With 16 different workshops to choose from – everything from Taiko drumming, opera to Armenian, Japanese sword dancing and, of course the blues, country and western and some “Messiah” there’s something for everyone to try. We have 4 major concerts this year, the sensational Argentine rhythms of TangoOZ plus a Big Band cabaret night, Jazz and high tea not to mention singing in the pubs and dancing in the streets and a busking competition with prizemoney!

The extraordinary talent of the children from Moorambilla Voices – now 200 strong in three ensembles aged from yr 3 to yr 10 - will be working with composers Gerard Brophy, Dan Walker, Katie Abbott, Sally Whitwell, Luke Byrne and others to premiere works about their life experiences and the region’s landscape, language and legends in the concerts at the festival with our Chamber Orchestra and TaikOz. This is music so fresh its still drying on the page, and it’s just so exciting to hear it performed live – right in front of you!

One of the highlights of this year’s festival will be the two weeks of free community workshops as part of the “What Baggage?” installation. Community members are invited to help make 3,500 origami paper Brolgas to place in Indigenous hand woven dillybags made from the reeds of the Macquarie Marshes and turning travel bags into sculptures. These will be linked into a light walk along the main street for all to enjoy during the nights of the festival.

This really will be something to behold and is part of our focus to encourage more visual arts in the festival. You will be amazed at what you will see this year - everything from Ngemba and Weilwan art at the RTC to photography and soft sculptures so keep your eyes wide open!

Come on, we dare you – join us in 2010 and sing, dance, eat, laugh and be amazed at how wonderful celebrating the festival theme “Coming Home” can be with friends and family in Coonamble at this year’s Moorambilla Festival - 5 years strong.