Loxton is also the main town for the northern part of the Murray Mallee which is a dryland farming and grain cropping area.

The Loxton railway line, completed in 1914,[12] connected Alawoona and Tailem Bend to Adelaide.

[citation needed] The Loxton Gift athletics carnival offers the most prize money in South Australia apart from the Bay Sheffield held at Glenelg.

The program includes races from 70m to 1000m and is the final major South Australian lead-up event to the Stawell Gift held at Easter.

[citation needed] Since 2014, the streets of the town have been shut off in May for the running of the Loxton Pedal Prix, which is a round of the Australian HPV Super Series.

The event has proved popular with locals, riders and spectators alike, and is now a mainstay on the Australian HPV Super Series calendar.

[citation needed] Loxton has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Loxton has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk), with very warm summers, mild winters and low annual precipitation.