More than 20 thousand people expected to visit Alice Springs show

ABC NEWS (Australia)

From Dagwood dogs and bubble machines to carnival rides and home made crafts, everything Central Australia has to offer was crowded into Blatherskite Park for the Alice Springs show today. In it's 66th year, its one of the biggest events in the Alice Springs community calendar.

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00:00This colourful community event, as bright and bustling as ever.

00:07With some unexpected wind gusts last night.

00:09A storm came in this morning, about midnight, 20 minutes in.

00:14It took all the gazebos out, wiped all our stock out.

00:17But not enough to blow the show off course.

00:20It wasn't a fun thing to arrive to this morning, but we all worked as a team

00:24and we've got everything back up and running and gates are open and ready to go.

00:27More than 20,000 people will visit the show this year, drawn by the animals, exhibits and displays.

00:33A giant giraffe that we've just seen walk past us before.

00:37We've got the Outback Jack Stockman show on the oval.

00:42We've got bubble muffin cooking demonstrations.

00:46The lucky ones taking pride in their winner's ribbons.

00:49You got the best black and white photo. How do you feel?

00:53I'm excited because it's an open one, so it's not with all the kids anymore.

00:58It's all adults now, so that's pretty cool.

01:01Others keen on the carnival rides.

01:03Oh yeah, I like the Ferris wheel.

01:06Why is the Ferris wheel so good?

01:08Because it takes you up in the sky and I like aviation.

01:12Everything moving smoothly, thanks to the hard work of organisers.

01:17With such a long list of attractions, there really is something for everyone at the Alice Spring Show.

01:23It's no surprise that it's so well attended and it is one of the sweetest community events.

01:29It's also good just to see the community spirit and the volunteers that run the show.

01:34The gates open again tomorrow at 9am.

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