Looking for things to do in the Riverina?
Narrandera Shire makes the perfect starting point for your Riverina adventure. With its central location, the towns of Narrandera, Barellan, and Grong Grong offer a blend of festivals, markets, sporting and outdoor adventures — giving travellers plenty of reasons to stop, stay, and explore more of the region.
Mark your calendar for the must-see highlights: celebrate a conservation success story at the annual Koala Festival, feel the roar of the engines at the Narrandera Rod Run, step back in time at the Good Old Days Festival in Barellan, and dive into the sights, sounds and flavours of the Narrandera Spring Fair. When the year turns, join the town for a sparkling New Year’s Eve celebration that lights up the sky.
Beyond the big festivals, Narrandera Shire is alive with local markets, community gatherings, and sporting events, including AFL, the Malibu Ski Tournament, and the Town2Beach run.
Tom Gleeson Comedy Show
Hard Quiz Host, Taskmaster Australia Host, Gold Logie Winner and 5 times AACTA Winner Tom Gleeson presents, Out of Touch. A brand new hour of stand up comedy.
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Industry 4.0 and 5.0 Workshop
Manufacturing businesses wanting to balance digital transformation with workforce capability.
Industry 4.0 & 5.0 1-Day Online Workshop State-Wide Initiative
Beginner-Stained Glass Making
This is a beginner class hosted by Mon Repos Narrandera where you’ll learn the basic techniques behind stained glass.
Collage For Fun and Creative Inspiration Workshop with Margaret Snowden
Unleash your imagination with the art of collage! Join Margaret for this hands-on workshop is all about cutting, pasting and creating something uniquely yours, no special skills or fancy materials required.
L.W. Peacock Memorial Race Day
Narrandera Race Club is excited ahead of another wonderful winter of racing. The Murrumbidgee Investment Services L.W. Peacock Memorial Race Day will kick-off the season on June 13 at 11am.
Content Creation for Business: Social Media Workshop
This hands-on workshop is designed to help local businesses confidently create engaging social media content using just a smartphone.
Eastern Riverina Regional Recruitment Workshops
Manufacturing, Construction and Freight and Logistics businesses are invited to learn practical ways to attract more skilled applicants.
Eastern Riverina Regional Recruitment
Manufacturing, Construction and Freight and Logistics businesses are invited to learn practical ways to attract more skilled applicants.
Buccaneer Bounty
Treasure Island with a difference. Hold hard, me hearties! Come and enjoy The Buccaneers Bounty – a raucous, romp with a boatload of rascally, rogue pirates and Buccaneers!
Community Bank Narrandera Cup
The time-honoured Community Bank Narrandera Cup will be the Narrandera Racing Club's feature race meeting of 2026.
Botanical Ink Making Workshop with Em Shannon
Discover the magic of botanical inks and learn how to transform foraged plants into vibrant, hand-made colours. In this immersive workshop, you’ll uncover the secrets behind pigments and inks while creating your own organic palette.
Barellan Country Makers Markets
Enjoy browsing a carefully curated selection of handmade, homegrown and handcrafted stalls, featuring small businesses both big and small.
Manual Printmaking Workshop with Lucy Pedro
Dive into the creative world of manual printmaking in this hands-on workshop. You’ll start with the basics of linocut, a traditional relief printing technique, and learn how to design, carve, ink and print your own unique artwork.
TC Lee Memorial Community Race Day
Rounding out the season is the Narrandera Ex-Servicemen's Club T.C. Lee Memorial Community Race Day.
Cyanotype Workshop (Sun Based Printing) with Lucy Pedro
Step back in time and explore the cyanotype process, one of the oldest photographic printing techniques. Using just sunlight, water and natural materials, you’ll learn how to create stunning blue-and-white prints that celebrate the beauty of the outdoors.
International Food Fair
The International Food Fair is a vibrant community celebration showcasing the rich cultural diversity of our region through food, music, entertainment, cultural displays, and community participation.
Learn How To Write And Publish A Children’s Picture Book with Denise Makeham
Ever dreamed of writing a children’s picture book? This two-session workshop with Denise will guide you through every step, from crafting a captivating story and creating a storyboard to exploring illustration styles and deciding on the perfect format for your book.
Town2Beach
A family friendly and competitive run, walk or ride event that sees participants enter into one of the following events - 21.1km, 13km, 7km or 1km.
Koala Festival 2026
Mark your calendars! Koala Festival returns to Narrandera on 19+20 September 2026.
Good Old Days Festival
The Good Old Days Festival is one of the nation’s most unique events authentically recreating and celebrating our nation’s pioneer heritage.
The Humble Pear Workshop with Jody Graham
Join artist Jody G for a creative, hands-on experience where you’ll learn simple hand-building techniques and shape humble pears. Your pear will be bisque fired than finished in a glazed colour.
Narrandera Town & Country Open Garden Day
Visit stunning gardens in and around Narrandera on Sunday 26th October 2025 and help support a local charity.
Spring Fair 2026
The Narrandera Spring Fair is a vibrant community event involving market and food stalls, free entertainment and amusements and fun for all the family. It will be held in East and Bolton Streets on Saturday 7 November from 5.30 to 9.30pm.
The stalls for our fair are via The Country Maker Markets. We will post when the applications for stalls are open.
Embroidered Watercolour Painting Workshop with Allison Robinson
Discover the joy of mixing paint and stitches to create vibrant, textural artworks that brighten any wall! In this beginner-friendly class, you’ll play with watercolours, acrylic pens and cotton, exploring abstract ideas and developing your own unique mixed-media painting.
Christmas Mosaic Ornament Workshop with Steph Rowe and Heidi Logemann
Join Heidi and Steph for a fun, hands-on mosaic workshop perfect for beginners.
Narrandera Community New Residents Night
Come along for an evening of connection, conversation and community spirit.
Generative AI Workshop
Hands-on workshop to build practical skills in using AI tools, including prompts, personas and real-world applications.
Generative AI in Manufacturing 1-Day Online Workshop State-Wide TWDS Initiative
EOIs for 2026 Flavours of NSW Fine Food Event
Expressions of interest are being sought from regional NSW businesses to co-exhibit at this powerful food industry trade show, taking place form 31 Aug to 3 Sep 2026. Applications now open.
Aboriginal Housing Community Yarn - Online
RMRA are developing a new Regional Aboriginal Housing Strategy - to ensure safer, more affordable homes and support community wellbeing.
Microsoft Teams Meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/46632837834983?p=UkewdxoiHf6QzSLTV5
Meeting ID: 466 328 378 349 83
Passcode: XC3CD3AW
Find out more at www.riverinamurrayregionalalliance.com.au
National Simultaneous Storytime 2026
Narrandera Shire Library will once again be participating in National Simultaneous Storytime on 27 May at 12pm.
Each year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. This year we are reading Luna Roo the Kangaroo Baller by Adam Jackson, Adrian Lloyd and Jake Minton.
Come along and join the Library staff (and millions of other children) for a story and some craft fun!
MATES in Construction Suicide Prevention Workshop
MATES in Construction is a FREE workshop designed to help people within the construction industry recognise when someone may be struggling, start conversations and connect mates and co-workers to support when needed.
Find out more: mphn.org.au/suicide-prevention
Aboriginal Business Capacity Building Workshop
EnergyCo and yamagigo - preparing businesses to win opportunities within the REZ supply chain.
Aboriginal Business Capacity Building Workshops Expression of Interest (EOI)
Aboriginal Housing Community Yarns
RMRA are developing a new Regional Aboriginal Housing Strategy - to ensure safer, more affordable homes and support community wellbeing.
Location 1 - Gundyarri
84 Audley Street, Narrandera
Location 2 - LALC
172 East Street, Narrandera
Please RSVP to engagementofficer@rmra.com.au
Expressive Acrylics: Birds Workshop with Karen Ritchie
We’ll explore the beauty and vibrancy of Australian native birds. Be introduced to incorporating mixed media into your work as we explore the creativity of mark making and use of multi techniques and materials.
Expressive Florals: Bold, Bright And Liberating Acrylic Painting Workshop with Karen Ritchie
Be bold, bright and expressive in a fun, relaxed environment. We will work from life with a variety of fresh flowers. While working mainly in acrylic you will be introduced to mixed media techniques that can be incorporated into your work.
Listening Post - Narrandera
Council is hosting a series of Community Listening Posts providing residents with the opportunity to speak directly with Council’s executive leadership team.
Find out more here: https://www.narrandera.nsw.gov.au/Council/News-and-media/Media-releases/Council-taking-Listening-Posts-back-to-the-community
Listening Post - Narrandera
Council is hosting a series of Community Listening Posts providing residents with the opportunity to speak directly with Council’s executive leadership team.
Find out more here: https://www.narrandera.nsw.gov.au/Council/News-and-media/Media-releases/Council-taking-Listening-Posts-back-to-the-community
Listening Post - Barellan
Council is hosting a series of Community Listening Posts providing residents with the opportunity to speak directly with Council’s executive leadership team.
Find out more here: https://www.narrandera.nsw.gov.au/Council/News-and-media/Media-releases/Council-taking-Listening-Posts-back-to-the-community
Mental Health Matters
Narrandera Business Group Inc is delivering an incredible workshop around mental health and wellness with Matt Beeche from R&R Corporate Health.
Listening Post - Grong Grong
Council is hosting a series of Community Listening Posts providing residents with the opportunity to speak directly with Council’s executive leadership team.
Find out more here: https://www.narrandera.nsw.gov.au/Council/News-and-media/Media-releases/Council-taking-Listening-Posts-back-to-the-community
Listening Post - Sandigo
Council is hosting a series of Community Listening Posts providing residents with the opportunity to speak directly with Council’s executive leadership team.
Find out more here: https://www.narrandera.nsw.gov.au/Council/News-and-media/Media-releases/Council-taking-Listening-Posts-back-to-the-community
Anh Do - The Happiest Refugee - Narrandera
Anh's stage show takes it a step further, combining stand-up comedy with real-life stories, photos and filmed pieces to retell his amazing story.
Books on East: An Evening with Ella Rich
Partake in an inspiring night with the author of Recess, Ella Rich.
Anzac Day in Barellan
Narrandera Shire Council invites residents and visitors to attend ANZAC Day services across the Shire on Saturday 25 April, to honour and remember all those who have served and sacrificed for our nation.
Anzac Day in Grong Grong
Narrandera Shire Council invites residents and visitors to attend ANZAC Day services across the Shire on Saturday 25 April, to honour and remember all those who have served and sacrificed for our nation.
Anzac Day in Narrandera
Narrandera Shire Council invites residents and visitors to attend ANZAC Day services across the Shire on Saturday 25 April, to honour and remember all those who have served and sacrificed for our nation.
50-Year Time Capsule Opening
A time capsule buried in 1976 at the Parkside Cottage Museum is set to be opened!
With only limited historical records and a few clues about what may have been included, this is a rare and exciting opportunity to uncover a piece of Narrandera’s past.
Join Narrandera Shire Council and the Museum Committee for this special community event and be there as history is revealed.
Find out more: https://www.narrandera.nsw.gov.au/Council/News-and-media/Media-releases/Time-Capsule-opening-at-Parkside-Cottage-Museum
Youth Week 2026
Responsible Conduct of Gambling
Get certified to work around gaming machines in clubs and pubs.
Free for young people aged 17 to 24. Limited spots availabile, book now!
Text or call Noka, Community Liaison Officer on 6959 5557 or 0427 982 540.
Youth Week 2026
Responsible Service of Alcohol
Get certified and job-ready to work in bars, pubs and events.
Free for young people aged 17 to 24. Limited spots availabile, book now!
Text or call Noka, Community Liaison Officer on 6959 5557 or 0427 982 540.
Youth Week 2026
Hands-on Hair Dressing
Step inside a real salon, learn pathways into the industry, and get hands-on experience.
Free for young people aged 12 to 24. Limited spots availabile, book now!
Text or call Noka, Community Liaison Officer on 6959 5557 or 0427 982 540.
School Holidays at the Library
Movie: Spongebob Movie
More info call 6959 5585 or email library@narrandera.nsw.gov.au
Youth Week 2026
Barista Course
Learn how to make coffee, use a machine, and build real cafe skills. Includes a Statement of Attainment.
Free for young people aged 12 to 24. Limited spots availabile, book now!
Text or call Noka, Community Liaison Officer on 6959 5557 or 0427 982 540.
School Holidays at the Library
Lego for Littles 10am
Boardgames 2pm to 3.30pm
More info call 6959 5585 or email library@narrandera.nsw.gov.au
Youth Week 2026
Pizzeria Experience
Go behind the scenes of The Narrandera Pizzeria. Learn what it takes to get the job, how the business runs, and then create your own pizza.
Free for young people aged 12 to 24. Limited spots availabile, book now!
Text or call Noka, Community Liaison Officer on 6959 5557 or 0427 982 540.
School Holidays at the Library
Lego Club
More info call 6959 5585 or email library@narrandera.nsw.gov.au