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Click to view the Spring 2024 events calendar! (PDF 3MB), or view the list below.

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?

Jazz, Blues & Alt. Grooves @ The Dog

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

Come and enjoy jazz at one of Armidale's grooviest venues. MC and The Squares is a collective of musicians brought together to bring to life songs written and sung by Mark Cooper, songs that offer a diverse musical experience from country to pop. This incarnation features Wendy Griffith on bass, Steve Tafra on squeeze-box and nylon guitar and, most recently, Gary Daly on drums. Music washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey

Forever Vs No Tomorrow

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

Two women love the same man. Unfortunately he is dead and buried. However, he lives on through his writing as you cannot put imagination in a coffin. A play by ADMS' Graham Patterson. Directed by Margaret Sims. Produced by Diana Helmrich. NB. Audience is required to wear a mask throughout the performance, check in using the available QR code and be fully immunised against COVD 19 as per NSW Health.

$20 – $25

Errol Russell Sinfonia in Concert

Armidale Teachers' College cnr Faulkner and Mossman Streets, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Join Errol Russell Sinfonia LIVE in concert at Armidale Teachers’ College! Celebrate the return of live music with a vibrant programme of music for string chamber orchestra and guest artists. Full Programme Concerto for Oboe and Violin by J.S. Bach featuring Li Ling Chen (oboe) and Joanna Fairs-Wu (violin) Cavatina by Beethoven Pavane by Faure Molly on the Shore by Grainger Wood Works by Danish String Quartet Juliet Letters by Elvis Costello featuring Katy Hazelwood (vocals) Proudly supported by New […]

$5 – $30

Yaraandoo Eco lodge Dinner & Live Music

Yaraandoo Eco lodge 194 Point Lookout Road, Ebor, NSW, Australia

Live music and delicious regional food, located within a tranquil and pristine native bushland setting. Enjoy a delicious two course menu featuring locally sourced produce by one of Armidale’s finest chefs – Paul Malifert from Jazzamataz Catering. Sit back and enjoy live music by Armidale’s very own Crooked Tree, a trio band playing quality music from a wide range of Country Rock, Bob Dylan, Blues + lots more. Genres aside, they are a vibrant collaboration creating great music with passion […]

$70

Armidale Cup Race Day

Armidale Jockey Club Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

At the Armidale Cup enjoy a traditional country race day of dressing up and socialising at one of the most popular events on the New South Wales regional race calendar. The Armidale Cup draws a large crowd every year. $27,500 in prize-money, TAB 8 big races, on-course tote and local bookmakers. Canteen and full bar in operation. Calcutta will be held on Saturday, 11 December @ Servies Club from 6.30pm. Special guest, Dave Stanley, from Sky Sports Radio.

Music on a Market Sunday – Flutes & Birds

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

Birds and other animals in flute quartet concert in December Market Sunday Concert The December Concert in the Music on a Market Sunday series will be on 12 December at 12:30pm in the Armidale Uniting Church and. features a flute quartet imitating birds, other animals and other music. Sharon Davidge, Tomoko Maeda, Benjamin Thorn and Gerard Larkins will perform music by Benjamin Thorn, Peter Maddox and Ian Clarke. This will include a new work by Benjamin Thorn Wild Birds/Caged Birds, […]