Crowd favourites, Soul of Sydney are back to open the Festival in the Meriton Festival Village.

Soul of Sydney are an independent, grassroots, artist-run collective with a love of funk and soul music. This creative family of DJs, musicians, producers, dancers and designers are all about dance-floor expression, crowd participation and party vibes.

Celebrate the opening of the Festival’s newest playground, the Village Sideshow with a mammoth party set from the best hype crew in town.

Make an evening of it and check out the array of events on offer at the Village Sideshow presented by China Southern Airlines.

Note: the Village Sideshow includes licensed areas where under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Photo: Jamie Williams