Global Gathering
Free community celebration
Celebrate the heart and soul of our community at this free, family-friendly event on Beaumont Street in Hamilton. Global Gathering is a Beaumont Street takeover! The street will be closed to traffic between James and Donald Streets to host this very special community celebration.
Join our hosts Benjamin Law and Jennifer Wong for one big community party, with two stages for food demonstrations, live music, dance, and performances by Paco Lara, Minangay Dreaming and Samoan Dance.
Feel the rhythm with ILE ILU, a powerful collective of women drummers, horn players, and dancers from Sydney, the Central Coast, and Newcastle, led by Marina Da Silva. Their soul-stirring shows celebrate culture, rhythm, and women’s empowerment.
Don’t miss GabzaK & Dance of Worlds, where global instruments, hypnotic electronic soundscapes, and stunning choreography collide in a genre-defying performance.
MASTERCHEF COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS
Fans of MasterChef Australia will delight in live cooking demonstrations on the food stage from previous contestants, including social media darling Brendan Pang, Cake Boi’s Reece Hignell, Good Food columnist Emelia Jackson and Novocastrian Depinder Chhibber.
GLOBAL GATHERING - WHAT'S ON
For a downloadable PDF click here.
| Time | What’s ON MAIN STAGE |
| 2:00pm | Introduction to hosts Jennifer Wong & Benajmin Law |
| 2:05pm | Welcome to Country - Winanga-y Dreaming |
| 2:15pm | Mui Mui Bumer Gedlam dance group |
| 2:25pm | Salafai Central |
| 2:45pm | Newcastle RSL Pipe Band and Dancers |
| 3:05pm | Newcastle Flamenco Dance |
| 3:35pm | Paco Lara Music and Dance |
| 4:05pm | Daniel Bourgeois Vietnamese Harp |
| 4:15pm | Big Jarda World Music |
| 5:45pm | Greek Dance Performance |
| 6:25pm | IHO NYX |
| 7:25pm | ILE ILU |
| 8:20pm | GabzaK and Dance of Worlds |
| Time | What’s ON FOOD STAGE |
| 2:45pm | Chef Demonstration - Depinder Chhibber |
| 3:45pm | Chef Demonstration - “Cake Boi” Reece Hignell Followed by Book Signing at Macleans Books |
| 4:45pm | Chef Demonstration - Emelia Jackson Followed by Book Signing at Macleans Books |
| 5:30pm | Chef Demonstration- Brendan Pang Followed by Book Signing at Macleans Books |
| Time | What’s ON Street Activity | |
| 2:00pm – 5:00pm | Najo’s Free Henna | |
| 2:30pm – 7:00pm | Ngiarrenumba Burrai Our Country Workshops | |
| 2:30pm – 7:00pm | University of Newcastle Origami Paper Folding Workshop | |
| 2:30pm – 7:00pm | Salafai Central Face Painting | |
| 2:00pm – 8:30pm | Good Folk & Vera Wine – Festival Bars | |
WET WEATHER CONTINGENCY
In the unlikely event of extreme weather impacting this event, news will be posted on social media and on this event page. We will also email all those who have registered for updates.
ARTISTS & COLLABORATORS
Expect world music from across the globe, food trucks to tempt the taste buds, and dance, food and cultural workshops.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
New Annual acknowledges the assistance of the NSW Government through the Transport for NSW "Permit/Plug/Play Pilot Program", and the Multicultural NSW "Stronger Together" grant. Without their support, Global Gathering would not be possible.
