For Families
Immerse yourself in Middle Gully for Mountain Festival, Macedon Primary School’s 5-acre bush block and outdoor classroom. Mountain Festival invites young adventurers to connect with nature through hands-on activities like story maps, plant potions, eco-somatic exploration, storytimes and more—perfect for sparking curiosity and creativity in the great outdoors. All events for children and teens are free or low-cost (to cover materials). We can’t wait to see you on the Mountain.
Events for kids are listed below. Please book your spot to ensure you don’t miss out!
For our full festival program and planner click here .
DROP-IN Freakebana - Art + Nature Sculpture
Saturday 23 November 12.30 - 4.30pm at Middle Gully
Welcome to an immersive, hands-on creative workshop with the team behind Creative Me.
Freakebana - Ikebana’s naughty sister - is a free art form where we use hot glue, string, gaffa and imagination to combine natural and human-made materials to create never before seen objects. They are sometimes beautiful, sometimes ugly, almost always interesting. Which is why we also have our mobile photo studio on site: for you to take home a pro photo of your work (and your work, if you want to!)
Come and try something new! High energy and lots of creative fun guaranteed!
Saturday 23 November
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TRACE BALLA Story Maps (for kids)
at Eco Shed
Saturday 23 November, 11am - 12.30pm
Join Trace Balla (Leaf-light) for an inspiring, hands on, eagle's eye view of story-telling. Places hold countless stories—by mixing words and images, illustration and nature journaling, create a map that holds a story or two of your own connection to place.
Materials will be supplied, but feel free to bring your journals or special art materials if you like.
All levels of experience welcome.
Story Maps (for kids) is suitable for all children of writing age
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JAEDEN WILLIAMS Biik Bundjil Storytime
at Meeting Place
Saturday 23 November, 1.30pm - 2.30pm
Jaeden Williams brings the ancient Boonwurrung tale of Bundjil to life in an hour of interactive storytime with language, song and ritual. This storytime is free, no bookings required.
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SHAUN EVANS Drum Jam
at Meeting Place
Saturday 24 November, 3pm - 4pm
Connect to rhythm, and join a dynamic drumming session led by musician Shaun Evans. Free to join, no experience necessary. Instruments provided.
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DAMPER MAKING
at Fire
Saturday 23 November, 5pm- 6pm
Make your own damper and eat it hot from the fire as a pre-dinner treat. Prepare your cooking stick, mix the dough, and cook it in the flames. Children must be supervised by an adult.
Sunday 24 November
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CAROLINE PARKER Plant Potions (for kids)
at Eco Shed
Sunday 24 November, 10am - 11am
Make a magic potion with plants cultivated straight from your veggie patch! Caroline Parker (The Medicinal Garden) will help you pick, forage, mix and make delicious chocolate truffles.
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STEVE MUSHIN UltraWilding (for teens)
at Eco Shed
Sunday 24 November, 11am - 12md
Let your imagination change the world. Design machines to transform cities into high-tech forests. Imagine self-sufficient food production in cities. Design human powered flying bike networks. Masterplan sustainable futures in a high-energy, creative workshop for teens with Steve Mushin (UltraWild).