Published for: Thursday, 24/07/2008
Travel Guides -> Events -> Northern Territory -> Alice Springs Area
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30-04-2010 to 30-04-2010
Alice Springs - View an exciting mix of multicultural experiences, including Aboriginal, Asian and European artistic backgrounds.
The Alice Prize is the Northern Territory’s largest contemporary art prize and welcomes artists from around Australia.The Prize was first awarded in 1970, after a group of volunteer administrators led by businessman and MLA Bernie Kilgariff, established a national art competition to bring contemporary art to Central Australia.
An extraordinarily diverse collection of artists’ exhib... read more
11-07-2009 to 11-07-2009
Alice Springs - The quirky, annual Camel Cup attracts visitors to Alice Springs from all over the world.
While camels may have a reputation as dedicated `ships of the desert`, these magnificent beasts are certainly not short on personality. Racing them can prove a nightmare for riders and handlers but fantastic viewing for spectators. Entertainment is assured, with nine races scheduled around the dusty outback track throughout the day.
There will be lots of action between races, too. Belly dancers, rickshaw ... read more
03-07-2009 to 03-07-2009
Alice Springs - Join in the fun and excitement of a large rural show.
The Alice Springs Show is a traditional rural show with a very close association with the regional cattle stations, and is based on agricultural produce, livestock and craft. The show encompasses business displays, competitions, photographic, cooking and other contests and outback sporting events. It also brings the rides, attractions and sideshow alley offered at the big capital city shows to delight all children and families. Treat yoursel... read more
Tattersall`s Finke Desert Race
06-06-2009 to 06-06-2009
Alice Springs - Come and experience a truly unique outback event.
The Tattersalls Finke Desert Race is Australia`s premier off-road racing event that attracts bike, car and buggy entries from around Australia and overseas. It is a multi-terrain, two-day race through desert country from Alice Springs to the small Aputula (Finke) Community and is reputed to be one of the most difficult off-road races in one of the most remote places in the world. The Finke, as the event is commonly known, is run along sections o... read more
17-05-2009 to 17-05-2009
Alice Springs - Five days of incredible mountain bike racing along the sweet single track and dusty trails of the majestic MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia.
The Anaconda Mountain Bike Enduro captures the spirit of the Red Centre with a series of fun, off road races in the very heart of Australia. Coming together as a festival of mountain biking with seven races over five days, competitors will experience the true majesty of the outback and the mighty MacDonnell Ranges, in and around Alice Springs as part... read more
04-05-2009 to 04-05-2009
Alice Springs - Join in the madcap fun of one of Alice Springs’ major street parades.
The Bangtail Muster is the annual fundraiser for the Alice Springs Youth Centre and one of the Centre`s major events. The centrepiece of the event is a parade of floats down Todd Mall, which starts at late morning adjacent to the Memorial Club and finishes at Anzac Oval. The story behind the Muster goes back to the old days when cattle were the main industry of the Centre. Stockmen would cut of the ends of the tails to record... read more
Alice Springs Heritage Festival
26-04-2009 to 26-04-2009
Alice Springs - Explore the heritage sites of Alice Springs.
The Alice Springs Heritage Festival is a week-long celebration of local heritage. It gives locals and visitors a chance to explore the characters and history of early Alice Springs. Heritage buildings all over town are open to the public and play host to a variety of functions. Historic displays and exhibitions provide opportunities to look deeper into lifestyles and developments that have taken place in the Territory over the last century. There wil... read more
AFL Central Australia Lightning Carnival
11-04-2009 to 11-04-2009
Alice Springs - A great weekend of watching Australian Rules.
Held over the Easter long weekend, teams travel hundreds of miles to participate in this annual carnival held at Traeger Park. The carnival gives players the opportunity to participate in a strong competition and provides a platform which helps promote the game of Australian Rules (Aussie Rules) in the community. Sunday afternoon culminates the grand final showdowns in both the second and first division grades.
Grab the family and head on down, and... read more
11-04-2009 to 11-04-2009
Alice Springs - Join in the excitement of horse racing in the heart of Central Australia.
The Alice Springs Cup Carnival is a program of five unique race days over a four-week period. The food and wine day heralds the start of the cup carnival, followed by Young Guns Day, where revellers mix and mingle in the party marquee with live music, games and loads of prizes. On Ladies Day the fairer sex can show off their finery, while lunching in The Pavilion overlooking the magnificent MacDonnell Ranges.
Family Fun ... read more
09-02-2009 to 09-02-2009
Alice Springs - Watch all-Indigenous teams take part in the hotly contested Imparja Cup.
Indigenous teams representing all states and territories in Australia, as well as major centres and communities of the Northern Territory, come together in Alice Springs for the annual Imparja Cup. Various competition formats are played, including 20/20, 40 overs per side and Super 8s. The Imparja Cup gives players the opportunity to participate in a strong competition and provides a platform which helps promote the game i... read more
13-12-2008 to 13-12-2008
Alice Springs - A chance to browse the craft stalls for that special gift or to create your own unique gift.
Alice Springs Territory Craft rounds out the year with Wrapt in Xmas. Here you will be able to purchase last-minute, hand-made items from a variety of craft stalls. Wander through the studios and chat with the members of Territory Craft as they demonstrate a variety of crafts. With both galleries full of quality locally made crafts, it has become the must see place for those special Christmas purchases.
07-12-2008 to 07-12-2008
Alice Springs - A family night to help celebrate the Christmas festive season.
Carols by Candlelight special guest for the evening is international artist Steve Grace, with Yamba the Honeyant, Hector the Cat and Santa also appearing during the night. Enjoy listening to the Salvation Army choir, sing along with local school choirs and be entertained by the Sounds of Starlight Theatre.
Gates open at 6pm with pre program entertainment, 7.30pm the main program starts and concludes around 9pm with the fantastic Ye... read more
14-11-2008 to 14-11-2008
Alice Springs - Your chance to watch a tennis champion in the making.
The AUD10,000.00 Lasseters Open, held in Alice Springs in November, is the richest tennis tournament in the Northern Territory and attracts players from all over Australia. Many of the players compete all around the world and have ATP and WTA points. Invitational and B Grade events are also included in the Lasseters Open as well as an Under 14 national points event.
11-10-2008 to 11-10-2008
Alice Springs - Come along and challenge yourself at the Friendly Games.
Alice Springs Masters Games are known as `The Friendly Games`, an event that enables mature aged athletes to embrace the thrill of their favourite sport in a friendly environment. `The Friendly Games` has a large number of sports on offer, and Alice Springs` sporting facilities are up there with the best. See you at the games.
28-09-2008 to 28-09-2008
Alice Springs - Share the story and history of the Aboriginal arts phenomenon in Central Australia.
Desert Mob is an Aboriginal art and fesitval event, held in Alice Springs, that celebrates and defines a living art movement that is expressed through the heritage values of the oldest living culture in the world. The art is diverse and complicated, vibrant and intense, and reflects the expansive cultural landscape that is the inspiration of the stories. The annual exhibition, presented by the Araluen Galleries ... read more
27-09-2008 to 27-09-2008
Alice Springs - A great chance to view and buy Central Australian artwork.
Desert Mob Marketplace is a prelude to the annual Desert Mob exhibition, which is held in Alice Springs in September every year. Desert Mob draws together Aboriginal art centres in Central Australia to display a wide variety of art and craft works, with artists and art co-ordinators on hand to sell, inform and inspire. Desert Mob Marketplace is held in the foyer of the Araluen Galleries prior to this main event and showcases paintings... read more
26-09-2008 to 26-09-2008
Alice Springs - An opportunity to listen and discuss Indigenous art.
The Desert Mob Symposium provides a forum for visitors to come and listen to Indigenous artists and art centres talk about their art and the creation of artworks. There will be presentations by a variety of Indigenous artists from the Central Australian regions, with the opportunity for further discussion with the artists and art centres.
12-09-2008 to 12-09-2008
Alice Springs - Be inspired and entertained with the diversity of desert arts and the Central Australian lifestyle.
Alice Springs is the meeting place of many different cultures and the Alice Desert Festival will celebrate this rich diversity. The Alice Desert Festival is a unique annual event showcasing the thriving community of visual and performing artists, both indigenous and non indigenous from the Central Australian region. The Festival attracts inspirational acts from interstate and overseas.
The festi... read more
30-08-2008 to 30-08-2008
Alice Springs - A boat race with a difference - on the dry sands of the Todd River.
The ASSA ABLOY Henley-On-Todd Regatta is a day of fun where teams and individuals race ‘boats’ in the dry bed of the Todd River in Alice Springs. Have fun and enjoy the hilarity as you watch seemingly sane people race in bottomless `eights`, `oxford tubs`, `bath tubs` and yachts through the deep coarse sand.
The event has its origins in 1962, when Reg Smith, an Alice Springs local, and his work colleagues proposed holding a re... read more
National Road Transport Hall of Fame ReUnion
28-08-2008 to 28-08-2008
Alice Springs - An opportunity to mix with Australia’s transport legends.
The annual Reunion is held in Alice Springs at the National Road Transport Hall of Fame in August. This event is a celebration of road transport in Australia and includes the prestigious Shell Rimula Wall of Fame induction ceremony, a twilight race meeting at the local race track, a gala dinner and concert at the hall of Fame. There will be a public open day in the museum to view the heritage collection and a dinner on the famous Old Gha... read more
16-08-2008 to 16-08-2008
Alice Springs - See the amazing skills of the country’s top professional cowboys.
As part of the Australian Professional Rough-riders Association official circuit, the Alice Springs Rodeo kicks off early Saturday evening. Watch the bareback bull riders hold on tight-fisted for the required eight seconds. Watch man and beast face-off in the steer wresting competition. Other events include calf roping, team roping, breakaway roping and the ladies’ barrel race. There are junior barrel races and the ever-reliable ... read more
09-08-2008 to 09-08-2008
Alice Springs - Rummage through bric-a-brac at Alice Springs’ largest fete.
The largest annual fete in Alice Springs, the Old Timers Fete, is a fun filled day with `on tap` entertainment, craft stalls, preserves and cakes (as only a mum can make them), food stalls and oodles of bric-a-brac. The day is the major fund-raising event of the Old Timers Village.
The Alice Springs Beanie Festival
27-06-2008 to 27-06-2008
Alice Springs - There are hats and hats - these beanies stretch the definitions like never before.
The Alice Springs Beanie Festival is a unique event that celebrates this great Australian icon. It`s the place people can come to find the perfect beanie from among more than 4,000 beanies displayed at the Araluen Cultural Precinct in Alice Springs.
A full weekend with music, the famous tea shop, the Beanie Olympics, and a fantastic program of textile workshops and crafts for kids. Indigenous artists from local... read more
29-05-2008 to 29-05-2008
Alice Springs - An evening for all the family.
StoryWall features locally produced short features, documentary and community films showcasing opinions and aspects of life. Films are view on Thursday and Friday nights each week from sunset until no later than 9.30pm.
24-02-2008 to 24-02-2008
Alice Springs - Colourful stands and characters combine to bring the Todd Mall alive on Sunday Market Days.
The clanging bell signals the arrival of the town crier, who tells of stands with unique souvenirs, local art and craft including hand crafted jewellery, delicious local produce, alfresco dining and entertainers. Enjoy a leisurely Sunday morning brunch and stroll down the pedestrian mall, explore the arcades, plazas and shops.
Markets are generally held every second Sunday after January and weekly durin... read more
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