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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A 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.
A 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.
Wonders of Hinton NERAM will be running guided tours of the new Wonders of Hinton exhibition throughout the month of February as part of the Seniors Festival. Guided through the new exhibition, NERAM’s curator Belinda Hungerford will share insight and inspiration with participants as they view many works that have not been on display for some time. Guided tour dates are below and we invite participants to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee to conclude the tour.
Swansea Hit & Run - gigging mainly in Sydney's Inner West, Central Coast, Melbourne for last six years - is coming to the New England region for the first time. Their ambient, trippy, Jazz-influenced electronica is the perfect soundtrack for an Arthouse film that is waiting to be made. Featuring Phil Stallard on vocals, bass guitar and beats and John the bat Cobbin on guitar. Sit back and close the eyes…think about open space and distance. Music washes away the […]
Come along for a great night of good company and foot tapping music.
Includes three-course lunch and complimentary drink on arrival. Celebrate the 115th Annual Show and support the show society. Enjoy a gourmet lunch prepared by "Relish Catering" with drinks available for purchase.
Street parade (including best decorated pushbike), vintage trucks, bikes, cars and engines, vintage chainsaws, late model trucks and forestry machinery, market stalls, food stalls. Tractor parade (2.00pm Saturday, 18 and 10.00am Sunday, 19); Live entertainment Saturday night; Tractor trek (Friday, 17 - approximately 65 km). Proceeds going to charities.
Over the holidays NECOM took delivery of our new concert grand piano, a Shigeru Kawai SK7, proudly funded by the NSW Government through the Creative Capital Funding Program. The new piano will be launched on Sunday 19 February at 3:00pm, in a concert featuring the NECOM piano staff and advanced students. The concert will showcase the new piano in its full capacity: as a solo instrument, a duet and accompaniment instrument, plus a work for 8 hands (4 pianists)! During […]
After the successes of the last two year's variety concerts, the ADMS once again presents a concert of hits from our previous shows as well as some from shows we are yet to present. Featuring solos, duets, and ensemble numbers presented by the cream of Armidale musical talent. Created by and directed/musically directed by Neil Horton and Bruce Menzies. A show not to be missed. Once weekend only. The Playhouse 309 Beardy Street, (cnr Ohio Street) ARMIDALE, NSW
The Altones is Al Heeney on guitar and vocals, Tony Elder on guitar and vocals, Mick Houlahan on bass and vocals and Ian Mitchell on drums. The Altones has a brand new-self-titled album out and will be delighting you with unique alternative post Britpop style compositions. Close harmonies with a tight rhythm section are the order of the night! Music washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey
When life gives you lemons, display them beautifully on your table for that little pop of colour. Or, make a gin & tonic I guess! Our Lemoncello artwork will be the perfect addition to your home, bringing a zesty citrus to all interiors. A three-hour guided session – no experience needed. Tickets include a glass of bubbles of arrival! and bar will be open for you to purchase your favourite beverages. No BYO event.
A great night of music and good company.
Wild Thyme is an exciting meeting between three of regional Australia’s brilliantly talented, versatile, and captivating female artists. Coming from diverse musical and cultural backgrounds, the juxtaposition of Arlene Fletcher (double bass), Katie Crane (guitar), and Laura Targett (fiddle), infuses their varied musical passions into an exciting brew of acoustic music which defies genre and cultivating a whole new style of their own.
Come along for a wonderful Sunday afternoon of live music, good company at a great venue. This week the trio features the musical artistry of Sharny Russell on piano and vocals, Wendy Griffiths on double bass and Cary Bennett on vocals and rums, performing classic popular songs from the 1930s through to the 1970s, tunes made famous by Frank Sinatra, tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Bobby Darin, Diana Krall, Harry Connick Jr and others.
Tea and sausages available from 11.30am. The music this concert feature organists, Lena Schmalz and Eloise Ford, playing classical favourites arranged for organ, including pieces by Handel, Purcell, Chopin, Mussorgski, and Bach-Gounod. Lena is one of Armidale’s most accomplished organists and Eloise is an emerging star and holder of the Uniting Church organ scholarship. This is a great opportunity to hear some familiar music in a new context, and discover some of the potential of the wonderful Willis organ in […]
Embodying the unmistakeable Jerez style of flamenco guitar playing, PACO LARA presents the flamenco guitar in all it’s authenticity, culture and artistry. Acclaimed Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco Lara presents his album “ THE ANDALUSIAN GUITAR SHOW “ which includes some of the finest musicians from Spain and Australia. Paco’s recent successes at the Sydney Opera House and Adelaide Guitar Festival in 2021 and his 2022 national tour, are placing Lara’s flamenco flair at the top of the Australian music scene. […]
Chuck 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 […]
