The Australian Celtic Festival could soon spill out of the Standing Stones and into the streets of Glen Innes, under an ambitious five year plan now open for community feedback. […]
Local festivals and shows
Posted inFeature, Grants and funding, Local festivals and shows, Tamworth
Tamworth Pride cancels Fair Day after funding falls short
Tamworth Pride has scrapped its Fair Day and After Party after funding fell through, joining a growing list of regional pride events forced to cancel this year.
Posted inEntertainment, Feature, Local festivals and shows, Tamworth
New rules to shake up Tamworth’s Boulevard of Dreams
The free-for-all on Tamworth’s Boulevard of Dreams is over. Here’s how buskers will be allocated their spots for the 2027 Country Music Festival, and the new sound rules they’ll need to follow.
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 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 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 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.
Posted inArmidale, Arts, Local festivals and shows
Lonely Love brings original Australian work to the Armidale stage
High Country Theatre’s production of Lonely Love, a new play by local playwright Margaret Sims, explores the boundaries between what is real, what is imagined and what we choose to believe.
Posted inLocal festivals and shows, North Coast
Two nights, two vibes: Bellingen’s Beyond Jazz Weekender is back
Bellingen Memorial Hall will transform into a jazz club for two nights this month, with the Beyond Jazz Weekender returning for its second year on Friday, 14 August and Saturday, 15 August.
Posted inArts, General News, Local festivals and shows, Tamworth
Cult horror thriller Pontypool set for Australian debut in Tamworth
A cramped radio station, a town driven violent by a mystery virus and a cast of Tamworth locals: Pontypool is about to make its Australian debut at the Capitol Theatre.