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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.

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Event Series Killer Pool Competition @ the Royal

Killer Pool Competition @ the Royal

Royal Hotel 107 Beardy Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Runs for eight weeks at a time. 7.00pm registration, 7.30pm start. All the money collected goes to the winner of the overall eight weeks!!! Weekly prizes, $60 venue voucher, $20 venue voucher, $10 venue voucher - may not be spent in bottleshop or for gambling credit. There will be a scoring board to see everyone’s progress. Each player starts with six lives one for every letter in the word “killer” If you miss six shots, you are out of the game. […]

$2

Jazz, Blues & Alt. Grooves @ the Dog

Welder's Dog Bar cnr Marsh and Rusden Streets, ARMIDALE, NSW

Thrown in the Deep End - Rick Cuthel and Paul Longley are two very experienced and dynamic performers who play songs you know and songs you won't! With Rick on lead guitar and vocals and Paul on keys, vocals and a range of other instruments, these two will make it a fun and spontaneous evening! You won't be able to stay on your seat!!! Music washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey

Rick Cuthel @ the Bowlo

Armidale City Bowling Club 92-96 Dumaresq Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Come along for a great night of good company and foot tapping music.

Event Series Chess in the Mall

Chess in the Mall

Beardy Street Mall Beardy Street Mall, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Come and enjoy a relaxed morning of Chess and coffee. Boards are also set up inside Boobooks. All welcome!

Free

Armidale Farmers’ Market

Curtis Park 75 Faulkner Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

A monthly open-air market that offers fresh seasonal produce, meat, cheese, eggs, baked goods, coffee and other food products from growers and producers around the New England and Coffs Coast regions. Celebrate our community and the unique offerings of this wonderful region! BYO bags and re-useables.

Event Series Armidale Races

Armidale Races

Armidale Racecourse 12 Barney Street, Armidale, NSW, Australia

First race at 1.16pm. Seven-race TAB race meeting, tote and local bookmakers, full bar and catering facilities.

ADFAS Lecture: “Conserving Beauty: Technical Insights…”

Michael Hoskins Creative Arts Centre The Armidale School, 87 Douglas Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Conserving Beauty: Technical Insights of Australian Impressionist Paintings – Michael Varcoe-Cocks (Australia - NGV, Melbourne) Technical art history is the examination of artworks using scientific equipment to reveal layers of information that offers unique insights into the artistic methods and materials found in each work. This evidence-based approach has yielded some of the most remarkable stories in Australian art. This lecture will discuss the examination and conservation of iconic works from the Australian Impressionist movement by Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton […]

$25

Jazz, Blues & Alt. Grooves @ the Dog

Welder's Dog Bar cnr Marsh and Rusden Streets, ARMIDALE, NSW

Future Shock, draws inspiration from the early jazz/funk greats of the 70s. With an impressive line-up of Sydney's most accomplished players - Simon Ashton (drums/vox), Peter Gray (bass), Felix Latanne (guitar), Karl Laskowski (sax), Gavin Ahearn (keys) and Olivia Ashton (guest vox) - their aim is to bring the funk with unique originals and inispiring improvisation to your favourite venue. Music washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey

Sydney Youth Orchestra – Youth Orchestral Camp Showcase

Multi Purpose Centre, Armidale Secondary College 182 Butler Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Prepare to be delighted as SYO and their regional guest musicians harness the energy of a week at camp! Join The Sydney Youth Orchestras’ Richard Gill Chamber Orchestra (RGCO), Western Sydney Youth Orchestra (WSYO), Peter Seymour Orchestra (PSO), Symphonic Wind Orchestra (SWO) and 80 regional guest musicians for an exciting showcase concert. Led by John Ockwell, Kate Morgan, Aija Draguns, Tyler Wilkinson, James Pensini; our musicians will be performing a range of classical bangers ranging Mozart, Sibelius and Tchaikovsky.  

$5 – $20

Jazz, Blues & Alt. Grooves @ the Dog

Welder's Dog Bar cnr Marsh and Rusden Streets, ARMIDALE, NSW

Whiskey Business is here to play some good ol' fashioned country music to get those feet tapping and tears jerkin'. Featuring Liam Kelleher on banjo, Matt Debreceny on mandolin, Hugh Brown on the guitar, Wendy Griffiths on double bass and Gary Jenkins on drums. There'll be plenty of pickin' and a hollarin', so come ready for a great old time! Music washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey

Event Series Wimble’s Wayzgoose

Wimble’s Wayzgoose

New England Regional Art Museum 106-114 Kentucky Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Friday 6.00-7.30pm - $15 ($10 Friends of NERAM & Culture Club) - Packsaddle Lecture on Printing (Cecelia Heffer (Senior Lecturer, of Fashion and Textiles at the University of Technology, Sydney), Clint Harvey and Caren Florance) In her practice, Cecelia specializes in print and contemporary lace. She will share a special collaboration with Tharangini studio in Bangalore and show the artistry of woodblock carving and printing methods involved in producing bespoke prints. Clint Harvey & Caren Florence explain the historical information […]

$10 – $15

Record Store Day @ Reader’s Companion

Reader's Companion 124 Beardy Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Enjoy some live music, good vibes and limited edition Record Store Day exclusive releases. Make sure to BYO coffee to drink with the RSD morning tea treats Michelle will be baking for this once-a-year day!

“Beez” @ McCrossins

McCrossin's Mill Museum 29-31 Salisbury Street, URALLA, NSW, Australia

Deta C. Rayner (accordion and vocals) and Rob Rayner (guitar and vocals) will be presenting a yodellin´, thigh slappin’, lederhosen wettin´ fest of Beez music featuring the Beatific Beats of their Bavarian Boombox. You will thrill to comic classics from the likes of Rammstein and Bonnie Tyler; you will tear off that dirndl and shake a Teutonic Tailfeather when you catch a glimpse of Nena´s 99 Red Balloons; you will swoon to Marlene Dietrich´s Lili Marlene but, most of all, […]

$25

Armidale Choral Society – Pre-festival Event

Armidale Uniting Church 114 Rusden Street, Armidale, NSW, Australia

Donation includes post-concert afternoon tea. Gloria RV 589 by Vivaldi and two Chorales by J S Bach (BWV1, No 1 and BWV186, No 6). Conductor: Robert van Gend; Chamber Ensemble (courtesy of Armidale Symphony Orchestra).

$20

Lest We Forget @ the Bowlo

Armidale City Bowling Club 92-96 Dumaresq Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Full facilities available. Bistro Grill open for lunch from 12.00pm and dinner from 5.30pm. Join us for Armidale's biggest and best 2UP from 4.00-7.00pm.

Anzac Day @ the Railway

Railway Hotel 222 Rusden Street, Armidale

Live music from 1.00-4.00pm and raffles from 4.00pm. Raffles are raising money for Soldier On.

Armidale Races

Armidale Racecourse 12 Barney Street, Armidale, NSW, Australia

First race at 1.16pm. Seven-race TAB race meeting, tote and local bookmakers, full bar and catering facilities.

$10

Progressive Cinema – “The Great Strike 1917”

The Armidale Playhouse 309 Beardy Street (cnr Ohio Street), ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

To this day, the Great Strike of 1917 is still Australia's largest industrial upheaval. The story of the Strike has long been dormant in archives, and is now re-told with original film footage from the era. The story explores three elements to the strike – the reasons behind it, the murder of a striker and an early and compelling case of film censorship. This is a film to remind audiences today that the confluence of new technology, power and politics […]

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We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.
The Armidale Regional Community pays tribute to their love of land, love of people, and love of culture.

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