SunFest is celebrating 50 years this March.
The beloved festival will take over Sunbury’s streets once again, for a special weekend full of fun, community and Sunbury pride.
SunFest started back in 1976, after the end of the Sunbury Rock Festival, SunFest committee vice president Craig McTaggart said.
“A group of like-minded Sunbury residents got together because they were missing the rock festival atmosphere, and they decided to put together the Sunbury Community Festival, which is nowadays known as SunFest,” he said.
Fifty years later, SunFest is one of the biggest events on Sunbury’s calendar with a dedicated team of volunteers ensuring it keeps bringing a community fair free to the people of Sunbury and surrounds.
“It’s pretty amazing to have a community owned and run event that’s dedicated for putting things back into the community as its number one focus,” Mr McTaggart said.
SunFest will take place on Saturday 14 March and Sunday 25 March , with a jam-packed weekend planned across Sunbury to celebrate the milestone year.
“There’s lots of new things, new entertainment, new market stalls, our carnival rides, we’ve got the fireworks again on Saturday night and we have a headline act on Saturday night as well,” Mr McTaggart said.
The Grand Street Parade will kick things off on Saturday, with this year’s Golden theme set to bring plenty of fun and flair to costumes and community groups as they parade through O’Shanassy Street.
Battle of the School Choirs will also take centre stage on Saturday morning, and on Sunday, the annual Colour Run will see the community race around the Village Green, with tickets still available to join in on the action.
Mr McTaggart encouraged the community to come on down to the two-day event on the Village Green.
“It’s all about community. There’s about 15 volunteers that put this on every year … none of us get paid for it,” he said.
Details: sunfest.org.au/
