NAIDOC Week

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respect to them and their Elders - both past and present. Tweed City is located on Bundjalung land.

Each year during the first week of July, national NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia. This year, NAIDOC Week runs From the 5th until the 12th of July. NAIDOC Week is a time for all Australians to learn about and celebrate the oldest continuing cultures on earth: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It’s an opportunity to connect with and give recognition to the histories, cultures, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the important role they play in Australia’s story.

Exciting activities happen during NAIDOC Week, including the National NAIDOC Week Awards Ceremony, which celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander excellence, and the NAIDOC Week Poster Competition, featuring work from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists aged 13 years and up.

Each year, a theme is chosen by the National NAIDOC Committee to represent and recognise important issues relevant to the time. The theme for NAIDOC Week in 2026 is Fifty Years of Deadly

For more information about national NAIDOC Week, the 2026 theme, and for additional ideas on how to celebrate the week, check out the NAIDOC website.

To see a map of the language, tribal or nation groups of First Nations Peoples, visit the AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Australia.

Tweed City collaborated with artist Ryhia Dank to create the artwork for NAIDOC Week 2026. 

Ryhia Dank is a Gudanji/Wakaja artist who grew up in a remote community in the Northern Territory. Now based on Gubbi Gubbi Country, Ryhia tells stories through pattern and design. Ryhia runs her own successful fine art and design studio under the name Nardurna.