The Mary Kunyi Legacy – Meet the Artists

6 Apr, 2019

Meet the artists working at Merrepen Art Centre who are keeping the Mary Kunyi Legacy alive

Caiti Baker – Beyond the Dust

23 Mar, 2019

ArtbackNT presents a must-see music performance from the Territory’s own Caiti Baker.

Makers Day and Market

9 Mar, 2019

Featuring presentations, speed mentoring, and a public market place, this is a professional development opportunity for makers and craftspeople of the Katherine region of all levels of experience.

Kevin Kropinyeri

22 Feb, 2019

Stand up comedy with Kevin Kropinyeri

SNAP/CHAT

9 Feb, 2019

Photography workshop for young people

Wolfgang presented by C!RCA

6 Oct, 2018

Featuring mischievous acrobats and a musician, Wolfgang reinvents the composer’s magical music with a circus twist.

Bilarni

15 Sep, 2018

Bilarni is storytelling theatre from one of Australia’s renowned storyteller musicians, Jan ‘Yarn’ Wositzky. The show tracks the life of WE (Bill) Harney (1895–1962): the greatest yarn-spinner of them all.

The String Contingent

31 Aug, 2018

The String Contingent are headed for Katherine with a live performance which promises to be a joyful combination of precision, refinement and beauty, balanced with visceral energy and drive.

Letters to Lindy

18 Aug, 2018

Filled with humour and heartbreak, this stunning work by playwright Alana Valentine explores the public’s relationship with one of Australia’s most iconic figures – Lindy Chamberlain.

The Beginning of Nature presented by Australian Dance Theatre

11 Aug, 2018

Weaving together live music and astonishingly powerful contemporary dance, The Beginning of Nature is a compelling and ritualistic work from world-renowned Australian Dance Theatre.

Carmen presented by Melbourne City Ballet

3 Aug, 2018

For a third year the Melbourne City Ballet will return to Katherine with the evocative opera ballet paying homage to the well-known Spanish inspired tragedy Carmen.

Djamarlak Bongiliny Bongiliny Dancers

7 Jul, 2018

The White Cockatoo dance has been sleeping for many years in the Beswick region. This project showcases younger members of the community who have learned the White Cockatoo story from elders.

SPARK NT Curatorial Symposium

6 Jul, 2018

Ever wondered what a curator actually does? Or how an exhibition comes together? Or perhaps you have an inkling that curating is something you would like to try?

The Kazoos Teddy Bears Picnic

2 Jun, 2018

Big Bear Brown has gone missing and it is up to Professor Silly and Tulip to find him and save the picnic – because what’s a teddy bear’s picnic without your favourite teddy!

Melbourne International Comedy Roadshow 2018

19 May, 2018

Buckle up Katherine! The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is back on the bus, hitting the road to deliver the freshest and funniest from Australia’s largest comedy festival!

Thomas Murray and the Upside Down River

7 Apr, 2018

From the multi-award winning screenwriter of Last Cab to Darwin comes a thrilling new Australian drama, brought to you by the producers and creative team behind Stones in his Pockets and starring Grant Cartwright in the title role (Barracuda). 

Fashion Futures

1 Mar, 2018

Fashion Futures is a fun personal development, education and training program that builds the self-confidence, resilience and ambitions of young Aboriginal women in Katherine.

Danny Murphy in Conversation

12 Nov, 2017

To coincide with the opening of our latest exhibition Murphy Collective, join us for a special ‘In Conversation’ with local potter Danny Murphy.

Pape M’Baye & Chosani Afrique

1 Nov, 2017

Pape M’Baye, and his eight-piece band Chosani Afrique will bring some of the magic of west Africa to Katherine with a night of Latin, reggae and jazz, inspired and led by this uncontainable master percussionist.

In Between Two

21 Sep, 2017

Experience the storytelling, music and performance of Joelistics’ Joel Ma and Sietta’s James Mangohig as they explore the soundtrack of their mixed heritage.

Poetry in Action

5 Sep, 2017

Poetry in Action is Australia’s premier Theatre-in-Education company, dedicated to bringing poetry to life through performance.

David Lee

31 Aug, 2017

Closer Than We Know: Comparing the Rock Art of Australia and Western North America

Serina Pech – Katherine EP launch

17 Aug, 2017

Serina Pech has been writing beautiful original music since she was 12. Equipped with her endearing and quirky personality, captivates audiences by breaking the barrier between musician and listener with her raw and honest lyrics.

Troppo presented by C!RCA

13 Aug, 2017

Internationally renowned Brisbane-based company C!RCA creates powerful circus that challenges, thrills and delights. Back in Katherine for the third successive year, Circa presents Troppo.

Saltbush

3 Aug, 2017

Filled with dance, music, songs, stories and a spectacular light show, Saltbush follows two friends on a journey through the Australian landscape as seen through Indigenous culture and language; from river country to an urban landscape, through desert and sea.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

28 Jul, 2017

Melbourne City Ballet returns to Katherine with their newest season performance; a magical, neoclassical ballet interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic tale A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Public Discussion – Future WOW Festivals and events

25 Jul, 2017

WOW Katherine 2016 – what have been the benefits to you?

Drag Queen Stole My Dress – Gillian English

19 Jul, 2017

This autobiographical tale from Canada’s comedienne Gillian English tells the story of love, loss, casino showgirls, Australians, and a solitary drag queen with kleptomania.

Katherine Tales – Tall, Twisted and True

1 Jul, 2017

Katherine Tales – Tall, Twisted and True tells the story of Territory Day in quintessential and wacky Katherine (Big Rivers) style.

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow 2017

20 May, 2017

Buckle up Katherine, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is hitting the road to home deliver the freshest and funniest from Australia’s largest comedy festival!

Crazy Times

22 Apr, 2017

A children’s show for all the family

The Grey Panthers – Caravan

8 Apr, 2017

Australia’s longest established senior dance troupe, the Grey Panthers, will leave their home in Darwin to travel down the Stuart Highway to Katherine for the first time, bringing their down-to-earth humour, infectious joy and dare-to-be attitude.

Mr Takahashi (and other falling secrets)

1 Mar, 2017

This free performance is presented by Corrugated Iron Youth Arts and JUTE Theatre Company as part of the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin.

Apologies to Roadkill: Shaun Gladwell

4 Feb, 2017

 Apologies to Roadkill: life and death in contemporary Australian art exhibiting artist Shaun Gladwell will be at GYRACC to present a free public talk on Saturday 4 February from 2-3pm.

WOW Women of the World Festival 2016

16 Sep, 2016

Join women from across the Katherine region, the Territory and Australia as we celebrate the achievements of women and girls and also come together to talk about the obstacles that prevent women from achieving their potential.

Cinema on the Lawns

14 Sep, 2016

A satellite event direct from the Darwin International Film Festival (DIFF)! An outdoor screening of short films by Australian female writers and directors.

Liz Stringer – ‘All The Bridges’ Album Launch

4 Sep, 2016

Melbourne’s Liz Stringer is launching her stunning new full-length album, All The Bridges, with a full band on Sunday 4 September at Godinymayin.

Broken

16 Aug, 2016

A car crash in the Central Desert. A broken man, about to leave his wife. An isolated woman, struggling to stay intact.

Romeo & Juliet

28 Jul, 2016

Melbourne City Ballet’s portrayal of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet tells the story of two young lovers who were born into rival families, the Montagues & Capulets, in Verona, Italy.

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow 2016

9 Jul, 2016

Performing for one night only and for the first time in Katherine, this travelling band of intrepid funny-makers is taking over Australia one town at a time!

Katherine Beat 2016 ‘Riversong’

17 Jun, 2016

Katherine Beat 2016 ‘Riversong’ is a showcase of creative talent, including music, storytelling, dance and theatre, from primary and secondary aged students of Katherine and the surrounding remote communities.

Beyond presented by C!RCA

10 Jun, 2016

There is a line between human and animal, between madness and sanity, between logic and dream… We invite you to step over this line… and go Beyond.

K-town’s Dance Massive Public Workshops

4 Jun, 2016

We would like to invite you to participate in the 2016 K-town’s Dance Massive!

Wardaman Rock Art Tour with Yidumduma Bill Harney

7 May, 2016

Join Yidumduma Bill Harney as he guides an exclusive tour of important rock art sites in remote Wardaman country (south-west of Katherine).

Sugarland

16 Apr, 2016

Sugarland returns to Katherine where it first began to kick off a national tour following sold out shows at the Darwin Festival in 2014 and critical acclaim for performances in Sydney.

Aboriginal Comedy Allstars

19 Mar, 2016

The Aboriginal Comedy Allstars is cheeky, playful, irreverent, and hilarious. An utterly unique comedy experience – great, big belly laughs from the heart of the wide brown land.

WOW Festival 2016 ‘Think-in’

5 Mar, 2016

On International Women’s Day we will celebrate with an afternoon tea and ‘Think-in’ for the 2016 WOW Women of the World Festival (16 – 18 September). Come along and tell us what you’d like to experience at WOW Katherine 2016.

What was God doing for 60,000 years? (Free Public Lecture)

17 Oct, 2015

The presentation, illustrated with multimedia including contemporary and ancient art, photography and short video clips, will help you learn about the complexity of Aboriginal religion and its similarity to world religions, and what this means in a modern context.

Cypher

18 Sep, 2015

Four battle hardened Bboys push the boundaries of their artform using its movement, gestures and energy to challenge, communicate and celebrate the culture of hip hop.

Head Full of Love

13 Sep, 2015

Head Full of Love is the story of two remarkable women and the unlikely but inspiring friendship which forms between them during the Alice Springs Beanie Festival.

Wunderkammer presented by C!RCA

27 Aug, 2015

C!RCA has created a boutique contemporary artform from the traditional languages of circus.

46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes presented by C!RCA

27 Aug, 2015

Wherever C!RCA has taken its breathtaking, heart stopping show, audiences have flocked to see the impossible happen.

Learning to Listen in the Land of the Lightning People

15 Aug, 2015

The Top End is one of the last places on earth where rock paintings and engravings are still a vital part of living cultures, and this knowledge gives unique insights into Indigenous rock art everywhere.

Melbourne City Ballet

30 Jul, 2015

Under Artistic Director Michale Pappalardo, four of the company’s dancers will present two pieces, the second a world premiere, Four Seasons. 

NAIDOC Ball 2015

11 Jul, 2015

Celebrate NAIDOC Week with the NAIDOC Ball on Saturday 11 July from 7pm – midnight. 

Isaac Lomman – Comedy Hypnosis! Rewired

4 Jul, 2015

Will you see the show or BE the show?!

Christa Hughes – Vagabond Vamp

8 Jun, 2015

Singing sensation and cabaret star Christa Hughes returns to Katherine straight from the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. You’ll revel in a wild night with Christa.

Teranga

2 Jun, 2015

Teranga, meaning hospitality in the Wolof language of Senegal, is a group that delights in giving its audiences a warm welcome into their music.

Cross Cultural Star Gazing on the Mound

23 May, 2015

As the dry season gets underway, please join us to celebrate our beautiful clear skies by attending a star gazing session led by Bill Yidumduma Harney and astronomer Geoff Carr. 

Big Top – Circus Workshops

19 May, 2015

Fantastic circus workshops for children.

Circus Kathmandu with Corrugated Iron’s Flying Gypsies and Circus Maximus

9 May, 2015

From the top of the world to the Top End – Circus Kathmandu together with Corrugated Iron 

Garnkiny to Ganyu: Public program

2 May, 2015

We are excited about the rare and valuable opportunity for this knowledge to be shared in our community.

Spyglass Gypsies

15 Apr, 2015

Energetic, brilliant and playful, Spyglass Gypsies present a modern take on the traditional gypsy jazz style.

Sammy J and Randy

16 Mar, 2015

Sammy J and Randy are two of the most sought after comics in Australia. Audiences around the globe adore the quirky one-man/one-puppet show.

Highway of Lost Hearts

10 Oct, 2014

A woman. A dog. A campervan. And 4,500kms of wide open road. 

Peter Combe… Australia’s Original King of the Kids

22 Sep, 2014

Peter Combe has been entertaining Australian children (and adults!) since the 1980’s with songs such as ‘Newspaper Mama’, ‘Chopsticks’ and ‘Wash Your Face in Orange Juice (Mr Clicketty Cane)’.

Writing Workshop – Katherine Thomson

30 Aug, 2014

A writing workshop on character and story presented by multi-award winning playwright and screenwriter, Katherine Thomson.

The Shadow King

26 Aug, 2014

Shakespeare’s King Lear reinterpreted – a Northern Territory tale of greed, pride and ambition.

Grace Barbé

23 Aug, 2014

Seychelles islander Grace Barbé presents a colourful and energetic fusion of tropical island rhythms with African percussion, reggae, pop, rock and Latin flavours.

Sugarland

15 Aug, 2014

This moving story is about an unlikely friendship between an Aboriginal girl and a young girl from the RAAF Base Tindal.

The Exchange

5 Jul, 2014

A bar ‘somewhere in the middle of nowhere’. A retired shearer, a retired ringer and a young barman serving them. Not much happens in this ‘never ending nothingness’ except on this Saturday night, something big is going to happen.

Dust of Uruzgan

21 May, 2014

In 2011 Smith returned from 18 months in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan with a collection of songs he released as the album Dust of Uruzgan. In 2014 the stage show Dust of Uruzgan tours Australia wide.

Tom E. Lewis Beneath the Sun

8 May, 2014

Tom E. Lewis has just released his latest album Beneath the Sun to critical acclaim.

Couch Surfing

9 Apr, 2014

National Youth Homelessness Matters Day. Come and watch young locals surf the couches!!

2014 NT Sports Awards Gala Event

29 Mar, 2014

For the first time the prestigious Northern Territory (NT) Sports Awards will be held in Katherine.

WOW ‘Think In’ International Women’s Day

8 Mar, 2014

Hear two inspirational speakers and be part of the conversation and planning for our premier event, WOW – Women of the World Festival – Katherine, September 2014.

Djuki Mala

1 Mar, 2014

Djuki Mala (Chooky Dancers) are touring nationally throughout 2014 with their self titled and long awaited show Djuki Mala.

Andy Irvine in Concert

8 Feb, 2014

World famous Irish musician, singer and songwriter presents traditional music for the modern world.

Classics in the Gallery

29 Nov, 2013

Katherine Regional Arts and Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts & Culture Centre propose a champagne cocktail toast to the beginning of the end of the working year.

Curatorial and Exhibition Practice Workshop

19 Nov, 2013

Join Angus and Rose Cameron from Nomad Art Productions for a talk about curating the Djalkiri exhibition, that has toured nationally for three years.

In the Land of the Lightning People

7 Sep, 2013

The Top End is one of the last places on earth where rock paintings and engravings are still a vital part of living cultures, and this knowledge gives unique insights into Indigenous rock art everywhere.

Keyim Ba, the African Caravan

27 Aug, 2013

Keyim Ba’s African Caravan brings together Australia’s best West African musicians for an exhilarating musical adventure guaranteed to have you up and dancing.

Dyson, Stringer and Cloher

24 Aug, 2013

Three powerhouses of the Australian music scene come together to create an incredible one-off Northern Territory tour.

Star Safaris

13 Aug, 2013

Enjoy a 30 minute magical laser guided tour with astronomy enthusiast Geoff Carr at the Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts & Culture Centre outdoor amphitheatre.

Katherine Fringe Festival – Open Air Cinema

23 Jun, 2013

Bring your blankets, popcorn and fizz and snuggle down to an evening of short films.

Katherine Fringe Festival – Kid’s Day

23 Jun, 2013

What better way to spend a dry season Sunday morning than at a family day on the deck at Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts & Culture Centre.

The Gift of Life

7 Jun, 2013

A heart-felt story about an Indigenous woman who is struggling with end stage kidney disease and follows her journey through the difficult process of dialysis to receiving a kidney transplant.

David Spry and The Moral High Ground

18 Apr, 2013

Go Jane Go

7 Apr, 2013

Internationally renowned Bluegrass group, straight from the 2013 Byron Bay Blues Festival.

Chasing the Lollyman

8 Oct, 2012

Chasing the Lollyman is a one man show devised and performed by one of Queensland’s most dynamic and funny Indigenous performers, Mark Sheppard.

Bush Birds

21 Sep, 2012

Explore, learn and create weavers from the desert and the tropics.

Caravan Burlesque

28 Aug, 2012

Caravan Burlesque fuses Parisian nightclub with jaw dropping cabaret and seductive spectacle, tipping a velvet wink to Australia’s wild past of touring vaudville & variety shows.

Bindjareb Pinjarra

21 Aug, 2012

Created and performed by Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, this incredible theatre experience will have you in fits of laughter, questioning your judgements and opening your heart and mind while the differing perspectives are explored.