Saturday 21st June Festival Programme

The train is a great way to travel to the FestivalThis year’s programme includes over 60 performances across 9 stages on the Saturday alone and an extensive Satellite Events Programme that begins with ArtStreet and World Juggling Day on Saturday 14th June.

Activities continue all the way to Saturday 28th June. Despite the high quality and number of performances, all official Saturday events are free.

Please note: the parade leaves from the Katoomba Public School (see map). People wishing to participate should join the parade organisers at the school between 10:30 and 11:00am.



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Carrington Place- Venue 1
9:30 am Music of Joy – Welcome to Winter Magic (20 piece musical ensemble)
9:45 am Solstice Ceremony – Carrington Place
10:15 am Blue Mountains City Band
11:30am Explosive Dance – hip-hop, contemporary young dancers
12:00 pm Official Opening and Welcome to Country
12:30 pm Blue Mountains City Band
1:30 pm Music of Joy
2:30 pm Chase the Sun
3:30 pm Rhythm Hunters – 12 piece percussion group
5:00 pm Jumbledat – young, energetic, jazz and hip-hop
6:00 pm Fireworks Display at Carrington Place
6:30 pm Jimmi Carr Band

Carrington Ballroom - Venue 2
9:30 am Tom the Pom percussion workshop
12:00 pm Pat Drummond with Karen Lynn – singer songwriters
1:00 pm Fergusson Elliot – Irish singer
2:00 pm Five Leaves Left – local folk music
3:00 pm Johnny and Jonas – Magic, juggling and more
3:30 pm Snez – local singer songwriter
4:30 pm Carly Hanrahan – local singer songwriter duo
5:30 pm Corcovado – jazz duo

Carrington Baroque Room - Venue 3
1.00pm Ruby Bloomers Womens Circus – “Love on a Slack Line”
2.00pm Mory Traore – West African dancer from the Ballet Matam
3.00pm Contemporary Folk – music from Latin America and India
6.30pm Winter Palooza Dance Party

St Hildas Church - Venue 4Download St Hilda’s Programme in detail
Face painting, badge making, balloon sculpting all day
 
10.30am “Harmonie Duet” recorder duet
11.00am Steve Bevis – local singer songwriter, Roots and Gospel
12.00pm “Crowd Around” local choir
12.30pm Jane Saunders – the finest country music singer to emerge in Australia
1.30 pm Phil Davidson – singer songwriter
2.30pm “Joyful Noise” Gospel acapella
3.00pm Strike a Light – local band

St Hildas Church Hall - Venue 5
All Day All day children’s activities outside the Hall – face painting, badge making, balloon sculpting, clowns.
10:30am Scientricks with Gary Humble – be dazzled and astounded by tricks you can learn in your own home
12:30pm Scientricks with Gary Humble
1:30pm Scientricks with Gary Humble
2:30pm Scientricks with Gary Humble

12:00 pm Katoomba Dance Theatre – children’s creative dance
12.20 pm Our House your House – interactive children’s show
1.00 pm Johnny and Jonas – magic and balancing
1.30 pm Ghawazi Caravan – Local Tribal Belly Dance Troupe 
2.00 pm Captain Bandanna – children’s show
2.30 pm Chris Wheeler – Five crewmates follow their anthropomorphic Map in search of the Ultimate Treasure.
2.50 pm Zhagareet – Belly Dance, oriental style
3.20 pm Stories in a Suitcase – an interactive children’s show that combines the lunacy of the clown with the magic of storytelling
3.45 pm Our House your House – interactive children’s show
   

 

 
Body Mind and
Soul Food Programme

 
3:00 pm Music of Joy
   

Slowly Soulful Café
(adjacent to Senior’ Lounge)

Nourishing meals –
celebrating the year of the potato
Civic Centre Forecourt – Music and Dance
Plus the Spudee Duddees
performing live 12 to 3pm
Readers
9:00am to 3:45pm
Patti Thompson – Reader, Spiritual guidance &development, Spiritual Healing.
  Ammerance Kidson – Reader & Spiritual Guide
  Annett Carey – Reader
  Karen Ellinson – Past Life Therapy
  Patricia Firentino – Clairvoyant & Spiritual Medium, Tarot, Regression Therapy
Performance
Programme
 
2:00 pm Chakradance TM – meditation, free-movement, & music
2:30 pm Caring for the older pet: How can herbs and acupuncture help – Dr Sharyn Tilgner
3:00 pm Mahesh and Tapestries of Sound
3:30 pm Crystal Singing Bowl Concert – an etherial meditation – Marlena Bloomfield & Susie Nelson-Smith
   

Katoomba YHA
1:00 pm Snakes Alive – Snake handling with Neville Burns
2:00 pm Snakes Alive – Snake handling with Neville Burns
3:00 pm Snakes Alive – Snake handling with Neville Burns
4:00 pm Snakes Alive – Snake handling with Neville Burns

12:30pm Mermaid’s Daughter – shadow puppetry

Subject to change

Also see
Satellite Events