Coober Pedy Opal Festival - April 2010

For anyone travelling up or down the Stuart Hwy in the first week of April, don't forget one of Outback SA's premier community events is on...the Coober Pedy Opal Festival. We attended a couple of years back on our way to the Anne Beadell and had an absolute ball. For a town that's taken 35 years to grow on me, I now find the place a beacon of outback hospitality. Yes it still has it's fair share of problems but the locals have embraced tourism.

We enjoyed the community events, the street parade and the gala at the footy oval (the only patch of green in town) culminating in the fireworks. So if you're up that way, it starts on the 3rd April. A great community event that certainly gives a taste of outback hospitality.

2010 attractions
"Coober Pedy Opal Festival has opal displays and tours, a street parade, stalls, food marquees, fireworks, covers bands, novelty competitions, underground dugouts and amusement rides".

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Cheers Mick