Be inspired and entertained with the diversity of desert arts and the Central Australian lifestyle.

Alice Springs is the meeting place of many different cultures and the Alice Desert Festival will celebrate this rich diversity. The Alice Desert Festival is a unique annual event showcasing the thriving community of visual and performing artists, both indigenous and non indigenous from the Central Australian region. The Festival attracts inspirational acts from interstate and overseas..

The festival brings to the streets, theatres, galleries and public venues of Alice Springs, a kaleidoscope of events from theatre, dance, film screenings, sculpture, music, poetry readings, physical theatre, workshops, pottery, writing and book launches, indigenous art and craft, to concert evenings of jazz, orchestral, hip hop, samba, salsa, fusion and world music.