Armidale Events

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

The Railway Hotel Armidale, in conjunction with the New England Brewing Company and Glen Gowrie Distillery, is proud to present its first  Beer and Gin Degustation Dinner. Tickets iniclude five-courses with matching  beer and gin with each course - a very special dining experience. You will not want to miss this! Get your friends together and enjoy a great night out.

Thanks to the partnership with Guyra Local Aboriginal Land Council with Armidale Regional Council for hosting the Family Day. The day is part of the national NAIDOC week celebrations, which are held in July each year. It is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations' cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. This year the message of NAIDOC week was Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! The Family Day […]

Special live performance by Armidale Pipe Band, at the screening of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2022.

Cat Trousers - For the puuurfect evening out, Cat Trousers, headed by front man and songwriter Gary Jenkins, presents for your listening pleasure, an eclectic selection of cross genre (blues, funk, rock, cat) songs: backed by Michael Capital D Dreilsma (g) and the Cafarella chord (Lucas (g) minor, Adam (b) major, Saul (d)). These are songs of love, lust, loss and other dilemmas of the human condition. Music washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey

COST: $30 (adult), $15 (child) - purchase ticket from Koorong Bookstore (120 Rusden Street) before 20 November - cash payment please. Performances: Pete Stanley, Aboriginal Gospel Singer, Neil Horton and Sara McNeil, Bollywood, Bhumi Patel, People of Bhutan, Emily and Ebony from Liberia, Bibeck Thapa and Deepraj from Nepal, Filipino Dance, St Andrews singers, Sisters and Brothers of Immuculata, Sam Reynolds our Story Teller, Joie Joy Fernandez, Thai Community, Kristian Streinbeck, Lewis Forgarty, Naomi Miller. Wheelchair accessible venue. Maximum 300 […]

The Great American Songbook: The Singers, The Songwriters, The Songs! The Great American Songbook is the name given to those timeless popular songs written in what many consider to be the golden age of songwriting: 1920s-1960s. Songs penned by such musical giants as Irving Berlin, Col Porter, Rogers & Hart/Hammerstein, the Gershwins, Duke Ellington,  Lerner & Loewe, Dorothy Fields, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Jimmy McHugh, Bacharach & David, Henry Mancini, to name a few; and performed by some of the […]

Come along for a great night of music.

Tickets at the door - $25 (adult), $5 (student). Booking online incurs fee. This concert features the Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G major. This work was first performed at the ceremony in which Haydn was awarded the Doctorate of Music from Oxford University, and has thus been known as 'the Oxford symphony'. This work will be conducted by James McKay. Also featured is Cherubini's Requiem in C minor. The Orchestra will be joined by the Armidale Choral Society for […]

Please RSVP by 22/11/22. Armidale Care for Seniors is organizing a getaway for some Christmas shopping out of the way or just window shopping, either way it will be a nice day out! Seats are limited. Masks will be required while on the bus.