
Armidale Events

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?
Magic Men @ the Servies
Armidale Ex-services Memorial Club 137 Dumaresq Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaChuck on the heels and round up the girls! Are you ready for the ultimate night out? For one night only! MAGIC MEN is bringing together the biggest and the baddest crew near you! This is your chance to watch our top-tier stage production with exhilarating dance moves you will daydream about in the near future. Expect a blood-pumping performance from our all-star cast and find out why we have voted the best male revue show in Australia. Come see […]
Rick Cuthel @ the Bowlo
Armidale City Bowling Club 92-96 Dumaresq Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaCome along for a great night of good company and foot tapping music.
“Canning Duck” @ McCrossins Mill
McCrossin's Mill Museum 29-31 Salisbury Street, URALLA, NSW, AustraliaCOST: tba. Tickets available at door. Funk soul blues rock cloaked in a psychedelic quilt of fresh modernity.
Armidale Birdwatchers
Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve Bagot Road (off Tubbamurra Road, off New England Highway), LLANGOTHLIN, NSW, AustraliaTIME: 7.55am for 8.00am departure (depart Visitor Information Centre, 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. All comers welcome, but must understand that each individual is responsible for their own safety and welfare, including any COVID-19 restrictions that may apply.
Favourite Shorts – Program 1
The Lodge Theatre 119A Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaA Festival of Short Plays produced by Benjamin Thorn and Margaret Sims.
“The Crucible” @ Belgrave Cinema
Belgrave Twin Cinema 145 Dumaresq Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaOlivier Award-winner, Lyndsey Turner, directs this electrifying new production with designs by Es Devlin in a magnificent restaging (UK Telegraph) of Arthur Miller's masterpiece, a gripping parable of power and its abuse. Written during the McCarthy witch hunt era in the USA, the 1950s, this classic continues to resonate. "A witch hunt is beginning in Salem…. Raised to be seen but not heard, a group of young women suddenly find their words have a terrible power. As a climate of fear […]
Jazz, Blues & Alt. Grooves @ the Dog
Welder's Dog Bar cnr Marsh and Rusden Streets, ARMIDALE, NSWJohn Hoffman & Friends - Distinguished jazz trumpeter, John Hoffman, has performed with many world-class bands including Buddy Rich, Woody Herman and the Glen Miller Orchestra. John is joined by Sharny Russell on piano and vocals, Bruce Stephen on bass and Cary Bennett on drums and vocals, for a very special night of swinging music hMusic washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey
Culture Fest
Curtis Park 75 Faulkner Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaWe are 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 for an evening of international food stalls, live music, cultural dance and song, pop-up bars, a kid's art tent, jumping castle and more! Featuring live music by local artists Charlie Fittler and Fergus Lupton, get ready Armidale this will be a night you won’t want to miss. All welcome.
International Women’s Day (with an inspirational guest speaker) – Guyra
Guyra Soldiers' Memorial Hall 163 Bradley Street, GUYRA, NSWCost includes complimentary glass of champagne, wine or soft drink. Tickets also available via www.facebook.com/cwaguyraeveningbranch - NO door sales. For more information, please phone Mary on 0429 345 255 CWA Guyra Evening Branch is proud to host another wonderful event, this time to celebrate International Women's Day. The 2023 theme of Cracking the Code: Innovation for a gender-equal future will be acknowledged, and we have no doubt you will be inspired by our Guest Speaker. We warmly invite you to […]
Thor Phillips @ McCrossins
McCrossin's Mill Museum 29-31 Salisbury Street, URALLA, NSW, AustraliaThor is coming ladies (sorry not Chris Hemsworth)! Meet Thor Phillips, the Australian singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso whose passionate, powerful performances are stirring up storms across the nation.
Armidale Farmers’ Market
Curtis Park 75 Faulkner Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaA 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.
CanAssist Charity Golf Day
Armidale Golf Club Golf Links Road, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaFour-person Ambrose ($200 per team), shotgun start followed by lunch, raffles and prizes on the day. All proceeds go to CanAssist to help cancer patients in Armidale.
“Mary Cassatt: Painting…” @ the Belgrave
Belgrave Twin Cinema 145 Dumaresq Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaMary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman - fine portrait of a neglected artist Released nationally only this week, to coincide with International Women's Day. Mary Stevenson Cassatt was an American painter and printmaker (1844-1926). She was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, but lived much of her adult life in France, where she befriended Edgar Degas and exhibited with the Impressionists. A study of a female painter who exhibited with the first impressionists in 19th-century Paris, but saw little of their renown […]
Fergus Lupton @ Tatts
Tattersalls Hotel 174 Beardy Street Mall, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaCome along for a wonderful Sunday afternoon of live music, good company at a great venue.
Favourite Shorts – Program 2
The Lodge Theatre 119A Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaA Festival of Short Plays produced by Benjamin Thorn and Margaret Sims.
Friends of McMaugh Gardens Charity Bowls Day
Uralla Bowling & Recreation Club 52 Hill Street (cnr Queen Street), URALLA, NSW, AustraliaSausage sizzle lunch, registration, afternoon tea and cold meat salad for dinner. There will be raffles, auction, trading table and prizes. The event is an open triples (subject to change depending on numbers). Nominate your team, single entries welcome. Dress up if you wish, theme is Hawaiian - prize for best dressed team. No experience required, bowls available.
Australian Vocal Ensemble featuring Katie Noonan
Armidale Town Hall 127 Rusden Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaTumbling Like Stars Using the human voice to tell the stories of our time and place through song four of Australia’s finest vocalists come together in a visionary performance combining heavenly vocals in a chamber setting. Katie Noonan’s new project, Australian Vocal Ensemble - AVÉ intertwines Australian compositions by Cawrse, Davidson, Green, Humphries, Hurren, Leek, Noonan and Wells, alongside new arrangements of music by Bach, Handel and Tomás Luis de Victoria creating a beautiful tension between ties to more traditional […]
Jazz, Blues & Alt. Grooves @ the Dog
Welder's Dog Bar cnr Marsh and Rusden Streets, ARMIDALE, NSWBriny Sea - Swathed in homespun tunes; lyrically dipping, swelling, sailing afore a qusty rhythmic headwind to reckless foolhardy wood and rope adventure, the Briny Sea features Mike Croft on keys, bass and vocals; Mark Fisher on electyric guitar; Matt Benham on drums; and Matt Knights on guitar and vocals. All aboard! Music washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey
St Patrick’s Day Lunch @ Uralla Golf Club
Uralla Golf Club 31 Plane Street, URALLA, NSW, AustraliaAn invitation is extended to all interested persons to attend. A great Irish day with a bit of Irish humour for everyone! Competitions: Best St Patrick's Day dress-up; Best Green Hat; Best Irish Joke plus some Trivia and a sing-along. Lunch will be cold cuts and special salads plus dessert. Essential to RSVP (Bev on 02 6778 4328 or Faye on 0412 399 204) prior to 10 March for catering purposes.