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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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Chess in the Mall
Beardy Street Mall Beardy Street Mall, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaCome and enjoy a relaxed morning of Chess and coffee. Boards are also set up inside Boobooks. All welcome!
Free
Backgammon in the Mall
Boobooks Books and Coffee Shop 176 Beardy Street Mall, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaCome and enjoy a relaxed morning of Backgammon and coffee. For all ages and stages. Lapsed players and complete beginners welcome. Bring your own board or borrow one from the bookshop. Feel free to approach any players you see and ask to join. For more information, visit armidale-backgammon-fanciers.mailchimpsites.com.
Free
Chair Yoga with U3A Facilitators
New England Regional Art Museum 106-114 Kentucky Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaThe New England Regional Art Museum is celebrating the Seniors Festival (funded by NSW Government). Join U3A Armidale’s Bron Baker and Maureen Lauder for a free one-hour session of yoga in chairs. This session will be held in NERAM’s Mazda Gallery, followed by a free morning tea which will allow an open discussion about health and wellness for our senior citizens. Yoga is an ancient system of physical exercise that helps you develop strength, flexibility and a sense of well-being.
Free
“Dusky Buzz” @ the Alternate Root
The Alternate Root 48 Bridge Street, URALLA, NSW, AustraliaCocktails, live music and dinner. Friends playing the music they like best…jazz, pop, blues, soul and samba - plus original songs. Featuring Maria Rummery (vocals), Al Hardaker (lead guitar), Mick Houlahan (bass, guitar and vocals) and Dick Kaehler (drums, percussion and vocals). Come and enjoy some laid-back musical fun and song.
Free
Culture Fest
Civic Park Dumaresq Street, Armidale, NSW, AustraliaShowcasing the rich diversity of cultures that are in our region and what better way to do that than through food, music and dance. Come and join us at Civic and Curtis Park in Armidale for an evening of international food stalls, live music, cultural dance and song, a pop-up bar, kids arts and craft, plus so much more! Best bit... IT'S FREE! This event is in partnership with UNE and Armidale Regional Council. We are committed to our sustainability […]
Free
Coffee & Chat Car Display
Curtis Park 75 Faulkner Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaA fabulous display of Classic and Specialist cars - have a chat to the owners and/or compare notes.
Armidale Farmers’ Market
Curtis Park 75 Faulkner Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaA monthly open-air market that offers fresh seasonal produce, meat, cheese, eggs, baked goods, coffee and other food products from growers and producers around the New England and Coffs Coast regions. Celebrate our community and the unique offerings of this wonderful region! BYO bags and re-useables.
Khanacross
Skidpan, Traffic Education Centre Mann Street East, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaAn autotest (essential skills of car control and judgement) under controlled conditions - quickest times whilst navigating courses. Snacks and drinks available at the canteen for purchase. Spectators welcome.
Shark & Fox @ Studio Folk Club Boobooks
Boobooks Books and Coffee Shop 176 Beardy Street Mall, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaShark & Fox - Emily-Rose Sarkova (AUS) and Jaron Freeman-Fox (Canada) Frenetic Bulgarian dances, haunting Appalachian twangs, droning Irish reels, Swedish polskas and songs that speak into existence the ephemeral mysteries of life, all effortlessly yet meticulously woven together by the vast shared history of the fiddle and accordion as musical companions. This irresistible Canadian-Australian collaboration shape-shifts between traditions, occasionally to the point that the instruments themselves transform; a fiddle to viol d’amore or fretless guitar, an accordion to modular […]
$16.75 – $21.97
Seniors Festival Opening Night
New England Regional Art Museum 106-114 Kentucky Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaThe New England Regional Art Museum is celebrating the Seniors Festival (funded by NSW Government). Join us and our talented friends from NECOM to officially kick off NERAM’s Senior’s Festival 2024. To begin the festivities, we welcome you to join us for some refreshments while listening to an incredible string-quartet performance playing some crowd favourites, from The Beatles to Bridgerton, there will be something for everyone to enjoy. We then invite you to continue the evening with a viewing of The […]
Free
Art and Wellness Workshop with Paula Jenkins
Museum of Printing 106-114 Kentucky Street (beneath NERAM), ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaThe New England Regional Art Museum is celebrating the Seniors Festival (funded by NSW Government). Join local artist Paula Jenkins for an art therapy session with focus on visual expression and its link to your inner self. This will be a light-hearted and enjoyable gathering of artmaking where no artistic experience is required. Paula will facilitate a 1.5-hour workshop where participants will be guided through three creative activities involving clay sculpture, a small-scale drawing on paper, and a larger expressive […]
$5
Life Drawing with a Comedian @ McCrossins
McCrossin's Mill Museum 29-31 Salisbury Street, URALLA, NSW, AustraliaLife Drawing with a Comedian is a show that combines the traditional art of life drawing with the comedic element of live performance. The show involves one comedian acting as the host, guiding the audience through various life drawing exercises and providing humorous commentary throughout the event. Another comedian is the model for the audience to draw, posing in various positions and styles. The audience is encouraged to bring their own drawing materials and participate in the drawing process, while […]
$25
Chair Yoga with U3A Facilitators
New England Regional Art Museum 106-114 Kentucky Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaThe New England Regional Art Museum is celebrating the Seniors Festival (funded by NSW Government). Join U3A Armidale’s Bron Baker and Maureen Lauder for a free one-hour session of yoga in chairs. This session will be held in NERAM’s Mazda Gallery, followed by a free morning tea which will allow an open discussion about health and wellness for our senior citizens. Yoga is an ancient system of physical exercise that helps you develop strength, flexibility and a sense of well-being.
Free
Guided Tour: The Wynne Prize 2023
New England Regional Art Museum 106-114 Kentucky Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaThe New England Regional Art Museum is celebrating the Seniors Festival (funded by NSW Government). This year, NERAM is hosting The Wynne Prize 2023 touring exhibition. The Wynne Prize is Australia’s oldest art prize that awards the best landscape painting of Australian scenery or for the best example of figure sculpture by Australian artists. The winner and finalists within this exhibition are incredible examples of the vast beauty and diversity of Australian landscapes and the creativity and skill in figure sculpture. There […]
$6
ArtsNational Lecture: “The Importance of Being Oscar:…”
Michael Hoskins Creative Arts Centre The Armidale School, 87 Douglas Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaThe Importance of Being Oscar: The Life and Works of Oscar Wilde - Susannah Fullerton (OAM) (AUS) “Somehow or other I’ll be famous, and if not famous, I’ll be notorious” declared the young Oscar Wilde: he proved to be both! He translated his genius into stories, plays, poems and a novel and gained a place amongst the great Victorian writers. This lecture includes dramatic readings that bring to life Wilde’s extraordinary life story, his fall from fame and the creation […]
$25
Strung Live @ Welder’s Dog Bar
Welder's Dog Bar cnr Marsh and Rusden Streets, ARMIDALE, NSWStrung Live is a band of young female musicians, who have been playing together around Armidale for the last two years. They play both tender, gentle folk, and energetic tunes.
Free
CraftAlive Tamworth
Tamworth Regional Entertainment Conference Centre Greg Norman Drive, TAMWORTH, NSW, AustraliaCraftAlive is returning to Tamworth and is Australia’s longest running craft event series. With both local and interstate craft talent, the show is packed full of the latest craft supplies, kits and equipment. CraftAlive is a hands-on event. A chance to learn from leading craft experts with interactive classes on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A top tip, book your tickets online and save dollars. Take the bus! CraftAlive Tamworth exclusive coach trip from Armidale - operating Friday ONLY: Depart 8.00am […]
Various
Go! @ Boobooks
Boobooks Books and Coffee Shop 176 Beardy Street Mall, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaJoin in a game of Go!. Beginners welcome.
Free
Printing Workshop with Rhonda Ellem
New England Regional Art Museum 106-114 Kentucky Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, AustraliaThe New England Regional Art Museum is celebrating the Seniors Festival (funded by NSW Government). Join local Black Gully printmaker and artist ,Rhonda Ellem, for two hours of hands-on printmaking using gelli plates where prints are created without the use of the press. You will be guided in the making of a print: from mixing primary colours to selectively using plants and paper stencils to create layered original artworks. No experience necessary and all materials supplied.
$10
