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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.

Have an event to add to the calendar?

Family Event @ Guyra

Guyra Showground 27 Marne Street, GUYRA, Australia

BBQ, live music and jumping castles.

Free

Guyra Campdraft

Guyra Showground 27 Marne Street, GUYRA, Australia

“Dusky Buzz” @ the Alternate Root

The Alternate Root 48 Bridge Street, URALLA, NSW, Australia

Cocktails, live music and dinner. Friends playing the music they like best…jazz, pop, blues, soul and samba - plus original songs. Featuring Maria Rummery (vocals), Al Hardaker (lead guitar), Mick Houlahan (bass, guitar and vocals) and Dick Kaehler (drums, percussion and vocals). Come and enjoy some laid-back musical fun and song.

Free

Culture Fest

Civic Park Dumaresq Street, Armidale, NSW, Australia

Showcasing the rich diversity of cultures that are in our region and what better way to do that than through food, music and dance. Come and join us at Civic and Curtis Park in Armidale for an evening of international food stalls, live music, cultural dance and song, a pop-up bar, kids arts and craft, plus so much more! Best bit... IT'S FREE! This event is in partnership with UNE and Armidale Regional Council. We are committed to our sustainability […]

Free

Shark & Fox @ Studio Folk Club Boobooks

Boobooks Books and Coffee Shop 176 Beardy Street Mall, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Shark & Fox - Emily-Rose Sarkova (AUS) and Jaron Freeman-Fox (Canada) Frenetic Bulgarian dances, haunting Appalachian twangs, droning Irish reels, Swedish polskas and songs that speak into existence the ephemeral mysteries of life, all effortlessly yet meticulously woven together by the vast shared history of the fiddle and accordion as musical companions. This irresistible Canadian-Australian collaboration shape-shifts between traditions, occasionally to the point that the instruments themselves transform; a fiddle to viol d’amore or fretless guitar, an accordion to modular […]

$16.75 – $21.97

Seniors Festival Opening Night

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

The New England Regional Art Museum is celebrating the Seniors Festival (funded by NSW Government). Join us and our talented friends from NECOM to officially kick off NERAM’s Senior’s Festival 2024. To begin the festivities, we welcome you to join us for some refreshments while listening to an incredible string-quartet performance playing some crowd favourites, from The Beatles to Bridgerton, there will be something for everyone to enjoy. We then invite you to continue the evening with a viewing of The […]

Free

Life Drawing with a Comedian @ McCrossins

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

Life Drawing with a Comedian is a show that combines the traditional art of life drawing with the comedic element of live performance. The show involves one comedian acting as the  host, guiding the audience through various life drawing exercises and providing humorous commentary throughout the event. Another comedian is the model for the audience to draw, posing in various positions and styles. The audience is encouraged to bring their own drawing materials and participate in the drawing process, while […]

$25

Chair Yoga with U3A Facilitators

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

The New England Regional Art Museum is celebrating the Seniors Festival (funded by NSW Government). Join U3A Armidale’s Bron Baker and Maureen Lauder for a free one-hour session of yoga in chairs. This session will be held in NERAM’s Mazda Gallery, followed by a free morning tea which will allow an open discussion about health and wellness for our senior citizens. Yoga is an ancient system of physical exercise that helps you develop strength, flexibility and a sense of well-being.

Free

Guided Tour: The Wynne Prize 2023

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

The New England Regional Art Museum is celebrating the Seniors Festival (funded by NSW Government). This year, NERAM is hosting The Wynne Prize 2023 touring exhibition. The Wynne Prize is Australia’s oldest art prize that awards the best landscape painting of Australian scenery or for the best example of figure sculpture by Australian artists. The winner and finalists within this exhibition are incredible examples of the vast beauty and diversity of Australian landscapes and the creativity and skill in figure sculpture. There […]

$6

ArtsNational Lecture: “The Importance of Being Oscar:…”

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

The Importance of Being Oscar: The Life and Works of Oscar Wilde - Susannah Fullerton (OAM) (AUS) “Somehow or other I’ll be famous, and if not famous, I’ll be notorious” declared the young Oscar Wilde: he proved to be both! He translated his genius into stories, plays, poems and a novel and gained a place amongst the great Victorian writers. This lecture includes dramatic readings that bring to life Wilde’s extraordinary life story, his fall from fame and the creation […]

$25

Strung Live @ Welder’s Dog Bar

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

Strung Live is a band of young female musicians, who have been playing together around Armidale for the last two years. They play both tender, gentle folk, and energetic tunes.

Free

CraftAlive Tamworth

Tamworth Regional Entertainment Conference Centre Greg Norman Drive, TAMWORTH, NSW, Australia

CraftAlive is returning to Tamworth and is Australia’s longest running craft event series. With both local and interstate craft talent, the show is packed full of the latest craft supplies, kits and equipment. CraftAlive is a hands-on event. A chance to learn from leading craft experts with interactive classes on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A top tip, book your tickets online and save dollars. Take the bus! CraftAlive Tamworth exclusive coach trip from Armidale - operating Friday ONLY: Depart 8.00am […]

Various

Printing Workshop with Rhonda Ellem

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

The New England Regional Art Museum is celebrating the Seniors Festival (funded by NSW Government). Join local Black Gully printmaker and artist ,Rhonda Ellem, for two hours of hands-on printmaking using gelli plates where prints are created without the use of the press. You will be guided in the making of a print: from mixing primary colours to selectively using plants and paper stencils to create layered original artworks. No experience necessary and all materials supplied.

$10

Fun and Friendship Evening

Curtis Park 75 Faulkner Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Come along for a relaxing evening, catch up with friends and meet some new people. Enjoy a simple sausage sizzle and fun games. ALL WELCOME: young, old and in-between! Co-sponsored by ANTaR Armidale, Minimbah School and Amarjun Health Service.

Free

Four Book Trilogy – Live at Girraween

Harvey Norman Complex, Girraween 10 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Armidale, NSW

Four Book Trilogy will perform on 15 March at the Harvey Norman Complex at Girraween from 6:30pm. Come and enjoy the FREE MUSIC along with delicious Malaysian, Sri Lankan, Filipino or Chinese food. Bookings for dinner: Westside Espresso (Malaysian) 02 5713 6620 Eat Street (Filipino): 0491 034 608 Colombo Kottoo (Sri Lankan): 0451 174 656

45th Annual Art Exhibition & Sale

Uralla Memorial Hall (adjacent McCrossins Mill Museum) 23 Salisbury Street, URALLA, NSW

Opening night, with the  Official Opening by Mayor of Uralla, Mr Robert Bell at 7.30pm. Being the 45th Year, we are celebrating our Ruby Anniversary which is the theme for Opening Night.  Delicious finger food will be provided by Uralla Central School hospitality students. Cost is $20pp with ticket available at door. Guest artist will be Peter Champion from Inverell. Peter paints landscape in both oils and acrylics. The ever popular Pete Stanley will provide live music. There will be […]

$4 – $5

Drag Bingo Extravaganza @ Top Pub

Top Pub 23-27 Bridge Street, URALLA, NSW, Australia

The lady of the night sassily presents Drag Bingo with Timberlina. Get ready for an evening of glitz, glamour, and giggles at Timberlina’s Drag Bingo Extravaganza! Timberlina’s over-the-top style and dazzling repertoire, coupled with her naughty quick wit, will keep you fabulously entertained for hours. Sip on your favorite cocktail and get ready for three rounds of bingo like you’ve never experienced before. Timberlina’s cheeky commentary and sparkling presence will have you in stitches as you play. Whether you’re a seasoned […]

$31.14

Ephen Stephen @ the Playhouse

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

With Armidale autumn just about upon us, there is no better time to celebrate the classical guitar’s orchestra-sized colour palette. EphenStephen has assembled this programme around a core selection of music by well-known guitar composers who weave their abilities in orchestral writing into their guitar music, as well as some arrangements of music perhaps more famous as guitar music than in its original form, and then a sprinkling of “guitarry” guitar music just for good measure! Come & join us […]

$25 – $30