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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Get the celebrations flowing with a champagne breakfast from 7.00am or enjoy lunch packages from 12.00pm. Fashions on the field competition. All races shown live and loud!
Mark Howell's MELU is a power blues trio from Glen Innes featuring Mikey Williams on bass, Steve Merta on drums and mark Howell on guitar and vocals. The unique fusion trio presents new and old blues songs inspired by greats such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix and Scott Henderson. Music washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey
Come along and welcome back the 65 riders as they return from a 1,000 km journey, raising money for the Variety Children's Charity. The Variety Postie Bike Dash is a six-day ride throughout NSW on Postie Bikes. Together we go off the beaten track, travelling through the gorgeous Australian bush and countryside, stopping in at rural towns and schools along the way for a tasty feast and entertainment.
TIME: 2.00pm (Sunday), 7.30pm (Friday, Saturday) PHONE RINGS, DOOR CHIMES, IN COMES COMPANY It is Robert's 35th birthday party, and all his friends keep asking: Why isn’t he married? Why can’t he find the right partner and isn’t it time to settle down and start a family? As Robert searches for answers, he discovers why being single, being married, and being alive in 21st-Century New York could drive a person crazy. Someone to crowd you with love, someone to force you […]
UNE Life 12 Hour is back on the 5 November 2022!! This year we are going back to the "Classic" feel, the 2022 UNE Life 12 Hours in the Piney will be held as a 12 hour, 9am to 9pm. The UNE Life 12 Hours At The Piney will roll back to the 12 hour race format for 2022 bringing back some of those cool night laps for the masses. The last lap must be started before Saturday 7:45pm. The […]
CANCELLED VENUES: Stonehenge Station and Blairmore, New England Highway (80km north from Armidale and 13km south from Glen Innes - well signed on day). TIME: 10.00am-5.00pm (both days). Tickets available at both gardens on day and include brochure containing garden information and demonstration times). For more information, like Guyra Country Garden facebook page. An initiative of the Guyra Campdraft Club. Proceeds contributing to the restoration of the Guyra Showground ring surface, to ensure safety for livestock and competitors. Morning, afternoon […]
A student at New England Girls' School for seven years, Apple Gidley returns to Armidale to discuss her nomadic life, and her latest book, Have you Eaten Rice Today?
Smith & Jones is a Bathurst based duo, made up of keyboard player/vocalist Abby Smith, and guitarist/vocalist Sophie Jones. Abby and Sophie's work is centred around the intersection of womanhood and identity within regional areas, with a dedication to artistic leadership, community engagement and creative integrity. Over the past eight years throughout out the central west, predominantly on Wiradjuri Country, they have worked as educators, community choir leaders, mentors to young artists, and conducted workshops within the disability sector, and […]
$197,500 in prizemoney, TAB 7 big races, on-course tote and local bookmakers, Canteen and full bar in operation
Sold Out Cost of ticket includes refreshments. The 1840’s Ohio Homestead outside Walcha will host the final concert in the series, blending music of the High Baroque with readings from Mark Twain’s The Innocents Abroad. Enjoy Twain’s inimitable style as he takes us on a Grand Tour of the cultural capitals of Europe with Sarah Adeney (voice), Leanne Roobol (voice), Robert Jackson (cello) and Sheila Guymer (piano) with narrator Gareth Rickards. Built in the early 1840s by Scottish farmer, Abraham […]
For many years, fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s book Lord of the Rings swept aside any suggestion that it was based on Richard Wagner’s four-opera Ring cycle. Tolkien himself scoffed at the idea. Yet, in the wake of Peter Jackson’s blockbuster film trilogy, more and more people saw Lord of the Rings as a profoundly Wagnerian blend of epic myth and powerful music. This talk, incorporating video clips and recorded excerpts, will explore the fascinating links that connect Richard Wagner, the […]
Dumaresq Drum - Pat Harris, Josh Kreusler and Dave van Tongeren play in completely improvised rhythm cycles. With a grab-bag of synths, sequencers and other toys, the group sits in pockets looking to nod some heads. If you have pipes of bars, you are welcome to sit in for a tune.. Music washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey
With the themes of music, art, environment and the community, Black Gully Festival is a wonderful and free family-friendly event that celebrates all that is good about livinig in Armidale and is an essential event on the community calendar. The heart of the festival is live music, with performances on three stages. The music is by local performers and includes a wide range of musical styles with bands, soloists and small groups highlighting the fantastic talent in this region. Supporting […]
TIME: 2.00pm (Sunday), 7.30pm (Friday, Saturday) PHONE RINGS, DOOR CHIMES, IN COMES COMPANY It is Robert's 35th birthday party, and all his friends keep asking: Why isn’t he married? Why can’t he find the right partner and isn’t it time to settle down and start a family? As Robert searches for answers, he discovers why being single, being married, and being alive in 21st-Century New York could drive a person crazy. Someone to crowd you with love, someone to force you […]
TIME: 9.00am-4.00pm (Saturday), 9.00am-2.00pm (Sunday). COST: $10 (adult), free (school child) - EFTPOS available. Theme is anything Ferguson or Massey Ferguson. Vintage working machinery, small engines, steam engines, tractors, working draught horse demonstrations, vintage cars, trucks and motorcycles, tractor pull, military vehicles, post ripping, raffle, swap and stalls, mini tractor pull for kids and, of course, Grand Parades (Saturday and Sunday). Catering available.
Cash only. A fundraising event for Uralla CWA. Morning tea, afternoon tea and refreshments for sale. Raffle and plant sale. A rare opportunity to explore the terraced garden.
Speed event (more use of skidpan), quickest times whilst navigating courses. Snacks and drinks available Saturday at the canteen with full BBQ available for purchase. Spectators welcome.
No EFTPOS facilities on site, please bring cash. Fundraiser for the Armidale Women's Shelter. Guest speakers, gourmet food, market stalls, raffles, fresh flowers, face painting, woodland fairy hunt, storytelling corner. For a fun, family day out exploring, picnicking, learning and great Christmas shopping. 10.30am Dar Brooks, ABC Saturday Gardening 11.30am Annabel Spillane, Landscape Architect 1.00pm Lisa Post, setting the garden table 2.00pm Rosemerin, the art of flower arranging
The Antidotes are the antidote to your just-another-boring-day-in-a-wasted-life malaise. Forget about the droughts, floods, tornadoes, pandemics, wars etc. and let these master musicians take you on a journey into the blissful unknown. Indeed, when asked what they were going to play for the good folks at the Dog, they collectively replied: I dunno! Enough said.. Music washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey
