Armidale Events

The Bridge Walk is held every year during National Reconciliation Week – a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements, and to explore how each of us can join the national reconciliation effort. This year’s national theme for Reconciliation Week ‘Be Brave. Make Change’. The event starts with a smoking ceremony, then we walk across Stephen’s Bridge, followed by a circuit of the park. We then listen to a couple of short speeches and […]

TIMES: 10.00am-4.00pm -  Wednesday, 1 June, Friday, 3 June and Sunday, 5 June. The Mary White Saumarez Collection is made up of a newly discovered array of stunning art deco travel posters and original documents collected by Mary White throughout her voyages from 1939-1947 which were found inside a set of attaché cases, now on show for the first time. Redeem your NSW Discover voucher when you purchase your ticket on arrival.

After viewing the Travels with Mary exhibition, join our What we know about Mary tour set to delve into Mary White’s interests, works and deeds through various works and objects, especially in her room and her own cottage garden in the grounds of Saumarez Homestead, for an exclusive insider’s look into Mary’s life at home. A private person with a social conscience who gave herself to public works, possessing a strong sense of responsibility and social duty, Mary White was […]

For those of you yet to experience the delight of group singing - in harmony - with your mates - at a pub - here's the dealio. No experience needed, no commitment required - just you, some mates, some classic tunes and a cheeky bevie or three. Grab a meal if you are peckish and a bevie, pick up a lyric sheet and we will fill you up on solid gold classics and send you home before bedtime with a […]

Come and enjoy jazz at one of Armidale's grooviest venues. Herbie Gets Out - If you dig your blues on the edge of green, your jazz country-tinged, your country with a side of noir and your funk with a garnish of surf, we might be getting somewhere. Just call it music. I do. Mr Herbie engages the services of Steve Harris (drums), James Haselwood (bass) and Steve Thorneycroft (guitar). Music washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey

$70 (Festival pass). All films are presented in their original language with English subtitles. Lost Illusions An all-star cast dazzles in the spectacular and exhilarating new film by Xavier Giannoli (The Singer, Marguerite), an adaptation of Balzac’s classic novel about a young idealist who learns that anything can be bought and sold. 1821. Handsome poet Lucien (Benjamin Voisin, in a star-making turn) is poor, but highly ambitious. Failing to make a name for himself in his provincial hometown, he naively […]

8.00pm (Friday and Saturday), 3.00pm (Sunday) Following on from their successful, sell-out concert series at the Armidale Playhouse (Jazz Meets Broadway and Jazz Goes to the Movies), the Jazz Assembly (Warwick Dunham - piano, Dave Carr - Sax and flute, Wendy Griffiths - bass, and Cary Bennett - drums and vocals) are delighted to present Magic Moments: The Music of Bacharach and David. Burt Bacharach and Hal David were one of the most successful songwriting teams ever. From the late […]

$70 (Festival pass). All films are presented in their original language with English subtitles. 3.00pm - Farewell Mr Haffmann Occupied Paris, 1941: all members of the Jewish community are instructed to come forward and identify themselves to authorities. Dedicated jeweller Joseph Haffmann (Auteuil), fearing the worst, arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee François Mercier (Gilles Lellouche) the chance to take over his store until the conflict subsides. But his own attempts to escape are […]

TIMES: 10.00am-4.00pm -  Wednesday, 8 June, Friday, 10 June and Sunday, 12 June. The Mary White Saumarez Collection is made up of a newly discovered array of stunning art deco travel posters and original documents collected by Mary White throughout her voyages from 1939-1947 which were found inside a set of attaché cases, now on show for the first time. Redeem your NSW Discover voucher when you purchase your ticket on arrival.

Sharny Russell Trio - Award-winning Australian Jazz pianist/vocalist, Sharny Russell, is known for her improvisatory prowess, joyful stage presence and audience rapport. She has recorded several albums including an originals CD in 2017. The trio features Bruce Stephen on bass and Cary Bennett on drums. Music washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey

TIME: 11.00am (Saturday, 11 June), 7.00pm (Friday, 10 June and Saturday, 11 June). Fools for Love promises a funny, gritty and exhilarating night at the theatre. Sure to make you laugh, smile and gasp. Be drawn into darkly comic tales of love and desire in Empty Space Productions inaugural theatre work, Fools for Love is directed by Dr Julie Shearer from UNE Theatre and Performance. An anthology of thought-provoking scenes from some of the West End and Broadway’s most acclaimed […]

After viewing the Travels with Mary exhibition, join our What we know about Mary tour set to delve into Mary White’s interests, works and deeds through various works and objects, especially in her room and her own cottage garden in the grounds of Saumarez Homestead, for an exclusive insider’s look into Mary’s life at home. A private person with a social conscience who gave herself to public works, possessing a strong sense of responsibility and social duty, Mary White was […]

Shoes convey a wide range of meanings associated with fashion, style, personality, sexuality, class and gender.  New studies have given us awareness of the personal, social and sexual connotations attributed to footwear and created by footwear.  Different shapes and colours for men’s and women’s shoes today revolve primarily around the construction of gender difference.  Many of these gendered distinctions developed in the so-called ‘long eighteenth century’.  Why do men and women’s shoes look so very different today?  Learn about shoes, […]

Crooked Tree features Ian Russell on rhythm guitar and vocals and Mick Houlahan on lead guitar and vocals. The duo play a range of material including original songs and covers by songwriters such as Dylan, Steve Earle, J J Cale, Van Morrison, Creedence Clearwater and Santana, as well as some old Delta blues. These guys rock! Music washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey

Archie and Zoe are two young and  very talented musicians and songwriters. A $5 donation for the musicians will be appreciated.