If you're referring to May 23rd then anywhere in Alice in the two weeks before Finke (june 6-
then anything is going to be a bit cramped. Worse the closer it gets to the event. Temple Bar is probably the best place you can be if you want semi-tranquil surroundings. Sometimes even out of town at Stuart's Well, Aileron, Hermannsburg, and Ross River (all about 100km away in each direction)are worth it for the tranquility, but they are also,places where some locals take off to to get away from the Finke buzz