Community Calendar

From time to time, some events list­ed in Coun­cil’s online com­mu­ni­ty cal­en­dar may be can­celled or post­poned. To con­firm, please con­tact the EVENT ORGAN­IS­ER, as stat­ed with each event list­ing, regard­ing any updates or con­fir­ma­tions. Note, ASTC is not the Event Organ­is­er, unless clear­ly brand­ed as such.

We have cre­at­ed an Event Plan­ning Guide to assist you in hold­ing events that are safe, inclu­sive and acces­si­ble to all mem­bers of our com­mu­ni­ty. This Guide is designed to offer advice and rec­om­men­da­tions on how to plan and deliv­er a suc­cess­ful event that is com­pli­ant with ASTC’s local by-laws, cur­rent indus­try reg­u­la­tions and legislation. 

Coun­cil Require­ments — Licens­es and Permits

If you are inter­est­ed in stag­ing an event in the CBD, a pub­lic place, or at an Alice Springs Town Coun­cil facil­i­ty or site, you are required apply for a Pub­lic Places Permit.

Oth­er Coun­cil forms you may require:

Please ensure that you sub­mit as much infor­ma­tion as nec­es­sary with your appli­ca­tion along with a cur­rent copy of your Pub­lic Lia­bil­i­ty Insurance.

Access for all

Con­sid­er the needs of par­tic­i­pants and spec­ta­tors with a dis­abil­i­ty when plan­ning your event, par­tic­u­lar­ly with your evac­u­a­tion plan. If you are charg­ing an entry fee for your event, con­sid­er reg­is­ter­ing with the Com­pan­ion Card Pro­gram, which enables peo­ple with a dis­abil­i­ty who require life­long atten­dant care sup­port from a com­pan­ion to attend events and projects with­out incur­ring a cost of a sec­ond tick­et for their companion.

Traf­fic Management

Look­ing at hold­ing a parade or race for your event? A Traf­fic Man­age­ment Plan is need­ed for any event that varies the nor­mal oper­at­ing con­di­tions of any part of the Alice Springs Town Coun­cil and/​or NT Gov­ern­ment road reserve. Traf­fic Man­age­ment Plans, and the imple­men­ta­tion of these plans, are pre­pared by peo­ple who have com­plet­ed the rel­e­vant qual­i­fi­ca­tions in Advanced Work­site Traf­fic Man­age­ment and have cur­rent accred­i­ta­tion. Please con­tact Council’s Com­mu­ni­ty Devel­op­ment Unit, 8950 0500.

For Alice Springs Town Coun­cil owned roads, sub­mit an Appli­ca­tion to hold an event with­in ASTC Road Reserve well in advance of your event. For NT Gov­ern­ment roads, you will need to con­tact NT Gov­ern­ment directly.

Pro­mot­ing your event

Alice Springs Town Coun­cil’s online Com­mu­ni­ty Cal­en­dar is a great way to pro­mote your event, check for pos­si­ble event clash­es, and find out what’s on in Alice Springs. It is FREE to list your event on Coun­cil’s online cal­en­dar, but con­di­tions do apply.*

To dis­play your street ban­ners in the town cen­tre, Coun­cil has a street pole ban­ner sys­tem where you arrange to dis­play your ban­ners, for a mod­est fee. Groups can also apply to place a ban­ner across the south Todd Mall entrance, on the dis­play at the inter­sec­tion of Lara­p­in­ta Dri­ve & Stu­art High­way, and on Gap Road.

*For all terms & con­di­tions, please down­load the below document

Request­ing sup­port from Alice Springs Town Council

Are you look­ing for assis­tance for your event? Alice Springs Town Coun­cil sup­ports com­mu­ni­ty groups and events through its Com­mu­ni­ty Grants and Spon­sor­ship Pro­gram.

You can also apply for in-kind sup­port from Alice Springs Town Council. 

Infra­struc­ture avail­able for events

Alice Springs Town Coun­cil hires a range of infra­struc­ture for Alice Springs events which includes;

• Chairs
• Por­taloos
• Grand­stands
• Mar­quees
• Rub­bish bins
• Blow up cin­e­ma package

For a full list and hire fees, please con­tact Com­mu­ni­ty Projects and Events Offi­cer on 08 8950 0500.