Yabun Festival 2019
Australia's largest one-day celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, with dance, talks, music and an after-party at the Lansdowne.
Overview
Entering its 19th year, Yabun Festival is held annually on January 26 at Victoria Park in Camperdown, on Gadigal Land. Yabun, which means "music to a beat" in the Gadigal language, features a wide range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander talent.
This year, the lineup includes award-winning Gamilaraay singer Thelma Plum, Eurovision contestant and Gunditjmara pop singer Isaiah and Roger Knox, one of Australia's best-known country and western singers, among many others.
If you're looking for more, the ticketed Yabun after-party kicks off across the road at the Lansdowne Hotel from 8pm. It features a heap of Koori Radio DJs who'll play through till 3am.
The day will start with a Welcome To Country and smoke ceremony, and will also include performances from Indigenous dance groups from across the country and panel discussions featuring members of Sydney's Indigenous community. There will also be market stalls, storytelling and arts and crafts workshops.
Yabun Festival will run from 10am–7pm. The after-party at the Lansdowne will run from 8pm–3am.
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