Alice Springs Festivals - Location Guide to Alice Springs
Alice Springslocation-guides.com - location guide to Alice Springs featuring Alice Springs Festivals information, annual festival listing for Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT), Australia - Last updated 3/9/2010.
About Alice Springs Festivals
(Alice Springs, Northern Territory, NT, Australia)
Alice Springs offers plenty of things to both see and do throughout the year, including an impressive selection of festivals, including sporting competitions, races and cultural events. Popular festivals in Alice Springs include the following events.
Annual Alice Springs Festivals
April: Alice Springs Cup Carnival, popular horse racing, taking place at the Pioneer Park Racecourse
June: Country Music Festival, with country music, dancing and a number of food stalls
July: NAIDOC Week (National Aboriginal and Islander Observance Committee), with celebrations based around the culture of the Aborigines
August: Alice Springs Rodeo, with many typical rodeo events, including calf roping, taking places at the Blatherskite Park
August: Alice Springs Marathon, races between Araluen and Flynn's Grave, attracting large crowds
September: The Henley-on-Todd Regatta, unique event, with bottomless boats racing along the Todd River, which is dry at this time of the year
October: The Alice Springs Masters Games, a number of exciting sporting contests at a number of locations in central Alice Springs
November: The Alice Prize Arts Festival, month-long event at Araluen Cultural Centre, with exhibitions of paintings and other art works
Alice Springs offers plenty of things to both see and do throughout the year, including an impressive selection of festivals, including sporting competitions, races and cultural events. Popular festivals in Alice Springs include the following events.