Kiama Council with Destination Kiama and Harcourts Kiama are excited to host IGNITE – Kiama Winter Festival this Saturday (4 June), from 12pm to 8pm.
Ignite your senses, imagination and taste buds at Kiama’s Blowhole Point with an eight-hour celebration of fire, ice, rhythm and feasting. IGNITE promises to be an event unlike anything seen in Kiama, bringing an entirely new space to life in breath-taking fashion.
You can relax on the lawn in front of the Pilot’s Cottage enjoying the acts on stage, slip, slide and skate on the ice rink, soar to new heights on the aerial rig or simply enjoy the food, drinks, music and ambience.
Cr. Matt Brown said Destination Kiama was using the darkest depths of winter to light up the iconic Kiama Harbour and Blowhole Point with a sure-fire winter party of fire, feasting, music and fireworks not to be missed.
“Kiama is joining other cities and towns around the world in turning a time traditionally for hibernation into a fiery community celebration,” Cr. Brown said.
“We’ve already had an incredible autumn with REVEL in May. Now we’re welcoming in winter with a free festival of fire, arts, culture, food, drink and live entertainment capped by a fireworks grand finale.”
“Bring your family and friends to our beautiful Blowhole Point for what is going to be a truly memorable experience.”
A highlight of IGNITE will be a real ice skating rink which will be open for daytime and twilight skating for 10 days (3 June – 13 June).
Mayor Neil Reilly congratulated organisers for putting together a spectacular program of activities and entertainment showcasing Kiama’s beautiful harbours and headlands.
“I want to also thank our sponsors, particularly Harcourts and Kiama Coast Holiday Parks, as well as the NSW Government, which provided support through its Regional Events Acceleration Fund.”
“I encourage locals and visitors alike to rug up and head down to Kiama Harbour and Blowhole Point to celebrate winter and being together as a community once more.”
Mayor Neil Reilly and Aunty Joyce Donovan will launch the IGNITE Kiama Winter Festival on Friday at 5pm with a Welcome to Country and switching on the lights at Blowhole Point and opening of the ice skating rink.
More than 20 of the iconic Norfolk Pines on Blowhole Point will be illuminated in spectacular fashion.
Hungry Monkey and Henry Clive Bar will be serving up burgers, craft beer and cocktails on the ice, while harpist Yasmin Russell sets the musical mood.
Highlights of Harcourts Kiama IGNITE Winter Festival include:
- Two live music and entertainment stages, roving fire and illumination acts, sky and land circus performances.
- Kiama Leagues Club Festival Bar.
- Bush Tucker and traditional indigenous smoking and fire performance.
- Eat Street food market.
- Special performance by Olympic Figure Skater Kailani Crane.
- Guest appearance by Elsa from Disney’s one and only Frozen.
- Australian powerhouse pop outfit Sexy Sunday Jam.
- Fire and Jungle Rhythm Show as the sun goes down.
- Surrounding trees lit up to set the scene.
- Ticketed Ice Skating for all (bookings – ignitekiama.com)
- Fireworks finale orchestrated soundtrack and light show
