Discover Central Australia | Aug 2024

HOT MONTHLY TIPS FROM OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT TOURISM CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

GET READY FOR an action-packed couple of months in the Red Centre. This beautiful time of year is filled with every type of event you could imagine, from bush sports to extreme running events, through to cultural events and motor sports. There truly is no better time to get out and explore Central Australia.

It’s almost impossible to run out of things to do in the Red Centre in August. The region comes to life with an event to suit everyone. Red Dirt Poetry Festival is back and celebrates its 10th year with an epic line up of poets coming together from around the country. Gather for four beautiful days of spoken word, poetry, installations, written word, workshops, and collaborations.

The ever-popular Run Larapinta Stage Race is back again. Racing through the extraordinary West MacDonnell Ranges, runners take on the extreme terrain of the outback to conquer the Larapinta Trail. Although the event is sold out for 2024, it’s not too late to get involved and volunteer at this spectacular event and be part of what makes the Red Centre community so fantastic.

If events with wheels and motors are more your style, now’s the time to get out and about! You don’t want to miss the Gravel Muster Stage Race – a brand-new cycling event in the region. Competitors compete amongst the iconic backdrop of the East MacDonnell Ranges and camp underneath our magnificent starry skies of the desert.

Want more speed and action? Get the adrenaline pumping with the high energy of the Red CentreNATS. Also celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024, this spectacle of top-of-the-range street machines, elite show cars, hot rods, classics, and exotic vehicles is sure to entertain all automotive enthusiasts.

Whether you want to participate, spectate or volunteer, there’s plenty to experience this August in the Red Centre.

INFO discovercentralaustralia.com 

_{Photo: Shimano Gravel Muster Stage Race. Rapid Ascent.}