Footprints Ecofestival is a family-friendly event with an emphasis on the environment and sustainable living.
The festival will be back in 2024 with a new and exciting program of activities. Stay tuned for program updates and in the meantime, check out the 2023 event program!
2023 Event program
Seated Talks
Workshops
Kids activities
Tours
Stables
Nursery
Music
SYDA
11:00am
Sylvie O'Keefe, aka SYDA, is a 15-year-old instrumentalist and songwriter based in the Inner West. SYDA's music touches the hard-to-reach areas of adolescence - "to listen to her music is to let hatred, angerness, bitterness, love and tenderness envelop you".
SYDA Spotify
Spike Flynn
11:45am
Spike Flynn has released seven albums and featured twice on the Euro Americana charts. He won the 2017 ALl-country Tamworth Song-writing Competition and first place in the FOOM 2022 international song-writing competition. He's a finger-picking guitarist and harmonica player and supported international acts including Peter Rowan and his Bluegrass Band and Kristina Olsen
Spike Flynn Website
Amelie Ecology
12:30pm
Where grevilleas grow and basil blooms, Amelie Ecology brings you a buzzing mix of ecology-pop tunes. Explore the curious ecology of soil microorganisms, blue banded bees and everyday ecologists in a cross pollination of music and science for all ages!
Amelie Ecology website
Charlie Mgee (Formidable Vegetable)
1:30pm
Charlie Mgee of United Nations-endorsed permaculture electro-funk/swing band, Formidable Vegetable is here to regenerate our biosphere and sew the gardens of our minds with the seeds of change in the funkiest way possible. Formidable Vegetable have performed to over 20 countries and performed at some of the biggest events in the world.
Formidable Vegetable website
Paris New
2:25pm
Combining her many inspirations from Taylor Swift's narrative song writing, Stevie Nicks' rock-enchantress voice and soft rock elements from R.E.M/Fleetwood Mac, Paris New has developed her own distinctive style of music. Paris started playing piano at 4 and at 14 she picked up the guitar and started writing her own songs. She is deeply passionate about her music - it is a constant in her life and she believes it is one of the most genuine and authentic things that the world has to offer.
Paris New website
How are we greening the festival?
Footprints Ecofestival isn’t just about showcasing sustainability in our Inner West community, it’s also about showing how to run a sustainable festival. So how is Inner West Council doing this?
Council has a single-use plastic free policy and all vendors have agreed not to use any single-use plastic bags, water bottles, straws, coffee cups, containers or cutlery on site.
There will be water stations in the park so attendees can bring their own reusable water bottle and fill it up. You can help green the festival by bringing your own water bottle, coffee cups, cutlery and bags to the festival.
You can also reduce emissions by walking, cycling or catching public transport to the event.
Council will be running two stalls at the festival with ideas, tips and tools to tackle climate change and ways to move towards zero waste in the Inner West.
Do you want more information about Inner West Council's sustainability programs? There are sustainability projects underway across the Inner West. More details at our Environment and sustainability webpage