Joondalup Festival to celebrate First Nations culture and cuisine

Phoebe Blogg Published February 2, 2025 at 1.00pm (AWST)

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Promotional imagery for Joondalup Festival's Feast event. (Image: Joondalup Festival/supplied)

Joondalup Festival is back in 2025.

From March 15 to April 5, the event will deliver accessible, world-class cultural performances from across the state and country.

One experience set to ignite the taste buds of attendees is the festival program's FEAST: All Good Grub event. Described as a truly unique sensory smorgasbord, this event focuses on attendees celebrating First Nations culture through cusine and cooking.

FEAST will see participants take a seat on the open-air terraced concourse outside Joondalup Library. Once seated at the long table, participants will indulge in a mouthwatering selection of bushtukka-inspired flavours and local produce, expertly prepared by the team at All Good Grub led by Kija woman Stacey Goodall.

The dishes served will focus on a contemporary reimagining of traditional nutrient-rich ingredients sourced from Noongar Boodjar, including delicious delicacies such as quandongs, emu-apples and Eucalyptus olida.

Those attending will also experience an evening of intimate performances, including a moving Welcome to Country by Whadjuk Ballardong Yorga Elder Robyn Collard, an acoustic performance from award-winning Noongar singer and founding member of The Merindas – Lily Gogos, and secret surprise performances yet to be announced.

*A peak at some of All Good Grub's dishes. (Instagram: @allgoodgrub)*

*Behind the scenes at a recent event, All Good Grub catered for. (Instagram: @allgoodgrub)*

The FEAST: All Good Grub event led by Goodall is also an opportunity for locals to engage with the community and expand and educate their knowledge surrounding First Nations culture. Local produce will be put on display by those who know it best and with a unique spin on flavour, participants are set to walk away with a true taste of Indigenous culture.

"This year's program is designed to celebrate the incredible diversity and creativity of our community and highlights everything that makes the City of Joondalup such a vibrant place to live, work and visit," said Joondalup mayor Albert Jacob.

"It's going to be a festival to remember."

Joondalup Festival 2025 is made possible through the support of partners the State Government via Tourism WA, Lotterywest, Hillarys Boat Harbour, Department of Transport, Quest Joondalup, Currambine Central, St Stephen's School, 7NEWS and Mix94.5.

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