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Organise an event

Due to the impacts of COVID-19, some events list­ed in this cal­en­dar may have been can­celled or post­poned – please ensure you make con­tact direct­ly with the Event Organ­is­er regard­ing updates.

Coun­cil Require­ments — Licens­es and Permits

If you are inter­est­ed in hold­ing an event in a pub­lic place, or at Alice Springs Town Coun­cil sites, you will need to apply for a permit.

    1. PDF, 1.2 MB Application For Public Places Permit
    2. PDF, 1.3 MB Andy Mc Neill Hire
    3. PDF, 113.3 KB Sports Oval Hire Winter
    4. PDF, 112.4 KB Sports Oval Hire Summer

    Oth­er Coun­cil per­mits you may require:

    1. PDF, 131.8 KB Application For a Todd Mall Activity Permit Busking Permit
    2. PDF, 115.7 KB Application to hold an event within ASTC Road Reserve
    3. PDF, 757.9 KB In kind Support Request Form
    4. PDF, 1.2 MB Infrastructure Hire Form
    5. PDF, 1.1 MB Banner Application Form

    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. Local upskilled vol­un­teers are avail­able to assist with traf­fic man­age­ment imple­men­ta­tion for your event. 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.

    1. PDF, 115.7 KB Application to hold an event within ASTC Road Reserve

    Pro­mot­ing your event

    The Alice Springs Town Coun­cil Com­mu­ni­ty Cal­en­dar is a great way to check for pos­si­ble event clash­es, pro­mote your event, and see what’s on in Alice Springs. It is free to list your event on the calendar.

    To pro­mote your event around town, Alice Springs Town Coun­cil also hires a street pole ban­ner sys­tem. Groups can also apply to put up a ban­ner in Todd Mall, at the cor­ner of Lara­p­in­ta Drive/​Stuart High­way, and on Gap Road.

    1. PDF, 1.1 MB Banner Application Form

    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.

    Infra­struc­ture avail­able for events

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

    • Ablu­tion Blocks
    • Por­taloos
    • Grand­stands (Large approx. 130 pax, Small approx. 30 pax)
    • Shade Struc­tures
    • Split­ter box
    • Rub­bish bins
    • Tem­po­rary fencing
    • Road Sig­nage
    • Blow up cin­e­ma package
    • Chairs

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