New acts have been announced as family-friendly music and food festival Hello Sunshine gets ready to make its inaugural debut at the iconic Caribbean Gardens
Hello Sunshine, an all-new music and food festival coming to the historic Caribbean Gardens at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges on 11 February, has just expanded its inaugural lineup, announcing high energy drag queen DJ duo Jawbreakers, the world’s oldest rocking DJs Rockafellas and 18-year-old Cambodian Australian singer-songwriter and Tiktok star Ally Rendall.
These acts join the previously announced lineup of music headlined by Aria Award-winning artist of the moment Amy Shark, joined by multi-platinum icons The Cat Empire, Murray ‘The Original Red Wiggle’ in his first DJ set, legendary Melbourne hip-hop artist 360, folk/rock duo Pierce Brothers, entertainment DJ Yo! Mafia and singer-songwriter Cadence.
Hello Sunshine music and food festival
- What: Hello Sunshine – Music and Food Festival
- When: Saturday 11 February, 2023, 1pm-11pm
- Where: Caribbean Gardens, 1280 Ferntree Gully Road, Scoresby
- Tickets: GA 18+ tickets from $115 – $135
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Amy Shark, The Cat Empire lead new Dandenong Ranges music festival, Hello Sunshine
Produced by one of Australia’s most prolific entertainment companies, Lucky Ent., the new family-friendly event is the first ever festival to be held at Caribbean Gardens, the home of fun for the South Eastern suburbs since the 1960s. The day festival will be set around the iconic Lake Caribbean, once home to Moomba.
With a capacity of 10,000 and over 80% of tickets already sold, the festival is set to become a calendar favourite amongst Melbourne families and music, food and entertainment lovers from across the state. The festival grounds will be jam packed with amusement rides, Melbourne’s best multicultural food trucks, a fireworks display, over 40 unique market stalls, face painting and appearances from the likes of Elsa and Spiderman.
“Lucky Ent is really excited to be launching the first ever Hello Sunshine music and food festival at the iconic Caribbean Gardens. We’ve been able to assemble a line up of some of Australia’s most loved music acts, including many who are local to the South Eastern suburbs,” says Luke Udorovic, Director of Lucky Ent. The Cat Empire, Pierce Brothers, Cadence and 360 are all local to the region, and started their careers playing in local bars and venues.
The lineup of food trucks is characterised by local owner-operators that represent the diverse cultures of the South East Melbourne community. From Melbourne’s first and only Uruguayan steak sandwich ‘Chivito’ food truck El Chivi, to retro slow-cooked BBQ icons Smokeyboiz, Cypriot cuisine purveyors Cypriot Street Grill, the travelling Middle Eastern Hamsa Hummus Bar and more.
Tickets on sale now via www.hellosunshinefest.com.au
