Across the Festival, AANT Centre transforms into a welcoming place of gathering where you are invited to explore visual art, enjoy live music, relax and yarn with old friends and new friends.

On Friday, join them for a special Welcome to Country, experience the opening of art exhibitions, and gather on The Balcony for Mayima, a special menu of bush food-inspired bites created by Fire and Forage, celebrating native ingredients. It's the perfect way to round up an evening of culture, conversation and celebration.

On Saturday, soak up the Festival atmosphere across the venue with refreshments around a long communal table outdoors, live music, the Marketplace and other activities, before the nighttime celebrations begin.

Then, arrive early to enjoy Our Songs before the powerful headline concert event that unites two generations of Torres Strait Islander artists for a rare, shared performance experience. Australian icon Christine Anu and her daughter Zipporah.

After the concert, catch Together We Are Beautiful, a bold late-night experience from Melbourne surreal artists and partners The Huxleys. Combining immersive visuals, performance art, music, video installation and dancefloor celebration, the event invites audiences into a joyful and unapologetically theatrical world celebrating queer creativity, First Nations artistry and connection through shared experience.