The Australian winter in the Northern Territory corresponds to the dry season and away from the cold winters of Europe, is a perfect season for outdoor activities.
The season runs from May to October offers many activities and activities that encourage from listening to music under the stars until close to the most ancient rhythms and traditions of Aboriginal culture.
The festival season starts in early May with the Darwin Festival, and for 18 days artists from around the world gather in low-lit trees George Brown Botanic Gardens to enjoy music, dance, theater, comedy cabarets, movies and visual arts.
The Arafura Games, on the other hand, is aimed at sports enthusiasts and is held every two years, but if you just want to charge you for the good energy of the music in the Bass in the Grass, the most important festival of the Territory North, you will have opportunity to attend the Darwin Amphitheatre.
Fringe Festival June is ideal to further the artistic culture of the city, and for two weeks provides lectures, films, Aboriginal, aerial acrobatics, poetry competitions, street musical improvisations, skits and art exhibitions.
We can not ignore the regional cuisine and taste delicious dishes in the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets, which runs from May to October.
A unique show offers the Darwin Beer Can Regatta, an annual competition in which the locals build boats cans up to 12 meters long and have all types of weapons such as flour balloons and water pistols …
The Garma Festival is a vibrant celebration of Yolngu culture in northeast Arnhem Gulkula Land, held in August for five days. An event that brings together the indigenous peoples of the area that offer dance rituals, preparations of spears, tribal designs, etc..
Also in August takes place the Stone Country Festival to discover the people of language and September kunwinjku invite you into the cultural traditions of Aboriginal people in Kakadu during the celebration of the Festival at Lake Jabiru Mahbilil, including traditional dances, stalls, food typical of the bush and the peculiar Magpie Goose cooking competition.