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Click to view the Autumn 2025 events calendar (PDF 1.4MB), or view the list below.

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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Musica Viva Concert – Nicki Parrott

New England Conservatorium of Music Armidale Teachers' College, Cnr Mossman and Faulkner Streets, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Nicki Parrott and Her Northern Rivers Band - Feelin' Groovy After 30 years of headlining New York, Japan and Europe to sold-out performances at most of the world’s top jazz venues and festivals, international recording and touring artist, Nicki Parrott, celebrates her return home to “slow down and chill out” with her exceptional  Northern Rivers Band. Feelin’ Groovy is a musical tribute to the “Swinging Sixties” presented by a world-class ensemble. Fun for all ages! Artists: Nicki Parrott (coustic bass, electric bass and vocal); Steve Russell […]

$26.13 – $56.88

Homestead Series 2 – Waterloo Homestead

Waterloo Homestead 67 Waterloo Road, MATHESON, NSW, Australia

NECOM's Homestead Series offers a rare chance to immerse yourself in a magical combination of fine chamber music and local history. As these homesteads are not open to the public, the series offers an exclusive glimpse into the architectural history of the area. Seating is limited so get in early to secure your tickets. Musicians Sofia Debus (violin/cello); Caleb Murray (cello); Camilla Tafra (cello); Robert Manley (keyboard/cello)

$77.38

Musica Viva Concert – Arcadia Winds

Armidale Town Hall 127 Rusden Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

Arcadia Winds is the trailblazer of Australian wind music. Don’t miss this extraordinary ensemble and see what the critics are raving about! Artists: Kiran Phatak (flute); Rachel Bullen (oboe); Lloyd Van’t Hoff (clarinet); Rachel Shaw (horn); Matthew Kneale (bassoon). Program: Pēteris Vasks, Music for Fleeting Birds; Anne Cawrse, Honeybee; Holly Harrison, Phasmid Funk; Miguel del Aguila, Wind Quintet No. 2; Valerie Coleman, Red Clay Mississippi Delta.  

$26.13 – $56.88

Musica Viva Concert – Trio Isimsiz

Armidale Town Hall 127 Rusden Street, ARMIDALE, NSW, Australia

In its first Australian tour and only regional performance, Trio Isimsiz from the UK performs two giants of the piano trio repertoire by Schubert and Brahms, alongside an exciting new voice, the ‘ear-beguiling and strikingly inventive’ Francisco Coll. Artists: Pablo Hernan Benedi (violin); Edvard Pogossian (cello); Erdem Misirlioglu (piano). Program: Brahams Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor; Schubert Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major; Francisco Coll Piano Trio (2020).

$26.13 – $56.88

Homestead Series 3 – Deepwater Homestead

Deepwater Homestead 242 Torrington Road, DEEPWATER, NSW, Australia

NECOM’s Homestead Series offers a rare chance to immerse yourself in a magical combination of fine chamber music and local history. As these homesteads are not open to the public, the series offers an exclusive glimpse into the architectural history of the area. Seating is limited so get in early to secure your tickets.  

$77.38