Alice Springs Beanie Festival

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Alice Springs Beanie Festival The first and best Beanie Festival in the world! A celebration of all things beanie, including its favourite cousin, the tea-cosy.

The Alice Springs Beanie Festival is an annual event that brings together people from all over the world to celebrate everything beanie! Currently in it’s 27th year, the Beanie Festival began as a house party, selling beanies crocheted by Aboriginal women in remote communities. These days, the Alice Springs Beanie Festival has grown into a multi-day celebration where Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal artists share their culture and exhibit together. The festival’s aims have always been to develop Aboriginal women’s textiles, promote women’s culture, identify the beanie as a regional art form, as well as promote handmade textile arts. Everyone is welcome to get involved in the Beanie Festival. Crafty types can send beanies to the festival and receive 70% of the sales from their beanies. Donated beanies and the remaining 30% from beanie sales go towards supporting indigenous beanie makers throughout Central Australia. Perhaps you have some yarn you'd like to donate, or maybe you'd like to join our volunteer community. The next Beanie Festival takes place 23rd -26th june 2023 , check out our website for more info www.beaniefest.org

A few close ups from the Retrospective Exhibition
02/07/2026

A few close ups from the Retrospective Exhibition

01/07/2026

Our Retrospective Exhibition - some of the fabulous beanie creations we have acquired over the last 30 years - curated by the talented
At Araluen Gallery until July 13

23/06/2026

The pack up - a very bare Witchettys (but even more to come down); Annie & Jo; the committee processing mail outs; 1/2 way through the mail outs; distribution of costhangers & racks to charity shops - Shaz volunteer at a charity shop - and attender at every one of the 30 Beanie Festivals we've held.

1st and last beanie sold at this last ever Alice Springs Beanie Festival
22/06/2026

1st and last beanie sold at this last ever Alice Springs Beanie Festival

2026 - Alice Springs Beanie Festival "Peoples Choice" winner goes to "Jamie and Lou" made by Maggie Pereya Maggie Pear ...
22/06/2026

2026 - Alice Springs Beanie Festival "Peoples Choice" winner goes to "Jamie and Lou" made by Maggie Pereya Maggie Pear , this Beanie also took out first prize in the " My favourite animal " category, congratulations Maggie .. two for one in the 30th last Festival ever . Legendary work

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