Armidale Events

Ticket includes refreshments. The New England Conservatorium of Music’s Woolshed Series presents spectacular springtime concerts in three iconic woolsheds to celebrate the New England’s unique identity and rich cultural heritage: past and present. Join NECOM in its 20th anniversary year for this unforgettable series that showcases both our region’s wealth of musical talent and the impressive pastoral heritage of the New England. One of the New England’s most distinctive woolsheds, Deeargee was built by Alexander Mitchell for the pastoralist Henry […]

This inaugural Trail, organized by the New England Garden Festival, will travel across the beautiful New England region in six days, opening approximately 18 cold-climate gardens. Each town will open three gardens. Visitors are encouraged to stay in each town the night before to make most use of the gardens' opening hours. When the gardens close, visitors are encouraged to visit the locally recommended hot spots from each town before moving on to the next town. Specific details will be […]

This inaugural Trail, organized by the New England Garden Festival, will travel across the beautiful New England region in six days, opening approximately 18 cold-climate gardens. Each town will open three gardens. Visitors are encouraged to stay in each town the night before to make most use of the gardens' opening hours. When the gardens close, visitors are encouraged to visit the locally recommended hot spots from each town before moving on to the next town. Specific details will be […]

Tickets available for pick up from Concepts of Armidale (Shop 60B, Armidale Plaza, 195 Beardy Street). Cost includes two-course meal and complimentary champagne/drink on arrival. Red and white wine on tables, Fashion of the Field, best-dressed prizes, sweeps and raffles, charity auction. RSVP - 27 October.

This inaugural Trail, organized by the New England Garden Festival, will travel across the beautiful New England region in six days, opening approximately 18 cold-climate gardens. Each town will open three gardens. Visitors are encouraged to stay in each town the night before to make most use of the gardens' opening hours. When the gardens close, visitors are encouraged to visit the locally recommended hot spots from each town before moving on to the next town. Specific details will be […]

Fairytales Music in the Regions presents award-winning, internationally renowned artist, Alex Raineri, performing a thrilling program of Australian contemporary classical works for solo piano. Described as “a born communicator” (The Australian), Raineri’s touring profile in 2024 includes performances throughout the USA, UK, Ireland, Finland, Netherlands, and throughout Australia. The program features two major works – John Rotar’s Eastern-inspired ‘Bells and Gongs from the Black Bamboo Cathedral’ and Melody Eötvös’ ‘A Story from the Sand Dunes’ which derives inspiration from a […]

NECOM Lets Loose! - Robert van Gend and Sharny Russell (Stephanie Grappelli-style jazz: violin and piano) In this exciting new venture coming out of the New England Conservatorium of Music, our brilliant teachers - mostly known for nurturing our young instrumental students to their potential in classical music - will be performing contemporary commercial music from Jazz to Beatles and Bowie. You will get to feel the sheer enjoyment of these musicians as they play some of their favourite popular […]

Come along for a great night of good company and foot tapping music.

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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 living 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 […]

Full bar and catering available. Bookmakers and TAB on course.

Guyra Cup Day is now the traditional lead up to the Armidale Cup in December. A preview of the fun, fashion and excitement that will be on offer on Cup Day. Various pre-purchased hospitality packages available for the full race day experience. Lock in the date, book your tickets and we look forward to seeing you trackside!

The New England Conservatorium of Music’s Woolshed Series presents spectacular springtime concerts in three iconic woolsheds to celebrate the New England’s unique identity and rich cultural heritage: past and present. Join NECOM in its 20th anniversary year for this unforgettable series that showcases both our region’s wealth of musical talent and the impressive pastoral heritage of the New England. Cressbrook, Enmore Road, Enmore The final concert in the series takes us to Cressbrook Woolshed, built in 2001, replacing the former […]

Frente! are absolutely delighted to be setting out again to the sunrise side of life for an east coast feast of shows (say that three times fast)! Expect your favourite tunes, a test run of a new song or two and a ridiculous obscurity thrown in for good measure.

Building a Collection - Leigh Capel (AUS) This lecture will explain the processes of acquiring art, building a collection and navigating the art world. Find out the basic principles to consider as well as what types of art or situations to avoid.  There will be insights into condition and restoration and how it affects value, and ways to detect fakes and forgeries. Cycles and changing tastes over time will also be covered. Leigh Capel has been working in the art […]

The Armidale Waldorf School invites the community to its annual Spring Fair fundraiser. This family friendly day includes open classroom, games, stalls (food, produce, plants, clothes etc), tie dying, blackboard arts, live performances and more! Please bring cash - NO EFTPOS available

NECOM Lets Loose! - Rob Jackson and Laura Tiong (a classical and contemporary/pop mix, cello and piano) In this exciting new venture coming out of the New England Conservatorium of Music, our brilliant teachers - mostly known for nurturing our young instrumental students to their potential in classical music - will be performing contemporary commercial music from Jazz to Beatles and Bowie. You will get to feel the sheer enjoyment of these musicians as they play some of their favourite […]