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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.

Have an event to add to the calendar?

2024 John Dillon Memorial Lecture

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

Will irresistible force overcome immovable object: solar photovoltaics and the energy transition? - John Quiggin (2011 UNE Distinguished Alumni and 2004 AARES Distinguished Fellow) Looking at the role of solar photovoltaics (PV) in the energy transition is reminiscent of the paradox arising from the clash of an irresistible force and an immovable object. John will argue that the irresistible force of low-cost solar generation will win out over the apparently immovable obstacles of entrenched attitudes and network structures. John Quiggin […]

Free

Festival of the Bands

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

A celebration of wind and brass playing from all around Armidale. Featuring the New England Wind Ensemble as well as younger groups from NECOM and local schools. Come along on a musical journey, developing a love of wonderful band music in all its many forms.

$10.75 – $15.88

Drag Queen Show – Turn Back Time – CANCELLED

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

CANCELLED Step into a world of glamour at the electrifying drag queen show: "Turn Back Time." Get ready to embark on a journey through the decades as fabulous queens take the stage and pay homage to iconic moments in pop culture history.

$35 – $45

Multicultural Christian Christmas Concert

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

Come and enjoy the many cultural presentations. Supported by St Marks UNE Church. Please note time-frames area estimates. Programme 5.30pm – Open stage: Richard Stanley (for early arrivals); 6.00pm – Welcome by MC: Tom Melbourne (Safety and respect…); 6.05pm – Aunty Hazel Vale (Welcome to Country); 6.10pm – Harlequin Tribal Dancers; 6.20pm – Fillipino Dancers; 6.25pm – Our Music (Pete Stanley); 6.30pm – Meryl Zuill and Lisa Kennedy Singers; 6.35pm – Anabelle Arkit (solo dance); 6.40pm – We Will Worship […]

Free

Event Series Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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

Step into a World of Pure Imagination! Gather your family and friends, and join in an unforgettable evening filled with laughter, excitement, and the sweetest of memories! Based on the novel by Roald Dahl. Songs from the motion picture by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, music by Marc Shaiman, book by David Greig.

$31.25 – $135.26

PLCArmidale 2023 Signature Event

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

*Please note this is an adults-only event. Depart Armidale Town Hall, 127 Rusden Street on the Wonka Wonderland Express. 🍭Step into a world of whimsy and wonder and embark on a mysterious cocktail adventure: the Willy Wonka way! 🚌Climb aboard the Wonka Wonderland Express, our exclusive mystery bus trip to the 2023 PLC Armidale Signature Event and enjoy cocktails and canapes inspired by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 🍤Get ready to sip, savour, and explore a realm of fantastical flavours […]

$65 – $150

ACO Collective – Ecstatic Dances

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

A frequent performer on the world’s most celebrated concert hall stages, British violinist, Matthew Truscott, leads ACO Collective in a thrilling program of dances from across the ages, showcasing the vitality and virtuosity of this incredible ensemble. Energy permeates from every turn, from the Baroque elegance of Purcell’s England, to the rhythmic intensity of Stravinsky to the thrill-seeking dynamism of western Sydney composer, Holly Harrison’s Black Ice, commissioned especially for the ACO Collective. Program EDWARDS Chorale and Ecstatic Dance PURCELL […]

$25 – $55

Australian Vocal Ensemble featuring Katie Noonan

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

Tumbling Like Stars Using the human voice to tell the stories of our time and place through song four of Australia’s finest vocalists come together in a visionary performance combining heavenly vocals in a chamber setting. Katie Noonan’s new project, Australian Vocal Ensemble - AVÉ intertwines Australian compositions by Cawrse, Davidson, Green, Humphries, Hurren, Leek, Noonan and Wells, alongside new arrangements of music by Bach, Handel and Tomás Luis de Victoria creating a beautiful tension between ties to more traditional […]

$25 – $55

Antiques Fair

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

TIME: 4.00-7.00pm (Friday), 10.00am-5.00pm (Saturday), 10.00am-4.00pm (Sunday). COST: $10 (adult), $16 (2-day pass), $20 (3-day pass), children free if accompanied by adult - EFTPOS available. Thirteen shops in attendance, lucky door prizes (one $100 door prize will be drawn on Friday evening), COVID-safe plan in operation.

$10 – $20