Roads around the City of Darwin may be temporarily closed for major events or roadworks. This page is to inform the community of temporary road closures, providing information relevant to plan their commute or conduct business around the affected area/s.
City of Darwin make every effort during the permit process to minimise the impacts of road closures.
Please Note: Partial road closures and footpath closures may not be listed. If you have an enquiry, please contact the Events Coordinator on 0499 700 103.
Please see temporary road closures listed below:
Roads Impacted |
Date/s and times of closure/restrictions |
Event Name |
Closure Description |
| Maria Liveris Drive | Every Thursday and Sunday between 25 April 2024 and 31 October 2024 | Mindil Beach Sunset Markets | Hard closures will be in place with the exemption of authorised vehicles only, under traffic control guidance between 3pm and 11pm. |
| Gardens Road (between Chin Quan and Gilruth Avenue) | 22 June 2024, 4.00pm to 10.30pm | Iconic Concert, by DSO (at Darwin Amphitheatre) |
Hard closure, access for authorised vehicles only |
| Maria Liveris Drive, Gilruth Avenue | 1 July 2024 | Territory Day (at Mindil Beach) |
Hard closure to Maria Liveris Drive and speed reduction along Gilruth Avenue |
| TBA | 2 July 2024 | Gran Fondo | City of Darwin roads will be impacted by closures on NTG roads. More info to come. |
| Austin Lane and Spain Place | 5 July 2024 | Austin Lane Markets |
Hard closure for the markets |
| Maria Liveris Drive, Gilruth Avenue | 6 July 2024 |
India@Mindil |
Hard closure to Maria Liveris Drive and speed reduction along Gilruth Avenue |
| Herbert Street, Mitchell Street, Knuckey Street, Cavenagh Street, Bennett Street | 12 July 2024 | NAIDOC March | Rolling closure for the march |
| Maria Liveris Drive, Gilruth Avenue | 18 July 2024 |
Pitch Black (at Mindil Beach) |
Hard closure to Maria Liveris Drive and speed reduction along Gilruth Avenue |
| Austin Lane, Spain Place | 2 August 2024 |
Austin Lane Markets |
Hard closure for the market |
|
TBA |
5 August 2024 | Darwin Cup Carnival | TBA |
| Conacher Street | 4 August 2024 (evening) | Cocktail Festival (at Ski Club) |
Speed reduction and detours in place for safe egress |
| TBA |
August |
Darwin Festival | Multiple locations, more info to come |
| Conacher Street | 9 August 2024 | NATSIAA (at MAGNT) |
Speed reduction and directed parking |
| TBA | 15 August 2024 |
Chariots of Fire (Darwin CBD) |
TBA |
| Maria Liveris Drive, Gilruth Avenue | 18 August 2024 |
Beercan Regatta (at Mindil Beach) |
Hard closure to Maria Liveris Drive and speed reduction along Gilruth Avenue |