Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Darwin, Australië

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Australia Day

• Feestdag

  Australia Day

  26 janNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  26 January is a national public holiday, and for many a day of protest, near the end of the summer school break: capital cities hold fireworks, concerts and citizenship ceremonies alongside Invasion Day rallies, some shops shorten hours, and roads are busy as families head home. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish season (1 okt – 31 mei), Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr), Christmas and Boxing Day (24 dec – 1 jan)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish season (1 okt – 31 mei), Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish season (1 okt – 31 mei), Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr)

Topdrukte — Mindil Beach night market season, Autumn / Easter break in Australië

• Opening

  Mindil Beach night market season

  25 apr – 31 okt · meestalZomerseizoen opentDruk

  The Thursday and Sunday market on Mindil Beach runs from the last Thursday in April to the last Thursday in October and shuts for the wet. Everyone eats standing up on the sand and turns to face the sunset at once. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish season (1 okt – 31 mei), Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr)

Topdrukte — Mindil Beach night market season, Dry season

• Seizoen

  Dry season

  1 mei – 30 sepDrukBoek vroeg

  From May the air dries out, the outdoor cinema and the markets run, and the town fills with southerners and grey nomads. It is the only stretch of the year when Darwin is expensive.

Nog steeds bezig: Mindil Beach night market season (25 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Box jellyfish season (1 okt – 31 mei)

Topdrukte — Mindil Beach night market season, Dry season

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Mindil Beach night market season (25 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Dry season (1 mei – 30 sep)

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Mindil Beach night market season

• Feestdag

  Territory Day

  1 julNationale feestdagDruk

  1 July marks self-government in 1978, and it is the one night of the year the public can legally set off their own fireworks. The whole harbour goes up at dusk and the fire service spends the evening flat out. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Mindil Beach night market season (25 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Dry season (1 mei – 30 sep)

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Mindil Beach night market season

• Festival

  Darwin Festival

  5–23 augKunstenfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Eighteen days of theatre, comedy and music, most of it outdoors in the Botanic Gardens under deckchairs and fairy lights. It lands in the best weather of the year, so flights and beds go months ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Mindil Beach night market season (25 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Dry season (1 mei – 30 sep)

Topdrukte — Mindil Beach night market season, Dry season

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Mindil Beach night market season (25 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Dry season (1 mei – 30 sep)

Topdrukte — Mindil Beach night market season, Spring break in Australië

• Risico

  Box jellyfish season

  1 okt – 31 meiInsecten & ziekten

  From October to May the beaches and tidal creeks carry box jellyfish and the official line is simply to stay out of the sea. The city swims in the wave lagoon at the Waterfront instead, all year. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  The build-up

  1 okt – 15 dec · meestalExtreme hitte

  Locals call the weeks before the rains the build-up: still, heavy air and thunderheads that stack up every afternoon without delivering. Tempers go, tourists leave, and the lightning over the harbour is the compensation.

Nog steeds bezig: Mindil Beach night market season (25 apr – 31 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Risico

  Cyclone season

  1 nov – 30 aprSluitingen

  The city was rebuilt to cyclone code after Tracy and most seasons pass with only watches. A warning shuts the airport and the harbour, empties the shops of water and tins, and sends everyone to shelter for a night. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish season (1 okt – 31 mei), The build-up (1 okt – 15 dec (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas and Boxing Day, Summer holidays in Australië

• Feestdag

  Christmas and Boxing Day

  24 dec – 1 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingenDruk

  Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are public holidays at the start of the long summer break: many shops, cafes and tours close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day sales fill the shopping centres, and much of the country is away on holiday until late January. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Box jellyfish season (1 okt – 31 mei), The build-up (1 okt – 15 dec (meestal)), Cyclone season (1 nov – 30 apr)