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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261107T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261107T204500
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SUMMARY:Black Gully Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Now in its 15th year\, the much-loved Black Gully Festival returns on Saturday 7 November at the scenic Black Gully Reserve\, (behind NERAM on the north and south sides of the creek). This free\, family-friendly event celebrates Armidale’s creativity\, community spirit and natural environment as the warmer weather arrives. \nFrom 10.00am to 7.00pm \, festival goers can enjoy live music across three stages\, along with a makers’ market\, sumptuous food vans\, arts\, craft and science activities\, talks and workshops\, a clothes swap\, creek bug collecting and more. \n\nFestival Program\n\n9.00am – 7.00pm – Festival Livestream and broadcast 2ARMFM Community Radio\n10.00am – 4.00pm – NERAM Art Gallery & feature exhibition Oracle of Time: Interactive Installation.\n10.00am – 4.00pm – Makers\, Community and Environment Markets\nCaring for Koala Country\, Clothes Swap and Slow Living\, Community Garden tours\, \, Electrify Armidale\, Growing Sustainable Landscapes\, Healthy Headwaters and Creek bug collecting\, NERAM Family Art Making\, Platypus Play and Clay\, River Weaving \, Rising Tide\, Save our Styx\, Talking Soil\, Black Gully Printers\, Community Weathering Station\, Mending-Making- Sharing\,  Face painting and more…..\n10.00am – 7.00pm – Sumptuous Food Vans\n12.00pm – Official Opening – Yidaki performance\, Welcome to Country at Black Gully Central\, Acknowledgement and recognition to 2ARM’s Official Musical Patron\, local Dunghutti Elder Uncle Cyril Green+ Thanks to Sponsors + announcements\n7.00pm – 8.45pm – Astronomy night with the Stars & UNE & NT Astronomical Society@NERAM cafe\n\n  \nMusic\, Dance & Theatre Program\nMain Stages \n10.00am to 7.00pm                              \nMain Stages (Black Gully Reserve) \n\n\n\nTime\nStage\nPerformer\n\n\n10.00am\n2\nBarney Street Band\n\n\n10.40am\n1\nJazz Lab\n\n\n11.20am\n2\nChilli Jam\n\n\n12.00pm\n1\nOfficial opening\, Welcome to Country and Celebration of Uncle Cyril Green-Dunghutti Elder\n\n\n12.30pm\n1\nHarlequin Dance\n\n\n12.50pm\n2\nThe Kelly Gang\n\n\n1.45pm\n1\nRocky Bottom Girls\n\n\n2.35pm\n2\nTriple C Line Dancing\n\n\n2.50pm\n1\nThe Briny Sea\n\n\n3.45pm\n2\nSalsa Dancing\n\n\n4.00pm\n1\nFovndlings\n\n\n5.00pm\n2\nDead Life Co-op\n\n\n6.00pm\n1\nU-Boat Gansey\n\n\n\n  \nAcoustic Stage (NERAM Café) \n10am to 2.00pm                  \n\n\n\nTime\nPerformer\n\n\n10.15am\nThe Miggy Man\n\n\n11.00am\nMC & The Squares\n\n\n12.00pm\nOfficial opening\, Welcome to Country and Celebration of Uncle Cyril Green (on Main Stage)\n\n\n12.40pm\nFirebirds Choir\n\n\n1.35pm\nCrooked Tree\n\n\n\n  \nAboriginal Cultural and Keeping Place Stage (ACCKP) \n12.30pm to 4.00pm                  \n\n\n\nTime\nPerformer\n\n\n12.00pm\nOfficial opening\, Welcome to Country and Celebration of Uncle Cyril Green (on Main Stage)\n\n\n12.45pm\nLyambay Aboriginal Dance and Sharnae Smith Dance\n\n\n1.30pm\nACCKP OPEN House with Uncle Cyril Green\n\n\n3.00pm\nTiddalick the Greedy Frog (Saturday Magic Theatre Troup)\n\n\n\n  \nTalks\, Activities & Workshops Program \nClothes Swap@ Slow Living Tent \n\n10.00 to 11.00am Clothes drop\n12.00 to 2.00pm Clothes swap\n\nCommunity Garden \n\nCommunity Garden Tours – Come for a visit! Tours running from 10.00am to 4.00pm -as needed\n\nUNE Aquatic Ecology – Old Netball Courts and Creeklands \n\n10.00am to 4pm – Creek Bug Collecting\, Identification and Exploration\n\nSustainable Living Armidale (SLA) and Friends @ North Gully Village (NERAM Side) \nProgram TBA \n  \nThe Black Gully Festival program is subject to changes at any time. Please refer to the Facebook page for any updates or amendments. \n  \n\nThe Black Gully Festival – Partners and Sponsors\nThe Black Gully Festival would not be possible and nor would it be able to provide a free community event without the contribution of over 70 volunteers and our Partners and Sponsors. The Black Gully Festival organisers would like to extend a huge thank you to our volunteers and to the following: \n  \nPartners\n              \nSupermega sponsors and Grants\n  \nVery special sponsors\n                    \n Festival friends  \n                    \nFor updates to music and activities program Follow the Black Gully Festival on Facebook and the event pages on the Creative Streets\, SLA and NERAM websites. \n
URL:https://www.neram.com.au/event/black-gully-festival-2026/
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