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Council Events

Christmas Carnival

The Details

When: Fri­day, 6 Decem­ber 2024

Where: Todd Mall, Todd Street & Coun­cil Lawns, Alice Springs

Time: 5:00pm until 9:00pm

It’s time to ring in Christ­mas with a Big Ol’ Red Cen­tre Welcome! 

Watch the Todd Mall, Todd Street and the Coun­cil Lawns come alive with Enter­tain­ment, fes­tive cheer and a whole host of activ­i­ties, with the Annu­al ASTC Christ­mas Carnival!

Whether you’re in for a bar­gain, treat­ing your­self or just get­ting on top of that last minute Christ­mas Shop — The abun­dant mar­kets stalls offer­ing an assort­ment of delights come just in time for the Christ­mas Season! 

Dis­cov­er some of Alice’s hid­den gems with a host of tal­ent keep­ing you enter­tained through­out the after­noon and into the evening on three jam-packed stages! 

And watch the icon­ic light­ing of the Christ­mas tree on the Cham­ber Lawns - not to be missed!

We can’t wait to see you there!

Are you Inter­est­ed in Participating?

We are look­ing for arts and craft stalls and activ­i­ty facil­i­ta­tors for Christ­mas Car­ni­val 2024! To Express your inter­est please send us an email to astc@​astc.​nt.​gov.​au

Are you an artist, com­mu­ni­ty group or an enter­tain­er? Do you want the oppor­tu­ni­ty to per­form at our Car­ni­val? If so, please get in touch with us here!

To par­tic­i­pate as a Stall­hold­er for the 2024 Christ­mas Car­ni­val Night Mar­kets please com­plete the online form avail­able here! 

Elf on the Shelf Busi­ness Com­pe­ti­tion 2024

Call­ing all Alice Springs Businesses!

You are invit­ed to cre­ate an Elf on the Shelf Dis­play in store (win­dow, shelf etc) and enter our annu­al Christ­mas Competition!

Register your business now!

Your Elf will be ready to pick up from 12noon, Mon­day 4th Novem­ber 2024.

2024 Prize Pool

  • 1st Place $500 Cash
  • 2nd Place $300 Cash
  • 3rd Place $200 Cash
  • Peo­ples’ Choice Award $250 Cash

Eli­gi­bil­i­ty Criteria

  • Be a brick and mor­tar busi­ness with­in the Alice Springs Municipality,
  • Be able to pick up an elf on the shelf from the Civic Cen­tre, 93 Todd Street Alice Springs between 8am to 5pm, Mon­day to Friday,
  • Com­plete the reg­is­tra­tion form,
  • Dec­o­rate a fam­i­ly friend­ly dis­play for judg­ing, and
  • Be avail­able for our pho­tog­ra­ph­er to access your store at a time mutu­al­ly con­ve­nient dur­ing the week of 18 – 22 Novem­ber 2024.

Judg­ing

  • Our Pho­tog­ra­ph­er will take a pho­to of your display
  • Pho­tos will be used for social media pro­mo­tion and form your entry for judgement 
  • School Chil­dren in the Alice Springs munic­i­pal­i­ty will choose their favourite dis­plays vote on win­ners, which will be announced on or before the Christ­mas Car­ni­val on 6 Decem­ber 2024.
  • This year a Peo­ple’s Choice Award will be avail­able for vot­ing both at the ASTC Stall at the Christ­mas Car­ni­val and through Face­book!
  • The Peo­ple’s Choice Award Win­ner will be con­tact­ed and announced on Social Media on the week 16th December!

Oth­er

  • You can use mer­chan­dise from your own store, Christ­mas dec­o­ra­tions, or even things you don’t sell. 
  • No need to make a new dis­play each day – unless you want to! 

Reg­is­tra­tion clos­es Mid­night Sun­day 17 Novem­ber 2024 — so reg­is­ter ASAP!