Arts & culture
Honk! Oz exhibition opens at Wollongong Library

Honk! Oz Street Music Festival is coming to Wollongong again this summer, marking 10 years of the festival in Australia. Wollongong City Libraries are hosting a photo exhibition from December 2024 until February 2025 to celebrate this colourful, inclusive extravaganza.

An exhibition launch will be held at 5pm, Monday, December 9 at Wollongong City Library with all welcome.

The exhibition can also be viewed online.

Each year, bands and musicians travel from Perth, the Northern Rivers, New Zealand, Great Britain and the United States to be part of Honk! Oz in Wollongong. Individuals and bands freely contribute their time and musical skills to perform a fusion of repertoire from a diverse set of music traditions – New Orleans second line, Klezmer, Balkan and Romani music; Brazilian Samba and Frevo; Jazz, funk and popular music.

Honk! Oz is also known for its wonderful and outlandish costumes, some will be displayed in Wollongong Library during the exhibition.

The festival will be on from January 9 to 11.

For festival information, visit www.honkfest.org.au

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