Residents of Western Sydney, you better get in some sleep now because you’ll be up late this summer – at parties, art shows, live gigs, walking tours and feasts, which will roll out for the Culture Up Late program, across Bankstown, Camden, Campbelltown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Liverpool, Parramatta and Penrith.
The new initiative by the NSW Government will see 11 grants being handed out to a number of local businesses to help give nightlife in the precincts a boost.
Punters will be able to head along to events like ACE at Dusk, an evening cultural series; a Parramatta Up Late program; Camden’s Cultural Fusion; and Blacktown After 5.
Over the past few years, the state government has pumped $5 billion into the Western Sydney community, with new builds, initiatives and project grants.
Minister for the arts, John Graham, said this $1.9 million in Culture up Late funding is money well spent in reconnecting the community through arts and culture. “We are declaring war on the lure of the couch with these nighttime cultural events. It’s part of Sydney bouncing back after a tough decade after dark. The program ensures that culture up late funding extends to Western Sydney.
"The Western Sydney Culture Up Late program showcases some of the most exciting cultural offerings Sydney has to offer. These precincts are already key cultural destinations, and this coming spring to summer they'll become undoubtedly Sydney's must-visit locations."
We’ll see you there, after 5pm.