The Darwin Festival
13-30 August 2009
On Christmas Eve, 1974 Cyclone Tracey left Australia’s northernmost city of Darwin an unwelcome gift of death and destruction. So terrible was the toll that abandoning the city site was considered. Five years later, in 1979, the first annual Bougainvillea Festival was held to celebrate the success of the community in rebuilding. Originally a floral festival to promote the beautification of the rebuilt city, over subsequent years the focus shifted toward the celebration of multicultural arts and community. The Bougainvillea Festival was renamed in 1996 “The Darwin Festival”.

Darwin Festival

Fast forward to 2009, from humble beginnings, 33 years ago “The Darwin Festival” has become well known across Australia and around the world as the premier festival for Australia’s ‘Top End‘. The festival also enjoys some importance in the entire Asia Pacific region.
For 18 days in August Darwin hosts an amazing variety of performances and events for near and far. From dance, music, comedy and cabaret to theatre, film, visual arts even workshops and outdoor concerts.
Darwin is a cosmopolitan town and it is vibrant in indigenous cultures.  It is a young city lived over 100 nationalities. The town is beautiful with good climate, clear blue skies, cool nights and warm days. Best timing is a dry season, which runs from May to September.  Accommodation ranges from backpacker lodges to resorts and five star hotels and standard facilities.  Visitors are free to choose to spend their holidays as they wish.

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