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Sydney Festival: Blacktown Garage Party
Thursday 15 and Friday 16 JanuaryEvent has ended. Blacktown Garage Party invites the public to our backyard!
Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Elara
Saturday 14 February 2026, from 5 pm to 9 pmThis Summer, live music is headed to Elara Food Markets! Sit back, relax and enjoy some good food with family and friends, set to a soundtrack of local music acts.
Digital School Holidays with Monica Rani Rudhar
6 July to 17 JulyComing soon! Learn how to craft paper garlands in the comfort of your own home, follow along as Monica Rani Rudhar shows each step of her process, turning simple materials into a gift for a friend or an adornment in your home.
2026 Blacktown Shorts Film Festival application
Wednesday 3 June to Tuesday 7 July 2026Applications have closed. Blacktown Short Film Festival is back for 2026! The fbi.radio award winning program is seeking short film proposals from western Sydney filmmakers.
2026 Blacktown City Creative Arts Fund application
Wednesday 3 June to Monday 29 JuneApplications are closed. Calling all local artists and creatives! Have an arts and cultural project that you want to bring to life? The Blacktown City Creative Arts Fund is back for 2026!
Rainbow Serpent with Uncle Danny Eastwood
June to OctoberTo celebrate the 2026 NAIDOC Week's theme of '50 Years of Deadly' and also acknowledge local Elder Uncle Danny Eastwood’s profound impact on the arts, culture and community of Blacktown, the iconic Rainbow Serpent makes it journey across the Max Webber Library Windows.
Digital Stories with Justin Cueno
We kick off 2026’s edition of Digital stories with Filipino-Australian local photographer and videographer, Justin Cueno.
Blacktown Arts Digital Artist in Residence with Shimmy
13 July to 5 OctoberThe Blacktown Arts Digital Artist in Residence program invites an artist for a 3-month online residency to develop a digital artwork to be presented online.
Undoing the City: Artist Development with Victor Ehikhamenor
Applications open Wednesday 26 August to Monday 7 SeptemberBlacktown Arts invites emerging creatives from African and African-descended communities across western Sydney to apply for a paid mentorship with international Nigerian-American artist Victor Ehikhamenor.
Victor Ehikhamenor: Undoing the City, Making Home
Thursday 15 October 2026 to Monday 26 April 2027Victor Ehikhamenor: Undoing the City, Making Home is a meditation on resistance, resilience, and cultural continuity when marginalized communities confront extraction, displacement, and gentrification.
Future Fiestas
Saturday 14 November and Saturday 21 November, 2026, from 10 am to noonCome make something strange, joyful and unexpected, and watch them come to life!
















