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5-12 July 2026
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NAIDOC Week Celebrations FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR FAMILIES

Organiser
The Tradies Dickson
Date
Sun, 05/07/2026 - 12:00 - Sat, 11/07/2026 - 15:00
Cost of entry
FREE
Venue
POPPYFIELD COMMONS, 75 Poppyfield Street Dickson
City/town
Dickson
Post code
2602
State
ACT
NAIDOC Week Celebrations FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR FAMILIES

SUNDAY 5 JULY | 12PM - 3PM
NAIDOC OPENING CEREMONY 

Smoking Ceremony - 12pm - 12:30pm 
Sustainable Bush Tucker Garden Launch - 1pm - 2pm 
BBQ Lunch - 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Bush Tucker Talk, Tasting & Yarning Circle - 1pm - 2pm 
Boomerang Class - From 2pm
Community Artwork Display - 12:30pm - 3pm 
NAIDOC Poster Exhibition & Colouring Comp - 12:30pm - 3pm 


TUESDAY 7 JULY | 10AM - 12PM
LANGUAGE & ART DAY 

Ngunnawal Culture & Language Talks
Rock Painting
Colouring Competition
Reconciliation Canvas 

WEDNESDAY 8 JULY | 10AM - 12PM
WEAVING DAY

Weaving Workshops *Bookings required
NAIDOC Treasure Hunt
Colouring Competition
Reconciliation Canvas

THURSDAY 9 JULY | 11AM - 1PM
MUSIC DAY

Music Workshop *Bookings required
Clapsticks Art Workshop *Bookings required
Colouring Competition
Reconciliation Canvas

SATURDAY 11 JULY | 11AM - 3PM
NAIDOC COMMUNITY DAY

Stallholders & Market Day - 11am - 3pm
Face Painting & Reptile Zoo - 11am - 3pm
Food Stalls - 11am - 3pm
Native Bush Drinks - 11am - 3pm
BBQ Lunch - 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Spear Throwing Game - From 1:30pm
Live Music by Stewart Barton - 11am - 3pm
First Nations Trivia - 1230pm
NAIDOC Colouring Competition Winner Announced - 2pm
Closing Water Ceremony 2:30pm - 3pm

Welcome to NAIDOC.

We acknowledge all First Peoples of the beautiful lands on which we live and celebrate their enduring knowledge and connections to Country. We honour the wisdom of and pay respect to Elders past and present.