Easy Come, Easy Go: Parkes Elvis Festival 2025 – in pictures
The 32nd year of the festival is themed around Presley’s 1967 film ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ and marks what would have been his 90th birthday. The festival is the largest celebration of the king of rock ‘n’ roll in the southern hemisphere.
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Fans Damian Barden and Luke Barden wait for the departure of the Elvis Express bound for Parkes, at Sydney’s Central station.
Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP
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A festivalgoer dressed up as Elvis drives through the parade in Parkes.
Photograph: Stephanie Gardiner/EPA
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An Elvis impersonator dances with a festivalgoer.
Photograph: Stephanie Gardiner/AAP
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Revellers wearing shirts with this year’s theme, Easy Come Easy Go, at the Elvis festival in Parkes.
Photograph: Stephanie Gardiner/EPA
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A young girl sits in a papier-mache red car modelled after one of the many cars Elvis collected and drove.
Photograph: Stephanie Gardiner/AAP
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Elvises of all ages and fans dance in the street.
Photograph: Stephanie Gardiner/EPA
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Fans dressed up and parading through the street at the Elvis festival.
Photograph: Stephanie Gardiner/AAP
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A festivalgoer in an Elvis costume – complete with cape – struts his stuff.
Photograph: Stephanie Gardiner/AAP
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This year’s festival marks what would have been Elvis’s 90th birthday.
Photograph: Stephanie Gardiner/EPA
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Elvis fans and lookalikes gather during the 2025 Parkes Elvis festival.
Photograph: Stephanie Gardiner/EPA
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Dooley Thomson and his son pose in their Elvis jumpsuits ahead of the parade.
Photograph: Stephanie Gardiner/AAP
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Women in Elvis Presley skirts and matching bags at the festival.
Photograph: Stephanie Gardiner/EPA
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An Elvis lookalike stands in front of an Elvis mural at the 2025 Parkes Elvis festival.
Photograph: Stephanie Gardiner/AAP
