Katoomba Winter Magic Festival
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| Country and Region | Australia — New South Wales |
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| Type of Festival | Dance, Drama, Music |
| Location of Festival | Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia |
| Festival Address Information | Katoomba Winter Magic Festival |
| Festival Description | Winter Magic Fest is an annual event that celebrates the Winter Solstice with a street parade, and loads of stalls, performances and fantastic atmosphere. Sunday is a family fantasy day at Leura Everglades and some Ghawazi troupe members will be improvising, dancing and acting scenes throughout the day to create magic for the childrenKatoomba's main street is given back to the community for the biggest street party in Australia and the inaugural City of the Arts, unleashes the extraordinary talents of the local community. Jugglers, gymnasts, musicians, dancers, choirs, troubadours, buskers, storytellers, poets, churches, children invite you to share the day with them. |
| Festival Dates | June 21 - 22, 2008 |
| Festival Links | http://www.wintermagic.com.au/ |
Festival Events:
Participants (some of the most recent):
- Circo Blurto
- Ghawazi Caravan
http://www.ghawazicaravan.com/ - Penrith Valley Big Band
http://www.pvcb.com.au/info.asp Ruby Bloomers
Events:
Art Street shop window art exhibition
- Children’s story-writing competition
- Street Theatre
- The Grand Parade
- Winter Magic Ball
Other Sources:
Articles and Review:
- The good old times are back. By Shane Desiatnik (The Blue Mountains Gazette, January 25, 2006)
http://bluemountains.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?story_id=454000 - Festival soars. By Shane Desiatnik (The Blue Mountains Gazette, June 22, 2005)> [http://bluemountains.yourguide.com.au/[(detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&storyid=403133&category=general%20news&m=6&y=2005)
Rally for peace - Katoomba. By Joshua MacKenzie (The Blue Mountains Gazette December 17, 2002)
Images:
Winter Magic Festival
http://www.wildplacesphotography.com/wintmagic.php
Practical Info:
Venues:
- Carrington Ballroom
http://www.thecarrington.com.au/index.php?topic_id=94 - Carrington Place
Hildas Church
http://sthildas.net/How to get there:
By car
The most direct approach to the Blue Mountains is via the M4 Motorway, leading you from the outskirts of Sydney to the base of the Mountains at Lapstone, or use the Bells Line of Road via Windsor and Richmond as an alternate route. Distance from Sydney via Great Western Highway to Katoomba 110 km.- By train
Trains to the Blue Mountains leave Sydney Central Railway Station.
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