What’s on: Nepal festival, Pride Festival, Double Exposure happening in Darwin

Another weekend, another fantastic food and culture festival to immerse yourself in! Darwin’s multicultural heart is beating again, writes Kate Dinning.

Yoga at the Darwin Waterfront. Picture: Kate Dinning

WHAT’S ON THIS WEEKEND

Another weekend, another fantastic food and culture festival to immerse yourself in! Darwin’s multicultural heart is beating again as the Nepal Festival returns to the Waterfront today from midday. Expect traditional dances, crafts, and food stalls of course – with momos and dal bhat among the favourites!

The Pride Festival’s Family Fun Day takes over Bicentennial Park today too, with live music, market stalls, face painting, and community performances celebrating inclusion and diversity.

And now that it’s cool at night and you’ve been camping at least once this year (hopefully) you’re likely to know exactly what you’re missing, so you can head to the Darwin Convention Centre for the 4WD, Boating and Camping Expo across the weekend – for all the off-road vehicles, fishing gear and rooftop tents you’ll ever need!

On Saturday make sure you come and join me at the Darwin Street Art Festival event DOUBLE EXPOSURE, at 7pm in the old RSL block carpark on Austin Lane.

It’s our first projections event, and if you all come and check it out … maybe next year we will take on Vivid.

SOMEWHERE YOU NEED TO EAT

Have you ever missed lunch, and find yourself really hungry at 2.05pm – and all the cafes are closed? Surely that doesn’t just happen to me? It’s been a big few weeks of events, and Fat Tuna has come to the rescue many times!

Fat Tuna bowls make an ideal Dry season lunch. Picture: Kate Dinning

I find myself reaching for easy but healthy options, so this little West Lane gem, right in the heart of the city and surrounded by amazing street art, is open from 11am - 8pm. A 2:30pm lunch? No worries. The team have done all the hard work for you and thought of the perfect tasty salad bowl ingredients – and they’re just about to release a new chicken special to complement their Miss Jakson bowl: Mr Jakson is coming in hot! I can’t wait to try it.

LOCALS TIP

I’m sure I am not the only one who has reached for their jumper and hot coffee a couple of times this week – and there isn’t much I love more than a cool morning to actually exercise outdoors. What a luxury! My locals tip for you this week is to head to the Darwin Waterfront lawns on Saturday mornings at 8am, because they have free Yoga!

Deckchair stairs in Darwin. Picture: Kate Dinning

If you’re looking for something a bit more endorphin building - another favourite is the East Point outdoor gym with a view, and a good one at that, which offers a range of body-weight focused exercises – or my favourite outdoor Darwin sweat session of all time: the Deckchair Stairs from the Esplanade down to the Deckchair Cinema. All 136 of them! Now is the time, my friends. Get out there!

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