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Parrtjima Festival to light up Mparntwe with powerful new program
On April 10, the ancient, 300-million-year-old canvas of the Tjoritja/MacDonnell...
Dianne Bortoletto 11 Mar 2026
Parrtjima festival announces Indigenous music lineup for 2026
Parrtjima, an annual festival celebrating Aboriginal cultures through light, mus...
Phoebe Blogg 29 Jan 2026
Parrtjima 2026 registrations open to the public
Registrations have opened for one of the country's most celebrated Aboriginal fe...
Phoebe Blogg 3 Nov 2025
Parrtjima Festival to return to Central Australia in 2026
Parrtjima – A Festival in Light, the only Aboriginal-led event of its kind, will...
Phoebe Blogg 15 Sep 2025
10th edition of Parrtjima Festival closes with great success
Celebrating its 10th year in operation, Parrtjima – A Festival in Light came to...
Phoebe Blogg 14 Apr 2025
Parrtjima festival celebrates successful opening weekend for milestone 10th edition

The opening weekend of Parrtjima – A festival in light has wrapped in spectacular style, with thousands flocking to Alice Springs (Mparntwe).

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 7, 2025
Shining a light on First Nations stories and culture

Balanggarra and Yolŋu artist Molly Hunt's mission is to show how loved, beautiful and strong Indigenous women are. Her Three Generations of Station Women installation at Parrtjima Festival in Ali...

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Keira Jenkins Apr 5, 2025
A decade of Parrtjima celebrated with biggest program yet

Parrtjima - A Festival in Light has announced the full program for its 10th edition, set to illuminate Alice Springs (Mparntwe) from April 4 to 13.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 26, 2025
Registrations Open for Parrtjima’s 10th Milestone Celebration

Set to return to Mparntwe for its 10th iteration in April 2025, Parrtjima – A Festival in Light will offer a spectacular celebration of culture, art, and technology under the starry skies of Cen...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Nov 18, 2024
Parrtjima set to shine for 10th instalment in 2025

The Northern Territory's spectacular Parrtjima – A Festival in Light is set to dazzle as locals invite visitors to in submerge themselves in the Aboriginal light festival.

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Tiesha Hewitt Oct 8, 2024
Parrtjima Aboriginal light festival to return to Alice Springs

Celebrated as the only Aboriginal light festival of its kind in the world, Parrtjima (pronounced Par-Chee-ma) will return to Alice Springs this week for it's ninth iteration.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Apr 9, 2024
Prominent Indigenous voices set for talks program at Parrtjima - A Festival in Light

The Red Centre's large-scale light installation festival, Parrtjima - A Festival in Light, returns to Alice Springs this month with a raft of leading Indigenous voices set to discuss a variety of topi...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Apr 4, 2024
Applications open for Parrtijma, NT's unique festival showcasing Indigenous storytelling

Applications open for Parrtijma, NT's unique festival showcasing Indigenous storytellingVisitor applications are open for one of Australia's most unique festivals in the heart of the Red Centre.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Dec 12, 2023
Parrtjima - A Festival in Light draws record crowds to Red Centre

Parrtjima - A Festival in Light has wrapped up in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) with record numbers attending the 2023 event. The 10-day light festival, the only authentic Aboriginal light festival of its...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Apr 25, 2023
From the footy field to the music studio: Rulla Kelly-Mansell talks life after sports at Parrtjima

At the beginning of 2020, while the rest of the world was coming to grips with the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rulla Kelly-Mansell was coming to grips with something else.

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben Apr 14, 2023
Parrtjima lights up Melbourne for two nights only

Naarm (Melbourne) is about to be lit up with the Red Centre's most immersive light installations from the visually spectacular Aboriginal light festival, Parrtjima.

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NIT Mar 10, 2023
Red Centre festival of light Parrtjima announces music lineup for 2023

Parrtjima Festival has announced a bumper music lineup for its annual Red Centre showpiece in 2023 starting April 7. Visitors are destined to take in a diverse range of some of the country's best Indi...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Feb 22, 2023
Parrtjima Festival channels Uluru Statement from the Heart for 2023 theme

The wheels are in motion for Parrtjima festival 2023 following the announcement of next year's theme and opening of registrations to attend the spectacle set to light-up the Mparntwe (Alice Springs) s...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Nov 7, 2022
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