Youth festivals, splash parties, disco nights, sport and fitness programs are just a taste of what’s on for the upcoming school holidays with events kicking off this Friday 23 June 2023.
With over 450 school holiday events taking place in Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine, Alice Springs, the Barkly and East Arnhem regions, it’s a jam packed calendar of events for young people and their families.
The Territory Labor Government has invested more than $2 million to provide a great range of exciting and entertaining events with loads of free activities available ensuring Territory students are entertained and engaged during the mid-year school break.
Darwin will have more than 70 events and activities including a Surf and Sail program at Lake Alexander, fun activities at the Leanyer Recreation Park, workshops including Café Skills with Launch Darwin, and Darwin Theatre Company’s CemeNTworx theatre group.
Palmerston will have over 100 events and activities including youth drop-in activities and workshops. The week-long Palmerston Youth Festival kicks off from 8 July with a program of arts, culture, sports and music and is sure to attract hundreds of young people in the Palmerston and Greater Darwin area.
In Katherine, 75 activities will be delivered for all ages to enjoy including skateboarding, bike maintenance and repairs, 3×3 basketball, art and craft workshops, laser tag, boot camp, youth disco, fishing cruise, golf, movies, a youth street party and much more.
Alice Springs has over 120 activities in the holiday program including movie nights, the Phoney Film Festival, giant games, drone racing, STEM activities, a squash and fitness program, NAIDOC week family band night, youth sports, hip hop workshops, skateboarding and activities at The GAP and Brown Street Youth Centres.
The Barkly region has over 46 activities planned for the school holidays including skateboarding, soccer clinics, cooking, arts and craft lessons.
Finally, the East Arnhem region will host more than 38 activities across Nhulunbuy and other communities in the Gove Peninsula and surrounding homelands including NAIDOC Day celebrations, DJ workshops, discos, skateboarding and beach weaving. The East Arnhem Regional Council will also host activities through its Youth Sport and Recreation program.
Most events are free with NT Sports Vouchers accepted for some activities. To find out what’s happening and register for events this holidays, head to
nt.gov.au/school-holiday-events here
Quotes from Minister for Youth Lauren Moss:
“The diverse and fun-filled range of activities are guaranteed to keep young people entertained in all of the Territory’s regions this school holiday break.”
“Importantly young people in each region are involved in the planning and delivery of the program of events, ensuring a focus on the connectedness of children and young people to their cultures and communities.”
