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Darwin Festival 2023
At a glance
Mark your calendars for Darwin Festival 2023. Darwin Festival always impresses with its vibrant mix of events, and this year is no exception.
When
10 - 27 August, 2023
Where
The heart of the festival is Festival Park on the corner of Smith St and Harry Chan Avenue in the CBD, but there's events on right across Darwin. This includes the Darwin Entertainment Centre, Darwin Amphitheatre, Darwin Visual Arts, Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory and Darwin Railway Club.
Photo: Darwin Festival
Program highlights
Spanning 18 days, the 2023 Darwin Festival program is packed with events from diverse genres, from cabaret and comedy to music and dance. See some of our top picks or explore the full program.
Photos: Darwin Festival
Spiegel Tent
After a 5 year hiatus, the Spiegeltent will return to the Top End for Darwin Festival 2023.
This travelling tent, constructed from wood and canvas and decorated with stained glass and mirrors, is a world-famous entertainment venue. The original Spiegeltents were built in Belgium as travelling dance halls in the 1920s, and there are only a small handful left in the world today.
Blanc De Blanc Encore will be gracing the Spiegeltent with their Gatsby-esque presence almost every day of the festival - the perfect glitzy and glamorous performance for the special venue.
ABC Darwin's Happy Hour in the Spiegeltent will also be happening on 17 August, where ABC's Drive Program will be broadcasted live.
Photo: Wonderland Spiegeltent
Photos: Darwin Festival
Festival Park
Head down to Festival Park each evening from 5pm to soak up the vibrant Festival atmosphere. With a selection of delicious local food vendors and variety of bars open each year, you can enjoy a bite to eat and listen to live music performances at the Power and Water Bamboo Bandstand.
Festival food for 2023 includes:
- Bamboo Lounge
- Ella by Minoli
- Cucina Sotto Le Stelle
- Christine's Exotic Eats
- Hugs Panim
- Porkin'
- Three Mum's Kitchen
- Trampoline
- Mr Minucci
More things to do in Darwin and surrounds
If you're coming up to Darwin for Darwin Festival, discover what else you can do in the Top End on your trip.
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