Parrtjima Light Festival 2020

The parrtjima festival acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout australia and pays its respect to their elders past and present.

Parrtjima light festival 2020. 6 september 2020 art almanac. Parrtjima a festival in light will return for a fifth year in 2020 following its most successful festival to date. A light display part of parrtjima 2020 in alice springs. A festival in light 2020.

Parrtjima 2020 will celebrate the theme of lifting our. This year s theme is lifting our spirits. Supplied parrtjima will return from april 9 18 next year and on monday night the theme for next year s festival was confirmed. With this year s focus on water.

This authentic aboriginal light festival illuminates two kilometres of the macdonnell ranges at the alice springs desert park and parts of todd mall in town for ten nights. Parrtjima is the only authentic aboriginal light festival of its kind the annual free festival takes over alice springs with ten nights of light installations from a number aboriginal artists set against the majestic macdonnell ranges alongside the artworks you can enjoy a program packed full of live talks events and music by local and national musicians. The 10 day cultural light festival launches this friday night set against central australia s beautiful backdrop of the ancient macdonnell ranges. Aboriginal and torres strait islander people should be aware that this website may contain images names or voices of people who have since passed away.

Parrtjima a festival in light has confirmed its 2020 program. This year parrtjima ran over ten nights from 5 april and saw its highest ever visitation despite moving to an april timeslot a traditionally quieter time for tourism in alice springs. Add to calendar 04 09 2021 12 00 am 04 18 2021 12 00 am australia darwin parrtjima a festival in light parrtjima is the only authentic aboriginal light festival of its kind. 871 larapinta drive burt plain northern territory 0872 australia.

From 11 20 september. The 2020 festival is also set to include a number of talks as part of parrtjima s deep listening program as well as the screening of australian films and documentaries at the alice springs desert park cinema. Watch the natural canvas of the macdonnell ranges in central australia come alive in this annual showcase of the nation s oldest living culture presenting new artworks light installations and a series of programs.