Armidale Events

Tea and sausages available from 11.30am. The music this Market Sunday Concert features new and old music for recorders and guitar performed by Fiona McDonald, Nicky Murcell, Benjamin Thorn and Brendan Jacobs. It will include English folksongs, music by Matthew Dubourg (who was the concert master in the first performance of Handel’s Messiah) and new works by Benjamin Thorn and Brendan Jacobs. This is a great opportunity to hear a range of tuneful and varied music performed by some of […]

Come along for a great night of good company and foot tapping music.

7.55am for 8.00am departure from Visitor Information Centre, 82 Marsh Street. Regent Honeyeater survey week. Bring food (morning tea/lunch), water, binoculars, sunscreen and hat, and wear stout shoes, bring a picnic chair as many bush spots do not have facilities. The scheduled visit may be changed or cancelled if conditions on the day are likely to affect the excursion. For more information and to register to join the group, phone Shirley on 0458 260 937 or email shrlycook@gmail.com. Newcomers are […]

NECOM is proud to present Opera Australia's newest touring production of Don Giovanni for a once-only performance. It is the last day of Don Giovanni’s life, but he doesn’t know that.  For opera’s own Casanova, it’s just another day of pleasure seeking.  Seducing a bride on her wedding day. Breaking into a woman’s bedroom in the dead of night. Killing her furious father. Even before the curtain rises, Mozart reveals Don Giovanni’s fate.  An earth-shattering chord from the orchestra signals […]

Claire Hooper is the least fun person she knows. She’s used to getting her dopamine from answering emails and getting places on time. But she is gonna do what it takes – joke t-shirts, family glamping, practical jokes, birdwatching, laser tag, rock concerts – to become fun again. A rollercoaster of jokes from an adult who doesn’t want to die thinking; well at least I said no to everything. As seen on The Gala, Have You Been Paying Attention and Claire Hooper’s […]

Sharny Russell has written contemporary music for churches and children throughout her life. Letters From Paul is adapted from one of four commissioned school musicals written more than 30 years ago. Known for combining music for young performers with a contemporary, sophisticated style, Sharny’s works were performed widely in schools and churches across Australia. For many years, she dreamed of reimagining these musicals as choir cantatas — and now that dream has come to life in Armidale, New South Wales. […]

Masonry, Manuscripts, Music: An inspirational journey through medieval England - Mark Cottle (UK) This lecture opens a window into the architecture, manuscript illumination and music of medieval England. Born on the Isles of Scilly, Mark has lectured at Exeter College on Medieval and Tudor history, St Mark's & St John's University College, Plymouth and at Bath University on Anglo Saxon and medieval England. Doors open 5.30pm.

Streeton Trio - Women Who Dared Bold, brilliant women in chamber music. Join the Streeton Trio for a powerful and inspiring evening celebrating the brilliance and resilience of women in music. This program shines a light on four extraordinary female composers who defied convention and left a lasting mark on the classical world. The concert opens with Fanny Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in D minor (Germany), a passionate and lyrical masterpiece that rivals the works of her famous brother, Felix. Despite […]

7.55am for 8.00am departure from Visitor Information Centre, 82 Marsh Street. Bring food (morning tea/lunch), water, binoculars, sunscreen and hat, and wear stout shoes, bring a picnic chair as many bush spots do not have facilities. The scheduled visit may be changed or cancelled if conditions on the day are likely to affect the excursion. For more information and to register to join the group, phone Shirley on 0458 260 937 or email shrlycook@gmail.com. Newcomers are always welcome, but please […]

Please wear Shannon's favourite colour: TEAL Bundarra Golf Club is holding a Melanoma/Skin Cancer Day in remembrance of a beautiful friend, wife and mother, Shannon Johnson, who recently passed away from Melanoma. The Day will feature the Australian Skin Cancer Truck that will be checking for all types of skin cancer which can be done on the spot. Included in the day there will be a three-person Ambrose golf event also an auction and raffles to raise funds. Being a […]

Get ready Armidale! The Ultimate Chris Stapleton Tribute Show is headed to Armidale for a very special Sunday session. Experience the raw power, soul and grit of one of country music’s biggest stars as Australia’s premier Chris Stapleton tribute delivers an unforgettable full band live show packed with all the hits you know and love. From“Tennessee Whiskey”and“Broken Halos”to “Starting Over” and more, this is the ultimate Nashville-inspired country music experience. Gather your crew, grab a drink and settle in for […]

The Art of the Japanese Garden: From tradition to modernity - Professor Marie Conte-Helm (UK) The Japanese love of nature has manifested itself in paintings and in the intimate and grand-scale gardens surrounding aristocratic palaces and Buddhist temples, as well as Zen-inspired dry landscape gardens with strikingly symbolic content. Marie is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She was Director General of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation. Marie was awarded an OBE for services to UK-Japan educational and cultural […]

Kial Malone is an award-winning songwriter from Gundungurra Country, in the Southern Tablelands of Australia. His southern Americana and Country influences are deeply rooted in his music and best showcased in his live show, weaving storytelling throughout his slow tormenting ballads, wailing harmonica, and gut-punching acoustic guitar. Kial has established himself as one of Australia’s emerging independent artists, supporting the likes Adam Newling, Ash Grunwald, Beddy Rays, Phil Jamieson and The Smith Street Band. To celebrate his latest release “Kids […]

We are turning 60 and we are celebrating in style! Come along for a weekend packed with motorsport, memories, and great company. Saturday, 3 October - 1.00-5.00pm: Motorkhana (Skid Pan); 6.30pm: Anniversary Celebration Dinner (Armidale Jockey Club, Barney Street) - an evening to celebrate our history, reconnect, and raise a glass to the future. Sunday, 4 October - 10.00am: Lazy start (Johnson & Kennedy Depot, Mann Street West); C Series run; BBW celebration finish at Dumaresq Dam (right off Boorolong Road, […]

7.55am for 8.00am departure from Visitor Information Centre, 82 Marsh Street. DAYLIGHT SAVING BEGINS - put clocks FORWARED one hour. Bring food (morning tea/lunch), water, binoculars, sunscreen and hat, and wear stout shoes, bring a picnic chair as many bush spots do not have facilities. The scheduled visit may be changed or cancelled if conditions on the day are likely to affect the excursion. For more information and to register to join the group, phone Shirley on 0458 260 937 […]

The Creative Streets Festival returns in 2026 with a program that brings art, performance, music, light, ideas, community and surprise into the heart of Armidale. Watch this space for more details!

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