Darwin Festival 2024 enters finals week, schedule confirmed
Some of the Festival’s biggest performances are yet to be delivered, with multiple venues preparing for massive evenings in the days ahead. See what is left to be enjoyed.
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As the Darwin Festival enters its final week, organisers are calling on the public to make the most of the Dry season fun, with theatre shows, live music and more taking centre stage in the coming days.
Several comedians will lead the evenings on the INPEX Sunset Stage, with Nina Oyama performing on Tuesday, the fearless and hilarious Anne Edmonds booked in on for Wednesday, cabaret queen personality Queenie Van De Zandt on Thursday and the hilarious He Huang rounding of the laughs on Sunday.
From Thursday to Sunday, the Bollywood-themed ‘Paradise or the Impermanence of Ice cream’ will entertain audiences at the Darwin Entertainment Centre, with tickets ranging from $44 to $48.
Also from Thursday to Sunday, the one-woman physical comedy of Rodeo Clown will take place at the Browns Mart Theatre, with tickets from $38 to $42.
Between Wednesday and Sunday, another circus event, the jaw-dropping Party Ghost, will also share the Browns Mart Theatre at the same prices.
There is also plenty of live music yet to be enjoyed, with NIMA artist of the year BARKAA performing alongside Kobie Dee at the INPEX Sunset Stage on Friday night, with tickets ranging from $25 - $44.
The following evening, Melbourne’s Harvey Sutherland will deliver an hour of esoteric dance music at $40 to $44 a head.
Finally, children’s performer Lucas Proudfoot will entertain young Territorians with a foot-stomping, toe-tapping experience on Friday and Saturday night, with tickets from $25 to $34.
The Darwin Ski Club will also host three days of captivation, with New Zealand’s Marlon Williams to sing a variety of songs in both original and traditional Maori Waiata for almost three hours on Friday at $65 a ticket.
Award-winning songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke will serenade locals the following evening with her combination of folk, pop and opera.
On Sunday, the Cat Empire will round of the Ski Club’s epic line-up, bringing its reggae, hip-hop style into the evening.
Locals have also been reminded that the Spiegeltent’s ‘The Party’ has just handful of performances left, with the much-talked about Flight and Seance shipping containers also still available.
For more information, visit darwinfestival.org.au
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