NAIDOC Week 2025

Published on 24 June 2025

NAIDOC Week 2025: The Next Generation – Strength, Vision & Legacy 6 – 13 July

This year marks 50 years of NAIDOC - a movement that began as a call for justice and has become a national celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, achievements, and resilience.

The 2025 theme, “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy,” celebrates the strength of First Nations communities, honours the wisdom of Elders, and looks to the young leaders shaping our future. It’s a reminder of the legacy we inherit and the future we’re building, together.

Join us in celebrating NAIDOC Week across Darebin through stories, culture, and connection:

• Join the flag-raising ceremony on Monday 7 July at 10am at the Aboriginal Advancement League at 2, Watt Street, Thornbury.
• Take part in the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service’s (VAHS) annual NAIDOC Week March on Friday 12 July from 10am at 186 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy. 
• Check out the Taking Back Language art exhibition at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre until 4 October, and enjoy An Evening with Wren Arkose, a Naarm-based singer-songwriter originally from Yagara Country at Preston Library on 10 July.
• Have a look at Darebin Libraries’ NAIDOC Week book list and be sure to join Wurundjeri Storytime on 31 July at Preston Library from 11am – 12pm.
• Yarn Strong Sista will also be running workshops for kids on Tuesday 8 July at Reservoir Library as part of the Darebin Libraries School Holiday Program at Eventbrite. Bookings essential!
• AHV's NAIDOC Family Day on Thursday 10 July from 10:30am - 2:30pm, featuring live music, dance, arts and crafts, storytelling and a free BBQ.

   

Find out what’s happening this NAIDOC Week in your area!