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Explore Kakadu's significant events throughout the year to inspire and plan your ideal getaway.

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27 Mon	28 Tue	29 Wed	30 Thu Women's State of Origin: Live Stream at Barra Bar Women's State of Origin: Live Stream at Barra Bar 7:00pm - 8:00pm (1h) Get ready for the return of Australia’s greatest sporting rivalry, with the Ampol Women’s State of Origin Series confirmed for 2026. Repeats 14 May 2026 28 May 2026	1 Fri	2 Sat	3 Sun
4 Mon	5 Tue	6 Wed	7 Thu	8 Fri	9 Sat	10 Sun Mother's Day Mother's Day All Day
11 Mon	12 Tue	13 Wed	14 Thu Women's State of Origin: Live Stream at Barra Bar Women's State of Origin: Live Stream at Barra Bar 7:00pm - 8:00pm (1h) Get ready for the return of Australia’s greatest sporting rivalry, with the Ampol Women’s State of Origin Series confirmed for 2026. Repeats 14 May 2026 28 May 2026	15 Fri	16 Sat BASSINTHEGRASS Festival 2025 BASSINTHEGRASS Festival 2025 All Day Buy BASSINTHEGRASS Music Festival 2024 tickets for 2024 at Moshtix. Taking place at Mindil Beach on May 18th, 2024	17 Sun
18 Mon	19 Tue	20 Wed	21 Thu	22 Fri	23 Sat Taste of Kakadu 2026 \| Karrimanjbekkan An-me Kakadu Taste of Kakadu 2026 \| Karrimanjbekkan An-me Kakadu All Day This celebration brings together arts, food and cultural experiences, with market stalls, dance and music, workshops, bush tucker and an evening meal.	24 Sun
25 Mon	26 Tue	27 Wed	28 Thu Women's State of Origin: Live Stream at Barra Bar Women's State of Origin: Live Stream at Barra Bar 7:00pm - 8:00pm (1h) Get ready for the return of Australia’s greatest sporting rivalry, with the Ampol Women’s State of Origin Series confirmed for 2026. Repeats 14 May 2026 28 May 2026	29 Fri	30 Sat	31 Sun

🗓 Taste of Kakadu | Saturday 23 May, 2026

On Saturday 23 May, Kakadu comes alive with one of the most unique festival experiences in Australia, the annual Karrimanjbekkan An-me Kakadu (Taste of Kakadu) Festival.

It's a day to slow down, eat well, and really connect with Country. Learn to weave and paint alongside Bininj artists. Try damper and fire-cooked fish. Discover the incredible flavour of Kakadu plum with a bush food workshop. Take a Bush Tucker Cruise on Yellow Water Billabong. Then end the evening with live music from Shellie Morris AO and Ego Lemos - two artists who tell stories of Country like no one else.

So much of the day's program is completely free with some workshops requiring you to register in advance).
If you're thinking about coming, don't wait on accommodation - it goes quickly for this one.

👉 See the full program and book your stay: kakadutourism.com/specials/taste-of-kakadu-festival

#TasteOfKakadu #DoKakadu #KakaduNationalPark #BushFood #BininJ #NorthernTerritory @cooindalodgekakadu @crocodilehotel

No wildlife documentary prepares you for this. 🦅
A sky full of birds lifting from the floodplains of Yellow Water Billabong - in real life, in real time, from the seat onboard your Yellow Water Cruise in the heart of Kakadu National Park.

With over 280 bird species recorded in Kakadu, moments like this aren't rare. They're just waiting for you.

👉 Secure your seat: kakadutourism.com

#dokakadu #YellowWaterCruises #KakaduNationalPark #BucketList #AustralianWildlife #Birdwatching #NorthernTerritory

Beautifully captured by @ausgeotravel

📍 Kakadu National Park - Fast facts.

🚗 Just 3 hours from Darwin
🌏 Australia's second largest national park covering 20,000 square kilometres
🏆 Dual UNESCO World Heritage listed, for both its nature AND its culture

Top things to see and do:
🐊 Yellow Water Cruises - billabong wildlife at its finest
🎨 Ubirr & Nourlangie - 20,000 year old Aboriginal rock art
💧 Gunlom Falls - iconic infinity pool with views across the park (famously in Crocodile Dundee movie)
💦 Jim Jim & Twin Falls - bucket-list waterfalls accessible by car in the dry season or by air during the wet season
🦅 World-class birdwatching - over 280 species call Kakadu home
🏛️ Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre - understand the living culture behind the landscape

One park. A lifetime of experiences.
👉 Plan your visit: kakadutourism.com

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Reel by @_wherestheway [IG]

The first day of April marks the beginning of Bangkerreng season at Kakadu National Park. Bangkerreng season is also known as ‘Knock ‘em down’ storm season.

Nakurl (knock 'em down storms) coming from koyek (the east) flattens Manbedje yirridjdja (the early spear grass). Manbedje duwa (the later spear grass) is now green and growing until barra (the later rains). The vast expanses of floodwater recedes and streams start to run clear. Most plants are fruiting and animals are caring for their young.

This is a beautiful time to visit Kakadu, with the clear air, and warm winds only interspersed with an occasional wind storm.
See our website to learn more about this special time of year: kakadutourism.com/about-kakadu

📸 Image captured at Baroalba Creek, Kakadu, by @louisedentonphotography

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Kakadu is back. 🐊
After a week of heavy rain, the park is open and ready for you. Yellow Water Cruises are running, Warradjan Cultural Centre is open, and we've got a packed Easter programme ready to go - 3 to 12 April.

🦎 Reptile shows. 🎨 Cultural weaving and painting workshops. 🎬 Outdoor movie nights. 🐣 Easter egg hunts. Disco nights. Pizza making. And so much more.

Rooms available at @crocodilehotel Camping sites available at @cooindalodgekakadu

It's not too late to book your Kakadu Easter getaway: book now via the link in bio.

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