Festival of Balmain

Dance in the street, graze all day and soak up the best of Balmain as Darling Street is transformed into a lively neighbourhood celebration. 

Across three stages, Festival of Balmain celebrates all-things jazz, while bringing in fresh new sounds and styles from across the community. The soaring harmonies and jazz-infused, glitchy beats headliners SUB-TRIBE are sure to get you up and moving, alongside the vibrant Colombian rhythms of local outfit Son Patacore, synth-pop duo ALIBII and the sublime songs and dance of Yulugi - and so many more exciting local acts!

Expect roving performances throughout the day, including Curious Legends’ other-worldly, oversized puppets, and bopping tunes from Dr Dan and the Gris Gris Combo.

Get creative at a photography or millinery workshop or join a guided local history tour. Otherwise, play some novelty-sized Jenga before heading down to the Gladstone Park Dog Zone. And be sure to check out the creative stalls, curated by Balmain Village Markets, alongside a diverse array of food vendors, local community organisations and local brewers and distillers.

See the program below for more details - and keep an eye on this page for updates! 

Public Transport

Darling Street will be closed between Montague/Rowntree and McDonald/Booth Streets and traffic around Gladstone Park will be limited to residents and hospital-users only. Parking in and around the festival will be limited. We recommend catching public transport or riding your bike to the event.

• The following bus routes travel to Balmain: 433, 442, 445
• The Balmain Wharf ferry stop is approximately 10-minutes' walk from the festival.
• Bike parking can be found on the corner of Darling and Beattie Streets, where Transport for NSW will be providing free bike tune-ups. 

For other transport options, plus bike paths, walking routes and carshare, try Citymapper | transportnsw.info  

For more information about road closures and changes to local public transport on the day of the event, see:

• transportnsw.info/alerts/details/ems-62447
• transportnsw.info/alerts/details/ems-62449
• transportnsw.info/alerts/details/ems-62451

Festival of Balmain is proudly funded by the NSW Government's Open Streets Program, led by Transport for NSW.

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