Explore the excitement in Palmerston. Whether you're a resident, visitor, or work in our city, you can join in on the free fun near you.

Check out all our upcoming events: 

Event details subject to change.  

 
City of Palmerston Library employees sitting at information hub stall
24 Feb
Upcoming
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,City of Palmerston Library
The Information Hub at the Library offers a space for not-for-profit organisations, government departments, and other community groups or clubs
Block Printing
10 Jun
Upcoming
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,City of Palmerston Library
Looking for a creative escape? Join The Craft Nest, our weekly adult craft group where creativity meets connection. Enjoy guided
Digital Literacy Classes
10 Jun
Upcoming
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,City of Palmerston Library
💻 Join us on Wednesdays from 1:00pm–2:00pm for our tech support sessions at the library. These sessions are designed to
Live at lunch
11 Jun
Upcoming
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,Goyder Square, Palmerston CBD
Live at Lunch returns in 2026 as a free lunchtime music series in Goyder Square, running every Thursday across June
Library author visit 2026
12 Jun
Upcoming
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,City of Palmerston Library, Community Room
Meet local Australian Author Maya Linnell at the Library! Join us for a special evening with acclaimed Australian author Maya
Hologram
13 Jun
Upcoming
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,City of Palmerston Library, Community Room
Dress up as your favourite cosplay character and step into the HoloVerse at this exciting pre-festival activation for Palmerston Youth
A young family at the Flicnics event
13 Jun
Upcoming
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,Various Palmerston Locations
Returning after a successful 2025 season, FlicNics is back and better than ever for the 2026 dry season with a
Craft
14 Jun
Upcoming
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,City of Palmerston Library
🧑‍🎨Looking for a creative way to spend your Sunday afternoon? Join us for Crafter Noons — a relaxed, friendly craft
The Business Social
18 Jun
Upcoming
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,Durack Community Arts Centre Lawn
Looking to grow your network and connect with Palmerston’s business community? Join us for The Business Social, a free networking
Music in the Library
19 Jun
Upcoming
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,City of Palmerston Library
Friday Night Fun at the Library! Looking for the perfect way to wind down your week? Join us each month
Younf Artist Ensemble
20 Jun
Upcoming
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,City of Palmerston Library
A magical morning of music and storytelling is coming to the library! Join us for a special community performance by
people enjoying brekkie in the park
21 Jun
Upcoming
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,Palmerston
Celebrating 10 years together!! This year, Brekkie in the Park is celebrating its 10-year anniversary, giving community members the opportunity
Sun Catchers
22 Jun
Upcoming
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,City of Palmerston Library
Looking for some free fun activities to do for the school holidays? We have you covered. We offer a range
Art
28 Jun
Upcoming
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,City of Palmerston Library
🎨🖼️ Our Library art sessions were so popular that we are extending them into Sunday sessions for our local arts
Image: 3 youth dressed up in front of the Geekfest Top End photodrop
4 Jul
Upcoming
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,Goyder Square, Recreation Centre & City of Palmerston Library
Level up your school holidays as Geekfest Top End, returns bigger, bolder and geekier than ever as the epic opening
Image: group of girls at SWELL
5 Jul
Upcoming
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,Cazaly's Arena,
Get ready to bounce, climb, crawl and race your way through the Northern Territory’s biggest inflatable obstacle course as brand-new
SHP for Youth
6 Jul
Upcoming
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,Gulwa Recording Studio, City of Palmerston Library
Join us in the library’s recording studio for an immersive experience with a professional music producer/audio engineer. These structured sessions
image: microscope
6 Jul
Upcoming
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,Palmerston Recreation Centre
Put your curiosity to the test at The Biggest Experiment, a massive day of hands-on science, technology, engineering and creativity
image: Youth painting mike at PYF
7 Jul
Upcoming
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,Palmerston Recreation Centre
Get creative at the returning event Creative Collective, a hands-on afternoon packed with art, music, movement and creativity. Whether you’re
Image: bus spray painted with be proud
8 Jul
Upcoming
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,Goyder Square
Celebrate culture, community and the next generation of deadly talent with our NAIDOC Celebration. As part of this year’s NAIDOC
Image: 3 males smiling holding a basketball
9 Jul
Upcoming
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,Palmerston Recreation Centre
Palmerston Sports Carnival brings together classic sports carnival fun with a huge range of interactive sports, challenges and activities, designed
image: crowd of people sitting and stage
10 Jul
Upcoming
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,Goyder Square
Fan favourite returns for its second year on the big stage, bringing another huge night of live entertainment, local talent
Residents at Live at the Lake
25 Jul
Upcoming
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,Various Palmerston locations
Our free live music events return to Palmerston this dry season.