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5-12 July 2026
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Celebrate NAIDOC Week at the Memorial

Organiser
Australian War Memorial
Organiser email
Date
Tue, 07/07/2026 - 12:00 - Thu, 09/07/2026 - 14:00
Cost of entry
FREE
Venue
Australian War Memorial
City/town
Canberra
Post code
2612
State
ACT
Three men in uniform in an old photo
Celebrate NAIDOC Week at the Memorial

Celebrate NAIDOC Week at the Memorial.

Join us for a series of free events during NAIDOC Week 2026.

https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/naidocweek

Curator talk
How Indigenous cultural protocols shape the Roll of Honour
Tuesday 7 July, 12 pm
Theatre, Australian War Memorial

Curator Lauren Watkins explores how Indigenous cultural protocols and mourning practices shaped the Memorial's Roll of Honour, through the story of Charlie Bob Ngakyunkwokka.

Curator talk & guided tour
Indigenous Stories in Anzac Hall
Tuesday 7 July, 12.45 - 2.30 pm
Thursday 9 July, 12.30 - 2 pm (repeat event)
Theatre, Australian War Memorial, followed by a gallery tour.

Join Aboriginal curator Garth O'Connell for a presentation and guided tour exploring how Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and South Pacific Islander stories, voices and objects are woven throughout the new Anzac Hall.

Last Post Ceremony
Wednesday 8 July, 4.30 pm
Commemorative Courtyard

Attend a special NAIDOC Week Last Post Ceremony honouring Trooper James Dickerson, who died at Gallipoli in 1915.

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