07.11.26 12pm - 1pm

NAIDOC :

Wintergarden Stage

Brisbane

Doors: 12pm

Tickets: Free Entry

Blak Story Song is a heartfelt concert series that holds space for engaging conversations with intergenerational Blak (First Nations) singer songwriters and our International Indigenous allies.

Curated by Artistic Director, Deline Briscoe (Yalanji), each artist presents their songs in a stripped back intimate set that allows space for truth telling, deeper audience connection and inspired musical collaborations. Take a 1 hour journey with these songwriters, while they share their songwriting talent in all its raw honesty.

Features:

Zeek Powers

Sue Ray

Deline Briscoe

15.08.26 5:45pm-9:15pm

Darwin Festival

Darwin, Goyder Square

Doors: 5:45 pm

Tickets: $25-$36

A world class multicultural music showcase to have you up and dancing under the Palmerston stars.

The Kandola Allstars are a group of virtuosic, eclectic musicians who represent some of the finest talent Australia has to offer. Friendship and shared musical projects have seen these artists performing and touring together for many years, most recently as part of the Bobby Singh & Friends project. Due to circumstances beyond our control, Bobby is unable to travel to Darwin, but his friends in the Kandola Allstars will represent him in both music and spirit.

Drawing on the legacy of Drum Drum and Drumming Up The Storm, PNG/Australian master drummer Airileke brings together his family of drummers alongside dancers from across the Pacific. Gaba Gaba Bayan invite you to a special celebration of rhythm, migration, life and nature, with a message to the world.

Larry Gurruwiwi is a force of nature. A multi-instrumentalist with an incredible voice, he is also acknowledged as the greatest traditional yidaki virtuoso in the world. Continuing the legacy of his late father, the legendary Galpu Clan leader Mr D Gurruwiwi, Larry brings the music of the world’s oldest culture to a contemporary audience. 

This stunning program of music from across South Asia, the Pacific and the Northern Territory will immerse you in culture, music and dance across generations, genres, lands and seas. Let the rhythm carry you into the night...

Features:

The Kandola allstars

Gaba Gaba Bayan

Larry Gurruwiwi

Malawurr

14.08.26 5pm-9pm

Darwin Festival

Darwin

Goyder Square, Palmerston

Doors: 5pm

Tickets: Free Entry

Snap up a bargain at the market stalls, get your fill of some delicious food and discover free entertainment at every turn. There is so much to enjoy – and get involved in.

Circus, musical moments, dancing and more take place on the big stage and throughout the square. Witness a new acrobatic collaboration from world-renowned circus company Gravity and Other Myths and local stars from Corrugated Iron. Dance to the driving rhythms of drumming with artists from across the Pacific led by PNG/Australian master drummer Airileke. Follow three cockatoos on a journey of culture, connection and care for Country in Birmba. Be enchanted by the powerful stories of Yalanji songwoman Deline Briscoe before Fiesta will get everyone up and dancing where you can take your new found mambo moves to the dance floor with a live band.

This is one fun, feel-good event you won’t want to miss!