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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)
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Events