Are you planning a trip to Alice Springs this June? You're in for a treat! From cultural festivals to outdoor adventures, there's something for everyone to enjoy in this Australian outback town and beyond.
We’ve done the work and rounded up 4 must-do things to add to your itinerary this June.
Don’t miss one of the biggest annual sporting events in the Northern Territory, The Tatts Finke Desert Race
Date: 7th-10th June
The Tatts Finke Desert Race is an off-road, multi-terrain two-day race for bikes, cars & buggies through desert country from Alice Springs to the small Aputula (Finke) community. The race is held each year on the King’s Birthday long weekend in June. “Finke” as it is commonly known, is one of the biggest annual sporting events in the Northern Territory and has the reputation of being one of the most difficult offroad courses in one of the most remote places in the world. Finke is unique and the most fun you can have with a helmet on.
Get creative at the Alice Springs Beanie Festival
Date: 21st – 24th June
Five hundred beanie makers (from around the globe) will create some of the world's best headgear, and 6,600 beanies are expected to descend on the Araluen Arts Centre for four days of exhibitions, Don’t miss out on Indigenous weaving workshops, textile classes, live music, homemade tucker, and a whole lot of fun, joy, warmth, and colour.
Pop in and browse Red Kangaroo Bookstore
Here at the iconic Red Kangaroo Books, the only bricks-and-mortar bookstore in Alice Springs for 1500kms, we stock a large collection by local Australian Indigenous authors and more, providing an opportunity to discover new voices and support the local literary community.
And... If you are in the Northern Territory and heading north, don’t forget to visit the NT Writers Festival in Darwin!
Date: 27th-30th June
Taking place from 27-30 June at the Museum and Art Gallery of the NT in Darwin on Larrakia land, NTWF brings people together to share story, language and culture shaped by place across four inspiring days. This year’s theme is reverberations.
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