Fambo, Redfern

A new queer festival for all kinds of families!

The inaugural queer contemporary arts festival for families, Fambo, will launch during the upcoming school holidays on 29^th September. A first of its kind, Fambo offers a unique opportunity for children and families to engage in queer contemporary arts and culture.

Fambo will roll out an exciting program of workshops, activities and performances led by LGBTQIA+ artists to celebrate the queer experience through connection, creation, participation and play.

The Festival will bring together young people and families in a space where gender is not binary or imposed, different bodies are not bothered, and creative expression of self is encouraged, celebrated and safe.

Highlights of the Fambo program include a cooking demonstration with Shahmen Suku’s alter ego drag persona Radha La Bia exploring cultural identity, gender and storytelling; a collaborative installation utilising everyday materials led by queer femme Arab artist Nicole Barakat; a design workshop with First Nations artist Dennis Golding, exploring symbols of childhood from both modern and traditional culture; and a photographic installation by Kieran Butler where the audience are invited to destroy the work and take home a wearable piece of art.

Throughout the day, engaging storytime sessions will be presented by the star of the NITV documentary Black Divaz and Inaugural Miss First Nations 2017 winner, Josie Baker. Concluding the Festival in style will be a two-hour dance event hosted by Heaps Gay, A Heaps Small Party, paying homage to queer music from both past and present.

For the full program, visit https://fambo.com.au.