Glebe Street Fair

Overview

For the past 26 years, the suburb of Glebe has been hitching up its harbour-lined skirts for a party every November, and so have all the locals. The reason behind the party? Why, to celebrate itself of course! Stretching for a kilometer down the main drag, the Glebe Street Fair has a circus theme this year, prompting many high-falutin' ideas of acrobats and clowns and a pervasive sense of playfulness. What more does one want on a Sunday? Certainly, more than 100,000 people were lured in by the fair's sights and sounds last year.

One of the longest-running annual community events in Sydney, this year's fair will incorporate over 200 stalls that make up the much loved weekly markets, plus delicious food stalls, rides for children and all manner of carnival-inspired activities. Sounds like that's the humans taken care of but what of the Glebe pooches? Funny you should ask, because the fair also doubles as Glebe Dogs Day Out. While the Glebe cats will be sleeping it off at home, the suburb's pups are invited to enter a canine Olympics or if they look better in heels than sneakers, try their luck in one of the "Doggie Fashion" events. Just a heads-up: I saw a dog, a poodle no less, wearing a polo t-shirt and jeans (jeans!) on Pitt Street in the Sydney CBD last year. Too casual I say, go with a nice tutu instead.

For those who think dressing up animals is for the slightly disturbed, head or be lead by a roving troubadour gang, to the Arguer's stage where you can get on your figurative soapbox and have a bit of a whinge or perhaps stir the crowd with the your hypothetical Logies speech (what, you've never written one?). I'm kinda tired just thinking about where to start. Safe bet is the baby animal farm in Foley Park.