter Family Fishing Competition	Dundee
APRIL 2014
12 – 18 April	Darwin Heritage Festival
15 April	Deckchair Cinema – Opening Night	Deckchair Cinema
16 April	Michael Franti and Spearhead	Darwin Entertainment Centre
19 April	Easter Saturday Family Fun Day	Darwin Waterfront
24 April	Nitro Circus	TIO Stadium, Marrara
25 April	ANZAC Day	Darwin
27 – 29 April	XXXX Gold Billfish Classic	Darwin
30 April	Mindil Beach Sunset Markets Begin	Mindil Beach
MAY 2014
1 & 2 May	Darwin Food & Wine Festival	SkyCity Casino
2 May	Roy Orbison and the Everly Brothers
2 – 3 May	Supercheap Auto Powercruise	Hidden Valley Race Track
2 – 9 May	Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival	Nightcliff
4 May (Dry Season)	Sundays Live at the Lagoon – Different musicians each week – commencing May Day	Darwin Waterfront Lawn
6 May	Beat a Path Family Fun Run/Walk	East Point Reserve
7 May	Darwin Pride Festival
9 May	Evening Salt Water Craft Fair – 4pm start	Darwin Waterfront
9 – 11 May	Garramalang Festival	Darwin Entertainment Centre
10 May	Simply the Breast Yacht Festival	Stokes Hill Wharf, Darwin Harbour
15 – 17 May	Fred’s Pass Rural Show	Fred’s Pass
16 May	Katherine Races	Katherine Racecourse
16 – 17 May	Territory Freshwater Fly Fishing Open	Corroboree Billabong
17 May	RSPCA Million Paws Walk
18 – 19 May	Frillies Fair Adventure Race	Darwin
23 May	Bass in the Grass	Darwin Ampitheatre
24 May	Darwin Symphony Orchestra Concert & Fireworks	Darwin Waterfront
26 – 29 May	Wordstorm Festival @ George Brown	Darwin Botanic Gardens
27 May	Latin American Film Festival
30 May	Adelaide River Races	Adelaide River Racecourse
31 May – 1 June	Waterfront Harmony Soiree	Darwin Waterfront
JUNE 2014
5 June	Adelaide River Show	Adelaide River Racecourse
6 June	AFL – Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide	TIO Stadium
6 & 7 June	Greek Glenti
7 June	NT City 2 Surf Fun Run Series
7 – 8 June	Bynoe Harbour Camp Out Fishing & Crabbing Competition	Bynoe Harbour
7 – 15 June	Save the Children Adventure Volunteering	Kakadu
19 June	Sportsnet V8 Drivers Dinner	SkyCity Casino
19 – 21 June	V8 Supercars	Hidden Valley Racetrack
20 June	Race &Rock Concert	Hidden Valley Racetrack
27 June	Darwin Blues Festival
28 June	Darwin Ukulele & Folk Festival
28 June	Darwin Pro Bull Riders Touring (Pro Division) – 7pm	Robbie Robins Reserve
JULY 2014
1 July	Territory Day Fireworks	Mindil Beach Markets
4 July	AFL – Melbourne v Fremantle	TIO Stadium, Marrara
4 July	Darwin Cup Festival starts (runs until 3rd August)	Darwin Racecourse
4 July	Darwin Guinness Day
12 July	Lions Beer Can Regatta	Mindil Beach
16 July	Darwin Fringe Festival	Happy Yess
23 – 25 July	Royal Darwin Show	Darwin Showgrounds
25 July	The 19th Annual Dundee Beach Fishing Competition	Dundee Beach
AUGUST 2014
2 August	Pesona Indonesia (an Indonesian cultural market)	Darwin Waterfront
3 August	Darwin Cup Day	Darwin Racecourse
6 – 23 August	Darwin Festival
7 – 9 August	Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
9 August	NRL – Parramatta Eels v Canberra Raiders	Marrara
10 August	Santos Top End Gran Fondo (long distance cycling event)
15 August	Cyprus Food & Wine Festival
21 & 22 August	Government House – Open House	Government House
22 August	Darwin to Ambon Yacht Race
23 August	Australian Netball League – Round 4
26 August	Norzone AllStars v Adelaide United FC	Marrara
28 – 30 August	Humminbird Corroboree Park Challenge
29 – 30 August	Palmerston Festival
SEPTEMBER 2014
2 September	World Beer Tour	Darwin Ski Club
18 September	Darwin International Film Festival
22 – 26 September	Kakadu Bird Week	Jabiru
OCTOBER 2014
12 – 14 October	Darwin Trailer Boat Club Bluewater Classic	Darwin
18 – 25 October	World Solar Challenge
25 Oct – 2 Nov	Darwin Fridge Festival
29 October	Mindil Beach Sunset Markets Close	Mindil Beach
NOVEMBER 2014
13 – 14 November	Fist Full of Films Festival
15 November	Deckchair Cinema Closing Night
22 November	Christmas Craft Fair

For more events in Darwin and the Top End, please have a look at Tourism Top End