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Be Bold Festival 2023

Creative Brimbank presents its annual arts & cultural fest by-and-for community in the west!

Dates 07 Oct
Time 11:00am - 5:00pm (Come and go as you please)
Venue St Albans Community Centre

FREE EVENT

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Two young boys from the Brimbank community clapping and cheering in the audience at Be Bold Festival 2022.

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Image Credit: Carla Gottgens

Presented by: Creative Brimbank
In Association With: The Bowery Theatre

Be Bold Festival is an action packed day of arts and culture in Melbourne’s western suburbs. To celebrate our diverse, multicultural and bold community, Be Bold Festival will host live music, performing arts, workshops, food tours, roaming performances, family friendly activities, food and more!

Everyone is invited to this free, all-ages event celebrating our incredibly rich multicultural community.

“Whether you want to join in our dance workshops, enjoy live entertainment, make arts and crafts, go on a foodie tour or hear our vibrant storytellers, there’s something for all ages at Be Bold Festival.” Brimbank Cr Jasmine Nguyen

Many offerings at Be Bold Festival will be accessible to deaf/Deaf communities, featuring high-spectacle events including giant roving seagulls from Snuff Puppets, a live art installation of The Giant Lạc Long Quân (a giant inflatable dragon), a visual art exhibition exploring mental health, and cultural dance performances including Kud Dukat (Bosnian Dance) and Tinikling (Filipino Dance), to celebrate our diverse multicultural communities in Brimbank.

For the full festival schedule, please see: creativebrimbank.com.au/bbf-2023/bbf-program.

About Creative Brimbank

Creative Brimbank celebrates artists and community coming together. We invite everyone to participate and collaborate towards building a vibrant, connected and creative community. We support quality experiences in performing and visual arts in the west, and deliver an engaging program of creative workshops, festivals and events.

creativebrimbank.com.au

Duration: Come and go as you please
Event Accessibility: Deaf or Hard of Hearing Rating: Partially Accessible, English no barrier
Age suitability: G
Event warnings: Contains Sustained Bright Lights, Mild Coarse Language, Sustained Loud Noises, High Level Of Audience Participation.

Two musical acts on the Outdoor Main Stage will be AUSLAN interpreted: 12:30pm - 1pm - Brimbank Multicultural Community Choir: Belonging 1:30pm - 2:30pm - The Resonate Youth Music Showcase For the full festival schedule, please see: https://creativebrimbank.com.au/bbf-2023/bbf-program

St Albans Community Centre
33 Princess Rd, St Albans, Vic, 3021

Wheelchair Access

St Albans Community Centre is wheelchair accessible.

St Albans Community Centre (STACC) and the Bowery Theatre has facilities to enable access for everyone in the community. Some of these features include a large drop off zone directly out the front, and wide, automatic entrance doors, wide doors throughout, and removable theatre seats. All accessible signage throughout the centre includes braille.

Wheelchair Access
STACC is fully wheelchair accessible, with a lift servicing the ground and first floor.

Accessible Toilets
There are 3 gender-neutral accessible toilets located in the centre. Gendered toilets are also located on the first floor, with an accessible stall in each.
(5 accessible stalls in total)

Parking
There are 35 parking bays located directly outside STACC, including 2 accessible parking bays and a large drop-off zone. There is a parking limit of 3 hours. Additionally parking is available in surrounding streets. Please observe all parking signage.

Public transport
STACC is a short distance from St Albans train station. Bus routes 408 and 418 pass along Main Road East and Errington Reserve.

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