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Download Official Programme (1.46m).
Getting Here
Train (rail timetable)
Take a train, take a taxi, take a trolley. We are urging people to travel to the Festival by public transport. A number of key roads into Katoomba will be closed to traffic and open for pedestrian access. Find below bus and train timetable information.
Train: Central to Katoomba 5.48am 6.18 7.18am 8.18am 9.18am 10.18am 11.18am 12.18am 1.18am
Train: Lithgow to Katoomba 6.36am 7.36am 8.36am 9.06am 11.36am 1.36am.
Bus
You can also download the local bus timetable here |
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Stage 1 - Buskers Stage (west along Bathurst Rd and parallel to rail line) |
| All Day - Impromptu performance |
Busk-Off from 3pm with $100 prize and more. | |
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Stage 2 - Roundabout Stage (junction Katoomba and Bathurst Rd / Gang Gang St) |
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10.00am |
Blue Mugs - our very own 20 piece ukulele troupe |
| 11:00am |
Garry Humble Scientricks - "SPLASH! BANG! FLASH!" is an exciting show for children where the unexpected happens. |
| 12:00 pm |
Explosive Dance- showcasing young dancers in the popular style of Hip Hop |
| 12:40 pm |
Zhagareet - belly dance from one of our favourite festival performance troupes |
| 02:00 pm |
King Parrot Samba - the Blue Mountains' first and only community-based Samba drumming group. The music we play is loud, uplifting, highly danceable and INFECTIOUS! |
| 02:30 pm |
Springwood High School Samba Band - The Blue Mountains Youth Samba Band is comprised of children between the ages of 13 – 16 who play traditional Brazilian Carnival rhythms. |
| 03:00 pm |
Kaiyura Albery - young upcoming star acoustic folk. |
| 03:40 pm |
Dean Carroll - acoustic alternative blues / pop roots | |
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Stage 3 - Carrington Place |
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09:00am |
Welcome the Sun Ceremony with Hands Heart and Feet |
| 09:30am |
The Creatures Rose - ukulele, violin, guitar and vocals to engage and entertain. |
| 10:00am |
Katoomba High School Band - performance by students from our very own high school |
| 11:00am |
MYST - showcasing mountains youth bands and highlighting Mountains Youth Services Team Youth Safe space |
| 12:20 pm |
Welcome to Country and Official Opening with Grand Wizard John Ellison. Costume prizes. |
| 01:00pm |
Blue Mountains City Band - this mountains’ own brass band led by by Volker Schoeler |
| 02:00pm |
The Crooked Fiddle Band - Australian chainsaw-folk vigilantes. A no-holds-barred mash-up of gypsy passion, bluegrass swampstompers and near metal mayhem |
| 03:00pm |
Blue Mountains Jazz Ensemble - rockabilly and swing at its best |
| 04:00pm |
Dirty Lindy - the band redefines blues and swing music to their own original style. |
| 05:00pm |
The Barons of Tang - The Barons of Tang play a high energy mash up of Gypsy, Punk, Jazz, Circus, Rockabilly, Metal and Cabaret |
| 07:00pm |
Babalu – the fabulous Babalu. Thrilling Latin Jazz from our finest musicians. A great way to celebrate at the end of the day. | |
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| 10:00am |
Textile Audio - Eve Klein blends ambient electronica and classical music to weave rich melodic soundscapes and textures. |
| 11:00am |
Peter Long - A broad soundscape and sonic vistas, taking in influences stretching from 1960’s pop and psychedelia through to jazz, latin rhythms and electronica |
| 12:15pm |
Michael Norton - A scintillating and at times depressing pastiche of the human condition interspersed with tasteless and incomprehensible bouts of humour. |
| 01:00pm |
Ghawazi Caravan - dramatic American Tribal belly dance |
| 02:00pm |
Laura Hill - Beautiful acoustic folk tunes to fun, high-spirited blues and reggae numbers |
| 03:00pm |
5 Leaves Left - Celtic and Eastern European influenced folk group performing original as well as traditional Celtic, European and medieval tunes and songs. |
| 04:00pm |
Wheelers and Dealers - multi-award winning trio. Classic songs from the Celtic and Country music repertoire |
| 05:00 pm |
Simon Watts & Glenn Skarratt - a lively and entertaining violin and guitar/singer duo playing a mix of Celtic, Blues, Roots Music aimed directly at the audience. Toe-tapping good time music |
07:30pm
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Sideshow Alley with “Dark Vader" - Come join the freak show. Tickets from Carrington Hotel reception desk ($20) or phone 4782 1111 | |
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Stage 5 - Carrington Baroque |
| 10:00am |
Space Project - an exciting and accessible blend of experimental rock |
| 11:00am |
The Ukulele Virtuosos - the Blue Mugs Ukulele troupe show us their very best |
| 12:00pm |
Sideshow Annie - blues/countryish Rock |
| 01:00 pm |
Ruby Bloomers Woman’s Circus - show featuring circus, cabaret and live music |
| 02:00 pm |
Johnny Balance & Jonas Jost - Magic and juggling show with plenty of hilarious humour and breathtaking magic! |
| 03:00 pm |
Ruby Bloomers Woman’s Circus - show featuring circus, cabaret and live music |
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Johnny Balance & Jonas Jost - Magic and juggling show with plenty of hilarious humour and breathtaking magic! |
| 05:00 pm |
Anne Ridgeway - soulful and uplifting original ballads, sung with powerful, ambient, intricate guitars, rich vocal harmonies plus music from new CD |
| 07:00 to 04:00pm |
Baroque Winter Carnivale - Baroque has spared no expense in delivering you a high class top quality line up for Katoomba party of the year! The ONLY place to be this Winter Magic! Tickets from Carrington Hotel reception or phone 4782 1111 | |
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| 10:30am |
Home Grown Hits - a selection of local muso's getting their five minutes of fame |
| 11:00am |
Steve Bevis - contemporary singer songwriter. |
| 12.00pm |
Joyful Noise - local a cappella gospel choir |
| 12.30pm |
Phil Davidson - ‘The finest country music singer to emerge in Australia’ Sydney Morning Herald. |
| 01.30pm |
Crowd Around - local choir that has been an important part of Winter Magic for many years. Don't miss them as part of the closing ceremony from 6pm |
| 02:00pm |
Simon Watts - Award winning celtic and classic violinist and entertainer |
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Combined Mountains School Bands - primary school bands from the Upper Blue Mountains |
| 06.30pm - 09:00pm |
‘Strike a light’ - bush dance in the hall with live band |
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All free (Entry by donation to the bush dance). |
| ALL DAY |
Kids Fun All Day: Face painting, Badge making, Balloon Sculpting, Fairy floss. (In the hall if it’s wet)
Mums and Bubs quiet space in hall | |
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Stage 7 - St Hildas Church (back hall) |
| 01:30pm |
Katoomba Dance Theatre - a community dance organisation in the mountains since 1986. This year the Mid Mountains Classes have been very busy creating four new dances, based on the elements – Earth, Air, Fire and Water, as well as a few other fun dances in between! This performance will involve children from 7 years to teenagers and aims to delight viewers with a contemporary approach to dance. |
| 02:30pm |
'Bush Whacked by Pat the Cat' - fun for children of all ages with the magic of music. Everyone invited to sing till you laugh and laugh till you cry! Let's all play along and give it the good Aussie try! | |
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Stage 10 - YHA Lounge |
| 01:00pm |
Neville Burns Snake Handler - meet the world’s deadliest snakes |
| 01:45 pm |
Las Hermanas (three sisters) - masters of tribal and fusion belly dance |
| 02:00pm |
Neville Burns Snake Handler - meet the world’s deadliest snakes |
| 02:45pm |
.Las Hermanas (three sisters) - masters of tribal and fusion belly dance |
| 03:00pm |
Neville Burns Snake Handler - meet the world’s deadliest snakes |
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Las Hermanas (three sisters) - masters of tribal and fusion belly dance | |
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The Grand Parade |
| Parade Starts at 11.30am but it is a good idea to get into position along Katoomba St by 11am so you don't miss anything. To be part of the parade assemble at Katoomba Primary School Oval. The school is bound by Merriwa and Waratah Streets. Gather on the Waratah Street side no later than 10.30. You can also let us know about your grand plans for the parade at JOIN THE PARADE ... |
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Drumming Workshop with “Tom the Pom” |
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These much loved workshops will be held at Katoomba Public School’s Pat Heffernan Hall from 9:30 am on Festival morning. Learn some simple rhythms and be the stars of the parade. This is Tom's fifth year at the Festival and each year we get more compliments with regard to this event and their part in the parade than any other. |
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Film Show at Paragon Restaurant |
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The Paragon Cafe famous for its chocolates will this year host a day of short films in its wonderful art deco entertainment room.
| 12:30pm |
InTransition - inspiring film of people in transition towns initiatives all over the globe, creating new ways to live more locally & use less energy |
| 01:30pm |
TBA |
| 02:05pm |
Lo-carb Travel Tales Slideshow - Sue & Rod and their family bought a boat and sailed from the UK to Australia to reduce their carbon footprint. Narrated slideshow highlights from their journey |
| 02:30pm |
Katoomba Community Gardens - delightful short film introducing some of the people from our local community gardens
Cheat Neutral (UK) - an amusing, quirky & intelligent film about the concept of carbon offsetting which considers offsetting in the context of romantic relationships & infidelity.
The Story of Stuff (USA) - a short animated story about the stuff we make, buy & use |
| 03.00pm |
InTransition - inspiring film of people in transition towns initiatives all over the globe, creating new ways to live more locally & use less energy |
| 04:00pm |
TBA |
| 04:35pm |
Lo-carb Travel Tales Slideshow - Sue & Rod and their family bought a boat and sailed from the UK to Australia to reduce their carbon footprint. Narrated slideshow highlights from their journey |
| 05:00pm |
Katoomba Community Gardens - delightful short film introducing some of the people from our local community gardens
Cheat Neutral (UK) - an amusing, quirky & intelligent film about the concept of carbon offsetting which considers offsetting in the context of romantic relationships & infidelity.
The Story of Stuff (USA) - a short animated story about the stuff we make, buy & use | |
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Paint the Blue Read |
| 10:10am |
Interactive Story Time - with Children’s story teller Rachel Besser |
| 11:00am |
Childrens' Books - read by various community readers | Guest appearance by Billy Booksie – Paint the Blue Read mascot. And information for parents on promoting early literacy. |
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