Giiyong Festival

GIIYONG FESTIVAL

A CELEBRATION OF ABORIGINAL CULTURE ON THE FAR SOUTH COAST OF NSW - FOR EVERYONE

Partners Twofold Aboriginal Corporation, Eden Local Aboriginal Land Council and South East Arts are pleased to again present Giiyong Festival at Jigamy, just north of Eden NSW on

Saturday 22 November 2025

Giiyong Festival provides a rare opportunity in south east NSW for the entire community to come together in celebration of Aboriginal arts, culture and resilience.

Giiyong means ‘come to welcome’ in the south coast language as spoken by local Elders. Everyone is welcome at Giiyong Festival, which brings you the best Aboriginal performers, presenters and speakers in one big day.

LIVE MUSIC, THINKERS & SPEAKERS, DEMONSTRATIONS, WORKSHOPS, TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PRACTICES, ART, CRAFT, FOOD AND MORE.

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COLOURED STONE

DOCKER RIVER BAND

DANE SIMPSON

ISAAC COMPTON

MARK OLIVE (THE BLACK OLIVE)

CLARENCE SLOCKEE

KIRLI SAUNDERS

ZIPPORAH

JASON LEE SCOTT

MATTY WALKER

BOW AND ARROW

WALLABINDI

MANDUWAY

DJINAMA YILAGA

YAALA

BOONDI

DALE ROBERT HUDDLESTON

KUNDA

SAM ELLIS

SOUTH COAST DANCERS

Guganyala Arts Market | Speakers Program (to be announced but will feature topies such as Cultural Burning, Astronomy, Youth Panel, In-Conversations | Workshops | Bush Tucker | Food Trucks | Possum Skin Drums | Shell Art | Weaving | Stone Tools | Fishing Spears | Guided Walks | Short Films | Kids Activities | Yarns + Stories

For programming and lineup information please visit our website which will be updated as details are confirmed: https://www.giiyong.com.au/

Giiyong Festival takes place at Jigamy - an Aboriginal-owned property on the shores of Pambula Lake, on Thaua Country - between Pambula and Eden NSW. This area is known as the Sapphire Coast.

ELDERS & U18s free - but please register for a free ticket - it helps us with planning! Thanks.

DRUG & ALCOHOL FREE EVENT. NO DOGS ALLOWED. NO PUBLIC CAMPING

Please make sure you enter your email address correctly when ordering your tickets, as tickets will be sent to that address.

By entering the event premises, you consent to be photographed, filmed and/or otherwise recorded which may be used on the Festival's social media, or for publicity or archival purposes by the event organiser, their partners, sponsors and media. Please contact a member of our team during the event if this becomes an issue for you. The event organisers hold no responsbility for any photography, video or audio recordings taken by other entities or individuals. Twofold Aboriginal Corporation has engaged professional Culturally-respectful videographers and photographers, who are mindful of Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property protocols.