Life is Sweet on Eat Street Rooftop Party

Overview

The phrases 'rooftop pottery workshop' and 'car park bike polo vs. unicycle hockey match' get bandied about a lot these days. Oh wait, they never do — especially not in the same sentence. But on Saturday, April 1, Parramatta's multi-level Eat Street Car Park is throwing a rooftop bash incorporating both activities. No, it's not an April Fools' stunt.

Fresh from his latest illustration project, All The Buildings in New York, Sydney artist James Gulliver Hancock will transform the rooftop with a live mural painting. It's set to be an evening of live music, experimental video screenings, weird hybrid sports and — better still — table tennis. With delicious Turkish flatbreads on offer alongside freshly baked doughnuts and — hold my clay pot, will you? — crème brûlée from Torch Me Crème Brûlée, life is guaranteed to be sweet on Eat Street (at least for one night).

The event will celebrate the recent $135,000 upgrade to the Eat Street Car Park, which will see more maps, signage and a mural added to the structure. The project aims to make the car park feel more welcoming and safe and provide better access to Parramatta's main dining precinct.