Armidale Events

Come and enjoy jazz at one of Armidale's grooviest venues. Katy Haselwood Quartet - Glen Innes chanteuse, Katy Haselwood, excites audiences wherever she goes. Tonight Katy is joined by Ash Hall on trumpet, Warwick Dunham on keyboards and Cary Bennett on drums for a night of jazz, R&B, and pop standards with a kick. Katy and the band guarantee to put the right grooves on your face. Music washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey

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

Come and have a drink while listening to our favourite songs of the 1960s!

With assistance from local businesses and sponsorship from the New England Writers' Centre this Festival will include workshops during the week. There will be stalls, food and music and a Book Week Parade - for everybody!

An invitation to you and your family to join in this delightful event with Hippy - activities and snacks. Guest speaker: Dr Majida Mehana.

Tea and sausages available from 11.30am. Parson and the Peas with Celtic Music The music this Market Sunday Concert features the Parson and the Peas playing traditional Celtic music and original compositions by Paul Brown. Paul (the Parson) is joined by three Peas: Sharon Brown, Fiona McDonald and Nikki Murcell. This is a great opportunity to hear how Celtic folk music has inspired a living creative tradition among Armidale-based musicians using a range of instruments: tin whistles (big and small), Irish flute, […]

National Science Week, is taking the Palaeo Jam podcast on the road, and you're invited! Join us for a free and fascinating evening of palaeontology in the awesome brand new surrounds of Armidale's very own brewery, A night of palaeontology as we explore what prehistoric creatures once walked, swam, slithered, flew and crawled right here in Armidale! And while there wee some pretty awesome dinosaurs that have walked this way there is a whole collection of other remarkable beasts that […]

Progressive Cinema and the Armidale National Parks Association are co-hosting this screening to raise awareness of the threats to the Styx River and Forest which is home to lyrebirds. The screening will be followed by a community dinner. The Message of the Lyrebird is a film about the relationship between people and birds, set in a natural wonderland where an exquisite forest faery has been performing his astonishing song and dance routines for millions of years. It is a timeless […]

Come and enjoy jazz at one of Armidale's grooviest venues. MC & The Squares brings to life songs written and sung by Mark Cooper, songs that offer a diverse musical experience from country to pop to other grooves with observations of post-adolescent life living in a small town on a mountain. The band features Sujata Allan on violin, Craig Johnson on bass and Gary Daly on drums, along with mark on the guitar and harmonica. Music washes away the dust […]

Vinnie and the Cuban Missiles are so excited to be playing at the opening of a fabulous new venue. It is simply the best space to have a few drinks while listening to some live music. They will be playing to 8.30pm, followed by the fabulous James Bennett at 9.00pm.

Armidale Gather and Trade - Aboriginal Artisan Micro Markets - Part of a celebration for the newly refurbished foyer and entry way at the Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place and the official opening of the For Our Elders exhibition.

A community family event with meals, games, raffles etc. Fundraising proceeds to Hillgrove Progress Association.

A fantastic poetic night with some snacks and refreshments provided. The UNE Writers' Society aims to bring writers together to share their skills, knowledge, and love of writing. Our club is a judgement free zone and all forms of writing are welcome: all you need to bring is yourself, a pen, and some great ideas. So, whether you have dreams of being a published author, really like writing about the secret life of Amazonian tree frogs, or just like writing for fun, […]

Lunch - 12.00-2.00pm , Dinner - 5.30-8.30pm. Bring dad along for lunch or dinner or both and he will receive a complimentary schooner of beer and a chance to win a Weber BBQ valued at $389.

Spoil Dad this Father's Day! With food and drink specials on all day until late, you can catch up with your father or father figure over a feed or a beer. PLUS, purchase a $10 Keno voucher on the day for your chance to win Dad an OzPig Big Pig Woodfire BBQ & Stove thanks to Keno! Winner drawn at 7.00pm on the day.