An Armidale guitar duo and a poet are teaming up for a one-off show blending music and spoken word, with every dollar going to the 2027 New England Bach Festival.
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Posted inGood News, Local festivals and shows, Tenterfield
Food, wine and a touch of Peter Allen set for big Tenterfield weekend
Tenterfield is gearing up for one of its busiest weekends of the year, with a brand new Spring Food and Wine Festival joining forces with the Peter Allen Festival over the October long weekend.
Posted inArmidale, Training and courses
Cabbage, culture and craft beer: Armidale gears up for a day of fermentation
Armidale will play host to a full day of fermentation science, food and celebration when the first-ever Fermentation Festival is held on Saturday, 19 September.
Posted inBusiness, Tamworth Regional, What's on
Tamworth’s CBD to glow for the City of Lights festival
Tamworth’s Peel Street, Fitzroy Plaza and Bicentennial Park will come alive with light, culture and community as the Tamworth Chamber and the Tamworth Business Collective join forces to bring back the City of Lights festival.
Posted inBingara, Local festivals and shows
Bingara set for another day of food, music and community on the Gwydir
Bingara’s much-loved riverside festival, Grazing on the Gwydir, returns to Junction Park on Saturday, 29 August, bringing local food, family activities and live outdoor music to the banks of the Gwydir River.
Posted inMemorials and funerals, National News
Nation marks 60 years since Long Tan
Australians are marking Vietnam Veterans’ Day today, Tuesday, 18 August, which this year also carries the weight of a significant milestone: 60 years since the Battle of Long Tan.
Posted inArmidale, Local festivals and shows
Creativity comes alive across Armidale this October
Armidale’s CBD shuts down to traffic and opens up to art, music and karaoke as the Creative Streets Festival returns for three weeks of events this October.
Posted inBooks, Deepwater, Guyra, What's on
Guyra author debut book a memoir on the courage to stop pretending
A Guyra author is set to launch her debut memoir at Deepwater’s Makers Shed, a raw and unexpectedly funny book about the moment “the mask drops”.
Posted inFundraiser, Inverell Shire
Inverell Legacy gears up for badge appeal as Legacy Week returns
Schools, cadets and clubs across the Inverell district are rallying behind Legacy Week again this year, as the local branch prepares for the national badge appeal running from Sunday, 30 August to Saturday, 5 September.
Posted inAnimals, Local festivals and shows, Tamworth
New line-up of firsts set to headline 2026 Tamworth Show
Business at the front, party at the back. The Tamworth Show is adding a mullet competition to its 2026 program, alongside a string of other new events, as organisers push to keep the long-running show growing.