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Click to view the Spring 2024 events calendar! (PDF 3MB), or view the list below.

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?

DJ Panda @ the Newie

New England Hotel Cnr Dangar and Beardy Streets, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Free entry - karaoke - happy hour - let's party!

Free
Event Series Duval Dam Buster Trail Run

Duval Dam Buster Trail Run

Great Hops Brewery 33 Old Inverell Road, Armidale, NSW, Australia

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

$10 – $120
Event Series Uralla Antique & Collectables Fair

Uralla Antique & Collectables Fair

Uralla Memorial Hall (adjacent McCrossins Mill Museum) 23 Salisbury Street, URALLA, NSW

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 […]

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Sunday Family Race Day

Armidale Racecourse 12 Barney Street, Armidale, NSW, Australia

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!

$10
Event Series Karoake @ Rafters

Karoake @ Rafters

Rafters Diner 87 Malpas Street, GUYRA, NSW, Australia

Try your hand at our Open Mic event, it's not just for singers but also comedians, poets and musicians. Happy hour 2.00-3.00pm. Come check out the local talent for an awesome afternoon. People’s choice of best performance will win a $50 food and drinks voucher.

Free

Misa a Buenos Aires @ Armidale

Michael Hoskins Creative Arts Centre The Armidale School, 87 Douglas Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

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.

$25.50 – $30.50

Skeptics in the Pub

Railway Hotel 222 Rusden Street, Armidale

Armidale’s Stephen O’Neill is guest speaker, presenting: “The Migration Paradox – The Five Key Myths of Migration.” Stephen is a retired Chief Operations Officer for Settlement Services International, (SSI), an influential and effective not-for-profit agency which, last year, via 59 specialised programs, helped 56,000 people across Australia, including in Armidale. No bookings required.

The Last Ecstatic Days @ the Playhouse

The Armidale Playhouse 309 Beardy Street (cnr Ohio Street), ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

A cinematic journey about a young man with brain cancer in search of community and the hospice doctor who gives up everything to honour his dying wish. Ethan Sisser, a young man with terminal brain cancer, sits alone in his hospital room. When he starts livestreaming his death journey on social media, thousands of people around the world join to celebrate his courage. Still, Ethan envisions more – to teach the world how to die without fear. To do that, […]

$10