Moocooboola Festival

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Moocooboola Festival is the premier community event in Hunters Hill, attracting up to 15,000 visitors to Boronia Park Ovals.

Featuring rides, entertainment, colourful roving stilt wlakers, free photo magnets, displays, food stalls, a market bazaar, performances and a crowd-favourite dog show, Moocooboola Festival offers something for everyone.

With a nostalgic history dating back to its first staging at Hunters Hill Town Hall in 1980, the festival’s name derives from the traditional Wallumedegal term meaning the “meeting of the waters” and refers to the area where the Parramatta and Lane Cove rivers come together in Sydney.

This year, Moocooboola Festival will be held on Sunday 13 October 2024 from 10am - 4pm at Ovals 1 & 2 of Boronia Park Ovals. 

Check back in on this webpage for updated information concerning the next Moocooboola Festival closer to the date.

The Dog Show

Registrations are now open for the The Dog Show scheduled for 1pm at The Ring on Oval 1.

You can enter your pooch for:

  • Best Owner / Dog Lookalike
  • Best Trick
  • Dog of Show

Register here

Event program

Program: Performers: Location:
10.00am Dancique School of Dance Stage One
10.15am Mars and Alex Stage Two
10.30am (bump in on stage at 10.25am) Gladesville Gymnastics Stage One
10.30am Opening of Boronia Park Sports and Community Facility Facility
11.00am Rhapsody Studios Stage One
11.15am Bushfood Cooking Demonstration HHC RAP stall
11.20am Sophie Redmond & the Perennials Stage Two
11.30am Sydney Gypsies The Ring
12.00pm Welcome Speeches & Acknowledgement of Country Stage One
12.20pm Jenan School of Dance Stage One
12.30pm Bushfood Cooking Demonstration HHC RAP stall
12:40pm Dance Inc Stage One
1.00pm The Dog Show The Ring
1.30pm Stone Art workshop HHC RAP stall
1.05pm Just the Three of Us Stage Two
1.40pm Avenue D Stage One
2.05pm Jordyn and Ethan Stage Two
2.15pm Stone Art workshop HHC RAP stall
2.50pm Eva Stage One
3.15pm Tritone Redemption Stage Two
Displays
Croquet Oval Two
Pickleball Oval Two
Circus Playground Kids' Zone

Site map

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Click here(JPG, 636KB) to view map as a pdf.

Please be advised that BYO alcohol is not permitted at Moocooboola.

Plan your trip

We encourage festival-goers to walk, cycle or catch public transport to the venue.

The standard Sunday public bus timetable to Boronia Park will be running throughout the event and will require an Opal Card.

Plan your bus trip to Moocooboola here.

Rides and amusements

Moocooboola Festival rides and amusement collage

Moocooboola festival will offer abundant ticketed amusement rides and carnival style attractions for all ages to enjoy and experience an exhilarating day of fun:

  • Laughing Clowns
  • Giant Fun Slide
  • Safari Experience
  • Knights Jumping Castle
  • Turbo tubs
  • Stunt Jump
  • Ferris Wheel
  • Storm Ride
  • Chair O Plane - Ferrari
  • Dodgem Cars
  • Special Ops Courses
  • Black Ops - Obstacle Courses
  • Ninja Run
  • Winter Maze

Tickets can be purchased at the booth on Oval 1 for:

  • 1 – Coupon $4
  • 10 - Coupons $39
  • 20 – Coupons $76
  • 30 - Coupons $111
  • 50 - Coupons $180
  • 100- Coupons $350

Be sure to follow all instructions from the rides staff, so that everyone stays safe while they have fun.

Our sponsors

Thanks to our sponsors:

Optus is presenting the 2024 Moocooboola Festival! Thanks to Optus' support, this year's Moocooboola Festival promises to be an absolute blast. Optus will not only have a stall, but they will also be bringing an outdoor screen and inflatable soccer goals.

  • URM - Waste Management

Resource recovery and recycling company, United Resource Management (URM) will be our waste management sponsor at Moocooboola. Please remember to put your waste in the right place – the URM rubbish bins will be placed around the oval at the event.

Hunters Hill Hotel is sponsoring the Straw Bales at Moocooboooa, which will help make a show ring for the perennial Moocooboola favourite – the dog show!

Kids Cottage Hunters Hill is sponsoring the Kids Zone at Moocooboola, which will feature child-friendly activities, an interactive circus playground, jumping castle and more. 

  • 2RRR - Live broadcasting 

Moocooboola performers

The 2024 Moocooboola Festival features an impressive line-up of local acts and performances extending over two stages, including:

  • Dancique School of Dance
  • Gladesville Gymnastics
  • Rhapsody Studios
  • Jenan School of Dance
  • Dance Inc
  • Avenue D
  • Australian Academy of Tai Chi
  • Eva - Naught Matilda
  • Mars
  • Sophie Redmond & the Perennials
  • Just the Three of Us
  • Jordyn & Ethan
  • TriTone Redemption

Moocooboola stallholders

The 2024 Moocooboola Festival will feature a bustling market bazaar, brimming with a diverse array of stalls offering yummy food, unique novelties, jewellery, clothing, perfume, plants and valuable information from various community groups.

The food stalls include:

  • Istanbul Gozleme
  • Smash My Buns
  • Bar Coco
  • Gelato Fruit Mania
  • Vege4love
  • Yan's Dumplings and Noodles Bar
  • Berliner
  • Cholito Empanadas
  • Dos Churros
  • La Flamenca Paella
  • Macau Sweet Street Bites
  • May's Malaysian Hawker
  • Natas & Co
  • Souvlakli Grill - Greek Street Food
  • Ken- Chan Curry
  • Turkish Gozleme and chips on a stick
  • Wagyu Blacks
  • Wanderfood Catering (Natural Pancake)

The market stalls include:

  • Larry's Novelties
  • Oracle Healthcare
  • Perez - Handmade in Ecuador
  • URM
  • Alba Crochet
  • Amaree Collection
  • Aree
  • Arte Moda
  • Avenue D
  • BC Jerky
  • Bowerbird Jewels
  • Capella & Co.
  • Clubbodyworx
  • Commonwealth Bank Of Australia
  • Ella Elias Property Group
  • Emily’s Little Christmas Shop
  • Giant Steps
  • Gladesville Gymnastics
  • Hey Frankie
  • Hunters Hill Baha'i Community
  • Hunters Hill Bushcare and Habitat Network
  • Hunter's Hill Council
  • Hunters Hill Sailing Club
  • Hunters Hill Tri Club
  • Hunters Hill Trust & Happy Hens
  • Jessika Steiner Art
  • Kids Kreative Sand Art
  • Kroc Bling
  • Muogamarra Rural Fire Brigade
  • My Mates Relish
  • Optus
  • Paddy the Baker
  • Petersons Wines and Savannah Estate
  • Red Lauren Candles
  • Ruby & Rose Design
  • Sacredology
  • Sammy’s Bippity Boppity Boutique
  • Splash and Wow
  • The Attar Man
  • The Boy and I
  • The Little Umbrella Boutique
  • TLS Handmade
  • Vitenje Gift Store
  • WEERONA WINES
  • Mr Squeeze Fresh Lemonade
  • Sonder and Soul
  • SES
  • 2RRR 88.5 FM - Ryde Regional Radio Cooperative
  • Goose on the Loose
  • Hunter's Hill Council - with Good For the Hood
  • Hunters Hill Historical Society
  • Hunters Hill Le Vesinet Friendship Committee
  • Hunters Hill Private Hospital
  • Rotary Club of Hunters Hill
  • Absolute Showbags
  • Hunters Hill Croquet Club
  • Hunter's Hill Council Reconcilliation Action Plan
  • Khatoons henna and face painting

 

The 2024 Moocooboola Festival is proudly sponsored by:

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Become a stallholder

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Are you an artisan, a purveyor of street foods, a candlemaker, jeweller or seller of showbags? Maybe you're part of a community group, a personal trainer or a cheesemonger.

Whatever your speciality, Hunter's Hill Council invites you to submit an Expression of Interest to trade at Moocooboola Festival 2024. We love having a wide variety of stalls at this annual event; it's what makes Moocooboola so vibrant and special.

We are looking for the following range of stalls:

  • market
  • craft & environment
  • community
  • activity or display
  • food & beverage

To take part as a stallholder at Moocooboola Festival 2024 complete the Expression of Interest form below.

Stallholder applications closed on 23 June 2024.

Should your application be successful you will be sent a confirmation email with a link to the detailed form and payment gateway and detailed Terms and Conditions. There you will be able to upload your Public Liability Insurance, Food Safety Supervisor certificates and any other licenses required.

Council staff will curate the range of stalls and will inform unsuccessful applicants as soon as possible.

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Stallholder Fees: (Prices are subject to the adoption of the 2024/2025 Fees and Charges by Council)

MARKET STALL FEES

  • Community Group (3m x 3m Site Only) - $110.00
  • Community Group Extra Space/1m - $28.00
  • Local Business (3m x 3m Site Only) - $198.00
  • Local Business Double Space (6m x 3m Site Only) - $330.00
  • Local Business Extra Space/1m - $88.00
  • Craft/Enviro (3m x 3m Site Only) - $176.00
  • Craft/Enviro Double Space (6m x 3m Site Only) - $308.00
  • Craft/Enviro Extra space/1m - $55.00
  • General Market Stall (3m x 3m Site Only) - $231.00
  • General Market Stall Double Space (6m x 3m Site Only) - $429.00
  • General Market Stall Extra Space/1m - $88.00

Fete Stall Hire - Structure Only (2.4m x 2.4m) - $198.00

 

FOOD STALL FEES

  • Community Group (3m x 3m Site Only) - $187.00
  • Community Group Double Space (6m x 3m Site Only) - $341.00
  • Community Group Extra Space/1m - $66.00
  • Local Business (3m x 3m Site Only) - $550.00
  • Local Business Double Space (6m x 3m Site Only) - $880.00
  • Local Business Extra Space/1m - $187.00 
  • Local Business Food Truck or Trailer up to 5m* - $737.00 ~ NEW
  • Local Business Food Truck or Trailer over 5m - $880.00 ~ NEW
  • Food Stall (3m x 3m Site Only) - $605.00
  • Food Stall Double Space (6m x 3m Site Only) - $990.00
  • Food Stall Extra Space/1m - $193.00
  • Food Truck or Trailer - up to 5m* - $798.00 ~ NEW
  • Food Truck or Trailer - over 5m - $990.00 ~ NEW
  • Food Fete Stall Hire - Structure Only (2.4m x 2.4m + 3 walls) - $275.00

*Note: For a Food Truck or Trailer 3m or below use the 3m x 3m site only fee.

Join us on stage!

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Are you a singer, children's entertainer, dance troupe or cover band? Do you want to showcase your acrobatics, close-up magic or funky jazz ensemble?

Whatever your performance style or genre, Hunter's Hill Council invites you to submit an Expression of Interest to entertain the crowds at Moocooboola Festival 2024. We love having a wide variety of performers at this annual event; it's part of what makes Moocooboola so vibrant and special.

We are looking for the following range of performers and acts:

  • dancers and displays
  • musicians, bands, choirs and ensembles
  • roaming performers or activations

To apply to perform at Moocooboola Festival 2024 complete the Expression of Interest form below.

Performer applications closed on 23 June 2024.

Should your application be successful you will be sent a confirmation email with a link to a detailed form where you can upload your performance space or stage requirements, and / or stage plans.

There will be two stages (dance and music) on Oval 1 and a smaller performance area on Oval 2. Roving acts are welcome to perform across both ovals or appropriate precincts.

Council staff will curate the range of performers, displays & activations and will inform unsuccessful applicants as soon as possible.

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When

  • Sunday, 13 October 2024 | 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Location

Boronia Park Ovals, Park Rd &, Ryde Rd, Hunters Hill, 2110, View Map

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