Marrickville Festival returns for 2018
Friday, 12 October 2018
The Marrickville Festival will be held on Sunday, 21 October 2018, from 10am–5pm.
The event brings together the Inner West’s diverse and vibrant people, cultures and creative communities with a feast of international cuisine, live music and entertainment.
An expected 60,000 festival-goers can look forward to over 120 stalls displaying local produce, handmade artisan works and gifts, as well as a wealth of entertainment, including a Main Stage program, International Dance Floor, The Break music competition and a range of free activities for kids and the whole family.
The Main Stage lineup includes jazz funk collective Funk Engine and electro didgeridoo act Didgimatix, with rock steady reggae band, King Tide, headlining.
The Break Stage features a competition celebrating young local performers, with winners announced at 3:25pm.
The International Stage will see a number of cultures represented, from Polynesian and Flamenco dancers, to the drummers of Papa Mbaye and Chosani Afrique.
The Kids' Play Park showcases pint sized talent from local martial arts academies and dance schools, as well as storytelling and a break dancing demonstration.
Program:
Main Stage
MC: Bryce Mills
10:00am: Krystel Diola (DJ)
10:00am: Seven Suns
10:40am: Funk Engine
11:20am: Mary Heart Band
12:00pm: Official welcome
12:40pm: Didgimatix
1:20pm: The Protesters
2:05pm: Liz Martin Band
2:55pm: Edens March
4:00pm: King Tide
Break Stage
MC: Tess Connery
10:00am: Brent Cox – DJ
10:00am: Batterie
10:35am: Dande and The Lion
11:10am: The Social Norm
11:45am: I Know You Know
12:25pm: The Break competition
12:25pm: Hill
1:00pm: Ducks
1:35pm: Martha
2:10pm: Rpemmz
2.45pm: Stolen Shoes
3.10pm: Judging discussion
3:25pm: The Break competition winner announced
3:25pm: The Fungus
4:00pm: Stellar Addiction
International Stage
MC: Robbie Keswick
10:00am: Inner West Voices
10:35am: Dorothy Cowie School of Dancing
11:10am: Andalus Arabic Choir
11:50am: Redfern Dance Company
12:30pm: Polynesian Show
1:05pm: Los Carmonas Flamenco
1:35pm: Inner West Community Band
2:20pm: Sydney Dance Rhythms
3:05pm: Greek Zorba Show
3:35pm: Papa Mbaye and Chosani Afrique
4:25pm: Donna Jean's Danceforce
Kids' Play Park
MC: Sam Baran
10:00am: Giants Martial Arts Demonstration
10:40am: Storytelling Gurranga Bumarri
11:10am: Australian Martial Arts Academy
12:00pm: Polynesian Show
12:35pm: Dare to Shine
1:10pm: Greek Dancing Group – The Nassibian Dancers
1:40pm: Sydney Self Defence
2:25pm: Suara Indonesian Dance
2:55pm: Storytelling Gurranga Bumarri
3:30pm: Popping Nation and the Dulwich Hill Primary Poppers
3:55pm: The Majestic Players
Young Talent
MC: Tim Stackpool
10:00am: Stanmore Public School Juggernaut Band
10:35am: Wilkins Public School Junior and Senior Choir
11:05am: Marrickville West Public School Hip Hop Group
11:30am: Marrickville Public School Junior Choir
11:55am: Marrickville West Primary School Combined Choir
12:25pm: Marrickville Public School Senior Choir
12:55pm: Marrickville West Primary School Senior Concert Band
1:25pm: Ferncourt Public School Music Groups
2:10pm: Marrickville Public School Concert Band
2:45pm: Marrickville West Primary School Rock Band
3:15pm: Wilkins Public School Concert Band
3:45pm: Marrickville High School Rock Band
As always, a great range of hot food and desserts will be on offer from many international cuisines including Vietnamese, German, Nepalese, Indonesian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Turkish and many more.
Marrickville Festival will be held along Marrickville and Illawarra Roads and is proudly hosted by Inner West Council.
Marrickville Festival is generously sponsored by Devine Real Estate and Petersham RSL, and by media partner, Inner West Courier.
For further information, please contact Alethea Dean 9392 5334.