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Coober Pedy Opal Festival

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The long standing tradition of The Coober Pedy Opal Festival celebrates the hope of a very prosperous
opal mining season. An opening night event, heralding in the Opal Festival entertainment will commence
with a celebration at The Coober Pedy Golf Club including fireworks. The festival will be action packed
with a street parade, fireworks, live band and novelty events. Coober Pedy, Opal Capital of the World, not
only produces the majority of the world’s opal, it has the most Opal Displays and over 20 opal stores in the
town. It boasts over 45 different nationalities and is one of the most multicultural towns in Australia. The
Opal Capital is also unique for its underground living lifestyle and famous landscapes featured in many
films. The Opal Festival celebrates all these features and is the biggest local event of the year. So join us
for a weekend of action, excitement and entertainment.
Coober Pedy - More than a one night stay!

Coober Pedy & Outback 2018 Events
February 24 Oodnadatta Cricket Match
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March 31 Easter in Alice Mountain Bike Race
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31 1 Coober Pedy Gem Trade Show
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April 14 William Creek Races & Gymkhana
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20-27 Alice Springs Heritage Festival
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May 3-8 th Alice Springs Cup Carnival
12 th Oodnadatta Races & Gymkhana
25-26 Uluru Camel Cup
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June 8 th Finke Desert Race
23 rd Coober Pedy Opal Festival
23/24 th Coober Pedy Open Golf Tournament
29 - 2 Alice Springs Beanie Festival
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July 6-7 th Alice Springs Show
14 th Alice Springs Camel Cup
14 th Oodnadatta Bronco Branding
August 10-11 th Coober Pedy Races & Gymkhana
17 William Creek Cricket match
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18 th Henley on Todd (Alice Springs)
18 th William Creek Bronco Branding
September 31 - 2 Red Centre Nats
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October 7-16 Desert Song Festival
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13-20 th Alice Springs Masters Games
Check the website for more event news happening in Coober Pedy throughout the year
TBC The Great Breakaways Marathon
Coober Pedy Visitor Information Centre.
Located in the District Offices in Hutchison St, the Visitor Information Centre welcomes
approximately 150,000 tourists each year and provides an extensive range of information on
Coober Pedy and the Outback region, Alice Springs and Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park.
Address Lot 773, Hutchison Street, Coober Pedy Phone (08) 8672 4617
Opening hours Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm and weekends and public holidays 10am to 1pm
www.cooberpedy.com