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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 “Transparency” @ the Playhouse

“Transparency” @ the Playhouse

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

TIME: 7.30pm (Friday, Saturday), 2.00pm (Sunday). Directed by Melanie Rumble; produced by Diana Helmrich. In the countdown to Christmas, the disappearance of a two year old boy rocks a small town community, instigating a chain of events that will alter the lives of everyone involved. Featuring: Dominick O’Shea, Rebecca Tafra, Julie Collins, Andrew “Duckie” Silcock, Jackey Turner. Adult themes and coarse language.

$20 – $25

Tanya Kernaghan & Jason Owen @ the Servies

Armidale Ex-services Memorial Club 137 Dumaresq Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Tania Kernaghan performing alongside Jason Owen in Concert. Performing their hit songs along with your favourite country classics. Boys in Boots | Back Home Again | Islands in the Stream | Nine Mile Run | Damn Right | A Bushman Can't Survive | Tears on Fire | Take Me Home Country Roads | and many more. Singing all your favourite songs live.

$41.50

Neil Murray @ McCrossins

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

Neil Murray will be touring in 2023 on the release of his new album, “The Telling” . Maverick song man Neil Murray was a founding member of the pioneering Warumpi Band, which in the 1980’s penetrated mainstream Australia with the iconic anthems My Island Home and Blackfella Whitefella He is now a respected singer/songwriter- Good Light in Broome, Whispering Casuarina, Lights Of Hay are just some of his well loved songs. He has a string of remarkable albums under his belt, the most recent being Blood & Longing and Tjungu (all in […]

$47.50

Piazzolla, Tango & Spain @ the Playhouse

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

A concert of song inspired by the composer Piazzolla and the influences of the tango and the music of Spain. The concert will be performed by soprano Ayse Göknur Shanal, accompanied by pianist Benjamin Martin. Armidale audiences will remember Göknur as Mimi in Opera New England's production of La Bohème.

$35.50

Jazz, Blues & Alt. Grooves @ the Dog

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

Tell Tale Hearts features Vince Redal (guitars/vocals), Steve Jackson (guitars/vocals), Mick Houlihan (bass/vocals) and Steve Harris (drums/assorted rhythmic shapes). With both original and new songs, Tell Tale Hearts renovates the power in pop, realigns the alt in rock, and rewires the blues in groove, to give listeners a night of wide-skied sound and deep-valleyed song.

James Brothers @ 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.

Armidale Birdwatching Group

Robb College Carpark to Lake Zot Elm Avenue, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Departure at 8.00am from the Visitor Information Centre carpark, 82 Marsh Street. Bring food (morning tea and lunch), water, binoculars, sunscreen and hat, and wear stout shoes. The scheduled visit may be changed or cancelled if conditions on the day are likely to affect the excursion.

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.

Jazz, Blues & Alt. Grooves @ the Dog

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

The Rocky Bottom Girls play a mix of bittersweet originals, old time dance tunes and selected Irish and Americana ballads. Combining the musical connection of Uralla-based sisters Jhana (vocals, mandolin & fiddle) and Sujata (vocals, banjo & fiddle) with the talent of guitarists/vocalists Craig (USA) and Clara (IRL/UK), the Rocky Bottom Girls bring you soaring four-part harmony, driving fiddle and banjo tunes and heartfelt stories from Anaiwan high country (New England). The band’s Irish and American members bring together iconic […]

Event Series Heritage Diesel Rail Motor Shuttles

Heritage Diesel Rail Motor Shuttles

Armidale Train Station 240 Brown Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Take a ride down memory lane. Experience the beautiful in a 1960s diesel train with windows that open to catch the cool fresh air. This a great opportunity to take the kids for a ride on a heritage 621/721 Diesel Rail Motor. Operated by Rail Motor Society Paterson.

$13 – $64
Event Series Heritage Diesel Rail Motor Shuttles

Heritage Diesel Rail Motor Shuttles

Armidale Train Station 240 Brown Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Take a ride down memory lane. Experience the beautiful in a 1960s diesel train with windows that open to catch the cool fresh air. This a great opportunity to take the kids for a ride on a heritage 621/721 Diesel Rail Motor. Operated by Rail Motor Society Paterson.

$13 – $64

Ziggy Harris – Farewell Recital

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

Student must show student card. Operatic baritone, Ziggy Harris, is leaving Australia. This recital will be his last hurrah, and it is deeply meaningful to Ziggy that he may showcase some of his favourite repertoire thus far to the community that has poured hours of belief, time and energy into him. Accompanied by the orchestrally-minded and wonderful Dr. Robert Manley, the arias you will hear are essential snippets of the wider baritone repertoire. This recital will comprise music by Bellini, Gounod, Monteverdi, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Verdi and Wagner. Ziggy is returning to […]

$17.63 – $25.95

Anna Weatherup & Amy Vee @ McCrossins

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

JOIN US FOR A MAGICAL NIGHT OF STORYTELLING, NEW MUSIC AND CONNECTION... ⭐️ Anna Weatherup, who grew up in Townsville, is perhaps best known for turning all four chairs on The Voice in its second season, with her audition garnering over 1.2M views on YouTube. Since then, Anna has worked tirelessly to shape a truly unique & engaging creative identity, gathering a loyal community of followers via her many live shows &, during lockdowns, via livestreaming on Twitch. Anna’s long-awaited album […]

$31.25

“The Men Commandments” @ the Garage

The Lodge Theatre 119A Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

TIME: 7.30pm (Friday, Saturday), 2.00pm (Sunday). This play was written by English writer, Sarah Quick, who formed Quick Change Theatre and was the Artistic Director of Globus Theatre at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon. In the play, four women work as telephonists/receptionists at Rainbow Insurance, a company that covers a range of different biblical and other disasters (e.g., a life insurance claim by Mrs Lazerus). As we delve into their dating dynamics and marital misadventures we learn the rules […]

Heritage Diesel Rail Motor Ride and Lunch

Armidale Train Station 240 Brown Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Ticket includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. Take a ride down memory lane. Experience the beautiful in a 1960s diesel train with windows that open to catch the cool fresh air. This a great opportunity to take the kids for a ride on a heritage 621/721 Diesel Rail Motor. Operated by Rail Motor Society Paterson.

$65 – $99

“The Men Commandments” @ The Garage

The Lodge Theatre 119A Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

TIME: 7.30pm (Friday, Saturday), 2.00pm (Sunday). This play was written by English writer, Sarah Quick, who formed Quick Change Theatre and was the Artistic Director of Globus Theatre at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon. In the play, four women work as telephonists/receptionists at Rainbow Insurance, a company that covers a range of different biblical and other disasters (e.g., a life insurance claim by Mrs Lazerus). As we delve into their dating dynamics and marital misadventures we learn the rules […]

Fleetwood Mac Show – “Running in the Shadows”

Armidale Ex-services Memorial Club 137 Dumaresq Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

18+ event. Fleetwood Mac is one of the most iconic bands in the world today. Formed in the 1960s, it is considered one of the world’s best-selling bands. The Running In the Shadows show covers the best of Fleetwood Mac’s career. From the early hits from the music of Peter Green, through to the Ialbum era, spanning up to Tango In the Night and even some of Stevie Nicks' solo material, there is something for every Fleetwood Mac fan to […]

$37.50

Simple Stone @ St Kilda

St Kilda Hotel 102-104 Rusden Street (cnr Marsh Street), ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

A good night out with friends.

Family Movie Night @ Uralla Bowlo

Uralla Bowling & Recreation Club 52 Hill Street (cnr Queen Street), URALLA, NSW, Australia

Movie: Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Based on the best-selling book series by Bernard Waber, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, starring Academy Award®-winner Javier Bardem (2007, Best Supporting Actor, No Country For Old Men), Constance Wu and Shawn Mendes as Lyle, is a live-action/CGI musical comedy that brings this beloved character to a new, global audience. Bring the whole family for a free sausage sizzle before the movie starts. There’s bottomless popcorn and juice boxes for kids.

School of St Jude Fundraising Dinner

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

The Quota Club of Armidale invites you to join us for a special evening as former local, Gemma Sisia, founder of the School of St Jude in Tanzania returns to launch her new book. The School that Hope Built; also hear from Maddie Kelly (author) and Enock Ephrahim (alum and school employee). Ticket price includes drink and appetizer on arrival, two-course premium dining menu and table wine. Tickets are available individually or tables of 10 The evening will also include […]

$75