Jingili Water Festival and Families Week event
Event Details
🎉 Jingili Water Festival returns! Join the Chan Ward Elected Members with our Fun Bus and Fun in the Parks teams for City of Darwin’s Jingili Water Festival and Families Week
Event Details
🎉 Jingili Water Festival returns!
Join the Chan Ward Elected Members with our Fun Bus and Fun in the Parks teams for City of Darwin’s Jingili Water Festival and Families Week event, a fun and free community event taking place at the Jingili Water Gardens on Saturday 16 May 2026.
🌿 Celebrate National Families Week with this year’s theme ‘Every Family, Everywhere’ and enjoy a great lineup of activities for all ages.
💧 Water slides
🎈 Foam cannon
🎨 Face painting
🐾 Petting zoo
🎧 Live DJ
🚶 Guided walks
🕵️ Scavenger hunt
🍔 Food trucks
🏐 Inflatable dodgeball
Plus a low sensory area and a special appearance from Boof the Barra!
🕘 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
📍 Jingili Water Gardens
🎟️ FREE
Bring the family, meet your community and enjoy everything this much-loved event has to offer 💛
👉 Find out more: https://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/explore/whats-on/jingili-water-festival-and-families-week-event
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Location
Jingili Water Gardens