2025 Darwin Street Art Festival sees crocs climbing up the walls

In its ninth year, Darwin’s street at festival has delivered 25 stunning works by more than 50 local and international artists. SEE THE PICS.

Jesse Bell – Paravista. Photo: Charlie Bliss

Crocs, Godzilla and sharks are climbing up the walls in the ninth instalment of Darwin’s iconic street art festival.

This year 25 murals were completed, including three mega murals and a park bench project.

In total 53 artists were involved – more than half of whom were Territorians, supported by five international artists and 10 interstate artists.

The largest wall this year was painted by local artist Caleb Dude in Winnellie – at a massive 50m long.

Caleb Dude – Winnellie. Photo: Charlie Bliss

Three new hotels were painted this year – the Metro Advance Apartments, Paravista Hotel and Alatai Apartments – so there are now murals on eight Darwin hotels.

There were crocodiles (and a croc skull) in four works this year, bringing the grand total to 21 crocs over the festival’s nine years.

SEE THE PICS

Kris Keogh – Casuarina Library. Photo: Charlie Bliss

Miss Polly – Litchfield Street. Photo: Charlie Bliss

Drapl – Winnellie. Photo: Charlie Bliss

George Goodnow – Nightcliff Friendly Grocer Photo: Charlie Bliss

Trent 'Bundirrik' Lee's creation. Photo: Charlie Bliss

Jesse Bell – Paravista Hotel. Photo: Charlie Bliss

Jasmine Crisp has finished a 'loved letter to Darwin' on the wall of the Metro Advance Apartments, Darwin.

Philly Kemarre is a Darwin-based Arrernte artist and computer scientist who took part in this year's Darwin Street Festival and is due to launch an exhibit in Melbourne later this year. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Originally published as 2025 Darwin Street Art Festival sees crocs climbing up the walls