Why Firelight Festival is the perfect answer to a wintery Melbourne weekend
Words by Matthew Toohey
Firelight Festival will arrive at Docklands from Wednesday July 21 until Sunday July 25.
Firelight Festival is returning to Docklands in 2021, cranking up the heat for another year of entertainment on the waterfront.
Located at New Quay Promenade and Victoria Harbour Promenade, the festival spans five fiery nights from Wednesday July 21 until Sunday July 25, lighting up the night with a dazzling array of fire and light installations.
Rather than your typical offering though, Firelight Festival hints at something beyond your usual fare. Providing carnivalesque delights laced with cabaret-style performance, think Dark Mofo’s Dark Park but less mind-bending.
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Firelight Festival lights up Docklands this July
The free Firelight Festival will return to Docklands this month thanks to a record investment from the City of Melbourne and the Victorian Government.
The five-day event will transform Docklands with flame jets, fire twirlers and flaming sculptures from Wednesday 21 July to Sunday 25 July.
The family-friendly festival will provide a major boost for Docklands businesses, with tens of thousands of visitors expected to celebrate winter in Melbourne.
The 2019 festival attracted more than 75,000 visitors and generated $4 million in economic impact.
Highlights for the 2021 Firelight Festival include:
Nightly liquid, light and laser shows presented by Development Victoria
Firelight Festival is igniting Melbourne with five nights of live performance, installations and more
Words by Kate Streader
The winter celebration will take over Docklands next month.
Across five nights in July, Firelight Festival will set Docklands alight with fire installations, music and live performance, as well as food and drinks offerings.
Held across two locations, New Quay Promenade and Victoria Harbor Promenade, the winter celebration will set your senses ablaze.
What you need to know
Firelight Festival is returning to Docklands next month
The festival goes down across five nights, bringing fire installations, music, live performance and more to the waterfront