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Armidale Events

Click to view the Summer 2024/25 events calendar! (PDF 1MB), 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?

“The Doctor Will See You Now” @ Saumarez

Saumarez Homestead 230 Saumarez Road, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

10.00am-4.00pm - Wednesday, Friday and Sunday Discover the early history of health-care in New South Wales and the individuals who persevered in often harsh and unfamiliar environments to care for those in need.

“What We Know About Mary” Guided Tour

Saumarez Homestead 230 Saumarez Road, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

After viewing the Travels with Mary exhibition, join our What we know about Mary tour set to delve into Mary White’s interests, works and deeds through various works and objects, especially in her room and her own cottage garden in the grounds of Saumarez Homestead, for an exclusive insider’s look into Mary’s life at home. A private person with a social conscience who gave herself to public works, possessing a strong sense of responsibility and social duty, Mary White was […]

$11.39 – $16.59

Travels with Mary – Stories from the Suitcases

Saumarez Homestead 230 Saumarez Road, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

TIMES: 10.00am-4.00pm -  Wednesday, 8 June, Friday, 10 June and Sunday, 12 June. The Mary White Saumarez Collection is made up of a newly discovered array of stunning art deco travel posters and original documents collected by Mary White throughout her voyages from 1939-1947 which were found inside a set of attaché cases, now on show for the first time. Redeem your NSW Discover voucher when you purchase your ticket on arrival.

$8 – $25

“What We Know About Mary” Guided Tour

Saumarez Homestead 230 Saumarez Road, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

After viewing the Travels with Mary exhibition, join our What we know about Mary tour set to delve into Mary White’s interests, works and deeds through various works and objects, especially in her room and her own cottage garden in the grounds of Saumarez Homestead, for an exclusive insider’s look into Mary’s life at home. A private person with a social conscience who gave herself to public works, possessing a strong sense of responsibility and social duty, Mary White was […]

$11.39 – $16.59

Travels with Mary – Stories from the Suitcases

Saumarez Homestead 230 Saumarez Road, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

TIMES: 10.00am-4.00pm -  Wednesday, 1 June, Friday, 3 June and Sunday, 5 June. The Mary White Saumarez Collection is made up of a newly discovered array of stunning art deco travel posters and original documents collected by Mary White throughout her voyages from 1939-1947 which were found inside a set of attaché cases, now on show for the first time. Redeem your NSW Discover voucher when you purchase your ticket on arrival.

$8 – $25

Travels with Mary – Stories from the Suitcases

Saumarez Homestead 230 Saumarez Road, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

TIMES: 10.00am-4.00pm -  Wednesday, 25 May, Friday, 27 May and Sunday, 29 May. The Mary White Saumarez Collection is made up of a newly discovered array of stunning art deco travel posters and original documents collected by Mary White throughout her voyages from 1939-1947 which were found inside a set of attaché cases, now on show for the first time. Redeem your NSW Discover voucher when you purchase your ticket on arrival.

$8 – $25

Travels with Mary – Stories from the Suitcases

Saumarez Homestead 230 Saumarez Road, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

TIMES: 10.00am-4.00pm -  Wednesday, 18 May, Friday, 20 May and Sunday, 22 May. The Mary White Saumarez Collection is made up of a newly discovered array of stunning art deco travel posters and original documents collected by Mary White throughout her voyages from 1939-1947 which were found inside a set of attaché cases, now on show for the first time. Redeem your NSW Discover voucher when you purchase your ticket on arrival.

$8 – $25

“What We Know About Mary” Guided Tour

Saumarez Homestead 230 Saumarez Road, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Tickets also available at door. Please note: You are welcome to use the Discover voucher from Service NSW, however, it cannot be processed with an online purchase at this time. Please present your voucher (printed or digitally on a device of your choice) on arrival and your ticket will be discounted. After viewing the Travels with Mary exhibition, join our ‘What we know about Mary’ tour set to delve into Mary White’s interests, works and deeds through various works and […]

$11.39 – $37.39

Travels with Mary – Stories from the Suitcases Exhibition

Saumarez Homestead 230 Saumarez Road, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

TIMES: 10.00am-4.00pm Wednesday, 4 May, Friday, 6 May and Sunday, 8 May only. The Mary White Saumarez Collection is made up of a newly discovered array of stunning art deco travel posters and original documents collected by Mary White throughout her voyages from 1939-1947 which were found inside a set of attaché cases, now on show for the first time. Redeem your NSW Discover voucher when you purchase your ticket on arrival.

$8 – $25

Saumarez Homestead Guided House Tour

Saumarez Homestead 230 Saumarez Road, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Be guided through the intact, furnished two-storey mansion which is a time capsule of family life, largely untouched since the Edwardian era. Saumarez Homestead features a wonderful collection relating to family pastoral life from the 1870s to the 1970s..

$10 – $35

Saumarez Homestead Guided House Tour

Saumarez Homestead 230 Saumarez Road, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

VENUE: Saumarez Homestead, 230 Saumarez Road. TIME: 11.00am. COST: $35 (family), $15 (adult), $10 (concession), free (National Trust member or under 5). For more information, phone 02 6772 3616.

$10 – $35

Travels with Mary – Stories from the Suitcases

Saumarez Homestead 230 Saumarez Road, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

TIMES: 10.00am-4.00pm -  Wednesday, 11 May, Friday, 13 May and Sunday, 15 May. The Mary White Saumarez Collection is made up of a newly discovered array of stunning art deco travel posters and original documents collected by Mary White throughout her voyages from 1939-1947 which were found inside a set of attaché cases, now on show for the first time. Redeem your NSW Discover voucher when you purchase your ticket on arrival.

$8 – $25