Lingalonga Festival 2008

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Festival update

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Stalls

  • Australian Bird Callers
  • Rings and Things
  • Rawleighs Products
  • Turned Wood
  • Macrame
  • Plants misc
  • Clothing and bric-a-brac
  • Sarongs, bags and craft
  • Tattoo People - spray on tattoos
  • Native American Jewellery
  • Toadbusters
  • Book Club
  • Compass Resources information booth
  • Year 10 Batchelor Area School cold drinks/water
  • Cakes and Sweets
  • Hammocks and seeds
  • Hang About
  • Sunglasses
  • Shaved Ice Van
  • Skydivers at 5pm
  • Parks & Wildlife Service
  • Fresh Obsessions Seafood van
  • Scrapbooking
  • Juice Plus
  • Beeds
  • Butterfly clips
  • Landcare
  • Headspace/TeamHealth

Musicians

Throughout the day you will be entertained by many impromptu musicians.  We have great delight in confirming the following:

  • Batchelor Area School Choir
  • The 'Red-back' Wranglers (hip hop)
  • Buskers Bower
  • The 'Lone Mud Crab'
  • Local digeridoo players

Dancing

Sit back and enjoy local indigenous dancers and NT cultural dance groups including;

  • 'Shimmy All Over' Bellydancers
  • Bellydancing workshop with 'Midnight Oasis'
  • Darwin Cultural Dance Group

Craft

Browse through the market stalls under shady rainforest trees and enjoy local craft and produce from Batchelor, Adelaide River and surrounds.

  • Traditional weaving workshop by local Batchelor resident Jeannie with bush damper and billy tea.

Childrens activities

Children aren’t left out of the busy Festival lineup.

  • Life Be In It activities (9am - 12noon)
  • Jumping castle/waterslide (2pm - 6pm)
  • Face painting
  • Monster sand sculpture with prizes to be won for best sculpture
  • Scarecrow competition - make your scarecrow now and bring it along!
  • Spray on tattoo's
  • Artwork on show from Batchelor Area School children
  • Dress-ups

Food and drink

Food stalls to tempt most tastebuds. Bar facilities from 12noon - 6pm.