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

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28 Mon September School Holidays in Kakadu 2026 All Day (16 days) Escape to Kakadu National Park for the school holidays and enjoy a program of family-friendly activities, cultural workshops and special events at Cooinda Lodge and Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel.	29 Tue September School Holidays in Kakadu 2026 All Day (16 days) Escape to Kakadu National Park for the school holidays and enjoy a program of family-friendly activities, cultural workshops and special events at Cooinda Lodge and Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel.	30 Wed September School Holidays in Kakadu 2026 All Day (16 days) Escape to Kakadu National Park for the school holidays and enjoy a program of family-friendly activities, cultural workshops and special events at Cooinda Lodge and Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel.	1 Thu September School Holidays in Kakadu 2026 All Day (16 days) Escape to Kakadu National Park for the school holidays and enjoy a program of family-friendly activities, cultural workshops and special events at Cooinda Lodge and Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel. Million Dollar Fish Competition Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	2 Fri September School Holidays in Kakadu 2026 All Day (16 days) Escape to Kakadu National Park for the school holidays and enjoy a program of family-friendly activities, cultural workshops and special events at Cooinda Lodge and Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel. Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	3 Sat September School Holidays in Kakadu 2026 All Day (16 days) Escape to Kakadu National Park for the school holidays and enjoy a program of family-friendly activities, cultural workshops and special events at Cooinda Lodge and Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel. Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	4 Sun September School Holidays in Kakadu 2026 All Day (16 days) Escape to Kakadu National Park for the school holidays and enjoy a program of family-friendly activities, cultural workshops and special events at Cooinda Lodge and Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel. Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly
5 Mon September School Holidays in Kakadu 2026 September School Holidays in Kakadu 2026 All Day (16 days) Escape to Kakadu National Park for the school holidays and enjoy a program of family-friendly activities, cultural workshops and special events at Cooinda Lodge and Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel. Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	6 Tue Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	7 Wed Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	8 Thu Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	9 Fri Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	10 Sat Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	11 Sun Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly
12 Mon Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	13 Tue Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	14 Wed Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	15 Thu Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	16 Fri Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	17 Sat Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	18 Sun Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly
19 Mon Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	20 Tue Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	21 Wed Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	22 Thu Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	23 Fri Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	24 Sat Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	25 Sun Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly
26 Mon Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	27 Tue Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	28 Wed Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	29 Thu Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	30 Fri Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	31 Sat Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly	1 Sun Million Dollar Fish Competition All Day The Million Dollar Fish event is an annual fishing competition that celebrates the Northern Territory as the home to the famous barramundi, or as us locals call it “barra”. Every fisho has the chance to catch the big one worth $1 million plus more! Repeats Yearly

🗓 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

#Kakadu #KakaduNationalPark #NorthernTerritory #AustraliaTravel #DarwinNT #BucketList

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

#dokakadu #kakadunationalpark #seasons #unesco #nationalpark

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.

#Easter2026 #dokakadu #dokakadu #crocodilehotel #cooindalodge