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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Visit the Uralla Showground on the first Sunday of the month, and get a taste of what the region has to offer at these wonderful markets with 30+ producers, artists, crafters and hand-makers. Pop on over to the Poultry Auction from 9:30, also held at the Showground.
Assemble at the Uralla Showground, where the chicken auctions are being held. From 7.15pm head down King Street to the entrance of Hampden Park - the parade will continue around Hampden Park. Following the parade there will be live music from Thor Phillips and his band and food and drinks on sale.
Come and join in the fun and see the competition entries at our mighty show - jams and baked goods, fruit, vegetables and flowers, handicrafts, art and photography, school section, wool, equestrian section, pavilion displays, poultry sections, home brew competition, pet competition and special pavilion awards! Free entertainment during the day including: pavilion, ZNet display, Show ‘n’ Shine, horse events, Backtrack, and antique machinery. 7.00am - Offices open; 7.45am - Horse section commences in rings 1, 2, 3 and 5; […]
Tickets available online (booking fee applies) or at door. Tom Curtain is a nationally acclaimed singer/songwriter and horseman extraordinaire. This tour coincides with the release of his fifth studio album Nothin's Gonna Stop Us - the first release of this album Why We Live Out Herehas had great success, remaining in the Country Songs Australian Airplay Chart for 10 months. His last album We're Still Heredebuted at No.1 on the Australian Country Music Charts with all four singles released from the album also […]
Thirteen events, canteen available, spectators welcome.
This is an Australian Cutting Horse Group event promoting Cutting and Snafflebit horses, offering competition events for the whole family to enjoy. Come and see riders of all ages compete in this traditional horse sport.
Street food, full bar, BYO chair welcome. The Badloves with special guest King Canyon, supported by the musicians of New England. Free for kids 14 years and under.
What a line up! The Seasons Expo this year features 120 New England based artisans, ready to show you all the incredible things they make. AND - to make sure we have just the right atmosphere for this very New England day, we have 13 hours of fabulous music. It is incredibly special to have our own much loved New England musicians lining up with some Australian music legends and we are pretty excited to have them all heading our […]
Celebrate the makers, creators and producers of New England. Eat, Drink, Shop, Relax! Over 100 exhibitors, fun for kids, shady seating, fabulous food, sensational shopping, live music, full bar.
The expo is a day to discover the producers, makers and creators of the New England, alongside some seriously talented New England musicians and artisans. The day is followed by more live music, a choice of delicious New England sourced evening meals, a full bar facility, the Uralla Arts Lantern Parade (to be confirmed) and even more entertainment. It truly is the best way to discover the character of the New England and get a taste of all the reasons […]
