NAIDOC Blak Markets At Barangaroo

Overview

Learn how to cook crocodile the right way, take a trip to Goat Island and get taught how to weave when the Blak Markets hit Barangaroo Reserve on Saturday, July 9.

Held as part of NAIDOC Week, the event will bring together more than 20 stallholders, selling and demonstrating Indigenous arts, crafts, skincare and bush foods.

Expect to meet Cheryl Davidson, creator of extraordinary paintings, gift cards and baskets, as well as Clair Bates, whose jewellery is inspired by a childhood spent in the bush in Western NSW. Glen Timbery will also be onsite with his boomerangs, handcrafted using a technique that has been handed down through his family for the past 193 years.

There's also ample opportunity to learn a thing or two. Renowned chefs Clayton Donovan and Black Olive will be holding outdoor cooking demos, and Fred's Bush Tucker will be showing punters how to traditionally prepare barramundi and crocodile. Free workshops will run throughout the day as well, giving you the chance to try your hand at weaving or shell art.

Haven't been down to Barangaroo yet? Well, you'll be able to take an Aboriginal cultural tour around Barangaroo Reserve and catch a boat to nearby Goat Island — all for free. And be sure to catch the live entertainment, which will be running all day until 4pm. There'll be performances by the all-female Djaadjawan Dancers, the winner of the NCIE Talent Quest, Yaama Boys and Koomurri Dancers with songman Cecil McLeod.