For over 25 years, Desert Festival has brought artists and audiences together in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) for Central Australia’s only multi-arts festival platform.

Now Desert Fringe Festival, the festival celebrates remote stories, inclusivity and connection to Country, with more focus on the artist.

Here, creativity isn’t shaped by big-city expectations. It’s shaped by the desert — and the realities of living and creating in remote Australia. The result — works that are inventive, resourceful, cheeky and unmistakably Central Australian.

Whether you’re a long-time local or a curious traveller, Desert Fringe invites you to experience the unexpected – right here, in the heart of Australia.