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News.com.au
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
What's on: Nepal festival, Pride Festival, Double Exposure happening in Darwin
WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND Another weekend, another fantastic food and culture festival to immerse yourself in! Darwin's multicultural heart is beating again as the Nepal Festival returns to the Waterfront today from midday. Expect traditional dances, crafts, and food stalls of course – with momos and dal bhat among the favourites! The Pride Festival's Family Fun Day takes over Bicentennial Park today too, with live music, market stalls, face painting, and community performances celebrating inclusion and diversity. And now that it's cool at night and you've been camping at least once this year (hopefully) you're likely to know exactly what you're missing, so you can head to the Darwin Convention Centre for the 4WD, Boating and Camping Expo across the weekend – for all the off-road vehicles, fishing gear and rooftop tents you'll ever need! On Saturday make sure you come and join me at the Darwin Street Art Festival event DOUBLE EXPOSURE, at 7pm in the old RSL block carpark on Austin Lane. It's our first projections event, and if you all come and check it out … maybe next year we will take on Vivid. SOMEWHERE YOU NEED TO EAT Have you ever missed lunch, and find yourself really hungry at 2.05pm – and all the cafes are closed? Surely that doesn't just happen to me? It's been a big few weeks of events, and Fat Tuna has come to the rescue many times! I find myself reaching for easy but healthy options, so this little West Lane gem, right in the heart of the city and surrounded by amazing street art, is open from 11am - 8pm. A 2:30pm lunch? No worries. The team have done all the hard work for you and thought of the perfect tasty salad bowl ingredients – and they're just about to release a new chicken special to complement their Miss Jakson bowl: Mr Jakson is coming in hot! I can't wait to try it. LOCALS TIP I'm sure I am not the only one who has reached for their jumper and hot coffee a couple of times this week – and there isn't much I love more than a cool morning to actually exercise outdoors. What a luxury! My locals tip for you this week is to head to the Darwin Waterfront lawns on Saturday mornings at 8am, because they have free Yoga! If you're looking for something a bit more endorphin building - another favourite is the East Point outdoor gym with a view, and a good one at that, which offers a range of body-weight focused exercises – or my favourite outdoor Darwin sweat session of all time: the Deckchair Stairs from the Esplanade down to the Deckchair Cinema. All 136 of them! Now is the time, my friends. Get out there!
News.com.au
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
What's On: Gin Festival, street art, market eats and Gunlom falls
WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND Friends, I think we've officially reached the time in the Darwin annual calendar when I stop saying, 'We have such a big weekend in store' and just continue with business as usual until the end of the Dry. It just makes me so excited every week to share all the sports, festivals, exhibitions, and music happening in and around our city! And it's about to get even more colourful, with the Darwin Street Art Festival unfolding across the city for the next three weeks. Also today, the Top End Gin Festival takes over the Darwin Ski Club, offering an afternoon of tastings, live music and a chance to sample the best botanicals from local and national distilleries. In the evening, party at the Darwin Railway Club with the return of the Peachy Queer Party from 7pm. For family-friendly rural vibes, the Freds Pass Rural Show is on from 9am today, and it's a classic Top End day out. Then on Sunday, wind down from a big day of events with a visit to Botanicool in Stuart Park to browse racks of recycled fashion and pre-loved hidden gems – smoothie bowl in hand – from 8am. Then venture just down the road to the George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens for their open day, starting at 9am. There will be talks, market stalls, plant sales and even a sausage sizzle. SOMEWHERE YOU NEED TO EAT It's Saturday morning – have you done the check of the top drawer or the console of the car for market cash yet? If you can only find a single note or a few coins, I've rounded up the most cost-of-living-friendly AND flavoursome eats to try at the Parap Markets. If you're looking for something sweet that makes you feel healthy, Blend Bowls does a small-sized smoothie bowl for only $12, or the ginger kick from a regular-sized Mango Delish smoothie from Nkd Fruits hits the spot for less than $10. If you're looking for something savoury, of course you can get some popia – but I would also recommend trying a cup of Cambodian rice balls (definitely get the sauce), a cup of three dim-sim from the roti wrap stall, or satay skewers from Sari Rasa, all for less than $10. LOCAL'S TIP It feels like I've mentioned swimming and waterfalls enough to almost become the waterfall correspondent – and I am totally okay with it. Can you believe a good portion of people who live in the Top End have probably never been to Gunlom Falls? It's been closed for almost six years, and just this week, we finally got a date for opening. Come next Saturday, May 31, Parks Australia have confirmed that visitors will be able to access the site and the campground from 8am. I'd suggest getting in early, or leaving it a couple of weeks – you don't want to share that infinity pool with too many people. It can't just be me who gets to May and stops opening my weather app? I often think we check the BOM enough through the Wet to last us a whole year, so as soon as we hit cooler mornings and smoky skies, we just … put it away. But I'd suggest checking it next week, there's actually a chance of a shower or two.
