Weekend Parking in the CBD

Parking in the CBD is FREE and UNLIMITED all weekend except in Zone A on Saturdays from 8am to 2pm. 

There are plenty of options to park in the city on the weekend. CBD parking zones have both unrestricted parking and metered parking on Saturdays – only Zone A is metered parking from 8am to 2pm with a two-hour cap. All zones are free and unrestricted from 2pm Saturday and all day Sunday.

When parking in the city centre on weekends, please only park in designated parking bays.

Regulating Traffic and Parking in Darwin

Council Officers are authorised under the Local Government Act to enforce legislation that we are responsible for.

This includes on-street and off-street parking regulations. Council enforces parking under the Northern Territory Traffic Act and Northern Territory Traffic Regulations which include the Australian Road Rules.

For a full outline of the Northern Territory Traffic Regulations visit Northern Territory Traffic Regulations.