2023 calendar
January
Thu 20th I-124 Memorial Tree and Information Plaque Ceremony February Fri 18th I-124 New Plaque Unveiling Ceremony Sat 19th 80th Bombing of Darwin Anniversary March April Fri 15th Good Friday (Public Holiday) Tues 25th ANZAC Day May Mon 1st May Day (NT Public Holiday) Sat 7th Children's Day - Kodomo no Hi June Mon 12th King's Birthday (ACT, NT, NSW, SA, TAS, VIC Public Holiday) |
July
August Mon 1st Picnic Day (NT Public Holiday) September October November Sat 11th Remembrance Day December Sun 24th Christmas Eve Mon 25th Christmas Day Tues 26th Boxing Day Sun 31st New Year's Eve |
TBC = To Be Confirmed
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AJANT annual eveNts
JAPANESE FESTIVAL darwinThe Children's Day event in May and the Culture Day event in November will be combined into one event as the Japan Festival, to be held during the dry season.
It is attended by large crowds with exhibitions, parades and ceremonies and honours Japan’s rich culture, traditions and heritage. |
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2021
Japanese Festival Day
Saturday 18 September 2021 11am to 2pm The Mall Darwin City, next to Paspaley retail store AJANT's much anticipated Japanese Festival Day was held at The Mall on Smith Street which was proudly sponsored by the Northern Territory Government with support from Paspaley and INPEX. The event was well received with a great public turn out. The initiative promoted a family day out celebrating Japanese culture through food, live demonstration and activities. |
2020
Japanese movie under the stars
Saturday 18 July 2020 6pm to 9pm Darwin Languages Centre The Australian-Japanese Association of the Northern Territory (AJANT) with support from Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney and Japan Foundation Sydney hosted the event Japanese movie under the stars at Darwin Languages Centre. This initiative aims to support and grow interest in Japanese culture and language throughout Darwin. |
2019
Japanese Festival Darwin 2019
Saturday 7 September 2020 11am to 2pm The Charles Darwin Centre (Paspaley building) JFD is formerly known as the "Bunka no hi" which was held in November (during the wet season). This year, we decided to organise this popular AJANT's cultural event during the dry season so that many of you can enjoy without concerning bad weather. It is a free entry event highlighting Japanese crafts, cultural demonstrations and performances. You are also able to purchase Japanese food, drinks and sweets. This event was proudly sponsored by Northern Territory Government and supported by Paspaley Pearling Company, Darwin Kendo Club, Aikido Northern Territory, Darwin Shotokan Karate, Darwin Japanese Koto Trio, INPEX Family Band, Atsui Taiko, Darwin Languages Centre, Solidarity Cleaning Services and awesome volunteers! |
2018
Children's Day 2018
This year we held Children's Day Event at Civic Park on Sunday, 6th May from 10am until 1pm. Many of the fun activities include origami, Japanese storytelling, Free face painting (by CGee's Mirror On the Wall), Kendo demonstration (Darwin Kendo Club), Yo-yo balloon, Kids Lucky Prizes, Fundraising raffle, Photo competition and Japanese games. There were Japanese food, Japanese drinks and Taiwanese Ice Cream (Traditional Taiwanese Food - Peanut Popiah) for sale. |
Japanese Cuisine and Food Culture Seminar 2018
Saturday 24 March 2018 CDU waterfront campus AJANT with support from Consulate-General of Japan, Sydney are delighted to welcome Mr Hideo Dekura, food researcher and goodwill ambassador for the promotion of Japanese cuisine, to Darwin for this event. Mr Dekura gave a lecture on Japanese food culture and basic knowledge of Japanese cuisine (washoku), its ingredients and presentation, as well as a demonstration of Japanese cuisine that's easy to prepare. |
2017
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