Council Events

Alice Springs Town Coun­cil Rangers host the annu­al Pets on Parade, pro­mot­ing respon­si­ble pet own­er­ship to the local community.

Pets on Parade – 9am, Sun­day 26 May 2019

Grab your steam-punk avi­a­tor gear and dress up Fido cos 2019 Pets on Parade is the biggest cos­play event of the year for pets and their owners!!!

Come along with your pet – all shapes and sizes wel­come! This year’s theme – ​“Planes, Pilots and Prac­ti­tion­ers” – was cho­sen for the Roy­al Fly­ing Doc­tor Ser­vice who will receive all pro­ceeds raised on the day, so remem­ber to bring your gold coins! The Pets on Parade prom­e­nade will assem­ble at 8.45am at the Reflec­tion Pond, Todd Mall (oppo­site the Vis­i­tor Infor­ma­tion Cen­tre), and will head down Todd Mall, cross­ing Gre­go­ry Ter­race to fin­ish on the Coun­cil Lawns where there will be a pletho­ra of paws, pony rides, prod­ucts and prizes!

1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd Prizes for Best Dressed Pet, Best Dressed Adults and Best Dressed Child(ren). Only entrants dressed in theme and present at the time of the announce­ment will be eligible.

Raf­fles galore, val­ued at more than $5000!!! Tick­ets avail­able on the day ($2 per tick­et, or 3 tick­ets for $5) and prizes will be drawn at 11.30am.

Scouts will be sell­ing BBQ sand­wich­es and soft drinks, and a cof­fee van will be onsite for your morn­ing caf­feine fix.

Before the big day, Alice Springs Pub­lic Library will be host­ing a craft table for kids aged 5 – 12 years to design, cre­ate and dec­o­rate a plane – @ the Library from 13 – 24 May. Craft­ed planes will be on dis­play at Pets on Parade where 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd prize win­ners will be announced.