Special Events

Lightning Ridge has an exciting 12-month calender of events. The larger events are as follows:

Easter

• Lightning Ridge Easter Festival
• Australian Goat Racing Championships
• Battle of the Buskers
• Lightning Ridge Picnic Horse Races
• Arts & Crafts Easter Exhibition
• Black Opal Rodeo

April

• Barriekneal A Day Open Triple Bowls Carnival Lawn Bowls
• Bert Cooper Singles

May

• Black Opal Triples Ladies Lawn Bowls

June

• Lightning Ridge Pistol Club Opal Open - Pistol Shoot

July/August

• Opal & Gem Expo WeekOpal 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

October

• Open Garden Day
• Aristocrat Black Opal Fours Bowls Carnival
  with over $35,000 in prize money
• Potch Queen Ball
• Arts & Crafts Spring Exhibition

December

• Christmas Shoot (Gun Club)