Ticket sales opening for 25th Garma festival in what organisers are saying will be a ‘sell-out event’

Billed as a ‘melting pot of ideas and bold thinking’, a long-running Top End festival is turning 25 this year – and those thinking of going are being urged to get their tickets early.

Garma Festival, NT. Photo: Melanie Faith Dove

A long running Top End festival is celebrating its 25th birthday this year those thinking of joining the festivities are being urged to get their tickets early.

Tickets will go on sale on February 25 via Sticky Tickets for the 25th Garma Festival, running August 1 to 4.

The festival takes place at the Gulkula ceremonial grounds in northeast Arnhem Land, 40km from Nhulunbuy.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Garma 2024. Picture: Teagan Glenane / Yothu Yindi foundation

Organised by the Yothu Yindi foundation, chief executive Denise Bowden is expecting tickets for the event to sell quickly.

“Garma has been a sell-out event for the past decade, and we’re anticipating increased demand for tickets this year as we prepare for the Festival’s 25th birthday,” she said.

“The event is a wonderful celebration of Yolngu life and culture. Garma is a place where the freshwater and saltwater meet, where ancient traditions blend with cutting-edge contemporary innovation and artistic expression. It’s a melting pot of ideas and bold thinking.”

NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy delivers an apology to First Nations people at Garma. Picture: Nina Franova / Yothu Yindi foundation

At the 2024 Festival, attendees included Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy.

There Mr Murphy issued an apology to Indigenous Territorians and said he will commit to the transformation of the relationship between NT Police and Aboriginal people.

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