White Night Geelong 2022

Overview

Nocturnal arts celebration White Night is embracing regional Victoria this year, with a hefty program of installations, projections, music and food to mark its return to Geelong on Saturday, October 8. And if last month's Bendigo instalment is anything to go by, this year's festival is set to be bigger than ever before.

It'll all kick off with a Welcome to Country ceremony led by traditional owners, before a giant celebration of the arts parties through the night until 1am.

Geelong's White Night offering will be bold and creatively-charged, as you'll agree once you see JOFMAKESART's striking performance work, which sees a car slowly crushed to oblivion, its demise soundtracked by two guitar-thrashing rock musicians.

First Nations artists including Kait James, Billy-Jay O'Toole and Jenna Oldaker will illuminate Johnstone Park with their projection art, while a school of neon sea creatures are set to descend on the Geelong foreshore.

Also on the evening's agenda: a sea of handcrafted flowers will take over Steampacket Gardens with a cacophony of sighs and yawns; First People's connection to the land and night sky is being captured in a City Hall projection by Matt Bonner; and a swag of performers will be popping up along Western Beach Road throughout the night.

As in Bendigo, the tunes will be flowing through the night, ranging from local talent playing beneath the stars, to top Aussie drag acts taking the stage for Drag City.

Top Image: White Night 2022, by Stuart Walmsley