Fambo. A Queer Festival for All Kinds of Families.

This event takes place at 107 Redfern Street.

Fambo is a 1 day queer contemporary arts festival for LGBTQIA+ families with children aged 4-12.

LGBTQIA+ identifying artists across disciplines have been invited to create and lead workshops, activities and performances for young people and their families that celebrate the queer experience through connection, creation, participation and play.

Offering a new and exciting opportunity for queer families to engage in queer contemporary arts and culture, Fambo is a first of it’s kind festival that seeks to bring together community in a space where gender is not binary or imposed, different bodies are not othered, and creative expression of self is encouraged, celebrated and safe.

Artists include:
Shahmen Suku
Bhenji Ra & House of Slé
Nicole Barakat
Deborah Kelly & Wayang Cyber
Kieran Butler
Dennis Golding
EO Gill and Anastasia Zaravinos
Josie baker
Heaps Gay
Rainbow Families

See the full program at fambo.com.au

Artistic Director, Jenn Blake, is a queer identifying arts and cultural leader who has extensive experience working within the sector for a number of significant cultural institutions and festivals across Australia including Underbelly Arts Festival, Performance Space, Sydney Festival & Sydney Children’s Festival. They were the Producer for Underbelly Arts Festival 2010 and 2011 and have worked for the last 6 years as the Program Manager at Campbelltown Arts Centre (CAC) in South West Sydney. Jenn is the parent of 2 children.

Fambo is supported by the City of Sydney through its Cultural and Creative Grants program and the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. Fambo is auspiced by 107 Projects and an initiative of their 107 Presents annual program.

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