24 September - 12 October, 2025

Previous Festivals

2024

Over the course of 18 days, there were a total of 318 performances spanning various genres such as dance, music, visual arts, cabaret, circus, and comedy - celebrating community and culture.
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2023

In 2023, NAFA attracted a crowd of over 52,000 individuals who had the opportunity to witness the incredible talents of 912 artists.
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2022

In a remarkable achievement, NAFA successfully organised a festival at full capacity for the first time in two years since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2021

NAFA was excited to present a full program of over 350 shows for the 2021 festival, following a scaled-back season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020

NAFA 2020 was in its critical planning stages when the COVID-19 pandemic reached Australian shores and unfortunately our July events were cancelled. However, starting in September, NAFA was back for a special COVID safe version!
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2019

In 2019, NAFA made its debut and successfully welcomed over 100,000 people attending a range of events and ticketed shows.
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