The Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival is three days and nights of art, music, food and culture along Darwin's stunning coastline in May each year.

 

Seabreeze began as, and remains, a strongly volunteer supported and run festival. In 2004 a group of artists, small businesses and community organisations joined forces to create a community festival. Senior Larrakia Elder, Kathy Mills was invited to join these initial meetings and named the potential festival 'Seabreeze'. 

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A year later we became an incorporated, not-for-profit organisation, affectionately known as Nightcliff Arts, Music and Culture Incorporated (NAMCI) and 2005 saw the inaugural Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival hit the foreshore with colour and culture. It has grown from one day, to a three day festival

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In 2026 we've introduced the Festival Supporter Pass from $5 per day for access to the licensed entertainment precinct. The festival remains free and open to the whole community, with the pass only required for adults accessing licensed areas. Passes can be purchased at the gate. Kids 17 and under remain free!

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The festival has always aimed to provide a local forum for all facets of the arts including First Nations culture, visual arts, music, dance, circus, performance, spoken word, exhibitions, workshops, food and drinks. 

 

Performance platforms provide opportunities for our artists to grow and develop while encouraging cross cultural diversity and collaboration amongst our community. Staging an event such as this has been built on long standing collaborations and partnerships across the wider community.