09 Sep ST KILDA FESTIVAL
The flagship event of the St Kilda Festival is Festival Sunday, a massive community event that has become a highlight of the Australian festival calendar over the last 30 years.
Crowds of 300,000 to 400,000 flock to St Kilda on Festival Sunday to experience the cream of Australian music – plus performances, workshops, events and carnival-style amusements – against the spectacular backdrop of the St Kilda foreshore.
On Festival Sunday the streets of St Kilda are closed to all traffic while more than sixty bands play over five music stages. People of all ages are welcome and there is something to keep everyone entertained, from kids’ performers to extreme sports demonstrations, dance classes, community activities, buskers and a bustling street market.
As the sun sets over Port Phillip Bay, Festival Sunday turns into a glowing beacon in the dark, when our headline act takes to the stage and the St Kilda Festival draws to a spectacular close.
There is nothing in our summer quite like it. Live music against the charismatic backdrop of beaches, the bay and the beautiful historic buildings is an unbeatable combination.