NAIDOC Week 2026 runs from Sunday July 5 - Sunday July 12. This year's NAIDOC theme is 50 Years of Deadly and is a celebration of 50 years of steady, unapologetic and proud resistance.
A number of PBS programs will be sharing NAIDOC Week specials this year, kicking off on .......
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On Wednesday July 8's edition of The Afterglow, Lyndelle airs an interview with and live song from proud Gumbaynggirr and Noongar woman Emma Donovan, recorded a few weeks ago in PBS Studio 3. You can witness Emma Donovan performing live with the MSO Friday July 10 (tix here).
Stay tuned for loads of great tunes, and lots of special guests celebrating NAIDOC Week on the airwaves.
National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. You can support and get to know your local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities through activities and events held across the country. Find out more at naidoc.org.au.
EVENTS:
You can find a list of NAIDOC Week events here, some highlights include:
Emma Donovan X MSO
7:30pm Friday July 10 at Hamer Hall
This NAIDOC Week, Emma reunites with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to bring Take Me to the River to life – a tribute to the timeless soul classics that shaped her music and scored the memories of an entire generation.
We Sit in Circle exhibition
Dates: 9am - 5pm July 3 - July 30 at Queen Victoria Women’s Centre
Curated by Flick Chafer-Smith, Ngarrindjeri artist and First Peoples Arts Mentor at The Torch. We Sit in Circle showcases powerful paintings and intricate weavings by First Peoples women with lived experience of incarceration. They are mothers, aunties, grandmothers, daughters, and sisters.
