What’s on in Northern Territory in August 2026

210 events listed in Northern Territory in August 2026: sport, music, festivals, arts, food and film.

• Saturday Matinee - Silent Friend

  1 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Public Library

• Jim Jefferies - Son of a Carpenter

  1 Aug 2026 · Darwin Entertainment Centre (implied)

• FlicNics in Palmerston - The Wild Robot

  1 Aug 2026 · Hobart Park, Palmerston

• Sportsbet Darwin Turf Club Gala Ball

  1 Aug 2026 · Darwin Turf Club, Fannie Bay

• Writing the Weird Workshop

  1 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Public Library

• Writing the Weird. Writing workshop with Johanna Bell

  1 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Public Library

• Day 7 - bet365 Palmerston Sprint Day

  1 Aug 2026 · Darwin Turf Club, Fannie Bay

• Theodore Kassaras Memorial Cup

  1 Aug 2026 · Darwin Football Stadium

• Writing the Weird Workshop with Johanna Bell

  1 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Public Library

• Palmerston Sprint Day

  1 Aug 2026 · Darwin Turf Club, Fannie Bay

• Todd Mall Markets

  2 Aug 2026 → 6 Dec 2026 · Todd Mall & Council Lawns

• K Town Markets

  2 Aug 2026 → 30 Aug 2026 · Karama Shopping Plaza

• Ladbrokes Darwin Cup Calcutta

  2 Aug 2026 · Darwin Turf Club

• Alcoota Scientific Reserve Discovery Day 2026

  2 Aug 2026 · Strehlow Research Centre, Araluen

• Country to Couture

  2 Aug 2026 → 3 Aug 2026 · Charles Darwin University, Danala Campus, 54 Cavenagh St

• Emma Memma's Jungle Picnic Tour

  2 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Great Northern Darwin Cup Day

  3 Aug 2026 · Darwin Turf Club

• Country to Couture, Show 2

  3 Aug 2026 · Charles Darwin University, Danala Campus

• Great Northern Darwin Cup Carnival Day

  3 Aug 2026 · Fannie Bay Racecourse

• Day 8 - Great Northern Darwin Cup Day

  3 Aug 2026 · Darwin Turf Club, Fannie Bay

• Toddler Time @ Nightcliff Library

  4 Aug 2026 · Nightcliff Library, Pavonia Place

• Yeperenye Senior's Morning Tea

  4 Aug 2026 · Yeperenye Shopping Centre (Former Spendless shop)

• Saplings | ATYP - Darwin Festival

  5 Aug 2026 → 8 Aug 2026 · Brown's Mart Theatre

• Darwin Festival 2026

  5 Aug 2026 → 23 Aug 2026 · Various Locations, Darwin

• National Indigenous Fashion Awards

  5 Aug 2026 · Darwin Convention Centre

• Gapu Ŋupan (Chasing the Rainbow) - Darwin Festival

  5 Aug 2026 → 6 Aug 2026 · INPEX Sunset Stage at Festival Park

• Kid Co. Business School

  5 Aug 2026 → 26 Aug 2026 · Nightcliff Uniting Church, 21 Cummins St

• Salon des Refusés

  5 Aug 2026 → 30 Sept 2026 · Darwin (Various)

• Gapu Ŋupan (Chasing the Rainbow)

  5 Aug 2026 → 6 Aug 2026 · INPEX Sunset Stage at Festival Park

• Saplings

  5 Aug 2026 → 8 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Park

• Mel McGlensey is Motorboat

  5 Aug 2026 → 8 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Park

• Mel McGlensey is Motorboat - Darwin Festival

  5 Aug 2026 → 8 Aug 2026 · Darwin City

• Paste 'Em Up: Territory Poster Art Exhibition

  5 Aug 2026 → 22 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Charles Darwin National Park Guided Walk

  5 Aug 2026 → 19 Aug 2026 · Charles Darwin National Park

• Darwin Festival

  5 Aug 2026 → 23 Aug 2026 · Various locations, Darwin

• Darwin Festival

  6 Aug 2026 → 23 Aug 2026 · Festival Park

• Mindil Beach Sunset Market

  6 Aug 2026 · Mindil Beach

• Howard Springs Nature Park Guided Nocturnal Walk

  6 Aug 2026 → 16 Aug 2026 · Howard Springs Nature Park

• Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair

  6 Aug 2026 · Darwin Convention Centre

• Cheer | Circus Trick Tease

  7 Aug 2026 → 9 Aug 2026 · Darwin DarwinSurrounds

• Press Club | Supported by TANG

  7 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Park

• Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair

  7 Aug 2026 · Darwin Convention Centre

• Cheer | Circus Trick Tease - Darwin Festival

  7 Aug 2026 → 9 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Park

• Back to Bilo

  7 Aug 2026 · 93 Mitchell Street, Darwin

• Press Club | Supported by TANG - Darwin Festival

  7 Aug 2026 · Festival Park

• Paul Dempsey | Shotgun Karaoke Show - Darwin Festival

  7 Aug 2026 · Festival Park

• Back to Bilo - Darwin Festival

  7 Aug 2026 → 8 Aug 2026 · 93 Mitchell Street, Darwin

• Top Floor Comedy Darwin

  7 Aug 2026 → 18 Dec 2026 · Darwin

• Paul Dempsey | Shotgun Karaoke Show

  7 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Park

• Saturday Matinee - Holy Days

  8 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Public Library

• Top Dog Film Festival World Tour - Alice Springs

  8 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs

• Top Dog Film Festival World Tour

  8 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs

• Public Bollywood Musical Night

  8 Aug 2026 · Darwin City

• Walking Football - Alice Springs

  8 Aug 2026 · Ross Park, East Side

• Live at the Lake

  8 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• The Drones

  8 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Park

• K-Pop Spectacular | M3 Dance

  8 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Park

• Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour Alice Springs

  8 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs

• The Drones - Darwin Festival

  8 Aug 2026 · Festival Park

• Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour

  8 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Cinema

• K-Pop Spectacular | M3 Dance - Darwin Festival

  8 Aug 2026 · Festival Park

• K Town Markets

  9 Aug 2026 → 30 Aug 2026 · Karama Shopping Centre

• City of Darwin - Teddy Bears' Picnic - Darwin Festival

  9 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Park

• Open Heart | Cheeky Docs - Darwin Festival

  9 Aug 2026 · Festival Park

• City of Darwin - Teddy Bears' Picnic

  9 Aug 2026 · Darwin DarwinSurrounds

• The Great First Nations Songbook

  9 Aug 2026 · Darwin DarwinSurrounds

• The Great First Nations Songbook - Darwin Festival

  9 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Park

• National Indigenous Music Awards

  9 Aug 2026 · Darwin Amphitheatre

• The Bushman Experience

  10 Aug 2026 · Darwin metro area

• Northern Territory Performing Arts Awards

  10 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Michelle Brasier

  11 Aug 2026 · Darwin DarwinSurrounds

• Seniors Month | Autism Awareness Workshop

  11 Aug 2026 · Casuarina Library

• Living in the '70s | The 60 Four - Darwin Festival

  11 Aug 2026 → 12 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Toddler Time @ Nightcliff Library

  11 Aug 2026 · Nightcliff Library

• Michelle Brasier - Darwin Festival

  11 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Living in the '70s | The 60 Four

  11 Aug 2026 → 12 Aug 2026 · Darwin DarwinSurrounds

• Sydney Dance Company - Engine

  12 Aug 2026 · Darwin City

• Mema Munro | Wanna Be a Star - Darwin Festival

  12 Aug 2026 → 13 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Charles Darwin National Park Guided Walk

  12 Aug 2026 · Charles Darwin National Park

• Mema Munro | Wanna Be a Star

  12 Aug 2026 → 13 Aug 2026 · Darwin City

• Sydney Dance Company - Engine - Darwin Festival

  12 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Kid Co. Business School

  12 Aug 2026 · Nightcliff Uniting Church

• Goldfish

  13 Aug 2026 → 16 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Venue

• Takashi Wakasugi | Japanese Australian

  13 Aug 2026 · Darwin City

• Alice Springs Disability Expo 2026

  13 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Convention Centre

• Caitlin Harnett & the Pony Boys

  13 Aug 2026 · Darwin City

• Goldfish - Darwin Festival

  13 Aug 2026 → 16 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Park

• Wish You Were Mine

  13 Aug 2026 → 14 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Caitlin Harnett & the Pony Boys - Darwin Festival

  13 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Alice Springs Disability Expo

  13 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs (Multiple Venues)

• Takashi Wakasugi | Japanese Australian - Darwin Festival

  13 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Darwin Festival | The Australian Ballet - The Nutcracker Act II and Other Works

  14 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Waverider | Legs On The Wall

  14 Aug 2026 → 18 Aug 2026 · Darwin City

• The Australian Ballet - The Nutcracker Act II

  14 Aug 2026 → 15 Aug 2026 · Darwin Entertainment Centre

• Darwin Festival in Palmerston: Family Fiesta

  14 Aug 2026 · Palmerston

• Freefall - a new solo theatre work by Jac Marriott

  14 Aug 2026 → 23 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs (Contact venue for specific location)

• Darwin Festival Family Fiesta

  14 Aug 2026 · Palmerston Library & Goyder Square

• Waverider | Legs On The Wall - Darwin Festival

  14 Aug 2026 · Darwin City (Festival Site)

• Top Floor Comedy Darwin

  14 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Darwin Festival | The Australian Ballet - The Nutcracker Act II

  14 Aug 2026 · Darwin Amphitheatre

• The Australian Ballet - The Nutcracker Act II and Other Works

  14 Aug 2026 → 15 Aug 2026 · AANT Centre, 93 Mitchell Street

• Roller Coaster

  14 Aug 2026 → 16 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Venue

• Freefall - Jac Marriott Solo Theatre

  14 Aug 2026 → 23 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs

• Run Larapinta 2026

  14 Aug 2026 → 17 Aug 2026 · Larapinta Trail, Alice Springs

• Fanny Lumsden

  14 Aug 2026 · Darwin City

• International Test Cricket: Australia vs TBA

  15 Aug 2026 · Marrara Oval

• National NAIDOC Awards Ceremony 2026

  15 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Convention Centre

• Birmba

  15 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Venue

• K Town Markets

  15 Aug 2026 · Karama Shopping Plaza

• High Tea Bingo: Seniors Month

  15 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Public Library

• Top End Test Cricket

  15 Aug 2026 · Darwin Gardens Oval

• Family Story Time @ Darwin City Library

  15 Aug 2026 · Darwin City Library, Civic Centre

• Across the Atlantic - Vocalective

  15 Aug 2026 · Darwin City

• Henley on Todd Regatta

  15 Aug 2026 · Todd River, Alice Springs

• Test Cricket: Australia vs TBA

  15 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Aqua HIIT - Healthy Darwin

  15 Aug 2026 · Darwin Ski Club swimming pool

• Across the Atlantic - Vocalective

  16 Aug 2026 · Darwin Memorial Uniting Church

• K Town Markets

  16 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Slow Sundays Yin & Restorative Yoga

  16 Aug 2026 · Rich Life Health & Fitness, Cullen Bay

• Darwin Social Chess Club

  16 Aug 2026 · Casuarina Library

• Darwin Festival (Ongoing)

  16 Aug 2026 → 23 Aug 2026 · Festival Park, Darwin

• East of West in the Centre

  16 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs

• Todd Mall Markets

  17 Aug 2026 → 6 Dec 2026 · Todd Mall

• Rights on Show - Artist Exhibition Entry

  17 Aug 2026 · 25 Parap Road, Parap

• Rights on Show - Artist Callout

  17 Aug 2026 → 10 Dec 2026 · 25 Parap Road, Parap

• Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour Darwin

  18 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Wonderland Dancing Story Workshop

  19 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Library

• POV - Darwin Festival

  19 Aug 2026 → 23 Aug 2026 · Darwin (Various)

• Wonderland Dancing Story Workshop (Ages 3-5)

  19 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Public Library

• Top Dog Film Festival World Tour Darwin

  19 Aug 2026 · Darwin (Various)

• Cassie Workman | Aberdeen - Darwin Festival

  19 Aug 2026 → 22 Aug 2026 · Darwin (Various)

• Kid Co. Business School Session

  19 Aug 2026 · Nightcliff Uniting Church, 21 Cummins St, Rapid Creek

• Wonderland Dancing Story Workshop: The Australian Ballet

  19 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Public Library

• Green Ant Craft Fair

  19 Aug 2026 · Austin Lane, Darwin City

• The Australian Ballet: Dancing Story Workshops

  19 Aug 2026 → 20 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Public Library

• Charles Darwin National Park Guided Walk

  19 Aug 2026 · Charles Darwin National Park

• Nath Valvo - Darwin Festival

  19 Aug 2026 · Darwin (Various)

• Fijian Flying Circus - Darwin Festival

  20 Aug 2026 → 22 Aug 2026 · Darwin Entertainment Centre

• Shimano Gravel Muster Stage Race 2026

  20 Aug 2026 → 23 Aug 2026 · East MacDonnell Ranges

• Top End T20 Series

  20 Aug 2026 → 30 Aug 2026 · Various Cricket Grounds, Darwin

• Red Dirt Poetry Festival

  20 Aug 2026 → 23 Aug 2026 · Various Locations, Alice Springs

• Nutcracker Dancing Story Workshop: The Australian Ballet

  20 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Public Library

• Walk for a Bloke - Darwin

  20 Aug 2026 · Darwin Waterfront

• Loca Vida

  20 Aug 2026 → 22 Aug 2026 · Festival Park

• Mindil Beach Sunset Market

  20 Aug 2026 · Mindil Beach

• Mayoral Morning Tea

  20 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Town Council

• Faulty Towers The Dining Experience - Darwin

  20 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Briefs - The Works - Darwin Festival

  20 Aug 2026 → 22 Aug 2026 · The Playhouse, Darwin Entertainment Centre

• Arco | Adam Kelly and James Berlyn - Darwin Festival

  20 Aug 2026 → 21 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Hub

• Faulty Towers The Dining Experience

  20 Aug 2026 → 22 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Darwin Festival Closing Weekend at Darwin Ski Club

  21 Aug 2026 · Darwin Ski Club

• Mama Kin Spender: Promises and Wild Beasts

  21 Aug 2026 · Darwin Ski Club

• Red Dirt Poetry Festival

  21 Aug 2026 → 23 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs (Various Venues)

• Pencelupan - Immersion

  21 Aug 2026 → 23 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Precinct

• Vincent Lingiari Art Award 2026

  21 Aug 2026 → 18 Oct 2026 · Alice Springs (Desart/Central Land Council)

• Big Noter - Darwin Festival

  21 Aug 2026 · Darwin, Northern Territory

• Northern Territory's Caravan, Camping and Outdoor Show

  21 Aug 2026 → 23 Aug 2026 · Darwin Showgrounds

• Northern Territory's Caravan, Camping & Outdoor Show

  21 Aug 2026 → 23 Aug 2026 · Darwin Showgrounds

• The Australian Ballet | The Nutcracker Act II & Other Works

  21 Aug 2026 · Darwin Entertainment Centre

• The Australian Ballet - The Nutcracker Act II and Other Works

  21 Aug 2026 → 22 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs (Venue TBD)

• Fitness 4 Independence - Healthy Darwin

  21 Aug 2026 · Casuarina Aquatic & Leisure Centre - Community Room

• Fitness 4 Independence

  21 Aug 2026 · Casuarina Aquatic & Leisure Centre - Community Room

• From Complexity to Clarity: The Bower Place Model for Schools

  21 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs

• Darwin Festival Closing Weekend: Mama Kin Spender

  21 Aug 2026 · Darwin Ski Club

• Seniors Month | Jacana Energy Saving Tips

  21 Aug 2026 · Casuarina Library

• Top Floor Comedy Darwin

  21 Aug 2026 → 18 Dec 2026 · Hotel Darwin

• The Darwin Wine Party - Darwin Festival

  22 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Park

• 4HR Grumble Boogie - Darwin Festival

  22 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Park

• Reboot Your Loot Car Boot Sale

  22 Aug 2026 · Palmerston City

• Reboot Your Loot

  22 Aug 2026 · Palmerston City (Darwin Metro Area)

• 2026 Darwin Waterfront Classic

  22 Aug 2026 · Darwin Waterfront

• Top End Native Eco Fair & Plant Sale

  22 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Loca Vida

  22 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Park

• Saturday Matinee - Tony

  22 Aug 2026 · Deckchair Cinema

• Todd Mall Markets

  22 Aug 2026 → 6 Dec 2026 · Todd Mall

• Noonamah Tavern Rodeo

  22 Aug 2026 · Noonamah Tavern

• National NAIDOC Awards Ceremony 2026

  22 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Convention Centre

• EXHIBITION: Tjapaltjarri Brothers

  22 Aug 2026 → 5 Sept 2026 · Central Craft

• The Darwin Wine Party

  22 Aug 2026 · Festival Park

• Darwin Festival Closing Weekend at Darwin Ski Club

  23 Aug 2026 · Darwin Ski Club

• Top Floor Comedy Darwin

  23 Aug 2026 → 18 Dec 2026 · Top Floor Darwin

• Hiatus Kaiyote - Darwin Festival

  23 Aug 2026 · Darwin Festival Precinct

• Bottomless High Tea - Bubbles and Bites

  23 Aug 2026 → 31 Jan 2027 · Together & Co

• K Town Markets

  23 Aug 2026 → 30 Aug 2026 · Katherine (Darwin surrounds)

• Mindil Beach Sunset Markets

  23 Aug 2026 · Mindil Beach

• Sunday Share Brunch

  24 Aug 2026 → 27 Dec 2026 · Darwin Waterfront

• Rhyme Time @ Karama Library

  25 Aug 2026 · Karama Library

• 2026 Australian Open Water Cup & Darwin Waterfront Classic

  25 Aug 2026 · Darwin Waterfront Lagoon

• Children's Book Week Story Time

  25 Aug 2026 · Nightcliff Library

• Aqua HIIT - Healthy Darwin

  25 Aug 2026 · Casuarina Aquatic and Leisure Centre

• Todd Mall Markets

  25 Aug 2026 → 6 Dec 2026 · Todd Mall

• Wati Putinguru (The Man From the Bush)

  26 Aug 2026 → 25 Oct 2026 · Outstation Gallery

• Disney's Newsies

  26 Aug 2026 · St Philip’s College

• Kid Co. Business School

  26 Aug 2026 · Nightcliff Uniting Church

• Disney's Newsies Musical

  26 Aug 2026 → 28 Aug 2026 · St Philip’s College

• Afro Nights

  28 Aug 2026 · Juicy Rump, Lasseters

• Top Floor Comedy Darwin

  28 Aug 2026 · The Avenue, Darwin City

• Alice Springs Toyota Desert Nationals

  29 Aug 2026 → 30 Aug 2026 · Alice Springs Inland Dragway (ASID)

• LAUNCH Night Series T3

  29 Aug 2026 · Woolner (U2/7 Bishop Street)

• Listening Bodies Performance Making Workshop

  29 Aug 2026 · Darwin Arts Precinct

• Alice Noir Movie Nights

  29 Aug 2026 · Olive Pink Botanic Garden

• Listening Bodies Performance Workshop

  29 Aug 2026 · Darwin

• Harry Potter Two Part Marathon!

  29 Aug 2026 → 30 Sept 2026 · Alice Springs Town Council Events Venue

• Apmerenge-ntyele Festival - From the Land

  29 Aug 2026 → 30 Aug 2026 · Blatherskite Park

• Darwin Frocktails

  29 Aug 2026 · Museum and Art Gallery of the NT (MAGNT)

• Saturday Matinee - Young Washington

  29 Aug 2026 · Darwin Library

• Harmony & Humour Bar Choir with Shalom Kaa

  30 Aug 2026 · Darwin City (Various)

• Bottomless High Tea - Bubbles and Bites

  30 Aug 2026 → 31 Jan 2027 · Together Co Darwin

• NAB AFLW Dreamtime in Darwin

  30 Aug 2026 · TIO Stadium

• Todd Mall Markets

  31 Aug 2026 → 6 Dec 2026 · Todd Mall, Alice Springs

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