The Eyre Peninsula Carnival brings together 10 teams from Ceduna, Coober Pedy, Port Lincoln, Whyalla and of course Port Augusta. These 10 teams compete over 3 days of play beginning Saturday 17th at 9am and finishing on Monday 19th at the conclusion of the Grand Final.

The Eyre Peninsula Carnival has been going for many years, with Port Augusta joining the circle in 1994/1995. As the years have gone by the rivalry between the towns has intensified with all laid on the table.

When the carnival was first going there were in excess of 16 sides competing. Over the years the number of teams dwindled down until now where we see only the 2 teams per town competing, with a total of 10 overall.

Port Augusta has had much success in the Eyre Peninsula Carnival bringing home the shield on many occasions. It has however been a long time during drinks for the Association with the shield not being held here since 2000, when the Port Augusta One side won the Ceduna Eyre Peninsula Carnival.

Past Winners of the Carnival:
2003: Port Augusta One
2002: Whyalla One
2001: Coober Pedy
2000: Pt Augusta

The Eyre Peninsula Carnival is used by many of the players as a practice in the lead up to the State Eightball Carnival, of which all competing teams in the Eyre Peninsula attend. The Eyre Peninsula 8 Ball Committee are responsible for selecting two teams from the Eyre Peninsula weekend who will go to the State Carnival representing Eyre Peninsula.

The weekend sees lots of Eightball played, a lot of drinking, eating and just good plain old fun. The players who travel the distances find the weekend is a time to catch up, and have some fun. There is a serious side to the weekend and this is shown on the table.