Reclaim the Lanes 5

Overview

What began as a joke between a couple of mates has burgeoned into a successful annual festival, now in its fifth year. On Saturday, February 9, hundreds of locals and visitors will pour into the inner west, filling empty spaces with music, visual art, and live performance, for what organisers say is the final Reclaim the Lanes in its current incarnation.

Reclaim the Lanes is all about celebrating community, diversity, and creative innovation. You can expect spontaneous improvisation sessions between local musicians, the sudden appearance of art in unexpected places, picnics in hidden spaces, games, dancing, and activities for children. Organiser Chris Lego has described the festival as "a celebration of doing things just because we can, and a display of what is possible with duct tape and community spirit".

If you want to be a part of the action, get yourself, your friends, and family along to Peace Park at 2pm.