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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.

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Event Series Bundarra Garden Festival

Bundarra Garden Festival

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Event includes: six gardens - "Fairview", 16 Bakers Creek Road, Bundarra: "Box Moor", 1936 Gwydir River Road, Camerons Creek; "Abingdale", 1202 Bakers Creek Road, Bundarra; "LongEvity", 55 Bendemeer Street, Bundarra; Bundarra Preschool, 9 Court Street, Bundarra; "Among the Willows", 41-43 Dawkins Street, Bundarra (Saturday only). Seeker's garden and  nursery; CWA Café with Devonshire Teas and Sandwiches; garden lunches at Bundarra Commercial Hotel; Rotary BBQ lunch at "Box Moor"; café  at "LongEvity" Country Kitchen; light refreshments at "Fairview"; hot and cold […]

$5 – $20

New England Garden Festival – Spring Garden Trail – Tenterfield

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

This inaugural Trail, organized by the New England Garden Festival, will travel across the beautiful New England region in six days, opening approximately 18 cold-climate gardens. Each town will open three gardens. Visitors are encouraged to stay in each town the night before to make most use of the gardens' opening hours. When the gardens close, visitors are encouraged to visit the locally recommended hot spots from each town before moving on to the next town. Specific details will be […]

$5

New England Garden Festival – Spring Garden Trail – Glen Innes

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

This inaugural Trail, organized by the New England Garden Festival, will travel across the beautiful New England region in six days, opening approximately 18 cold-climate gardens. Each town will open three gardens. Visitors are encouraged to stay in each town the night before to make most use of the gardens' opening hours. When the gardens close, visitors are encouraged to visit the locally recommended hot spots from each town before moving on to the next town. Specific details will be […]

$5

New England Garden Festival – Spring Garden Trail – Guyra

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

This inaugural Trail, organized by the New England Garden Festival, will travel across the beautiful New England region in six days, opening approximately 18 cold-climate gardens. Each town will open three gardens. Visitors are encouraged to stay in each town the night before to make most use of the gardens' opening hours. When the gardens close, visitors are encouraged to visit the locally recommended hot spots from each town before moving on to the next town. Specific details will be […]

$5
Event Series New England Garden Festival – Spring Garden Trail – Armidale

New England Garden Festival – Spring Garden Trail – Armidale

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

This inaugural Trail, organized by the New England Garden Festival, will travel across the beautiful New England region in six days, opening approximately 18 cold-climate gardens. Each town will open three gardens. Visitors are encouraged to stay in each town the night before to make most use of the gardens' opening hours. When the gardens close, visitors are encouraged to visit the locally recommended hot spots from each town before moving on to the next town. Specific details will be […]

$5

New England Garden Festival – Spring Garden Trail – Uralla

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

This inaugural Trail, organized by the New England Garden Festival, will travel across the beautiful New England region in six days, opening approximately 18 cold-climate gardens. Each town will open three gardens. Visitors are encouraged to stay in each town the night before to make most use of the gardens' opening hours. When the gardens close, visitors are encouraged to visit the locally recommended hot spots from each town before moving on to the next town. Specific details will be […]

$5

Event Series New England Garden Trail

New England Garden Festival – Spring Garden Trail – Walcha

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

This inaugural Trail, organized by the New England Garden Festival, will travel across the beautiful New England region in six days, opening approximately 18 cold-climate gardens. Each town will open three gardens. Visitors are encouraged to stay in each town the night before to make most use of the gardens' opening hours. When the gardens close, visitors are encouraged to visit the locally recommended hot spots from each town before moving on to the next town. Specific details will be […]

$5
Event Series Australian Orienteering Championships

Australian Orienteering Championships

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Seven events, nine days, four arenas! The Anaiwan and Kamilaroi people are the traditional owners of the country that encompasses current day Armidale and Uralla, and the local Indigenous population is still more than double that of the Australian average. The Anaiwan people settled the New England Ranges around Uralla and Armidale whilst the Kamilaroi headed west to the Inverell region. Welcome to the land of The Granite Belt which runs along the Great Dividing Range crossing state borders. The Granite belt […]

TroutFest @ Guyra

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Programme Thursday, 3 October - Art Expo (10.00am-4.00pm) Lamb & Potato Pavillion, New England Highway; Rotary Club Book Fair (10.00am-4.00pm) RSL Hall, Bradley Street, Guyra; Window displays, Bradley Street. Friday, 4 October - Art Expo (10.00am-4.00pm) Lamb & Potato Pavillion, New England Highway; Rotary Club Book Fair (10.00am-4.00pm) RSL Hall, Bradley Street, Guyra; Window displays, Bradley Street; Botanical Art Workshop (9.30am-3.30pm) Lamb & Potato Pavillion, New England Highway; Metal to Masterpiece Exhibition (9.30am-4.00pm) Burgess' Garage, Bradley Street, Guyra; Tasties & […]

Various

Armidale Autumn Festival – Revised Programme

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Join the community for the much-loved Autumn Festival, hosted by Armidale Regional Council. At the most beautiful time of the year in Armidale with all of the glorious autumn colour, we come together to celebrate our diverse and wonderful community. Due to weather considerations some events have been cancelled - please see revised programme below. Programme: 7.00am - Breakfast with the Band in Civic Park (if still raining will take place in Armidale City Band Room in Dumaresq Street, opposite […]

Home-grown Garden Tour

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Tickets available in  person at Armidale Outdoors, 152 Rusden Street. Garden map and booklet will be available.

$5 – $20

Event Series NSW Under 13 Cricket State Titles

NSW Under 13 Cricket State Titles

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

DRAW 18 December (10.00am) - Round 3 - Central Coast versus Newcastle Blasters (Sportsground. 58 Dumaresq Street (cnr Douglas Street)); Lake Mac Attack versus HV Thoroughbreds (Bellevue Oval, right off Handel Street (University of New England)); Far North Coast versus Northern Inland Bolters (Rologas Fields, cnr Dumaresq and Taylor Streets); Mid North Coast versus North Coast (Harris Park) 19 December (10.00am) - Round 4 - Far North Coast versus Newcastle Blasters (Rologas Fields); Mid North Coast versus Central Coast (Bellevue […]

Event Series Bundarra Garden Festival

Bundarra Garden Festival

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Map available. $20pp (entry all gardens), $5pp (per garden), free (under 18) - 6 gardens (paid entry), 2 gardens (free); $5pp (Court House and Bottle Museums). For more information, phone Andrea on 0451 857 216 or Tania on 0407 054 527. Charity Event - all money raised will go to local charities. Open gardens in and out of town. Devonshire teas at the CWA Café at Seekers Garden and Nursery, garden lunches at Bundarra Commercial Hotel; coffee and light meals […]

$5 – $20

Event Series Armidale Tree Group Tour

Armidale Tree Group Tour

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

To celebrate Armidale Tree Group's 40th anniversary, two members’ farms that have had thousands of trees planted over the years, will be opened to the public. Tours will be self-guided with the opportunity to speak to the landholders and to see before and after pictures of their land. Refreshments will be available and plants on sale. Saturday, 21 October: Selwyn's Wood, 303 Castledoyle Road (6,000 trees and shrubs were planted in 2017 and 2021). Sunday, 22 October: Liberty Plains, 300 […]

$10
Event Series Over 70s NSW Veterans State Championships

Over 70s NSW Veterans State Championships

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

VENUES: Armidale Sports Ground (58 Dumaresq Street), Bellevue Oval (University of New England, Meredith Street), Recreation Ground (Park Avenue, Guyra), Lambert Park (108 Butler Street), Harris Park (144-150 Kirkwood Street) and Rologas Playing Fields (Taylor Street). This year Armidale is hosting the NSW Veterans Cricket Over 70s State Championships. Twelve 12 teams from across NSW attending will be attending. Games will be played on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Wednesday will be a rest day. No canteen, but spectators most welcome. […]

Free
Event Series Over 50s Cricket Carnival 

Over 50s Cricket Carnival 

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

VENUES: Armidale Sports Ground (58 Dumaresq Street) and Rologas Playing Fields (Taylor Street). Teams from Coffs Harbour, Tamworth, New England and Macquarie (Dubbo) will battle it out over a 2-day carnival. This mini carnival is the first two rounds of our inter town Doug Walters Cup Competition – part of NSW Veterans Cricket. – BBQ for purchase at the Sportsground after the game on Saturday. Spectators welcome. Draw Saturday, 7 October New England versus Macquarie @ Sportsground; Tamworth versus Coffs Harbour @ Rologas […]

Free

11th New England Bach Festival

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

All tickets may also be purchased at branches of Regional Australia Bank or by posting booking form and cheque to 21 North Street, Armidale 2350. 12.30pm - Uniting Church, 114 Rusden Street - $20, $15 - www.trybooking.com/CFKQJ - booking fee applies Heroic Marches and Recorders - Telemann's Heroic Marches in a new arrangement and music of Bach for recorder quartet. Joanne Arnott, Alana Blackburn, Benjamin thorn and friend. 2.30pm - Uniting Church, 114 Rusden Street - $30, $20 - www.trybooking.com/CFKQO […]

$15 – $30

11th New England Bach Festival

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

All tickets may also be purchased at branches of Regional Australia Bank or by posting booking form and cheque to 21 North Street, Armidale 2350. 10.30am - Hanna's Arcade, 126 Beardy Street (East Mall) - free The Peasant Cantata - A dramatized version of the cantata that explores the vagaries of dealing with the taxman. 12.30pm - Uniting Church, 114 Rusden Street - $20, $15 - www.trybooking.com/CFKPT - booking fee applies Cello and Guitars - Cellist, Rachel Scott, is joined […]

$15 – $30

Celebrate Nature with Armidale Community Groups

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Celebrate Nature - 16/10 VENUE: various (see below). TIME: various (see below). Bring family and friends. For more information and/or have group included, phone Liz on 0408 670 684 or email elizabethohara256@gmail.com or Kate on 0429 724 026. Walks 8.00-9.30am - Mike O'Keefe Woodland: Enjoy a quiet dawdle through the reserve managed by Armidale Tree Group. An ornithologist will help you see and identify the birds. Park between 78 Kentucky Street and bridge over Black Gully. 10.00am - Explore Creekland […]

TroutFest Open Gardens

Various ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

"Kooralbyn, 70 Starr Road, Guyra "Elsewhere", 346 Lagoon Road, Guyra Street yarnbombing and window displays - Bradley Street, Guyra

$5
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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.
The Armidale Regional Community pays tribute to their love of land, love of people, and love of culture.

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