Want to discover local music, learn new skills, get creative, and win exciting prizes? Come to BAF Arts Festival!

Location: Burrinja Cultural Centre, 351 Glenfern Road, Upwey
Dates: Saturday 26th March
Time: 11am - 6pm

BAF is a FREE festival happening in the Yarra Ranges this March, featuring a full day of live music, creative workshops, interactive art spaces, and exhibitions, all hosted and presented by young people from the local area.

Bring a picnic blanket, your family, friends, some snacks and your dancing shoes and come enjoy some of the last warm nights before Autumn really kicks in!

BAF is hosted by Defrosted Events, a team of young people from the Yarra Ranges who meet weekly to organise youth-focused Arts, Music, and Cultural events. Defrosted Events is a FReeZA initiative, proudly supported by Yarra Ranges Council and the Victorian Government.

Festival Line Up:

Front Lawn
11:30 - 11:50: Welcome to Country
12:00 - 12:50: Rogerson.
13:00 - 13:50: Immy Owusu
14:00 - 14:50: Pia Nesvara
15:00 - 15:50: Melbourne Songwriters Collective
16:00 - 16:50: St. Emerald
17:00 - 17:50: Fred Leone

« Front Lawn - Street Side »
11:50 - 17:00: Street Art/Graffiti space with Will Hughes
« Workshops - Theatre »
12:30 - 13:20: Hip-Hop Dance workshop with Hannah Mahoney
13:30 - 14:20: Songwriting workshop with Melbourne Songwriters Collective
14:30 - 15:20: Drumming workshop with Immy Owusu
15:30 - 16:20: Body Percussion and Attunement workshop with Fred Leone
16:30 - 17:20: Acrylic Painting workshop with Priyanka Kaur**
11:50 - 17:00: Exhibition of local visual artists, featuring: Nicholas Lee, Brady Gray, and Starshi Despotellis
11:50 - 17:00: Playtron Music Production space with Chloe Booth
*All indoor attendees over the age of 18 will need to present proof of vaccination or valid medical exemption upon entry.
**Acrylic Painting workshop happening in Aerie Makers Space