Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 1800 813 266;
www.kakadudreams.com.au
; 50 Mitchell St)
Backpacker day tours to Litch-
field ($119), and boisterous two-/three-day trips to Kakadu ($387/400).
Wallaroo Tours
SIGHTSEEING
( 08-8983 2699;
www.litchfielddaytours.com
)
Small-group tours to Litchfield National
Park ($130).
Festivals & Events
WordStorm
LITERARY
(
www.wordstorm.org.au
)
The biannual NT Writers' Festival event, in May (even-numbered
years), includes song, storytelling, visual-art collaboration, theatre, performance poetry,
history, biography, poetry and fiction.
Arafura Games
SPORTS
(
www.arafuragames.nt.gov.au
)
A week-long multisport competition held in May in odd-
numbered years, targeting up-and-coming athletes from the Asia-Pacific region. Athlet-
ics, basketball, cricket, soccer, swimming, volleyball...
Darwin Blues Festival
MUSIC
(
www.darwinbluesfestival.com
)
In late June, venues across Darwin charge up with live blues.
Much beer and bending guitar strings.
Beer Can Regatta
LOCAL CULTURE
(
www.beercanregatta.org.au
)
An utterly insane and typically Territorian festival that features
races for boats made out of beer cans. It takes places at Mindil Beach in July and is a
good, fun day.
Royal Darwin Show
AGRICULTURAL
(
www.darwinshow.com.au
)
This agricultural show takes place at the showgrounds in Win-
nellie on the last weekend of July. Plenty of rides, demonstrations, competitions and
pampered farm animals.
Darwin Cup Carnival
HORSE RACING
(
www.darwinturfclub.org.au
)
The Darwin Cup racing carnival takes place in July and August
at the Darwin Turf Club in Fannie Bay. The highlight of the eight-day program is the
running of the Darwin Cup, along with the usual fashion and frivolities.
