Fresh Air Festival 2014

Overview

There's always something going on at Federation Square. Maybe there's some sport on the big screen, a street clown intent on including you in his act, or perhaps there's an old man asking you to play a game of giant chess. It's one of the few areas in our CBD where we really connect with each other. And this weekend, things are about to get a lot more communal.

The Fresh Air Festival is an annual event run by excitable purveyors of good times, Pop-Up Playground. Also known for their month-long offering, This is A Door, the Melbourne-based group specialises in interactive and participatory games often in public spaces. If you're intent on being a spectator, this is not the event for you.

This year will involve scary games with torches played at night, a very public game of truth or dare, and the biggest round robin thumb-wrestling tournament you've ever seen. All games and events are free, and to register just head to the Atrium from 11am each morning. As if you've never wanted to be the thumb-wrestling champion of the city?

For more information on dates and times, check the program. Otherwise, just turn up and roll the dice.