The City of Sydney will once again support the Yabun Festival – which will be held at Victoria Park on Sunday 26 January 2025.
Organised by the operators of Koori Radio, Gadigal Information Service, the event honours Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. It offers a packed line-up of high-profile and emerging First Nations musicians and dancers, panel discussions with leading thinkers, and market stalls representing businesses and organisations.
“Yabun is a unique event that continues to grow and remains an essential day for our community and mob,” said event producer Miah Wright. “This year, we are featuring some of the best musicians in the nation and our program is more extensive than ever.
“We have 12 dance groups performing, promising a beautiful day filled with culture, music and voices coming together to make Yabun as special as it is.”
Yabun means ‘music to a beat’ and the main stage will be busy all day, with headline acts including Troy Cassar-Daley, Baarka and Electric Fields.
This year’s free day-long event is supported by a grant of more than $200,000 from the City of Sydney. The City of Sydney also offers festival-goers free entry to Victoria Park Pool.
“Yabun is an incredible showcase of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander cultures, languages and communities,” said Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore AO.
“It’s a festival that radiates the richness and resilience of more than 65,000 years of First Nations cultures through live music, art, market stalls and thought-provoking discussions.”
“The City of Sydney is hosting a stall with free passes for our pools and fitness centres, information about our grants and jobs on offer, a survey on our new reconciliation action plan and books from our libraries’ Koori Collection, so we encourage you to visit and connect with us on the day,” said the Lord Mayor.
The 2025 Yabun Festival will take place on the traditional lands of the Gadigal people at Victoria Park on Sunday 26 January. For more information and full line-up, visit: www.yabun.org.au for details.
Image: YABUN – photo by Joseph Mayers | City of Sydney