Festival of the Winds 2014

Festival of the Winds 2014

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Posted 2014-08-26 by Jenny Wongfollow

Sun 14 Sep 2014

Make sure you don't miss Sydney's most colourful spring event. The Festival of the Winds kite flying festival which will see the skies burst with colour as kite lovers from Sydney and across the world fly their kites with pride over Australia's iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday 14 September 2014. See all the action from11am-4pm at Bondi Park, Bondi Beach and Bondi Pavilion. It promises to be a great day out for the whole family. Entry is free.



There will be kite making workshops and demos, children's entertainment, international food stalls, world music and performances, exhibitions and much more.

If you are like me, you might be attracted to the cultural dance performances throughout the day in the Amphitheatre. Here is the schedule:

12pm – Joel Salom, Festival MC
Hilarious comic percussionist juggler and Erik the feisty Dog will have you in stitches with their crazy antics.

Capoeria – A display of martial arts and dance acrobatics.

12.30pm – Freeman Dancers (Wiradjuri) Indigenous traditional dance and music from the Wiradjuri Nation.

12.50pm – Joel Salom – returns with Erik the Dog for lots of tricks and silliness.

1pm – Hellenic Lyceum Sydney Dance Group – Wonderfully vibrant music and dance, including favourites Sirtaki and Zorba dances, with beautiful, authentic costumes, gives us a great taste of Greece!

1.20pm – Suara Indonesian Dance Group – Colourful costumes, dance and amazing rhythmic timing make this a fun Indonesian experience.

1.40pm – Sankha Ridma Dance Ensemble – Dazzling costumes and phenomenal drumming make this Sri Lankan group performance a knock out.

2.10pm – Sankha Ridma Dance Ensemble – return to the stage with more dynamic entertainment.

2.30pm – Afro Kids – An amazing act from these talented local dancers.

2.40pm – Horse and Wood – Bukhu Gangburged & John Robinson's galloping Mongolian rhythms, harmonic singing and evocative nuances from the horse-head fiddle and the Arabic al'Oud, will warm everyone's hearts.

2.50pm – Joel Salom – It's Joel and Erik! 3.05pm – Keyim Ba – An explosive and African drumming and high-energy dance show capturing the alluring sounds of West Africa.

If you are itching to dance, there are also free dance workshops for adults and children in Hightide Room in the Southern Courtyard. They run for 30 minutes from 11am. You can check the times at the door. Dance genres include: Capoeira, Zumba, African Dance, Funk Dance and Tango.



For the foodies, the Southern Courtyard will have multicultural food stalls with treats from Turkey, Germany, Peru, Nepal, Mexico, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Lebanon, France and Greece. Oh, and there is a worm farm you can check out (it goes well with my Blog's recent post about eating bugs )!

For more information on the day's program and how to get there, visit Waverley Council's website .



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