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Pub & live music
The Precinct Tavern
7 Kitchener Drive at the Darwin Waterfront, next to the wave lagoon. Three bars and big screens; it ran an NYE party until 3am for 2025.
About The Precinct Tavern
The Precinct Tavern is a waterfront pub on the ground floor of the Vibe hotel building at the Darwin Waterfront, looking over the wave lagoon. It has three bars, including a craft beer bar with dozens of beers and ciders on tap, an award-winning beer garden and big screens for sport.
It serves an all-day pub menu with weekly specials, runs live music, and Time Out notes a dance floor at night. There is also a gaming lounge and TAB. For New Year's Eve 2025 it held a Black and Gold party with live music, open until 3am.
Written by LateOne.au, checked 13 October 2026. Sources: theprecincttavern.com.au, timeout.com, norther.com.au. Hours and door policies change, so check with the venue.
- Area
- City laneways & Waterfront
- Music
- Live music and DJs on weekends
- Best nights
- Open daily 10am–2am; the dance floor picks up late on weekends
- Address
- 7 Kitchener Drive, Darwin City NT 0800
- Opening hours (official site)
- Daily 10am to 2am
- Kitchen
- 11.30am to 9pm
- Bars
- Three
Check the venue’s own listings for tonight’s program, hours and door policy.
Map & Street View
7 Kitchener Drive, Darwin City NT 0800Pin from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Street View opens the nearest street photo; entrances can be round the corner, so check the venue’s own directions.
Around The Precinct Tavern
Nothing else we list is within a ten-minute walk. The nearest is Hanky Panky Lounge, about 11 minutes on foot.
Walking times are estimates from the map, not routes.
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Checked 13 October 2026 against venue listings, Time Out, NT Tourism, Tourism Central Australia, 2026 gig listings and NT Government transport pages. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.