Fringe dwelling experiential spaces that bring together people and ideas to explore the heart and soul of the desert through multiple mediums and transitions This immersive experience brings together a collaboration of artists in an experiential installation that integrates people, culture and lands by creating safe spaces that change the way people experience their surrounds […]
Live entertainment, food from across the globe, and unique crafts and culture will fill the Todd Mall. Come and check out great live acts by Sissy Fu!, Michael Connell, Super Raelene Harmonium band, and the The Holy Dimes. Michael Connell Imagine a cross between Jerry Seinfeld and Cirque Du Soleil and you'd have something like […]
Please join us at 5:30pm for the official Welcome to Arrernte Country with Kumalie Riley. Featured performances include: 5:45pm - Ayenge Arrweketye (I Am Woman) - Toni Lord X GUTS GUTS Dance and emerging Indigenous choreographer Toni-louise Lord share Ayenge Arrweketye, in Arrernte, meaning "I am Woman". Indigenous Contemporary Dance piece, Ayenge Arrweketye, is an […]
Interplay Project x Desert Festival Change has always come from the Edge Fringe dwelling experiential spaces that bring together people and ideas to explore the heart and soul of the desert through multiple mediums and transitions A community art installation curated by a diverse group of volunteer artists including and with guidance from Mparntwe’s Traditional […]
World renowned beatboxer Tom Thum, and talented musician-songwriter Jamie MacDowell guide you through an interactive vocal and sampling workshop for participants of all skill levels. In this hands-on session, participants will learn how to create, manipulate and arrange sampled sounds to craft compelling musical compositions. Please note this is and Adults only workshop. FREE - […]
Join local artist Pip McManus in a wander around the Alice Springs/Mparntwe town center, to discover the huge array of public street art. FREE - registration required. Meet at the Todd Mall entrance sign - corner of Todd St & Gregory Terrace. Due to the weather, this has been moved foward and will now start at […]
'It takes longer than you think' is a mixed-media exhibition investigating the multiplicities of temporal experience in expanded and multiple frames. Drawing on Einstein’s special theory of relativity, black holes, meteorites and event horizons, artists Gretel Bull and Jaxon Waterhouse unite sculpture, photography, video, and sound in an immersive experience exploring manifestations of time from […]
Join, Project Seed artists Gretel Bull & Jaxon Waterhouse at in-depth artist talk about their project concept, design process and how exploding ceramics pieces makes you feel. 'It takes longer than you think' is a mixed-media exhibition investigating the multiplicities of temporal experience in expanded and multiple frames. Drawing on Einstein’s special theory of relativity, […]
One ticket, 4 performances! 7pm - Dem Arrernte Mob Project Seed Delivery Dem Arrernte Mob have been working with emerging Indigenous artists to develop a showcase of original music that breathes Central Australian life. Nooks, Villain and Vito have been assisting local artists to delve into the world of music production, collaboration and performance. Bringing […]
One ticket, 2 performances! 1pm - Sea Shanty Workshop The world’s most terrible pirate, Captain Theodore Salmonbeard, is heading to Alice Springs in search of the finest sea shanties! In partnership with local buccaneering scallywags, The Fly Swats, the Captain is asking for your help to create and perform a unique sea shanty, born of […]
One ticket, 3 performances! 5pm - Music that Moves - Dusty Feet Dance Collective - Project Seed Music that Moves is a collaborative performance between Dusty Feet Dance Collective and the World Chamber Orchestra, featuring four dancers and a string quartet. Set at the beautiful Olive Pink Botanic Gardens, with composers including Elena Kat-Chernin, […]
Join an exciting opportunity to create screen-printed posters and then paste your work up in a large-scale installation at Desert Festival. The CDU print studios will host a workshop for high-school students to explore playful and political approaches investigating critical, contemporary issues that participants are passionate about; providing the opportunity to communicate their messages through […]
One ticket, 3 performances! 6pm - Songs of Spring by The Splinter Sisters The Splinters Sisters invite you to celebrate the new beginnings of Spring through song. From a Swedish love ballad about wrapping flowers around your heart, to a Spanish song opening doors to new beginnings, and closer to home with a Torres Strait […]
Join Children's Ground to launch our album of deadly, uplifting Arrernte songs for children: 'Ampe-mape Alyelheme! (Kids Sing!)'. The first children’s Arrernte language album of its kind – created by Arrernte artists, families and educators during this International Decade of Indigenous Languages. Come for a dance and, sing along with us to our versions of […]
Interplay Project x Desert Festival The audience is invited to an experience of Deep Listening to the important but less-heard voices of in our community. 4pm - The Edge Community Bush Expo; Sharing Knowledge & Ideas The Edge huts host a bush style expo event that brings together people and cultures to share knowledge, passions […]
The bushfoods inspired dinner is a culinary journey that not only tantalises the taste buds but also pays tribute to the knowledge of local indigenous women and their sustainable harvesting practices. This menu showcases the interconnectedness of culture, nature and ethics creating a memorable dinning experience that honours the land and its caretakers. All […]
Come on a journey to discover some of the amazing prehistoric stories of the Northern Territory. In a delightful adventure for the whole family, world-renowned singing palaeontologist Professor Flint, helps bring to life the awesome fossils of Megafauna Central. Along the way, you’ll learn about the remarkable creatures that once swam, slithered, crawled, and hopped, […]
One ticket, 4 performances! Featuring: 6:30pm - Spindles Spindles is an indie folk musician who writes songs about love, grief, revolution and cosmic wonderment. Layering fingerstyle guitar, violin and vocals to construct contemplative emotional landscapes, Spindles warmly welcomes you to wander with them here. 7:30pm & 9pm - Who is sticking around? A contemporary dance […]
Alice Springs Town Council invites all community members to enjoy the Desert Festival Pop Up Park held at Lyndavale Park, Larapinta from 4-7pm. Join local Hip Hop legends Dan the Underdog, Karnage N Darknis & Dem Arrente Mob for an evening of live music and festivities at Lyndavale Park. There will also be a Youth […]
All the spectacle of a circus with a deliciously deviant, adults-only twist - ROUGE is a mind bending blend of death-defying acrobatics, grandiose cabaret and deeply twisted burlesque. A titillating celebration of astonishing proportions that’s surprising, subversive and supremely sexy. Winner: Best Circus & Physical Theatre Show Adelaide Fringe 2020 “One badass sizzler of a […]
The much anticipated second run of The Gutter Collective’s Holey Cummunion will take audiences back into the sacred Church of Erotica, exploring themes of ritual, kink, queer eroticism, and an insight into the backstage world of a strip club and brothel. Madam & the Mafia are joined by their filthy gutter family of hookers, queerdos […]
Join local artist Pip McManus in a wander around the Alice Springs/Mparntwe town center, to discover the huge array of public street art. FREE - registration required. Meet at the Todd Mall entrance sign - corner of Todd St & Gregory Terrace. Due to the weather, this has been moved foward and will now start at […]
One ticket, 4 performances! 6:15 & 8pm - From the Edge to the Centre We celebrate the sacred Country that holds us here in a playful and uplifting show of light, performance, soundscape and song - all woven together as a web of community artworks. A playful and gentle procession of lanterns through Country is […]
One ticket, 2 performances! 6:30pm - Karnage n Darknis featuring spoken word by Victoria Alondra 8:30pm - Phantom Femme Fatale Not to be dismissed as a sexist figure of male fantasy, the ‘Phantom Femme Fatale’ is a subversive character who transgresses female subjugation with assassin-like stoicism. Defiantly exploiting her physical prowess she pays homage to […]