The Pleasure Garden

Overview

The best festivals make you feel like you've stepped into another world as they treat your senses to a feast of sound, movement, colour and excitement. Add St Kilda's new event, The Pleasure Garden, to the top of your must-attend list then. Taking over Catani Gardens on December 10, it's an immersive explosion of creativity of the arts, performance and music variety — plus rides and a roller rink as well.

At the top of the bill sits The Cat Empire, The Opiou Band and Blue King Brown, so that should give you an idea of the funk-infused vibe in store. They're joined by 15 other bands and DJs, seven performance artists and seven installation artists for over ten hours of outdoor fun.

Alongside roving theatrical performers, themed stages and an all-round dress-up kind of atmosphere (including prizes, so break out your best garden fest, 'pompous and primped' or 'flora and fauna'-style threads), a range of gastronomical delights are also on offer. ChillBro Paletas and Billy van Creamy will keep things cool, while Kombi Burger, 400 Gradi, Dos Diablos Cantina, Sparrow's Philly Cheese Steaks, Vegilicious and Ironbark BBQ are on more substantial meal duty. And drinks-wise, pick from POPS' boozy Champagne icy poles, Green Coconut's straw-sipping wares, The Pineapple Brothers' fruity cocktails or brews from 4 Pines.

Full lineup:
The Cat Empire
The Opiuo Band
Blue King Brown
Tash Sultana
The Correspondents
Dub FX
Spoonbill
Jakubi
Mista Savona
Boogs
Steve Ward
Kodiak Kid
Dub Pistols Sound System
OKA
The Chicken Brothers
JPS (Jerry Poon / The Operatives)
Mortisville and Friends
Beatrice