Events

The Travelling Film Festival (TFF), Australia’s longest running travelling film festival, showcases Australian and international features, documentaries and short films in regional Australia. TFF currently tours to over 20 locations annually, screening in the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.
27 March, 2025
30 March, 2025
A unique showcase of Drag, Family and Cabaret events, celebrating the inclusivity and diversity of the Red Centre.
Parrtjima is an extraordinary FREE 10-night festival in the stunning Red Centre, with an incredible program featuring light installations, artworks, workshops, music and talks. Parrtjima 2025 will take place on Arrernte Country from 4-13 April.
For the first time in a decade, we are taking the whole orchestra on the road for an NT Tour! Bringing incredible orchestral performances to Katherine, Tennant Creek, and Alice Springs, and culminating in a spectacular performance in Desert Park for the iconic Parrtjima - A Festival in Light, join us as we champion Territory talent down the Track.
The NT Writers Festival (NTWF) is a four-day festival celebrating Australia’s cultural and linguistic diversity and bringing people together to share story, language and culture.
Step into the vibrant mosaic of cultures at Big Day Out in Harmony, Alice Springs' multicultural masterpiece! For two decades, Multicultural Community Services has orchestrated this celebration, evolving from a modest Harmony Day affair to the dazzling spectacle it is today.
The iconic Finke Desert Race is an off-road, multi terrain two day race for bikes, cars and buggies through desert country from Alice Springs to the small Aputula (Finke) community.
The Alice Springs Beanie Festival, one of Australia's unique Festivals, will be held in the Red Centre in June. Five hundred beanie makers (from around the globe) shall create some of the world's best headgear and 7300 beanies are expected to descend on the Araluen Arts Centre for four days of exhibitions, Indigenous workshops, textile classes, live music, homemade tucker and a whole lot of fun, joy, warmth and colour.
Welcome to Run Larapinta – an extraordinary trail running experience through the very heart of Australia. This is a race through a landscape that transcends time, where the tectonic lines of the MacDonnell Ranges stand solid and strong as the Larapinta Trail weaves its route like a magic serpent in the dust. It’s a landscape of boundless beauty that leaves you in awe at every step.
3 September, 2025
3 September, 2025
Fans attending Nitro Up North can expect a heart-pounding weekend filled with non-stop action, jaw-dropping speed, thundering engines, and fierce on-track rivalries.