Honk! Oz
 Wollongong, NSW
​15
th - 16th July, 2022
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HONK! Oz Street Music Festival : Friday 15th / Saturday 16th July ​2022

HONK! Oz Street Music Festival is an outdoor spectacle featuring alternative community bands and related arts.  Completely free, and volunteer run, Honk Oz is a Parade! a Party! A Raucous celebration! Lots of Fun! Energetic, Irreverent, revelrous and with a somewhat DIY approach to instrumentation and attire.  Honk bands perform to celebrate; to protest; to proclaim; some play for peace, some for activist causes; for community spirit and all of them play to have fun!!!!

We are delighted to welcome the following bands to HONK! Oz 2022 (Winter Edition)

1140 Street Band
Bateria 61 Grupo de Samba
Beatmeisters
Bundeena Ramshackle Orkestra
Cockatoo and the Noise Complaints
Crash Bandihoot
The Con Artists
Curious Rendition Orchestra
Mama Wailer
​Elemental Grooves (Drum Workshop)
​Elgon Youth Brass Band Uganda [livestream]
The Femme Fatales
Hot Potato Band
Junkadelic Brass Band
Kids HONK! Band
Queens of Honk!
Radical Drum Corp
Riff Raff Radical Marching Band
The Swingaleles
Vic Janko Orkestar (VJO)
The Wisecracks
Wollongong City Wind Band

Festival 2022 

HONK! Oz Street Music Festival in Collaboration with Upsurge (Wollongong Arts Precinct / near IPAC & Townhall)

FRIDAY JULY 15th (Evening)
  • 3-6pm : HONK! Bands Perform in and around the Arts Precinct
  • 4-6pm : Bridge to Femme Fatales Workshop (Music Lounge)
  • 5.30pm : Kids HONK! 
  • 6.30pm : Upsurge Opening
  • 7pm : Lantern Parade ---> BYO Lantern 
  • 7-10pm : HONK! Bands Perform in and around the Arts Precinct

SATURDAY JULY 16th
  • 11am HONK! Universe Grand STREET PARADE
  • 11.30am-1.30pm : Bands Perform in the Mall, Globe Lane, and Outside Townhall
  • 11am-1pm Upsurge Artists talks (Near IPAC)
  • 2pm-10pm : HONK! Bands Perform in and around the Arts Precinct
  • 9.30pm : HONK! Oz Musicians and Artists afterparty 

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HONK! Oz 2022 in collaboration with
UPSURGE Where arts emerge
UPSURGE is a three-day arts feast from 15 - 17 July
Curated by Virginia Settre, UPSURGE  showcases award-winning visual artists, gifted artisans and emerging talent. 
[wollongong.nsw.gov.au/explore/art-and-culture/upsurge]


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Thanks to Wollongong City Council for supporting HONK! Oz 2022 with the following grants: 'Sponsorship of Community Events' | Quick Response Grant | Small Cultural Grant ​
Hot Potato Band appear at HONK! Oz 2022 courtesy of Wollongong Conservatorium of Music with funding from Create NSW 
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The HONK! Oz Street Music Festival acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures; and to Elders both past, present and emerging. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which our festival takes place, the Dharawal peoples, their Elders past, present and emerging and their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of our region

HONK! Oz is supported by the following arts organisations
 Wollongong Conservatorium of Music, Wollongong City Council,  Merrigong Theatre, ​Illawarra Folk Club, 
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