No matter what time of year you visit, chances are there will be an event or festival in or around Armidale.
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Raise a stein and celebrate Oktoberfest at The Welder’s Dog Brewery. Enjoy an afternoon and evening of Bavarian-inspired fun featuring live music, DJs, hearty bratwursts, fresh pretzels, and interactive bar games. Your ticket includes a commemorative stein, a complimentary beer, and a pretzel, making this the perfect way to gather friends and embrace the festive spirit.
Fovndlings are back! With a genre best described as cowpunk their original songs weave together poetry, driving rhythms and stories of friendship, loss and life in the landscapes and towns of regional Australia. Think big guitars, strange stories, dusty roads and a distinctly New England sense of place. With a sound described as both haunting and mesmerising, Fovndlings bring something a little different to the stage; raw, lyrical and unmistakably Australian. They have played across the New England, Sydney and […]
Come along for a great night of good company and foot tapping music.
Tea and sausages available from 11.30am. Perhaps Love songs The music this Market Sunday Concert features and eclectic range of songs, perhaps about love, or maybe not, performed by Myung-Sook Auh accompanied by Robert Manley. The program ranges through Bach, Mozart, Verdo, Puccini, Lehar, Karg-Elert, Grieg, Dvorak, to Ennio Morricone and John Denver. Myung-Sook Auh trained as an opera singer and is a senior lecturer in arts education at UNE. Robert Manley is well known in Armidale as a brilliant […]
Come along for a great night of good company and foot tapping music.
The inventive Danish/Australian trio Number Junky return with Composure, their third album, taking their new music on a national Australian tour. The trio of Kristian Borring (guitar), Zac Grafton (double bass) and Peter Evans (drums) have toured extensively across Australia in recent years, including a featured performance at the Perth International Jazz Festival in 2024. Number Junky has become known for combining exciting rhythms and unusual time signatures with lyrical melodies, rich harmony and a strong sense of interplay. Led […]
Celebrate the beauty of spring at the New England Garden Festival, a vibrant two-day event showcasing the region’s stunning gardens, local creativity, specialist plant and garden stalls, food, entertainment, workshops, and family-friendly activities. Held at the Armidale Racecourse, the festival brings together gardening enthusiasts, visitors and locals for a weekend of inspiration, learning and community connection. Special guests from ABC TV’s Gardening Australia, Hannah Moloney and Jerry Coleby-Williams, will headline the festival with presentations, workshops and practical gardening advice tailored […]
Watch this space for more information regarding possible extra open day (either 24 October or 7 November) and plants/flowers for sale. Looking forward to seeing you all again!
Five times ARIA Award-winning artist Katie Noonan has released her 30th studio album: Alone but All One. The album is an intimate and powerful exploration of love in all its stages and features Katie's first songwriting collaboration with acclaimed writer Trent Dalton. The album is a powerful and delicate offering with Katie's piano and a string quartet as the only accompaniment for her exquisite vocal performance. "This album is for anyone who's gone through a life shift - not just […]
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 […]
Join NECOM’s much-loved annual celebration of choral music as schools, choirs, ensembles and musicians from across the New England come together for a showcase of Australian music. Featuring established and emerging performers, New England Sings! is the culmination of months of workshops, rehearsals and collaboration, highlighting the talent and creativity of the region’s young singers and musicians.
Your Thursday night just got a serious upgrade. 80s and 90s bangers, live vocals from Lotti, step by step painting and a room full of people who know every word. You leave with a finished canvas and a sore voice.
The region's most prestigious two-man teams event. Over $10,000 in prizes. Limited entries.
The highly anticipated Black Gully Festival is set to kick off on Saturday, November 7th at the scenic Black Gully Reserve (behind NERAM on the north and south sides of the creek). This free, family-friendly event celebrates the vibrant spirit of Armidale as the weather warms up. Live music will take place in two places – dual stages in the parklands and an acoustic venue at the NERAM Café. The festival features a makers’s market, sumptuous food vans, the ever-popular […]
Canteen on grounds. Come along and watch some beautiful horses and riders compete in this official event.
Get ready for a night of big laughs with two of Australia’s most celebrated comedians. Award-winning comedian Geraldine Hickey brings her warm, relatable storytelling and sharp wit to the stage, joined by the high-energy, hilariously cheeky Nath Valvo. With countless television appearances, comedy festival acclaim and sold-out shows across the country, this is an unmissable evening of stand-up comedy.
After a hiatus of several years, the 12 Hours in the Piney is returning. Only this time it's a six-hour race, half the previous event times. Details of the six-hour race are as follows: Dirtmaster (U13) Junior Race: 10.00-10.30am; Six-hour Race Rider Briefing: 10.45am; Race Start: 11.00am, Last Lap Cutoff: 5.00pm; Presentations: 6.00pm. The Track We are working on the race route being at least 9km in length. This has included building some new trails, refurbishing old trails and giving everything else a polish. The route will […]
An auto test (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.
Armidale Choral Society with Armidale Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Graham Maddox Save the date!
Following the success of two bespoke East Coast tours, Hunter-based singer-songwriters Anna Weatherup and Amy Vee will return with a new run of co-headline shows. Centred around Weatherup’s acclaimed new album Delusional, the tour expands their celebrated collaboration to include a few full-band performances and some special guests, giving audiences fresh opportunities to experience their musical chemistry. Since first joining forces in 2023, Amy and Anna have won hearts from Melbourne to Townsville with their dynamic, intimate performances. Audiences across […]
