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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End the Lamb & Potato with BANGON Bush Dance with the Big Hairy Bush Dance Band. We had such fun last time that we have invited them back for the Lamb and Potato Festival.....The Big Hairy Bush Dance Band gets everyone up and come with a caller to walk you through all the dances so you don't even need to know how to dance. There will be food and beverages available.
This acclaimed trio features the musical artistry of James Brinkhoff on piano, Wendy Griffiths on double bass and Cary Bennett on vocals and drums, 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. So come and join us for a great night of fabulous food, music and drinks. To book a table:
Come along for a great night of fun and music.
Come alone and enjoy a day of country hospitality and fun. Bring a rug and a cool beverage. Food trucks, local musicians.
Racing returns to Armidale this Monday. Bring the family over before they go back to school and enjoy a fun day out at the races. Seven TAB races, full bar and catering with plenty of bookies and tote.
MC and the Squares (Australia Day) is a collective of musicians brought together to bring to life songs written and sung by Mark Cooper. Mark's songs offer a diverse musical experience from country to pop to other grooves with observations of post-adolescent life, love, mobile phones, summer holidays and living in a small town on a mountain. This version will feature Wendy Griffith on bass and Gary Daly on drums along with Mark on the guitar and harmonica. Music washes […]
Fun for the whole family! Kids' activities, animal nursery, canteen, bar, live music, local product and crafts. Saturday Program - 8.00am Team penning; 8.30am Beef Cattle Judging; 9.00am Quick Shear; 10.00am Ute registration opens; 12.00pm Ute Show Judging; 12.00pm Demo Derby heats commence; 3.00pm Ute Show presentations; 4.00pm Barrel Race; 5.00pm Demolition Derby Last Man Standing - ride-on mower display race during intermission; 5.00pm Live Music starts; 6.00pm Demolition Derby - 6-Cylinder Derby; 7.00pm Demolition Derby - Bash 4 Cash. […]
Prizes and free tea, coffee and juice. Lots of fun and educational for the whole family.
Katy Haselwood Quartet - Glen Innes chanteuse, Katy Haselwood, excites audiences wherever she goes. Katy is jointed by Steve Thorneycroft on guitar, James Haselwood on bass 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
Celebrate the launch of NERAM's 2023 Exhibition Program and the museum's 40th Anniversary year with the opening of six new exhibitions: Wonders of HINTON; NERAM's Imaginarium; Coventry Noir; Illustrating Armidale; Picturing the New England, and Fifty/50.
A night of art after dark to celebrate the launch of NERAM's 2023 program and the opening of Wonders of Hinton. Put on your best 1920s-inspired outfit and explore new exhibitiions, grab a cocktail at the pop-up bar and be delighted by the sultry cabaret show! It will be an evening to stimulate your senses. Ticket includes: drink on arrival; access to all NERAM exhibitions; nibbles provided by Six Counties Restaurant; cabaret performance directed by Melissa Killen; prize for best […]
Mother of Ducks Lagoon Nature Reserve is turning 50 and to celebrate we are holding an anniversary event in conjunction with World Wetland Day. Come celebrate with us and experience the reserve first hand in a unique and special way! Mother of Ducks is an important place for local Anaiwan and Banbai people and is a rare breeding place for many freshwater wetland bird species and a resting place for numerous migratory birds. Visit nswparks.info/motherofducks50 for more information.
The Dan Hopkins Experience - Australian Blues/Roots/Gospel artist, Dan Hopkins, plays a punchy brand of modern roots that has a distinct delta flavour with soul and gospel overtones. With his music partner, Eddie Fisher, on drums, Dan creates an experience that could be described as Ash Grunwald, Eric Bibb and Paul Kelly meeting down at the crossroads. This culminates in an emotionally driven journey down a sweetly plucked, but often, dirty slide guitar-borne road across the Southern blues idiom. Music […]
A great night of music and good company.
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.
