Kings Cross Festival 2016

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Sat 27 Feb 2016 - Sun 28 Feb 2016

This weekend the much maligned suburb of Kings Cross, will be dusting off its bohemian and artistic heritage and once again playing host to the Kings Cross Festival. With most events scheduled on Saturday, 27 February and Sunday, 28 February 2016 there will also be events throughout March 2016.

The Festival is organised by the Potts Point Partnership with sponsorship from local business and will celebrate the rich and diverse cultural and artistic community that is Kings Cross. The Festival will donate a percentage of funds from the festival to the Wayside Chapel and will show that there is more to this unique suburb than its notorious and shady past.

If you are a foodie, the festival will allow you to sample from participating local restuarants, cafes and bars at events over the weekend.

If communal eating, seated outdoors under stars and twinkly laneway lights sounds inviting, be sure to join the Llankelly Long Table event, at Llankelly Long Table, with culinary delights, boutique tipples and a live DJ.



The Llankelly Long Table will be held on Saturday starting at 5pm. Check out the delicious sounding menu, with food from Waterman's Lobster Co , Osaka Bar , KL Kitchen , Pizza Boccone , LL Wine and Dine , Bang Tang and The Roosevelt.



The Llankelly Long Table is a no-booking-required, no entry fee affair. Simply arrive at Llankelly Place (Darlinghurst Road or Orwell Street) purchase tokens to use at the outdoor bars and restaurants and sit at the long communal tables. Enjoy yummy food and drinks from the Laneway Bars. Beer from Young Henry's , wine from Waterman's and cocktails from The Roosevelt will be served and tap your toes to the resident DJ.

Families will not miss out at the festival. On Sunday there is a family friendly event. If you have littlies, visit the distinctive dandelion shaped El Alamein Fountain between 9am-1pm for Families by the Fountain. There will be plenty for the littlies to enjoy. Taronga Zoo will provide a mobile zoo, there will be Face Painters and Craft activities to keep the little ones busy and visits from Fairy Poppilina and The Gruffalo. There will also be bubbles, balloons and Fun Fitness activities with Savage Training.

Coffee and food from local cafes such as Jimmy Liks will be available when you and your tribe get hungry.

If prose is preferred, on Sunday at the Yellow House , for $10 you can enjoy coffee, tea, cake and poetry readings in the afternoon (2-4pm): there will be readings from prominent poets such as Anna Couani .

On Sunday night there is a ticketed screening of an Australian Classic at Beare Park. If you purchase a ticket you can watch the Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Rated: M) outdoors by the Harbour. $5 of each ticket sold goes to the partnered charity the Wayside Chapel.

The event is a BYO, chairs, picnic rugs, food and drinks or you can use the services of the Festival partner Deliveroo who for a fee will deliver food form local restuarants.

If Art is your thing you can check out the Wolf & Kitten Exhibition . It will be an all encompassing experience for the eyes and ears as you immerse yourself in the creative partnership of street artist Dolan Reskov and National Art School Graduate Juliette Furio. The artists describe their collaboration as "colourful, expressive, beautiful and chaotic."



There is The 24 Hour Project Exhibition opening 6 - 8pm on Thursday 3rd March. Using Instagram the project will document humanity on a global scale in one single day. Participants from all around the world share their city stories through one photo per hour over the same 24-hour period. you can read more about the project here

The 24 Hour Project Live will be shown on Saturday 19th March between 5-6pm. A live stream of the 2016 event - images from thousands of participants from hundreds of countries will be projected.

There will be a Pop Up Artistic Collaboration of artworks installed in public places around Kings Cross for the public to interact with, one of the sites is beside the El Alamein fountain.



So gather up your family and friends, and venture into Sydney's dark heart, you may be surprised to find it warmer, beating stronger and more welcoming than you think.

For more information on all festival events, check out the
[LINK=http://www.kingscrossfestival.com.au/]
The Kings Cross Festival[/LINK]

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