Honk! Oz
 Wollongong, NSW
10th January 2026
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2023 Schedule Online


We Are Delighted To Welcome The Following Artists To HONK! Oz 2023

1140 Street Band
Bateria 61 Grupo de Samba
Beatmeisters
Bundeena Ramshackle Orkestra
Cockatoo and the Noise Complaints
The Con Artists
Curious Rendition Orchestra
The Disappointments
Mama Wailer
The Femme Fatales
Riff Raff Radical Marching Band
Vic Janko Orkestar (VJO)
Wollongong City Wind Band
Kids HONK! Band
Hoot Pickup Band
Samba with Susan

Participate:

HOOT Pickup Band for unattached (and attached) Musicians - with Ken Field 

HOOT Band is open to the public and completely FREE. We welcome musicians attending HONK! Oz without a band. 
  • 7-8.30pm Friday Jan 13th : WORKSHOP (Wollcon)
  • 11am Saturday Jan 14th : Grand Street Parade (for mobile instruments)
  • 12-2pm Saturday Jan 14th : WORKSHOP (Town Hall Music Lounge)
  • 7.30pm Saturday Jan 14th : PERFORMANCE (Town Hall Forecourt)
  • 8.05pm Saturday Jan 14th : Lantern Parade (for mobile instruments) 


Kids HONK! With Wollcon Staff and Leah Van Der Meulen

Run by Wollongong Conservatorium of Music staff, with special guest And Leah Van Der Meulen from Junkadelic Brass Band,  The Kids HONK! Band is an important feature of HONK! Oz Street Music Festival. Students will learn four tunes, across two workshops and perform as part of the HONK! oz Street Music Festival. 
  • 10am Thursday Jan 12th : WORKSHOP (Wollcon)
  • 10am Friday Jan 13th : WORKSHOP (Wollcon)
  • 4.pm Saturday Jan 14th : PERFORMANCE (Arts Precinct)​ ​

Samba Drumming workshop with Susan Richardson

  • 5.30-6.30pm Friday Jan 13th : WORKSHOP (Wollcon)
  • 2.15-3.15pm Saturday Jan 14th :WORKSHOP  (Arts Precinct)​​


Music Activities / Drummers not Plumbers with Mark Holder Keeping

  • 12-2pm Saturday Jan 14th (Arts Precinct) - drop in and join in at any time between 12 and 2pm. Marimbas, Poly Pipes and wacky percussion 
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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