Cultural Festival

2024 NPA Cultural Festival - Date 11 - 13 July 2024

2024 NPA Cultural Festival

 

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NPARC is happy to announce the 2024 NPA Cultural Festival's major act is booked: Mitch Tambo is a proud Gamilaraay man, musician and activist who will perform with his band. 

Mitch Tambo

Mitch Tambo

Australian World Music Star Mitch Tambo is a new voice for a generation producing music that cuts across culture.

Mitch blends traditional Aboriginal sounds and language with contemporary beats and production. The multi-talented recording artist first stunned the nation when he performed a spine tingling First Nations version of the iconic John Farnham anthem, You're The Voice on the 2019 Finale of Australia’s Got Talent. Mitch’s performance was powerful and won the hearts of Australia as well as a host of other countries.

Mitch last six songs as a Sony recording artist being You’re The Voice, Together, Love, Absolutely Everybody, Dreamtime Princess, Heal have all gone #1 on the iTunes World Music Charts solidifying Tambo as Australia’s World Music Star.

 

"Let's Dance"

Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council (NPARC) is proud to host the 2024 NPA Cultural Festival – United Cultures = Strong Future: "Let's Dance".

The Festival committee and coordinators have commenced planning for the festival to be held 11 – 13 July 2024. The 2024 Festival will travel between each of the 5 x Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of Injinoo, Umagico, Seisia, New Mapoon and finishing in Bamaga. A carved fire torch will be lit to signify peace, unity and the flame of culture, the torch will make its way throughout the communities with small community events taking place before the big events in Bamaga over two days.

This Festival is a free event for all community members, families and tourists. Let us show you our cultural dance groups, emerging artists, talents, cultural food and local arts/craft stalls. On display throughout the festival is traditional carving workshops, art exhibitions, history walks and tours to learn about historical places within NPA.

 

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Expression of Interest

Community & Cultural performance groups

Festival Organisers are currently seeking EOI for cultural groups, artists and musicians who can help make our festival successful, fun and exciting. We want our cultural performance program to:

  • Create a festival atmosphere that celebrates our cultures
  • Unite, proud, patriotic, collective voice in celebration
  • Provide something that’s innovative, or original
  • Contemporary or culturally relevant
  • Promote and encourage participation

We are taking expression of interests from groups in the following ways:

  • Roving performers who are able to participate in a float parade
  • Children's entertainment
  • Cultural performance and dance groups
  • Individual artists emerging and professional (Open to all ages)
  • Comedians, singers , poets or entertainers

To submit an expression of interest, please email festival@nparc.qld.gov.au

 

2024 NPA Cultural Festival - Community Information

Volunteer Forms:
https://forms.gle/bsszG2y6Gyb8SGh37 

Performance Registration Forms:
https://forms.gle/AZXAccmiwCiFwCTx7 

Stall Holder Registration Forms: 
https://forms.gle/8gySf2w5UiVQeP8u5 

Please also note that travelling attendees will need to source accommodation early as spots are filling fast with the incoming tourists. 

Hard copy forms can be available from the New Mapoon Office. 

 

For all enquiries please contact Dev Lengjel on 0493 091 542 or email festival@nparc.qld.gov.au.

For General Event Information - Call - 07 4048 6608 / email: hassim.adidi@nparc.qld.gov.au  

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