22 September 2018
10.00am to 10.30pm at Jigamy, EDEN NSW
Located halfway between Pambula and Eden on the beautiful Sapphire Coast.
GIIYONG FESTIVAL
Giiyong (pronounced GUY-YOONG) is a one day multi-arts festival, celebrating traditional and contemporary Aboriginal culture. It is the first such event held within the Yuin Nation.
There are cultural demonstrations such as weaving, shellwork, traditional cooking, didge making, wood burning and more. There are dance groups, cultural ceremonies, films, art and history exhibitions. The Arts Market will feature a range of amazing stalls with beautiful Aboriginal art and craft from around the region.
You can spend the whole day, or tailor your visit to suit your needs. The music line-up features some of Australia’s finest musicians.
Giiyong Festival is a FAMILY FRIENDLY, DRUG & ALCOHOL FREE, ALL AGES EVENT.
Appearing at Giiyong Festival
Baker Boy
In Arnhem Land they call Baker Boy the ‘fresh new prince’. His totem is the Olive Python, his moiety is Read more.
No Fixed Address
No Fixed Address formed at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) in North Adelaide in 1979. It was Read more.
Benny Walker
Yorta Yorta singer/songwriter Benny Walker is the real deal. His love songs and epic tales are mixed with passion for Read more.
Sean Choolburra
We are excited to announce Giiyong Festival’s arvo and evening MC is Sean Choolburra! I always tell people “we are Read more.
Jessie Lloyd’s Mission Songs Projects
Jessie Lloyd’s profoundly moving and important Mission Songs Project reveals what daily was like for Indigenous Australians on Christian missions Read more.
Frank Yamma
Frank Yamma is without a doubt one of Australia’s most significant Indigenous songwriters with an ability to cross cultural and Read more.
Dallas Woods
A young Noongar man raised in the E.K. [Wyndham – East Kimberley] Dallas is a quintessential underdog who dropped out Read more.
Mark Atkins & Simon Abrahams
Acknowledged as one of Australia’s finest didgeridoo players, Mark Atkins is also recognized internationally for his collaborative projects with some Read more.
Bruce Pascoe
Leading Aboriginal author and historian Bruce Pascoe will be appearing at Giiyong Festival to present a reading of his fiction works, and Read more.
Ngioka Bunda-Heath
Ngioka Bunda-Heath is Wakka Wakka, Ngugi from Queensland through her Mother and Biripi from New South Wales through her Father. Read more.
Glenn Shea
Glenn Shea is a descendant of the Ngarrindjeri people, around the mouth of the Murray River in South Australia. Glenn Read more.
Robbie Bundle
Robbie Bundle is a singer-songwriter and musician who has been writing and performing music for more than 35 years. He Read more.
Chelsy Atkins
A favourite local artist from Pambula who is making a big impact wherever she performs. Her powerful songs in traditional Read more.
Gulaga Dancers
Gulaga Dancers were founded by Djiringanj man Warren Foster almost twenty years ago. Emerging originally from Wallaga Lake, the Gulaga Read more.
Djaadjawan Dancers
The Djaadjawan Dancers are a traditional female Aboriginal dance group from the Yuin Nation of NSW, Australia. The group includes Read more.
Dr Jackie Huggins
Dr Jackie Huggins AM FAHA is Bidjara and Birri Gubba Juru from Queensland. Jackie is the Co-Chair of the National Congress of Australia’s First Read more.
C.J. Leon
CJ Leon has been entertaining audiences up and down the NSW coast for thirty years. Renowned for his impressive vocal Read more.
Raw Kreations
Demonstration: Raw Kreations Random Weaving This demonstration by Mary Moore and Kate Heffernan from Raw Kreations is designed to be Read more.
Alison Walker
Alison Walker is a Djiringanj woman from Wallaga Lake who loves to celebrate and share her culture. She is a Read more.
Jigamy, EDEN, Far South Coast NSW
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