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A Day of Dru Yoga

The word Dru means still point. Dru Yoga is a gentle flowing style with the aim to assist you to find the still point inside. Physically you hold the body gently, with no locked joints and you are inspired to achieve each movement in the gentlest way possible. Your instructor, Kalikamurti, has been living in Alice Springs since 1993. Yoga is an integral part of her life. Students new to yoga and students from other traditions are welcome to join Kalikamurti in the Red Centre, to enjoy a day of ...

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Advocate Art Award

The Advocate Art Award showcase artwork being done in Central Australia. This colourful kaleidoscope of art is a snapshot of art work being done in Central Australia by men, women, seniors and teenagers. Some are once a year painters or once a month painters or painters who make art part of their everyday lives. Wander through and view Indigenous and European art styles, as they hang side by side and where first time exhibitors are seen next to the experienced and successful artists.

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Aileron Bush Weekend

A weekend full action, adventure and fun for everyone. Come and see the cowboys and cowgirls as they pit themselves against the beasts for that elusive eight seconds. This extreme rough stock rodeo has plenty of action and excitement and plenty of spills and thrills. Activities over the weekend are the notorious Mexican donkey race, a Ladies Boot Throwing competition, a tug-a-war and plenty of kids’ sports and novelty events. Test your skills in the Iron Man / Iron Woman. Watch the local kids...

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Alice Desert Festival

The Alice Desert Festival is Central Australia’s premier arts and cultural festival, celebrating the desert and its peoples. The Alice Desert Festival shares the stories, songs and the unique lifestyle of Central Australia’s arid region. Featuring a vibrant program borne out of the desert landscape, they celebrate the dynamic exchange between cultures in the heart of Australia. Artists, dancers and musicians from some of the remotest communities in Central Australia perform beside a selection ...

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Alice Springs Cup Carnival

Join in the excitement of horse racing in the heart of Central Australia. The Alice Springs Cup Carnival is a program of five 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 Day is ...

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Alice Springs Heritage Festival

Explore the heritage sites of Alice Springs. The Alice Springs Heritage Festival is a week-long celebration of local heritage. Jailhouse Folk is a night of Aussie music, come and enjoy a meal and show at the National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame. The Heritage Bus Tour – join artist, blacksmith and engineer Dave Leonard on a stimulating educational and relaxing journey of heritage properties. Join the Mural Tour to the historic St Mary’s Chapel, where you’ll view the mural painted in 1956 by Hu...

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Alice Springs Masters Games

Come along and challenge yourself at the biennial Friendly Games. Alice Springs Masters Games are known as 'The Friendly Games', a unique 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.

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Alice Springs Night Markets

The Alice Springs Night Markets are held monthly from August to November on a Thursday evening from 5pm to 9pm. The markets have many assorted stalls that can be explored, giving visitors that enjoyable outback experience. You can shop for authentic Indigenous art and craftworks, recycled treasures, books, photos, handmade clothing and jewellery. You’ll be surprised at what you may find. Tantalise your taste buds with a tasty treat from one of the enticing multi-cultural food vendors or sit b...

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Alice Springs Rodeo

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 ...

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Alice Springs Show

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...

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Alice Springs Town Council Christmas Carnival

The Alice Springs Council Christmas Carnival is jammed packed with activities and live entertainment for people of all ages. This family friendly community event will have a mix of magicians, circus performers, buskers and balloon twisters roving the mall. A special treat for the children is the Secret Solar Garden, with activities to keep them entertained for hours. Whilst you shop amongst the numerous market stalls, listen to the sounds of Alice’s local musicians. The stalls offer a variety...

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ASSA ABLOY Henley-On-Todd Regatta

A boat race with a unique 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 outback 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 pro...

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Bangtail Muster

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...

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Carols by Candlelight

A family night to help celebrate the Christmas festive season. Carols by Candlelight special guest for the evening is to be announced, but Santa will be appearing during the night. Enjoy listening to the Salvation Army choir and sing along with local school choirs. Gates open at 6pm with pre program entertainment, 7.30pm the main program starts and concludes around 9pm with the fantastic fireworks display. Entry is a AUD2.00 donation per person, where you receive a program and glow candle. Br...

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Children`s Literature in the Centre Festival

A festival for children to come and listen to stories read by some of Australia’s best storytellers. The Children's Literature in the Centre Festival will provide children, young people and the wider community of Alice Springs with a rare and exciting opportunity to meet, listen to and learn from some outstanding Australian children's authors, illustrators and storytellers. Seven talented presenters will conduct workshops, which you will be able to participate in, during this lively community ...

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Crusty Demons Beyond the Apocalypse 2010

The Crusty Demons, the daredevils of motocross, are coming to Alice Springs with their ‘Beyond The Apocalypse Tour’. Their action-packed outrageously explosive motorcycle stunt show is designed to leave you gasping for breath. Fans can expect to see some of the greatest freestyle motocross riders on the planet, performing jaw-dropping and death-defying stunts. Headlining this tour is Cam Sinclair, long distance jump pioneer Seth Enslow and Kain Saul with his signature Harley Davidson back flip...

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Desert Farm Open Day

Come along to the Alice Springs Desert Parks free open day to launch the Desert Farm. See first hand how this exciting and ambitious project, will move the Desert Park into the twenty-first century by offsetting the park's carbon emissions. The quest is to grow and harvest enough native Central Australian seeds, grasses and fruits to feed the park's wildlife collection, ultimately reducing their 'food miles'. Activities will start from 9am and through out the day you can discover how Aborigina...

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Desert Mob

Desert Mob 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. In 2010 this annual exhibition marks its 20th anniversary and will feature art works from 40 community based Aboriginal art centres in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia which are Abo...

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Desert Mob MarketPlace

Desert Mob Marketplace is a prelude to the annual Desert Mob Exhibition, which is held in Alice Springs in September every year and a great chance to view and buy Central Australian artwork. Desert Mob draws together Aboriginal art centres in Central Australia to display a wide variety of art and crafts, with artists and art centre managers on hand to sell, inform and inspire. Desert Mob Marketplace is held at the Araluen Art Centre foyer, grounds and Witchetty's Artspace, and showcases pai...

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Desert Mob Symposium

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 Desart member art centre representatives 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. Join in from 9am to 3pm.

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Discovering Yoga, Yantra and Art

Join Rishi Diwali, a devoted and talented artist, to explore yoga through the medium of art. An enjoyable experience for beginners and experienced artists alike. This workshop provides participants with the opportunity to paint, draw and chant while creating their own Yantra (symbols or geometric figures for use in meditation). Participants will be rewarded with progress in visualisation and feeling for form, colour and space. Saturday is a full day with a vegetarian lunch included, whilst Sun...

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Harts Range Bush Sports Weekend

The Harts Range Bush Sports Weekend is a great family outback event. 200 kilometres north east of Alice Springs, is the home of the annual Harts Range Bush Sports Weekend. This action-packed event starts off Saturday morning with a gymkhana. At 11.00am sees the first running of the Harts Range Races - unregistered horse races for local station riders. Two more races follow with breaks in between for Truck Tyre Races and the auctioning off of the horses for the third race - their Selling Race. B...

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Lions Imparja Camel Cup

The quirky, annual Lions Imparja 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 unique races scheduled around the dusty outback track throughout the day. There will be lots of action between races, too. Bel...

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Molly`s Bash

Molly’s Bash is a major fundraiser for the Old Andado Homestead and a truly unique outback experience. Originally the bash was held to help raise money for the Alice Springs Pioneer's Women's Hall of Fame, which Molly Clarke founded, but now it's to raise money to keep the Old Andado Homestead and the other buildings in good condition. There will be varied entertainment on throughout the night, making it a family friendly event. A high clearance four-wheel drive is recommended.

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National Road Transport Hall of Fame ReUnion

If you've ever loved, owned, serviced or driven a truck, this is your 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 muse...

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Ngurratjuta Lightning Carnival

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...

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Old Timers Fete

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, second hand book stall, 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.

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Red Centre Open

Your chance to watch a tennis champion in the making. The Red Centre 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 Red Centre Open, as well as an Under 14 national points event.

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Tattersall`s Finke Desert Race

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...

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The Alice Prize

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...

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The Alice Springs Beanie Festival

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...

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Todd Mall Markets

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 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 from the end of February until Decemb...

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Weekend Yoga Workshop

Experience yoga in the heart of the Red Centre. This two-day yoga workshop is taught in the Satyananda Yoga system. Your instructor, Swami Muktibodhananda, will take you through postures, relaxation, breath practice and either deeper relaxation or mediation suitable for all participants. Saturday's focus is on 'Unravelling the Granthi Knots', referring to the type of obstacles you face during your life. To overcome these difficulties, it is necessary to understand their influence on the physica...

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Wrapt in Xmas

A chance to browse the craft stalls for that special gift or to create your own gift. Central 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. Wrapt in Christmas wi...

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