Events
When planning your visit to Kakadu, keep in mind that the park hosts a number of annual events that you can plan your trip around.
Explore 65,000 years of food Culture at Taste of Kakadu, meet our feathered inhabitants during Bird Week, join the family-friendly Mahbilil festival around Lake Jabiru or celebrate Indigenous Australia at NAIDOC Week.
What's on at Kakadu?
World Wetlands Day
2 February every year
- Kakadu National ParkRecognised globally, World Wetlands is celebrated each year on the 2 February, marking the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) in Ramsar, Iran.
Taste of Kakadu
Friday 23 May 2025 - Sunday 25 May 2025
Kakadu National Park hosts Australia's premier Aboriginal food festival. Indigenous chefs working with Traditional Owners celebrate the foods which have sustained Kakadu's people for thousands of years.
Kakadu National Park hosts Australia's premier Aboriginal food festival. Indigenous chefs working with Traditional Owners celebrate the foods which have sustained Kakadu's people for thousands of years.
Kakadu Bird Week
Wednesday 24 September 2025 - Sunday 28 September 2025
Kakadu National Park is a bird lover’s paradise – home to more than a third of Australia’s bird species, Kakadu is the perfect place to discover and learn all about the unique species of birds living in this magical part of the world, which is dual World Heritage-listed for both its natural and cultural values.
Kakadu National Park is a bird lover’s paradise – home to more than a third of Australia’s bird species, Kakadu is the perfect place to discover and learn all about the unique species of birds living in this magical part of the world, which is dual World Heritage-listed for both its natural and cultural values.
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