Canterbury Bankstown Council will celebrate NAIDOC Week 2024 with a program of community activities and events taking place across the City.
NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to celebrate the significance of our Aboriginal heritage and the important contribution of the Canterbury Bankstown’s Aboriginal population make in our community and across our vibrant City.
The program of events will celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, history and heritage; as well as embrace the NAIDOC 2024 theme, ‘Keep the fire burning! Blak, Loud and Proud’. The theme honours the enduring strength and vitality of First Nations culture – with fire a symbol of connection to Country, to each other, and to the rich tapestry of traditions that define Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Our 2024 NAIDOC Week program includes:
NAIDOC Family Day – Saturday, 6 July 2024 at the Bankstown City Gardens
10am - 3pm
Council’s flagship NAIDOC Family Day event will be held at the Bankstown City Gardens. This fun and inclusive event will feature performances from First Nations artists like The Donovans, Kootsie Don, Izzy & Koreena Leverett, workshops, stalls, a free BBQ, bush tucker and more. Come along and enjoy a great day celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, heritage and history! Come along, no registration required.
NAIDOC Week Film Screening – Wednesday, 10 July 2024 at the Campsie Library and Knowledge Centre
10am - 12pm
Come and join us for a film screening of The Last Daughter followed by questions and answers with Aunty Jennifer Newman.
NAIDOC Movie Night – Saturday, 13 July 2024 at the Bankstown Art Centre, 5 Olympic Parade, Bankstown
2pm - 5pm
Movie screening of In My Blood It Runs. Q&A session with local Aboriginal Elders, cultural workshops and a free BBQ.
NAIDOC Day Villawood – Tuesday, 16 July 2024 at the Villawood Hub, Urana St, Villawood
11am - 2pm
This fun and inclusive event will feature cultural activities and workshops, a jumping castle, face painting, a free BBQ and more. Come along and celebrate NAIDOC with us in Villawood, no registration required.
NAIDOC Disco – Friday, 19 July 2024 at the CBCity First Nations Cultural Hub and Resource Centre, 7 West Terrace Bankstown
5pm - 7.30pm
Under 18’s only
Bring your dancing shoes and join in the fun at our NAIDOC disco! There will be FREE food, entertainment, games and prizes to be won.
For more information visit cb.city/NAIDOC2024. If you would like to join our First Nations mailing list to stay up to date with First Nations programs and events in CBCity, you can join here.