Surry Hills Festival

Overview

It's that time of year again people — time to get festive in the Hills of Surry! Every year hordes of chilled locals and visitors gather in Surry Hills, that rich tapestry of an inner city enclave we love to love, to get amongst it at the Surry Hills Festival. The two main venues of Ward Park (Devonshire St) and Shannon Reserve (Crown Street) will feature live music and dance acts, markets full to the brim with second-hand and new clothes, art and other goodies, food to make your mouth water, and grass that your ass will be more than happy to recline on for a few hours as you soak up the ambiance and those crazy dog races under a warm sun and a crisp, blue autumn sky. Take note: there's no BYO kids but you'll find plenty of booze for sale at pubs around the festival locations (official supporters are the Trinity, the Whitehorse and the Beresford).

Musically there are too many talented acts to mention but you can catch the likes of genius electronica duo Domeyko + Gonzalez at Ward Park, the Dirty Secrets at Shannon Reserve, and Meem, purveyor of funk, disco, soul and electro-boogie at the Trinity. Bringing the little ones? Cool things are happening in the City of Sydney Library on Crown Street like the youngster's breakdancing, popping and capoeira workshop by Ace Dance Studios and Capoeira Topazio. Also check out the sustainable food feature and cooking demonstrations.

The Surry Hills Festival is a joyous celebration of creativity and community which never fails to deliver. It's straight-up what you want to do with your weekend.