Araluen Arts Centre

19/06/2026

19/06/2026

What an incredible start to the Alice Springs Beanie Festival!

Araluen Arts Centre was alive with thousands of colourful handmade beanies, hands-on workshops, talented performers, delicious food and a wonderful sense of creativity and community. 🧶

Now it's time for Day 2!
📆 Saturday 20 June

🛍️ Beanie Central open 10am–5pm (with disability access hour from 9am–10am) – browse thousands of handmade beanies and enjoy the famous teashop ☕, BBQ 🌭 and cake stall 🍰

🖼️ Beanie Exhibition & National Competition open 10am–5pm – featuring this year's competition entries plus the spectacular 30-Year Retrospective Exhibition celebrating three decades of beanies!

🧶 Free Crochet Beanie Workshop – 2pm (Araluen Foyer)

🎭 Free Puppet Shows – 12pm, 1:30pm & 3pm

📖 Check out the full program 👉 https://www.beaniefest.org/

Gather your family and friends and enjoy another colourful day of creativity, community and beanies at the Alice Springs Beanie Festival! ❤️🧶

19/06/2026

🧶 Beanie Central 🧶
The heart of the Alice Springs Beanie Festival!

Step into a colourful wonderland filled with thousands of handmade beanies to browse, admire and take home with you!

Whether you're searching for the perfect beanie or simply soaking up the festival atmosphere, there's something for everyone!

📍 Witchetty's, Araluen Arts Centre
📅 Friday 19 – Monday 22 June 2026
💰 Gold coin donation

💛 Accessibility: On Saturday from 9–10am, Beanie Central will open for a dedicated quiet hour, providing a more accessible experience for people with disability and anyone who needs a calmer environment.

🎉 Monday Special: Receive 10% off all beanies and merchandise!

Come along, find your perfect beanie, and be part of one of Central Australia's most colourful and creative festivals!

18/06/2026

Nominations are now open for the 2026 NT Performing Arts Awards!

Celebrate the performers, musicians, producers, educators and technical crews bringing Territory stages to life.

Know someone who deserves the spotlight? Nominate them now and help recognise the talent that makes our performing arts community so special.

Nominations close Monday 6 July 2026.

17/06/2026

🎥 Bon Voyage, Marie (2025) 🇫🇷
📆 Monday, 29 June | 🕖 7pm
🎞 Araluen Arthouse Cinema
📍 Araluen Arts Centre
🎟 https://araluenartscentre.nt.gov.au/whats-on/bon-voyage-marie-2025

An unforgettable comedy gem from the Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026.

Grandma, her messy family, and a busted camper van – one road trip that changes everything.

When 80-year-old Marie announces a family trip to Switzerland to collect a mysterious inheritance, her unreliable son and teenage granddaughter climb aboard a battered camper van without asking too many questions.

Joined by a reluctant caregiver turned driver, the unlikely group sets off on a chaotic and heartfelt road trip filled with detours, misunderstandings, and laughter.

As the journey unfolds, three generations are drawn closer together, forcing Marie to question what really matters – and with whom she wants to face what comes next.

Along the way, love, humour, and the messy beauty of being together emerge unexpectedly.

Will Marie find the courage to reveal the true purpose of their journey?

📼 GENRE: Drama
🎥 DIRECTOR: Enya Baroux
⭐ STARRING: Hélène Vincent, Pierre Lottin, David Ayala

✉ Invite your friends 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/1CynQHPRJm/

15/06/2026

ON TONIGHT!

12/06/2026

📽 Venkya (2024)
📅 Friday, 12 June 🕕 5pm
📍 Araluen Arts Centre
🎟 https://araluenartscentre.nt.gov.au/whats-on/niffa-short-film-dinner-loners/feature-film-venkya

In the chaotic city of Hubballi, small-time goon Venkya faces financial ruin and a bedridden father.

His only hope is to find his estranged brother, Ganya, in exchange for property rights.

Using social media, Venkya tracks Ganya’s impact on various communities.

His journey takes him across India, exposing him to the country’s rich cultural diversity.

Venkya’s journey evolves into a quest for self-discovery and redemption.

Ultimately, he confronts the culmination of his odyssey, reflecting on the enduring bonds of family and humanity.

🎬Director: Sagar Puranik
🇮🇳 Language: Kannada
⏰ Duration: 1 hour and 55 minutes

Screening as part of National Indian Film Festival of Australia (NIFFA) 2026, to view the full Alice Springs program, visit 👉 https://niffa.com.au/program/alice-springs/

12/06/2026

🎬✨ NIFFA Alice Springs Opening Night! ✨🎬

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Alice Springs opening of the National Indian Film Festival of Australia (NIFFA) 2026 at Araluen Arts Centre.

From the red carpet arrivals and welcome drinks to the official festival launch, speeches, dance performances and the screening of the award-winning film Boong; NIFFA opening night in Alice Springs was a spectacular celebration of storytelling, community and the vibrant spirit of Indian cinema.

The festival continues across the weekend, June 11 - 14, with an incredible line up of films and events still to come at both Araluen Arts Centre and the Alice Springs Cinema.

Don't miss your chance to experience the magic of contemporary Indian cinema right here in the heart of Central Australia.

📖 View the festival program and book your 🎟️ tickets now!

https://niffa.com.au/program/alice-springs/

12/06/2026

Siirius strutting his stuff for the beanie catwalk at Araluen… getting close now folks!

11/06/2026

📽 Boong (2024)
📅 Thursday, 11 June
🕕 6pm (NIFFA Opening Night Event)
🕖 7pm (Film)
📍 Araluen Arts Centre
🎟 https://araluenartscentre.nt.gov.au/whats-on/niffa-2026-alice-springs-opening-night-feature-film-boong

Set in the valleys of Manipur, Boong follows a seven-year-old boy who dreams of welcoming home the father he has never met. What begins as a heartfelt gift for his mother becomes an unforgettable journey that challenges everything he believes about family, belonging, and home.

🎬Director: Lakshmipriya Devi
🇮🇳 Language: Manipuri
⏰ Duration: 1 hour and 34 minutes
🏆 Boong made history as the first Indian film to win a BAFTA.

✨ NIFFA Alice Springs Opening Night! ✨

Join us at Araluen Arts Centre for a special evening as we launch the Alice Springs edition of the National Indian Film Festival of Australia (NIFFA) 2026.

🥂 From 6pm, enjoy welcome drinks and canapés before the official festival opening ceremony and a screening of the acclaimed film Boong.

Celebrate the power of storytelling and experience the Alice Springs opening night of Australia's premier festival of Indian cinema!

🎟 Book your tickets now!