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Alice Springs Events and Alice Springs Festivals
(Alice Springs, Northern Territory - NT, Australia AU)



Alice Springs has many exciting festivals and events, in and around the centre of Alice Springs and nearby areas in the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia. Festivals, events and things to see and do in Alice Springs, include carnivals and parades, sports and horse racing events, and Alice Springs music and arts festivals. One of the most popular events in Alice Springs is the Henley-on-Todd Regatta, where crews race bottomless boats along the dry Todd River in Alice Springs every September.

The helpful visitors' centre in Alice Springs provides useful information about the latest events and festivals in and around Alice Springs, many of which attract large crowds.





Alice Springs National Public Holidays - Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT), Australia

• 1st January - New Year's Day
• 26th January - Australia Day
• 1st Monday in March - Labour Day
• Good Friday / Easter Monday March / April - Easter
• 25th April - Anzac Day
• 2nd Monday in June - Queen's birthday
• 1st Monday in August - Bank Holiday
• 25th December - Christmas Day
• 26th December - Boxing Day

Alice Springs Calendar of Festivals and Events 2009 / 2010 - Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT), Australia AU


Alice Springs Events and Festivals in January - Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT), Australia

• Australia Day - late January, local celebrations around the Telegraph Station, including a flag raising ceremony

Alice Springs Events and Festivals in March - Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT), Australia

• Central Australian Expo - early March, located at Alice Springs Convention Centre
• Central Australian Bike Challenge - mid-March, featuring six days of cycle races

Alice Springs Events and Festivals in April - Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT), Australia

• Alice Springs Cup Carnival - mid-April, a major horse racing event at the Pioneer Park Racecourse
• Heritage Festival - mid-April, celebrating the rich European heritage of the Alice Springs area, including guided tours of historic buildings
• Alice IS Wonderland Festival - late April / early May, popular gay and lesbian gay-pride Mardis Gray festival around central Alice Springs

Alice Springs Events and Festivals in May - Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT), Australia

• Bangtail Muster - early May, with a parade of carnival floats down Todd Mall in central Alice Springs
• Molly's Bash - popular fundraiser event for the Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame

Alice Springs Events and Festivals in June - Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT), Australia

• Country Music Festival - mid-June, with live country music, dancing and plenty of refreshments
• Finke Desert Race - mid-June, a 240 km / 150 mile race around Finke with more than 400 motorcyclists, dirt bikes and buggies
• Alice Springs Beanie Festival - mid-June, held at Witchetty's at Araluen, with displays, workshops and awards related to woollen beanie toys

Alice Springs Events and Festivals in July - Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT), Australia

• Alice Springs Show - early July, annual agricultural show, with many side stalls and attractions
• NAIDOC Week - mid-July, a festival about the indigenous culture around Alice Springs (National Aboriginal and Islander Observance Committee)
• Voyages Alice Springs Lions Camel Cup - mid-July, camel racing held at Blatherskite Park, attracting large crowds

Alice Springs Events and Festivals in August - Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT), Australia

• Harts Range Amateur Race Club Bush Sports - early August, with a variety of horse racing events held at the Harts Range
• Alice Springs Rodeo - late August, held at Blatherskite Park, including bareback riding and calf roping
• Big Screen - late August, with free screenings of major Australian films
• Alice Springs Marathon - late August, between Araluen to Flynn's Grave

Alice Springs Events and Festivals in September - Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT), Australia

• Australia's Festival of the Desert - early September, with general festivities and entertainment
• Henley-on-Todd Regatta - mid-September, bizarre bottomless boat race along the dry Todd River
• Verdi Club Beerfest - late September, held at the Verdi Club on Undoolya Road

Alice Springs Events and Festivals in October - Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT), Australia

• Alice Open Men's Fours - mid-October, lawn bowls at the Alice Springs Bowling Club
• Alice Springs Masters Games - late October, popular sporting events at various venues in Alice Springs

Alice Springs Events and Festivals in November - Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT), Australia

• Alice Prize Arts Festival - throughout November, art exhibitions and events in the Araluen Cultural Precinct of Alice Springs
• Corkwood Festival - late November, celebration of local handicrafts, music and food

Alice Springs Events and Festivals in December - Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT), Australia

• Christmas Shopping Market - early December, numerous market stalls held around central Todd Mall
• Christmas Carnival - mid-December, Christmas festivities around Todd Mall

 
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