Description of Event -Boolarra will hold its first ever NAIDOC week celebrations this July.

NAIDOC week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Activities include: welcome to Country & flag raising, creative workshops daily, first nations movie marathon, theatre performance & masked NAIDOC ball.



Sunday 2nd July

11am - 12noon - Flag Raising, WTC & Smoking Ceremony & Free BBQ - Railway Park Boolarra

3 - 10pm - Free First Nations Movie Marathon @ Boolarra Memorial Hall

Monday 3rd - Friday 7th

10.30 - 12noon: Free Dance Workshops & art activities - all ages

12.30 - 2.30pm: Free Shadow Puppet workshops, mask making, sea of hands & decoration making for the NAIDOC ball

Friday 7th July

7pm - Gunga na dhum Nyanjinu: The stories we hold tightly. Theatre performance by Uncle Larry Walsh & family - story, dance, song & projections. At the Boolarra Memorial Hall

Saturday 8th July

6pm - 10pm Boolarra NAIDOC Ball at the Boolarra Memorial Hall. Masquerade Ball for all ages. Including Dance & Music Performances, First Nations Music & Disco, Prizes for Best Costumes. You can BYO food & refreshments - or enjoy a hot meal provided by BCDG. Various ticket prices. All profits from the NAIDOC Ball will go to Indigenous Literacy Foundation