Adelaide to celebrate the 2009 Spirit Festival

The 2009 Spirit Festival is a new annual event that promotes and celebrates traditional and contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, music, art and dance.

As a Social Inclusion Initiative of the S.A. Government, the festival aims to strengthen pride and improve spiritual, cultural and physical wellbeing within South Australia's Aboriginal community, while building positive relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.

This free community event will be broadcast live around Australian over the National Indigenous Radio Service thanks to coverage by Umeewarra Aboriginal Media Association (5UMA) from Port Augusta in South Australia. Click here to visit 5UMA's website.

The 2009 Spirit Festival will be held on December 12-13 from Elder Park in the heart of Adelaide.

Click here to see the official program.

Hosted by Tandanya, crowds will be entertained by Jessica Mauboy, Archie Roach, Jimmy Little and many more.

There will also be a visual arts market, a great line up of talented musicians covering all genres of music from country to hip-hop, traditional and contemporary cooking demonstrations and food stalls offering something for everyone, interactive traditional crafts, and storytelling.

Click here to visit the official website of the 2009 Spirit Festival.

Update: Due to technical problems in South Australia coverage from the 2009 Spirit Festival will now be delayed. We apologise for not being able to bring you this coverage as planned.