Inaugural Darwin Cocktail Festival to celebrate our city’s best drinks

TERRITORIANS don’t have to fly to Bali to enjoy cocktails by the beach with the launch of an inaugural cocktail festival in Darwin

Bree Richards from Lola's Pergola serves up some cocktails at Cullen Bay. Picture: Che Chorley

TERRITORIANS don’t have to fly to Bali to enjoy cocktails by the beach with the launch of an inaugural cocktail festival right here in Darwin later this year.

The Darwin Cocktail Festival will see at least eight Darwin bars take over the Cullen Beach lawns to serve thirsty locals their best cocktails on August 1.

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There will also be food stores and live entertainment.

Organiser Lori Gardiner said she hoped the event would help activate Darwin City and promote the quality of its hospitality venues.

Bree Richards from Lola's Pergola serves up some cocktails at Cullen Bay. Picture: Che Chorley

“We have some really good mixologists and some very professional venue operators and owners here in Darwin, and I want to make people more aware that we’re not behind the likes of Sydney or Melbourne, we’re very much in that league,” she said.

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“This event really will put us on the map.”

Tickets to the festival go on sale on Wednesday, April 7.

For more information, go to the Darwin Cocktail Festival Facebook page.

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