Events Calendar
EASTER
Lightning Ridge Easter Festival
Lightning Ridge Picnic Horse Races
Arts & Crafts Easter Exhibition
APRIL
Barriekneal a Day Open Triple Bowls Carnival Lawn Bowls
Bert Cooper Singles
MAY
Black Opal Triples Ladies Lawn Bowls
Walgett Show
JUNE
Lightning Ridge Pistol Club Opal Open - Pistol Shoot
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JULY/AUGUST
Opal & Gem Expo Week Opal Queen Ball
Opal Jewellery Design Awards and Exhibition (Bi-annual 2005)
Black Opal Points Score Championships
Potch Double Barrel Championship
Far West Bowl Ladies
Open Golf Tournament
Polo Cross Carnival
SEPTEMBER
Opal Princess Ball
Lightning Ridge Bush Safari
Arts & Crafts Show, Opening Night 25 September
Walgett Bulldust to Bitumen Festival
OCTOBER
Open Garden Day
Aristocrat Black Opal Fours Bowls Carnival with over $35,000 in prize money
Potch Queen Ball
ARTtober - arts, crafts, culture and hidden tresurers
NOVEMBER
Melbourne Cup Race Day @ Lightning Ridge Outback Resort & Caravan Park
DECEMBER
Christmas Shoot (Gun Club)
Carols by Candlelight
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EASTER
- Lightning Ridge Easter Festival
- Lightning Ridge Picnic Horse Races
- Arts & Crafts Easter Exhibition
APRIL
- Barriekneal a Day Open Triple Bowls Carnival Lawn Bowls
- Bert Cooper Singles
MAY
- Black Opal Triples Ladies Lawn Bowls
- Walgett Show
JUNE
- Lightning Ridge Pistol Club Opal Open Pistol Shoot
JULY/AUGUST
- Opal & Gem Expo Week Opal Queen Ball
- Opal Jewellery Design Awards and Exhibition (Bi-annual 2005)
- Black Opal Points Score Championships
- Potch Double Barrel Championship
- Far West Bowl Ladies
- Open Golf Tournament
- Polo Cross Carnival
SEPTEMBER
- Opal Princess Ball
- Lightning Ridge Bush Safari
- Arts & Crafts Show, Opening Night 25 September
- Walgett Bulldust to Bitumen Festival
OCTOBER
- Open Garden Day
- Aristocrat Black Opal Fours Bowls Carnival with Over $35,000 in prize money
- Potch Queen Ball
- ARTober - Arts, crafts, culture and hidden treasures.
NOVEMBER
- Melbourne Cup Race Day @ Lightning Ridge Outback Resport & Caravan Park
DECEMBER
- Christmas Shoot (Gun Club)
- Carols by Candlelight
EASTER FESTIVAL 2013 at Lightning Ridge
5pm-10pm: Rodeo.
4pm-7pm: Ridge Factor Talent Quest and Clown at the Lightning Ridge Bowling Club.
8pm till Stream Liners (Bowling Club).
Saturday 30th March 2013
8am: Town Crier.
9am-10am: Big Dig (over 16 years).
10am: Street Races.
11am-12pm: Little Dig (8-16 years).
12:30pm-2:30pm: Miners Challenge Heats, Street Stalls and Entertainment (including Buskers).
1pm-6:30pm: Horse Racing.
6pm-Late: Busk Off (Outback Resort & Caravan Park).
6:30pm: Anne College Crazy for Colours Art Exhibition at the Art Space Onyx Street.
8pm-Late: Live Music with The Wise Guys at the Outback Resort & Caravan Park.
8:30pm-9pm: Fireworks Spectacular.
8:30pm-Late: Live Music Bowling Club.
Sunday 31st March 2013
8am-1pm: Street Stalls and Buskers, Local Markets.
9am-10:30am: Miners Final Challenge.
10am-12pm: Street Races.
12pm-1pm: Float Parade.
1pm: Float Winners Announced.
1pm: Easter Egg Hunt in the Lions Park.
2pm: Buskers at the Lions Park.
