Editing Darwin, Northern Territory (section)

== Events and festivals ==
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[[File:Darwin 6796.jpg|thumb|Darwin Festival]]
*The annual '''[[Darwin Fringe Festival]]''' runs for 10 days each July as an [[open-access festival]].<ref>{{cite web | title=About | website=Darwin Fringe Festival | date=27 January 2022 | url=https://darwinfringe.org.au/about/ | access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref>
*The [[Darwin Festival]] occurs each August, and includes comedy, dance, theatre, music, film and visual art, and the [[NT Indigenous Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web | title=About us | website=Darwin Festival | date=17 April 2019 | url=https://www.darwinfestival.org.au/about-us/ | access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=National Indigenous Music Awards | website=Darwin Festival | date=26 April 2022 | url=https://www.darwinfestival.org.au/events/national-indigenous-music-awards/ | access-date=10 August 2022 | archive-date=10 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810080042/https://www.darwinfestival.org.au/events/national-indigenous-music-awards/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*The '''Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival''', which started in 2005, is held on the second week of May in the suburb of Nightcliff. It showcases local talent, and a popular event is Saturday family festivities along the Nightcliff foreshore, one of Darwin's most popular fitness tracks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival website|url=http://nightcliffseabreeze.com/|access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival | website=Enjoy Darwin | date=8 May 2021 | url=https://www.enjoy-darwin.com/seabreeze-festival.html | access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref>
*The [[Darwin beer-can regatta]], held in August, celebrates Darwin's love affair with beer, and contestants race boats made of beer cans. Also in Darwin during August are the Darwin Cup horse race and the [[rodeo]] and [[Scylla serrata|Mud Crab]] Tying Competition.
*The [[World Solar Challenge]] race attracts teams from around the world, most fielded by universities or corporations and some by high schools. The race has a 20-year history spanning nine races, with the inaugural event taking place in 1987.
*The '''Royal Darwin Show''' is held annually in July at the Darwin Showgrounds. Exhibitions include agriculture and livestock, and horse events. Entertainment and sideshows are also included over the three days of the event.<ref>{{cite web | title=Home | website=Royal Darwin Show | date=23 July 2022 | url=https://darwinshow.com.au/ | access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref>
*The '''Darwin Street Art Festival''' is an annual event in September where street artists from around the world create large outdoor murals.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-13|title=Darwin Street Art Festival expands to suburbs, Katherine, Tennant Creek, Alice Springs|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-09/darwin-street-art-festival-expands-suburbs-nt-urban-centres/100444042|access-date=2021-09-22|website=ABC AU|language=en-AU}}</ref>
*A yearly music festival, [[BASSINTHEGRASS]], has been held since 2003. Since 2019 it has been held at [[Mindil Beach]].
*On 1 July, Territorians celebrate [[Territory Day]]. This is the only day of the year, apart from the Chinese New Year and New Year's Eve, that fireworks are permitted. In Darwin, the main celebrations occur at [[Mindil Beach, Northern Territory|Mindil Beach]], where the government commissions a large firework display.
*Other festivals include the Glenti, which showcases Darwin's large [[Greek Australians|Greek]] community, and India@Mindil, a similar festival held by the city's Indian community. The [[Chinese New Year]] is also celebrated with great festivity, highlighting the [[East Asian]] influence in Darwin.