Minister Barr: NightFest illuminates Floriade’s wonderland
- Written by ACT Government
Released 18/08/2023
Tickets go on sale today for this year’s NightFest, with an exciting program of after dark live entertainment and stunning horticultural illuminations over four nights.
From 28 September to 1 October 2023, from 6.30pm to 10.30pm, Commonwealth Park invites you to a Floral Wonderland of lights, colour, entertainment and, of course, fabulous food.
Lighting installations will highlight the garden beds throughout the park and will include giant neon butterflies in the rhododendron garden and scores of illuminated floating flowers on Kangaroo Pond.
This year NightFest is showcasing many local and interstate live music performances including legendary artists Vika and Linda. The sisters will be performing on Stage 88 at NightFest on Sunday, 1 October from 8pm.
Three stages will be live throughout each night featuring Canberra based acts including Monica Moore, Finley Geach, Harry Cleverdon and Ben Drysdale.
NightFest explores Floriade’s dark side with the Wonderland Spiegeltent running two shows per night of Popcorn Underground, a world class cabaret. The adults only show requires an additional ticket for entry which can be added when purchasing NightFest tickets online.
NightFest offers something for all the family with roving entertainers from the Fool Factory and Warehouse Circus, children’s favourites the Gecko Gang and free children’s activities in the Floriade Sprouts zone.
Floriade, along with NightFest, continues to be one of Canberra’s biggest tourist attractions extending visitors’ stay in Canberra and contributing to our target of $4billion in visitor expenditure by 2030.
Events like NightFest attract people to visit the city area and add to Canberra’s night-time economy, benefiting hospitality and other night-time businesses.
Last year’s festival attracted over 187,000 interstate and international visitors, and nearly 30,000 NightFest attendees.
NightFest tickets are on sale from today, Friday, 18 August – $35 for adults, $27 child, $30 concession and $97 for a family of 4 - children under five are free. Adults only Spiegeltent tickets are also available for an additional $49 each. Transaction fees will also apply.
For more details on the entire NightFest program information and to purchase tickets visit floriadeaustralia.com.
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Andrew Barr, MLA | Media Releases
