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Events in Armidale

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.

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Event Series High Country Theatre @ The Lodge

High Country Theatre @ The Lodge

The Lodge 119A Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

The Vegan This is a comedy written by Rob Selzer, the writer of In Bed with the Bishops. The play is set one evening in the home of Beth and Adam. They have their best friends, Gale and Barry over for a barbecue and are joined by Beth’s brother, Nick, and his girlfriend, Francine/Lola (the vegan of the title – and the double name will be clarified as the play progresses). The action alternates between the patio, dining room and […]

$20.50 – $25.50

Quartet Chicken n’ Chips

The Lodge 119A Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Doors open 3.00pm. A special treat for those who love jazz played by some of Australia’s finest young musicians. Galvanised by their love of Frango's, Sydney's favourite Portuguese Chicken Shop, Quartet Chicken N' Chips set off on an inaugural tour of Australia. The members, having toured Australia, USA and EU with the likes of Vince Jones, James Morrison, Judy Bailey, Donny Benet, are by no means first timers on the stage. Their maturity is shown not in their band and song naming […]

$20 – $25

Event Series “Favourite Shorts” – Week 2

“Favourite Shorts” – Week 2

The Lodge 119A Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

A festival of rehearsed short play readings from original scripts (produced by Margaret Sims and Benjamin Thorn) with a different program each week. The scripts are mostly original and from local authors and there will be Audience Choice Awards. Favourite Shorts is a community event with all actors/readers who express an interest, guaranteed a part. 2024 is the biggest year yet with 44 actors/readers participating. Ticket also available at door.

$10 – $25
Event Series “Favourite Shorts” – Week 1

“Favourite Shorts” – Week 1

The Lodge 119A Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

A festival of rehearsed short play readings from original scripts (produced by Margaret Sims and Benjamin Thorn) with a different program each week. The scripts are mostly original and from local authors and there will be Audience Choice Awards. Favourite Shorts is a community event with all actors/readers who express an interest, guaranteed a part. 2024 is the biggest year yet with 44 actors/readers participating. Ticket also available at door.

$10 – $20

“I Didn’t Even Know That” @ Lodge Theatre

The Lodge 119A Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Armidale’s High Country Theatre is proud to present a work-in-progress – previewing a one woman show in development by locally based storyteller, singer and songwriter, Fay June Ball. It is a powerful and entertaining collection of yarns from a life that has been far from ordinary. A natural storyteller and entertainer, Fay will take you on a journey that starts with her family history as a woman with Wiradjuri, Irish and English heritage. The theatre is small, so advance booking […]

$10.50 – $15.50

Event Series “The Pied Piper”

“The Pied Piper”

The Lodge 119A Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Another great show for children and adults. A new twist on an old tale. Still the same villains, only worse. Smart children who discover how to thrive in adversity and plenty of rats. Adapted by Gordon Cope with original music by Robert Thompson.

$10.50 – $60.50

“Empty Voices” Live @ High Country Theatre

The Lodge 119A Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Multi-ARIA award nominee composer and Tar (Iranian lute) virtuoso, Hamed Sadeghi brings with him six world-class musicians for a brand-new work Empty Voices. Through his melancholic and spellbinding compositions, Sadeghi offers a unique and dazzling dialogue between a plucked section (tar, percussions, double bass) and a woodwind/brass section. The multi-generational ensemble led by Sadeghi and comprised of internationally renowned Australian Jazz figures Sandy Evans, Paul Cutlan and Lloyd Swanton and rising stars Michael Avgenicos, Thomas Avgenicos and Adem Yilmaz, delivers […]

$37.63

Event Series “The Men Commandments” @ The Garage

“The Men Commandments” @ The Garage

The Lodge 119A Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

TIME: 7.30pm (Friday, Saturday), 2.00pm (Sunday). This play was written by English writer, Sarah Quick, who formed Quick Change Theatre and was the Artistic Director of Globus Theatre at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon. In the play, four women work as telephonists/receptionists at Rainbow Insurance, a company that covers a range of different biblical and other disasters (e.g., a life insurance claim by Mrs Lazerus). As we delve into their dating dynamics and marital misadventures we learn the rules […]

Event Series “The Men Commandments” @ the Garage

“The Men Commandments” @ the Garage

The Lodge 119A Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

TIME: 7.30pm (Friday, Saturday), 2.00pm (Sunday). This play was written by English writer, Sarah Quick, who formed Quick Change Theatre and was the Artistic Director of Globus Theatre at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon. In the play, four women work as telephonists/receptionists at Rainbow Insurance, a company that covers a range of different biblical and other disasters (e.g., a life insurance claim by Mrs Lazerus). As we delve into their dating dynamics and marital misadventures we learn the rules […]

The Dreams of the Ghost

The Lodge 119A Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Photo sensitivity risk - under 16 MUST be accompanied by an adult Social Media numbers don't lie, nobody's listening! Don't lose hope though; Van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime, so it could be possible that there is a chance for success after life! Dreams of the Ghost is a multimedia live performance featuring experimental rock guitar, generative music software and interactive visuals created by the popular game engine Unity3d. It tells a story by portraying a virtual […]

$10.50

Offspring Gypsies

The Lodge 119A Barney Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Offspring Gypsies consists of five musicians dedicated to exploring the collaborative possibilities of improvised music. Drawing on a wealth of collective musical experience, each player brings both well-honed musical skill and an energetic sense of adventure to the improvised explorations created by the band. Together they generate interesting, and interestingly challenging sounds, the source of which, if the stars align, is ‘the moment’, ‘the now’ - improvisation as a practice, not a product. Ash Hall (trumpet) hails from Armidale, and has been performing for a long […]

$21.95
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