Entertainment
Each night at Floriade NightFest brings you fantastic entertainment, including live music, roving performers, an interactive sound installation the kids will love and a highlight performance by Strange Fruit.
The Aron Lyon Trio
Wednesday 24, Thursday 25, Friday 26 and Sunday 28 September
This leading jazz group get the NightFest party started with a wide range of music from traditional swing, to contemporary jazz, as well as Latin, reggae, funk and rhythm and blues.
Blamey St Big Band
Saturday 27 September
This 20 piece ensemble plays infectious music in the tradition of the big, swing bands, including songs by Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Glenn Miller.
Strange Fruit
Every night during NightFest
This NightFest highlight is a spectacular like no other! Do not miss this visual feast conducted four metres above the ground atop flexible metal poles. This choreographed performance, featuring glowing spheres, extraordinary characters and projected sound and images will take your breath away.
Floriade Feetbus
Every night during NightFest
Take a hilarious ride on this human powered ‘I Love the Night Ride’ disco bus. Your drag queen crew will have you in stitches with their personalised tour of Floriade NightFest.
Squirt
Every night during NightFest
You won’t be able to drag the kids away from this amazing water-activated sound installation. Armed with spray bottles, they’ll create a symphony of sound that has to be seen to be believed!
Entertainment reporters
Every night during NightFest
Get into the spirit of the night when you’re welcomed into Floriade NightFest by these glamorous ‘entertainment reporters’, doing the ‘meet and greet’ on the red carpet.
