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ROAM Geelong: Victoria’s Newest Arts Event Takes Over the City

Clear your calendar, Geelong - Saturday 11 October is about to become legendary.

ROAM Geelong, Victoria’s most ambitious new cultural event, is ready to flip the switch on our creative heart, transforming streets, parks, galleries and theatres into one sprawling, multi-sensory playground. From 4pm to 10pm, the city is yours to explore and you won’t want to miss a second.

What’s on the menu?

Think bold art, live music, jaw-dropping performances, immersive storytelling, and more than a few surprises hidden in the laneways. It’s six hours where Geelong won’t just host art – Geelong is the art.

ROAM

Date: Saturday 11 October 2025
Time: 4:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: Little Malop Street Arts Precinct, Johnstone Park & partner venues
Cost: Mostly free (with select ticketed events)
Information: www.roamgeelong.com.au

Keep up to date with all things arts, exhibitions and stage here.

 

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A City bursting with creativity

The line-up is nothing short of dazzling. Platform Arts will crank the volume outdoors with After Walter Hopps Remix, transforming the streets into a pulsing, all-in dance floor. Expect DJs, cyphers, and that unshakable “everyone belongs” vibe.

Over at Back to Back Theatre Studio, the doors will swing open to showcase the outcome of a recent school-based residency, championing the voices and identities of young people across Geelong. It’s raw, local, and brimming with the next generation of creative energy.

At Geelong Library & Heritage Centre, comedian and design tragic Tim Ross digs into Australia’s housing obsession with wit and bite in The Australian Dream? — a show that will have you laughing and maybe crying into your hypothetical mortgage papers. And outside, witness Buff Diss’s bold tape installation. Geometric designs transform the pavement into a fleeting artwork, inviting you to see the space in a new way, today only!

 

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Art that moves you

In Johnstone Park, prepare to be swept away by Tomorrow Blooms, a futuristic botanical wonderland from Superficial Studio’s Andrew Kupresanin and Belinda Chen. Imagine a digital super bloom unfolding across the park – flowers alive with colour, light and tech. Scan a QR code, and you’ll even take home your own personal digital bloom, a reminder of how every action ripples through nature.

Local First Nations artists, led by Dr Paola Balla, will create Gathering Place – a powerful bush-dyed fabric installation celebrating culture, resilience, and connection. And if that’s not enough colour, Dr Anindita Banerjee’s Arranged Marriage will explode down Little Malop Street: a vibrant street procession blending Bollywood beats, satire, and a kaleidoscope of costumes that dares you not to dance along.

 

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Music for every ear

From world rhythms to hip hop, the music program has serious breadth. Don’t miss Cool Out Sun, the powerhouse duo of N’fa Jones and Sensible J, whose afrobeat, roots, and hip hop grooves will light up the night with infectious, soul-shaking energy. Families can also kick back at the historic Johnstone Park rotunda, where diverse local acts will soundtrack the evening with everything from chilled vibes to full-on festival anthems, artists include GRID Series alumni, Baraka The Kid, Emilia Fol, FARAH, Madeliene Cope, Ridzy Ray, Tonite, Wild Gloriosa and special guests.  

Experience something melodic with the Sonus Ensemble’s acclaimed, evocative music blending nature-inspired originals and beloved favourites across genres.

 

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The Falcon has landed

And then there’s the showstopper: a giant falcon, standing four metres tall with a ten-metre wingspan, roaming the streets with puppeteers, light shows, and soundscapes. 

A Night to ROAM

With more than 60 percent of the program featuring local artists alongside world-class talent, ROAM Geelong isn’t just another event – it’s a love letter to the city, written in light, sound, and movement. Best of all? Most of it’s free.

So grab your mates, lace up your dancing shoes, and prepare to ROAM. Geelong won’t just be hosting Victoria’s newest arts event – it’ll be living it.

To find out more about ROAM and the impressive program, head here

Proudly presented by the City of Greater Geelong with support from Visit Victoria.