Tag: Carnivals and Festivals
Community to replace High Country festival
Representatives from a High Country community in the New South Wales South East say a new event needs to fill the economic void left behind, after the re-location of the Snowy River Festival.[MORE]
Great audience lures French dance to Adelaide
One of Europe's leading dance companies says the high standard of Australian audiences convinced it to be part of this year's Adelaide Festival.[MORE]
Moomba monarchs on parade
Molly Meldrum and Kate Ceberano paraded through the streets of Melbourne as the city's Moomba monarchs.[MORE]
Adelaide Fringe a box office hit
Adelaide's Fringe festival has set a box office record with 10 days still to go.[MORE]
Live Aid funded Ethiopian rebels
An investigation has found almost all the money raised by the Live Aid and Band Aid concerts in the 1980s went to Ethiopian rebels.[MORE]
Govt reviews festivals, events
The ACT Government has commissioned a review of festivals and events in the Territory.[MORE]
Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson to curate Vivid
American rock legend Lou Reed and his wife Laurie Anderson will co-curate this year's Vivid Sydney festival.[MORE]
Music festivals need transport plans
The Public Transport Authority says taxpayers should not have to foot the bill to get people to and from major events.[MORE]
3D Shrek to open Tribeca
The world premiere of Shrek Forever After will raise the curtain at New York's Tribeca Film Festival on April 21.[MORE]
Too much wind bad for astronauts
High winds in Adelaide have claimed two high-profile Fringe festival figures.[MORE]
Malouf credits Homer in fiction prize win
The first book published in a decade by Australian author David Malouf won a major fiction prize.[MORE]
35 Mardi Gras revellers charged
New South Wales police say 35 people were charged with various offences during last night's Mardi Gras.[MORE]
Mardi Gras parade struts through Sydney
Thousands of people have lined the streets of Sydney to cheer on Australia's largest gay pride parade.[MORE]
Promise of annual Adelaide Festival
As the 50th anniversary Adelaide Festival of Arts starts, there is a promise to make it annual.[MORE]
Adelaide's 50th-year festival is all heart
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The sun is shining on Adelaide as hundreds of artists from around the world descend on the South Australian capital for its 50th-year arts festival. [MORE]
50 years on, Adelaide lights up for Festival
Coloured lighting on city buildings marks official opening of the 50th anniversary Adelaide Festival.[MORE]
Disappointment over decision to move Snowy festival
People in a New South Wales Snowy Mountains community have expressed their disappointment about a decision to move an annual festival away from Dalgety.[MORE]
Sydney Film Festival gets $2.25m boost
Australia's oldest continuous film festival will get a major funding boost to help secure thousands of jobs and the future of the national film industry.[MORE]
Blanchett pleads for performing arts fund
$30 million over three years is needed to boost the performing arts industry, says Cate Blanchett.[MORE]
Will the pandas like Womadelaide?
Adelaide Zoo might be about to find out what sort of music its pandas like - or dislike.[MORE]
Dream come true for Moomba queen Ceberano
Singer Kate Ceberano says it is a dream come true to be named Melbourne's Moomba queen for 2010. She will share the honour with Moomba king, Molly Meldrum.[MORE]
Madonna gets into the groove at Carnival
Pop superstar Madonna and toyboy boyfriend Jesus Luz get into the groove at Rio's Carnival.[MORE]
Heavy rain hurts festival
Organisers of an agricultural show on the New South Wales Far South Coast say the weekend rain has impacted on gate-takings.[MORE]
Womad SA spin-off put back to 2011
The organisers of Womadelaide have pushed back a plan for a spin-off event.[MORE]
