Danks Street Festival

Overview

You'd be hard pressed to find someone in Sydney that doesn't love a block party, so imagine the glee that this conjures every year — a catered block party. A street in Waterloo, Danks is famous for its restaurants such as Danks Street Depot and Fratelli Fresh, and once a year throws the tastiest soiree in the city. The suburb of Waterloo was named after the 1815 battle (not the song), but you'll find no such warring festivities this Sunday. It's much more like Napoleon being taken to Waterloo: water theme park and having a blast.

This year for the first time, there's a focus on sustainable food and its preparation with the addition of the Live Green Kitchen. Local celeb-chefs such as Kylie Kwong and Jared Ingersoll will be on hand to demonstrate cooking techniques with an environmental ethos. This way of thinking stems beyond food, with a handmade market popping up for the first time. While you glaze over from all the delicious treats, find your restraint taking a vacation as you poke around locally made handcrafts, knowing that the proceeds go to nearby artists and charities.

It's not all new, though. Festival favourites will all be there too, including the design and produce markets. So that's your stomach and your wallet taken care of, but there will also be live entertainment all day, including the talents of The Donovans and Dimity Clare & The Bleeding Hearts.

The website boasts "surprise shows you'll never forget"...Napoleon vs the Duke of Wellington and Blucher? Safe to say, not tonight, Josephine.