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.
Have an event to add to the calendar?
Peer over the back fence of the Price family as they face a year of challenges and changes and learn a lot about themselves. An Australian family drama from Andrew Bovell, writer of Lantana and Strictly Ballroom, directed by Melanie Rumble.
International street food stalls; gourmet food trucks and trailers; dedicated dessert section; kid's rides and jumping castles; carnival and sideshow games; boutique market and craft stalls; music till late$30 unlimited kid's rides wristbandFree onsite event parking available
TAS Middle School's take on David Neilsen's comedy Robin Hood and the Unnecessary Rescue. Sheriff Nottingham has once again set his sights on marrying an unlucky young woman. Only this time, she has a plan of her own! All our old favourite characters are back, Robin Hood, Maid Marion, Will Scarlett, and Friar Tuck, who all somehow get mixed up in the action.
Come along, have dinner and a beer with friends and enjoy some classic pub rock music.
The Goldner String Quartet has longstanding recognition, not only as Australia’s pre-eminent string quartet but as an ensemble of international significance, favourably compared with the best in the world. Join us for their final concert season as they bring their 30-year Goldner String Quartet journey to a close. ARTISTS: Dene Olding (violin); Dimity Hall (violin); Irina Morozova (viola); Julian Smiles (cello) PROGRAM: MOZART Quartet No.4 in C major, K 157; SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110; BEETHOVEN […]
Featuring UNE student instrumentalists and singers. Drinks and nibbles will be provided.
The University of New England (UNE) Oorala Aboriginal Centre is excited to announce that Indigenous leader Stan Grant will deliver the 2024 Frank Archibald Memorial Lecture. Stan Grant is a renowned journalist, author, moral philosopher, thinker, film maker and communicator. He has had a ground breaking four decade career as one of Australia’s most awarded journalists. A Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Dharrawal man, Stan has blazed a trail for First Nations journalists. In a career of firsts he was the first Indigenous […]
The Birth and Death of Stars Tour Brace yourselves for an exhilarating and otherworldly musical odyssey, as Australia's acclaimed Folk/World music sensation, MZAZA bring its unique sound to Armidale for a special concert. Guided by enchanting French vocalist Pauline (2023 Australian Folk Music Awards Artist of the Year), these remarkable musicians and songwriters hailing from diverse corners of the globe recently won their third Queensland Music Award for their music, which features vocal harmonies, accordion, violin, shah kaman, percussion, drum […]
An exhibition of the best in the competition and the awarding of prizes.
Come and join us for a fun and social afternoon in the park this Friday 20 September! Free face painting and hair braiding, food and drink vendors, social dancing, friendly games and much more!
Phillip Gearing and Austral Harmony perform Fantasias by Bach, Buxtehude and Krebs featuring the capricious stylus phantasticus on the mellow-toned Willis organ. Including works combined with baroque oboe and oboe d’amore, interspersed with highly inventive solo Fantasias for recorder and baroque violin. Sarah Meagher (recorder); Margaret Caley (baroque violin); Jane Downer (baroque oboe and oboe d'amore); Phillip Gearing (organ)
Fiori Musicali presents Misa a Buenos Aires, the Tango Mass, by Argentinian composer and conductor, Martín Palmeri. Misa Tango is a choral mass using Tango sounds and the same movements as a mass in classical Latin, in which the harmonics and syncopated rhythms of tango are mixed. The performance includes Leanne Roobol as soloist, and an ensemble featuring James Chen, India Smith, Alma Kanety, Stephen Tafra, Arlene Fletcher and Robyn Bradley.
A celebration of wind and brass playing from all around Armidale. Featuring the New England Wind Ensemble as well as younger groups from NECOM and local schools. Come along on a musical journey, developing a love of wonderful band music in all its many forms.
A Kentucky Public School P&C Fundraiser Bring the whole family for a night of dancing, food and fun! Live music by The Big Hairy Bush Dance Band. Sausage sizzle and drinks for sale. Prizes awarded on the night.
Austral Harmony presents a Bach Soirée of music composed for the Weimar Palace chapel featuring florid obbligatos, intricately ornamented melody and the enchanting sonorities of historical instruments. Performed in the prevailing European manner from the 'loft' of the tonally colourful Allen organ. A programme of extraordinary musical imagery showcasing Bach’s prodigious gift at setting popular chorales, and where vocal lines are substituted by instruments, a practice adopted by Bach himself. Sarah Meagher (recorder); Margaret Caley (baroque violin and viola); Jane […]
A sport unlike any other. A battle of the greatest. A competition of man versus beast where every second counts. The best in bull riding battle it out in a new Professional Bull Riders season like no other. Come along for a premier entertainment experience at the PBR. Buckle up for the toughest eight seconds in sports and find out what it means to be a cowboy. Children 3 years and under are free of charge.
Free entry - karaoke - happy hour - let's party!
Saturday, 21 September: Bib collection at Great Hops Brewery Sunday, 22 September: Start/Finish at Dumaresq Dam near Armidale, NSW. The dam is located approximately 12km west from the Armidale CBD. Follow Boorolong Road past the University of New England (UNE), turning right into Dumaresq Dam Road. Follow Dumaresq Dam Road for approximately 5km to the Dumaresq Dam picnic area. Distances: 3km, 8km, 16 km, 32km and 50km ultra-marathon
This is a community-themed weekend of stall holders showcasing and offering their treasures. A good mix of exhibitors will include; clock and watches, collectable toys, Japanese antiques, small furniture items, jewellery, statues, books, a vast array of military items, bric-a-brac, crockery, glassware, and more. There will be some new exhibitors and plenty of familiar faces as well. Experienced appraiser advice: $5 for one (1) item and $10 for three (3) items - limit 3 items per person so everyone gets […]
Armidale Jockey Club's Spring racing season continues with a family Sunday race day at the picturesque and historic Armidale Racecourse. A variety of pre-purchased hospitality packages available for the full race day experience. Lock in the date, book your tickets and we will see you trackside!
