Discover Dandenong Creek Festival 2025

The Discover Dandenong Creek Festival is back with lots of fun, free activities for all ages and abilities at Tirhatuan Park. 

Enjoy this free event that celebrates the Dandenong Creek, featuring a Welcome to Country by Traditional Custodians, roving performers, craft activities, a plant giveaway, wildlife show and display, fishing activities, a free sausage sizzle and coffee and more. 

Festival program

• Bunurong Welcome to Country, Smoking Ceremony and Yidiki (Didgeridoo) performance.
• Ganga Giri - Yidaki (didjeridoo) virtuoso.
• Koorie Youth Will Shake Spears Aboriginal dance group.
• Fishing with Fishcare Victoria. Registration required at Eventbrite.
• Black Snake wildlife education and show.
• Airbrush tattoos and open mic with the FReeZA Youth Committee.
• Lions Club sausage sizzle and BBQ. Halal, gluten free and vegan available.
• Connies’ fun, fascinating roving environmental education.
• Face painting.
• Ranger Outback Mac.

Education and information from

• Melbourne Water
• Native Fish Australia
• Marine Mammal Foundation
• Dolphin Research Institute
• Greater Dandenong Environment Group
• Federation University
• Trust for Nature.

FReeZA Youth Committee Stalls

Airbrush tattooing

The FReeZA Youth Committee will be offering free airbrush tattoos, giving you the chance to pick a fun design and get some temporary body art.

Open mic

Young people aged 12-25 can take the stage and showcase their talent at the FReeZA Open Mic session from 12pm–1pm. Whether you're a singer, musician, poet, or comedian, this is your chance to perform in front of a supportive crowd. Arrive from 10.30am to register, spots are limited, and prizes are up for grabs.

This is a low-waste event. Please bring your own reusable water bottles (these can be refilled at the event).

Please note: parking is via 114 Somerset Drive. Parking via 4 Kriegel Way is reserved for event staff and attendees with accessibility permits only.