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Armidale Events

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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?

Packsaddle Lecture Series: “The Case that Stopped a Nation”

New England Regional Art Museum 106-114 Kentucky Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

VENUE: New England Regional Art Museum, 106=114 Kentucky Street. TIME: 5.30-7.00pm. COST: $10 (member), $15 (non-member) - available from www.trybooking.com/events/landing/859620 (50₵ booking fee applies) - booking essential. For more information, phone 02 6772 5255. The award of the Archibald Prize in 1944 to William Dobell for his “modernist” portrait of Joshua Smith provoked what one newspaper described at the time as “the biggest legal smash hit since Ned Kelly”. The controversy convulsed Sydney’s art world, knocked the Pacific War off […]

$10 – $15

Nick Garbett’s The Glider @ NERAM

New England Regional Art Museum 106-114 Kentucky Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Booking essential. Fathom (4.15-5.00pm) Drum and trumpet: two instruments sharing a long musical companionship, most commonly found together in larger ensembles; less often heard as a duet. It is a pairing that offers challenge and possibility in equal measure; a way of testing the wisdom of the old adage, “less is more”.  Fathom – Ash Hall (trumpet/sound effects) and Steve Harris (drums/percussion) – have been playing together for many years in a variety of combinations and across a range of musical genres; […]

$31,25

A Night Out in the Garden

Moran Reserve Taylor Street (southern end), ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Entry is either via the gates at Taylor Street (park along the trees near the community garden – signs will be up to follow) OR via the NERAM parking lot on Kentucky Street. Look for festoon lights and a fire pit. COST: $30 (adult), $15 (student) - tickets available at www.trybooking.com/BXVKY (50₵ booking fee applies) - spaces limited. A Garden Feast to celebrate Multicultural March. This long-table dinner will feature food by The Minnie Barn, live music by Chilli Jam […]

$15 – $30

Peterson’s Wine Tasting @ The Archibald Prize 2021

New England Regional Art Museum 106-114 Kentucky Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Explore the exhibition followed by a wine tasting experience by Peterson's winery. Taste and learn about five wines from the Peterson's range while enjoying a cheese plate by the Six Counties Restaurant and chatting with friends about your favourite portraits. Ticket includes: after hours access to the Archibald Prize 2021; Peterson's Wine Tasting including five wines (extra drinks may be purchased), cheese plates to share.

$25 – $28

Winter Blooming Festival

New England Regional Art Museum 106-114 Kentucky Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

A celebration of LGBTQA+, First Nations and multicultural arts, culture, communities and allies.

Culture Feast – Dumplings and Beer

New England Regional Art Museum 106-114 Kentucky Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Dumplings (Lumiva Momo Café) and boutique beer (Welder's Dog) - it seems like a perfect match…sounds delicious. Ten (10) dumplings and beer of your choice. Veggie and kid's options available.

$15

Still Life, Morning Tea & Howard Hinton

New England Regional Art Museum 106-114 Kentucky Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Join NERAM's education officer for a guided tour of the iconic Howard Hinton Collection. HINTON: Treasures of Australian Art displays 132 works selected from the Howard Hinton Collection and provides an overview of Hinton's aesthetic sensibility and the quantity and quality of his collection. To follow the guided tour participants are welcome to morning tea and, if inspired, a hands on still-life drawing activity.

Black Gully Festival

New England Regional Art Museum 106-114 Kentucky Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

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 […]

Opening Night @ NERAM

New England Regional Art Museum 106-114 Kentucky Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Celebrate the launch of NERAM's 2023 Exhibition Program and the museum's 40th Anniversary year with the opening of six new exhibitions: Wonders of HINTON; NERAM's Imaginarium; Coventry Noir; Illustrating Armidale; Picturing the New England, and Fifty/50.