We’re excited to share our creative theme with you! The 2022 theme is ‘Sky Country’, with a focus on our place in the universe, and an emphasis on the elements of sky, air and wind. Reading the sky helps Aboriginal people understand their place on Country. They’ve long used the…
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Parrtjima – A Festival in Light 2021 has taken out two awards at the Australian Event Awards. The visually stunning 10-night festival held in Alice Springs, Mparntwe, was awarded Best Regional Event and Best Achievement in Marketing or Communications.
Each year Parrtjima attracts more and more visitors eager to find their place in the heart of the country.
Australia’s spectacular 10-night Parrtjima – A Festival in Light returns from 8-17 April 2022, and registrations for the free event are open now.
Fox Sports travelled to the Red Centre to film NRL legend Josh Addo-Carr when he was in Alice Springs (Mparntwe) as a speaker at this year’s Parrtjima. A Gunggandji, Birrbay and Wiradjuri man from New South Wales, Josh was joined by the Territory’s Danzal Baker OAM, aka Baker Boy. A…
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Parrtjima – A Festival in Light has wrapped up in the Red Centre after 10 nights filled with light, music, talks, workshops and film. The festival recorded 23,220 attendances – up from 17,000 last year. Images of Parrtjima spread across the nation and overseas, and sets a solid base for…
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Parrtjima – A Festival in Light has delighted visitors for six nights, with just four nights left to experience the magic. The spectacular event has recorded more than 12,000 attendances so far with visitors given the chance to meet the artists, cook with bushfoods, work with textiles, paint with experts,…
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