Keep Sunday, February 9, free because A Street Party Named Fitz – a summertime, family-friendly, free street party – is happening once again out the front of Time Out fave, The Old Fitz. Now in its second year, A Street Party Named Fitz will see the streets of Woolloomooloo come alive with good, old-fashioned fun, live acts, tasty eats and cold beers.
And because The Old Fitz is owned by the rocking Odd Culture Group (Bistro Grenier,
Odd Culture Newtown, Spon, The Duke of Enmore), this won’t be your average street party with warm cordial and frankfurts. The Dowling Street cul-de-sac will be closed down for the Fitz party, with a stage set for live performances all day.
Aussie indie-rock band The Buoys will be headlining the music line-up, backed up by Murray Cook of The Wiggles, who’ll be playing hits with his funky band, The Soul Movers, along with DJ Elliott Hammond (The Delta Riggs, Dope Lemon). Plus, theatre and burlesque shows will be performed throughout the day, and there’ll be face painting and a roaming clown for the little ones.
Young Henrys will be pouring locally brewed tins, Heaps Normal will be slinging booze-free options, and Mapo Gelato will be pumping out sweet-and-fruity summer treats.
Food-wise, there’ll be cheeseburgers, duck croquettes, roast chicken, lamb or mushroom rolls and fries, as well as kids’ burgers and hot dogs.
It’s all to raise money for Australia’s last remaining theatre pub, the charming Old Fitzroy Theatre, tucked out the back and down the stairs of the boozer. Locals have been coming here for decades to see some of the most interesting and cutting-edge theatre in the country. Money raised will go directly to the theatre to ensure it lives on for years to come. How good.
A Street Party Named Fitz is going down on Sunday, February 9, kicking off at midday and running until 8pm. Entry is free, though Sydneysiders are encouraged to pop their name down and register here. Long live The Old Fitzroy Theatre (and fun).
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