FREE FUN at the Be Bold Festival 2024 - Brimbank

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Brimbank City Council and Creative Brimbank proudly present Be Bold Festival

Be Bold Festival brings another fantastic fun and diverse program of artists and performers to Melbourne’s west.
From musicians, dancers, visual artists, cultural artists, multicultural community groups and more, Be Bold Festival celebrates the arts in Brimbank.

To open the festival a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony will be presented by
Uncle Shane Charles, plus a very special First Peoples Cultural Dance.

  • When: Saturday, November 9th

  • Where: Bowery Theatre, St Albans Community Centre, Errington Oval Reserve, and surrounding areas

  • 11am-5pm

  • Free of charge / All ages / All welcome

  • Click here for the artists and program

Cultural Performances:

  • Kala Dyuthi Academy of Indian Classical Dance

  • Jana Garjana Dhol Pathak Music

  • Kiganda Dance Group

  • Maidens of Polynesia
    and more!

Fashion

Experience a global journey with fashion parades by

  • Discover Cameroon

  • The local Indian community

  • Aunty Jeanie Mason, with her "Always Was Always Will Be Bakandji Fashion" collection

Food

  • Enjoy multicultural cooking demos in the Cultural Kitchen, where local chefs showcase their favourite dishes

  • Check out a variety of Food Trucks

  • Explore hidden culinary gems on the special St Albans Food Tour! Yum!

Performance and Dance in the Bowery Theatre

  • Resonate Youth Music Showcase brings us a line- up of young and local emerging musicians

  • L2R Dance perform the best in hip-hop/pop dance

Family Fun

  • Flex your creative muscle with the Paint in the Dark sessions

  • Make lots of noise in Junklandia’s Musical Garden

  • Experiment with The Scientwits

  • See the biggest bubbles with Dr Hubble Bubble

  • Circus fun with Balls Up Circus

  • Meet the mischievous The Fops by Born in a Taxi

  • Find something special at the Arts Market

  • Interact with Giant Puppets of the West by Snuff Puppets

  • Don’t forget to check out Emma Winkler’s exhibition Shadow Puppets in the Bowery Gallery, with its official launch at the Festival

  • Experience a blend of dance, tech, physical performance, circus with The Birds by BoilOver Performance Ensemble and 5am

  • End the day dancing with friends to the tunes of DJ Sujay
    Plus more!

There is going to be so much happening so make sure you keep up to date here
Everything is FREE and what a day out for the family - lock it in to your weekend of fun!

This article is written in collaboration with Brimbank City Council.
Photos by Carla Gottgens

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