Markets in the Mall
Beardy Street Mall Beardy Street Mall, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaListen to live music, source fresh products from local producers and browse a variety of market stalls.
No matter what time of year you visit, chances are there will be an event or festival in or around Armidale.
Events not to be missed include the Autumn Festival, Big Chill Festival, The Bach Festival, The New England Garden Festival, Armidale International Film Festival and Guyra Lamb and Potato Festival. Other great annual events include New England Sings, The Armidale Cup, Guyra Trout Festival, Armidale Youth Orchestra Garden Party, Vintage Truck, Machinery and Heavy Horse Show and the NEGS Equestrian events. The calendar is full with premier sport events including the TAS Rugby Carnivals, Tour de Rocks and the 12hr Mountain Bike Enduro.
Have an event to add to the calendar?
Listen to live music, source fresh products from local producers and browse a variety of market stalls.
Tea and sausages available from 11.30am. New Recorder Quartet The music this Market Sunday will feature four recorder quartets by Benjamin Thorn including a world premiere of a piece for four bass recorders, Four bass in a pond. The other works will be Mirror, Through a glass darkly and Celtic Materials. They will be performed by Fiona MacDonald, Nikki Murcell, Benjamin Thorn and Lena Schmalz. Benjamin Thorn has an international reputation as a composer for the recorder and this is […]
The Armidale Youth Orchestras invite the community to its annual concert. Featuring groups from the AYO. These include a full orchestra, string percussion/wind and brass ensembles, plus guest musicians from the Armidale music community – this is a great and inexpensive opportunity to introduce children to the absolute joy of music-making with friends and to celebrate the talented young musicians of our region. Recommended for ages 0 to 100!
Join in for a friendly game with popular host Cheryl.
Try your hand at our Open Mic event, it's not just for singers but also comedians, poets and musicians. Happy hour 2.00-3.00pm. Come check out the local talent for an awesome afternoon. People’s choice of best performance will win a $50 food and drinks voucher.
Doors open 4.00pm. It's with much excitement that we will be welcoming our old friend Darren Hanlon + band to the Big Dog. Off the back of the 20-year anniversary and sold-out tour of his acclaimed album Hello Stranger, Darren will play a selection of his earlier ballads along with his equally captivating and lyrically lush newer tunes. True to Darren's love for us country folk who live in old bushranger territory, Darren's ticket prices have maintained early 2000s prices and […]
Cash prize, $5 buy in, 1st place $50 plus pot.
Win $100 cash, jackpot up to $500.
Another blast from the past night! This time it is all about the 90s. Dust off that denim jacket, don your bucket hats and chockers - get your grunge on and get to the Grand. 1st prize $100 cash; 2nd $50 Grand voucher; 2rd $25 Grand voucher. Prize for best dressed team, best dressed individual and best 90s-themed team name. Register from 6.00pm. All teams that book ahead will get a reward.
Featuring Mini Singers, Cantilena Singers, New England Singers, Side-by-Side, The Good Notes, Rusty Singers, Jazz Vocal Project.
New poets, old poets and poets from far away, everyone is welcome to perform or listen.
$500 jackpot! 35k starting stack, early bird 10k 30 mins prior to start, late registration end of first break,18 players.
Join a table, test your knowledge and have a great night.
Win 1st Place - $100 cash; 2nd Place - $50 pub voucher, trivia jackpot, hotseat and more.
Come and enjoy a meal, good company and increase your knowledge.
Bistro opens 5.30pm, bar meals available until 8.30pm. Grab a team together and have some fun. Great prizes up for grabs.
Join in a game of Go!. Beginners welcome.
Come along and support the Children’s Ward at Armidale Hospital. Raffle tickets: $2 (single ticket) or $3 (for five) or $7 (for 10) – ticket sales from 6.00pm, drawn 7.00pm. Five meat trays, donated by Pete’s Mountview Butchery, to be raffled. Happy hour from 4.00-7.00m, drink specials and delicious meals available.
Indie-psych Americana for the romantic-at-heart. This trio of friends has shared the stage with the likes of Megan Washington, Tim Rogers and Dustin Tebbutt.
Come along for a great night of good company and foot tapping music.