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Featured Event
MAGNIFY 2025
art // beats // food
A micro-festival at the museum that celebrates the creativity of young people. Recommended for ages 15-25.
3pm-8pm Saturday 5 April 2025
Current Programs
Are you looking to try something new? LAUNCH has a bunch of different activities and programs designed to help you build your skills and confidence. As a bonus you’ll also get to meet other interesting young people who live in Darwin!
What we have on offer is constantly changing so if you’re not into any of the things you see below follow us on Facebook and/or Instagram to keep up to date with all of our programs. We also share info about other opportunities for young people, not just our programs. Follow us and never miss a thing!
LAUNCH Night Series
NEW VENUE!! Join Pathfinders and the LAUNCH Night Series crew at the Corrugated Iron Performance Space in Nightcliff. Ages 12-17.
Player and volunteer registrations now open!
Saturday nights March 8-29
Darwin Festival x LAUNCH Young Musician EOI
Play the stage at Darwin’s biggest arts festival! Paid opportunity for soloists, duos (and possibly trios). Open to ages 15-25.
Applications close Sunday 30 March
Geek Up
It’s back! D&D with Grimm, art workshops with Darwin Emerging Creatives and board games with GG Social Club return to the Casuarina Library on the last Sunday of the month. For ages 15-25
Returning 30 March
MAGNIFY Makers Market
All spaces are booked out but we are taking waitlist registrations in case of cancellations. Open to young creatives age 15-25.
Saturday 5 April 2025
Couch Surfing 2025
Fast-paced couch racing, decorated couches and info stalls. A day where the community comes together to raise awareness of youth homelessness.
Wednesday 16 April 2025
All are welcome to attend
Gaming After Dark
Join Next Tier and City of Darwin Libraries’ Gaming After Dark at Casuarina Library on the last Friday every month.
Returning Friday 28 Feb 2025
Exclusively for ages 12-17
Video Content Creator Opportunities
Learn and develop your social media and content creation skills through paid opportunities covering LAUNCH events, promotion, youth profiles and more!
Ages 18-25 | Ongoing opportunity
Mindfulness Colouring Book
A collection of designs by young local artists that depict what best supports their mental health! Enjoy this mindfulness colouring in book while you take in some of the incredible talent that’s in the Darwin community.
FREE Download Now Available!
Youth Profiles
Celebrate a young local legend kicking goals in their own life or around the community!
Ongoing opportunity
LAUNCH provides young people in Darwin with high-quality opportunities for active community participation. Our programs include LAUNCH Night Series basketball, pop up gigs, skate competitions, career development for emerging producers, Youth Week activities and skill-building via our Get That Job school holiday workshops.