Bondi Festival
Over 17 jam-packed July days, Bondi Festival is heating up the beachside suburb with live music, food markets, vibrant artworks and plenty more.
Overview
Bondi Festival is back bigger than ever for 2025, and it's set to heat up the beachside 'hood between Friday, July 4–Sunday, July 20. On the bill you'll find a jam-packed lineup of comedy, theatre, live music, art installations and interactive experiences, alongside beloved mainstays like the beachside ice-skating rink and the 25-metre-high Bondi Vista Ferris Wheel. Plus, a brand-new food market will showcase delicious local eats in Bondi Park every Saturday throughout the festival.
On the music front, you'll be able to catch a powerful NAIDOC week performance starring soulful Sydney songstress Mi-Kaisha and 2024 triple j Unearthed winner RIAH, while four-time ARIA award-winner Meg Washington will bring her magnetic voice to Bondi Pavilion Theatre for a Friday night special on July 18.
There's also an eclectic spread of stage acts, from the debut of the Bondi Festival Comedy Gala — which takes place across two nights at Bondi Pavilion Theatre — to the experimental three-night production POV by re:group, a mash-up of stage and screen in which a film is made on stage. Meanwhile, award-winning comedian and disability advocate Madeleine Stewart will make her debut at Bondi Festival this year as the host of Bondi From the Barber's Chair, an interview series spotlighting prominent neighbourhood personalities in barbershop Badlambs.
Among the returning favourites is the Pavilion Paw Parade — an activity-packed, family-friendly day out for doggos and their humans — and Gladdy Drawing Club's inclusive life drawing sessions. Of course, no Bondi Festival is complete without the Bondi ice-skating rink and the 25-metre-high Bondi Vista Ferris Wheel, which will both be back this year. And over three massive Saturdays, the all-new Blue Sky Markets will fill Bondi Park with food stalls from some of the Eastern Suburbs' favourite restaurants.
