Big West Festival 2015

Overview

Think the city ends at Spencer Street Station? Then it's high time you took a journey west. Returning to Footscray and the surrounding suburbs for the tenth time since 1997, Big West is a massive biennial community festival committed to music, performance and visual art. This year's lineup features more than 70 events, most of which you can experience for absolutely free. Turns out the Village People may have had the right idea after all.

Running from November 20-28, the focus at Big West 2015 is both multicultural and multidisciplinary. The Graceful Giraffe Cannot Become a Monkey explores the experience of African Australians through a mixture of music, dance, dialogue and audio visual collage, while a song suite performed by the No Excuses! Women's Chorus will tackle real stories of domestic violence and abuse. And for punters looking to get a little more active with their art, Neighbours will take you on a walking tour of Footscray's Nicholson Street, from public spaces to people's houses, while examining the manner in which the neighbourhood continues to change.

For everything happening at Big West Festival, visit their website.

Image: The Graceful Giraffe Cannot Become a Monkey