NAIDOC Week Kick Off

We're kicking off NAIDOC Week at the Armidale Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place with a Flag Raising, Smoking Ceremony and Banner Painting activity. This year's theme is 50 Years of Deadly, a theme that not only honours the last five decades of strength and resilience of our mob but also recognises the next 50 years and the next generations who will carry the torch.

The NAIDOC organising committee will also be sharing information about the events happening throughout the week.

Come along to enjoy music, food and good company!

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. You can support and get to know your local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities through activities and events held across the country.

For five decades, NAIDOC Week has celebrated the voices of our communities — steady, unapologetic, and proud. Each year, its themes have called for truth, celebrated culture, honoured resistance, and reminded the nation of who we are.

Fifty Years of Deadly marks a milestone. It’s a tribute to the people who built this movement. the Elders who stood firm, the organisers who made space, the artists who turned resistance into expression, and the communities who keep showing up, year after year.

NAIDOC has always been more than a week — it’s a platform, a protest, a celebration, and a statement of survival.

Join us in celebrating 50 Years of Deadly in Armidale.