2026 Program

The Love Inn

Included with Festival/Day Pass

Step into the Love Inn - an event devoted to love in its many forms and the art of survival in fertile ruins.

Where

Gap View Hotel

123 Gap Road, Alice Springs

When

Friday 21 August, 8:00 pm

– 10:30 pm

This intimate gathering invites audiences to experience poetry and storytelling that explore connection, desire, loss, tenderness, and resilience. Festival poets will share work that finds beauty in broken places, warmth after darkness, and love as an act of endurance and renewal.

At a time where everything hurts – the Love Inn is a refuge for open hearts and curious minds – a place to find connection, meaning and a little titillation.

Capped off with performances by Stellar Sea and Balaclava Peace Collective.

Featured artists

Balaclava Peace Collective

Bebe Oliver

Dominic Guerrera

Edi Donald

Eva Fernandes

Gabrielle Journey Jones

Hendri Yulius Wijaya

Jihad Yassine

Jody Kopp

Kelly Lee Hickey

Robin Eames

Stellar Sea