Garma Festival of Traditional Cultures - 25th Anniversary
Cultural Festival
1-4 AUGUST 2025
The Garma Festival is Australia’s largest Indigenous gathering, a 4-day celebration of Yolngu life and culture held in remote northeast Arnhem Land. Hosted by the Yothu Yindi Foundation, Garma showcases traditional miny’tji (art), manikay (song), bunggul (dance) and story-telling, and is an important meeting point for the clans and families of the region.
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The Garma Festival’s 25th anniversary will take place from Friday, 1 August to Monday, 4 August 2025. Monday, 4 August 2025 is a public Holiday in the Northern Territory for the Darwin Cup’s Picnic Day.
Tickets go on sale 25 February 2025 and can be purchased online using a credit card.
Should you be making a corporate ticket booking of 10 or more people and require to pay by Direct Deposit, please email us at admin@garmafestival.com.au for our updated account details. Direct Deposit is only available for corporate bookings at this stage.
There are a limited number of places available for working journalists. For all enquiries relating to media registration, please email media@yyf.com.au
Volunteer at Garma Festival
Volunteering at Garma Festival is a rewarding experience but it is important to know that it is also very hard and physical work. It’s a competitive process and we recruit a wide and diverse skill set.
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