For details regarding this year’s celebrations, please see this post.
With the long weekend coming up due to Australia Day, there are many events on in the Macarthur area where you can celebrate with your fellow Australians. Hopefully the weather will hold up, with it looking to be not too hot a weekend coming up.
John St Camden looks to be pick of the locations to go to with a lot of activities planned for a fun packed day, with kicks off at 8am.
The list of free activities include face painting, roving entertainment, mini putt putt golf, rock climbing, jumping castles, tattoos, a Thong Throwing competition and market stalls all in line with an Australiana theme. Aussie cover band, Mad Rhino, will be also be performing a range of Australian hit songs.
The program, as listed on the Camden council website :
8am – 1pm FREE entertainment and activities in John Street, Camden
8.30am Australia Day Thanksgiving Service by The Christian Community of Camden
9.15am Official Ceremony
11.15am Macarthur Lions Street Parade, Argyle Street, Camden
Elsewhere in the Macarthur area, events can be found at the following locations on Australia Day:
Koshigaya Park, Campbelltown: 8am to 10am – Australia Day awards, citizenship ceremony and free BBQ
Greg Percival Community Centre, Ingleburn: 11am to 2pm – citizenship ceremony, games, music, activities and free BBQ
Koshigaya Park, Campbelltown: 4pm to 9.30pm – entertainment, stalls, free rides and fireworks
The entertainment includes: 4pm Macarthur talent showcase, 6pm Blinky Bill’s singalong, 6.40pm Stars from Oz, 7.30pm Under Wraps, 8.30pm Endless Summer Party Band, and then the family favourite fireworks at 9pm. The Endless Summer Party Band will again perform at 9.10pm with the day’s events concluding at 9.30pm
For more information on the events in Campbelltown and Ingleburn, please see the Campbelltown council website.