The Alice Springs Beanie Festival, with Jo Nixon

In this episode of The Outback Way Podcast, Helen interviews Jo Nixon about why Alice Springs is the Beanie capital of the world! They discuss the Alice Springs Beanie Festival, which is held from from the 29th June to the 2nd July 2018, and draws creators and visitors from all over Australia, as well as internationally. Jo shares a bit about the background of the Beanie Fest and how she came to be involved, as well as what to expect at this year's festival. What began 22 years ago as a simple party to try to sell 100 beanies has turned into a weekend full of colour, warmth and joy, with 7000 beanies on display at the Araluen Arts Centre. There's a beanie competition, live music and a range of textile workshops too. Find out more about the Alice Springs Beanie Festival, including the program, history and story of the festival, at www.beaniefest.org or follow along on Facebook @beaniefestival to get updates and tasters of beanies to come! You can find all notes and links on our website, www.outbackway.org.au where you can subscribe to our newsletter, buy our guidebook and download the app if you haven't already. Join us on Facebook and Twitter @OutbackWay1 Send your questions, comments and travel stories to [email protected] and if you share your story, we may even feature you on this podcast! Thank you for joining us through the heart of Australia, on Australia's longest short cut.

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Send your questions, comments and travel stories to [email protected] and if you share your story, we may even feature you on this podcast! Thank you for joining us through the heart of Australia, on Australia's longest short cut.

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