PROGRAM + EVENTS
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friday 4 DECEMBER
MULTICULTURAL CHERRY FIESTA
BOOROWA ST, Young
Kick off the festivities and experience the 3-time award-winning Multicultural Cherry Fiesta. With new special guests and favourites, markets and more.
PITMASTER ADAM ROBERTS | Outside the Millard’s Centre
INTERNATIONAL FOOD FAIR, CULTURAL STALLS, OPEN SHOPS + ROAMING PERFORMERS
CHINESE LION DANCE | Canberra Dragon Dance performance arm of Moonbear Kung Fu Academy
BRAZILIAN SAMBA | Kokoloco Dance Studio
ABORIGINAL DANCE | Dinawan’s Connection
SAMOAN FIRE DANCE | YADMA Samoan Island Community
MASSKARA FESTIVE DANCE | YADMA Filipino Community
NEPALI CULTURAL DANCE | YADMA Nepalese Community
CULTURAL THAI DANCE | YADMA Thai Community
KOREAN DANCE & DRUMMING | Toulim
KOREAN K-POP DANCERS | Dance till Dawn
9pm | RAY WHITE YOUNG BOOROWA HARDEN FIREWORKS
* YADMA – Young & District Multicultural Association
SATURDAY 5 december
ENTERTAINMENT
ANDERSON PARK, YOUNG
9am | Vicki Walsh
9:30am | Sing Australia Choir
10am | Ben & Katie
10:30am | Young Town Band
11am | Christine Wishart’s Dance
Studio
11:20am | Hilltops Choir
11:50am | Young Public School Band
12:20pm | Leanne Simms Academy of Dance Young
12:40pm | Harrison John
1:10PM | MASSED BAND
1:40pm | Chinese Lion Dance by Canberra Dragon Dance performance arm of Moonbear Kung Fu Academy
2PM | OFFICIAL OPENING
2:45pm |Traditional Korean Dance & Drumming by Toulim
3PM | WILDERS BAKERY PIE EATING COMPETITION
4PM | WOOLWORTHS STREET PARADE
5pm | Tai Chi Demonstration
5:35pm Thai, Nepalese and Filipino Dances by YADMA
6pm | Mark Corkery Trio
7:15pm | Traditional Samoan Fire Dance by YADMA
7:30PM | AMBER LAWRENCE
sunday 6 december
ENTERTAINMENT
ANDERSON PARK, YOUNG
8:30am | Louise St John
9am | Young Regional Conservitorium
11am | Cherry Twirl Competition
11:30am | YOUNG SERVICES CLUB CHERRY PIP SPIT COMPETITION
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT
9am-2pm | Petting Zoo
7am-10am | Lions Club of Young Big Breakfast
9am-2pm | Reptiles On the Go
10:30am | Young Fellowship Of Australian Writers award presentation
Over the weekend
FRINGE EVENTS + CELEBRATIONS
28th Young Camera Club, Cherry Festival Photographic Competition & Exhibition
43rd Young Society of Artists, Cherry Festival Competitive Art Exhibition
Young Historical Museum
Hilltops Car & Bike Show
S&AJ CAFE AND RESTAURANT ALL-WEEKEND AMUSEMENT RIDES
SPECIAL GUESTS
Pitmaster Adam Roberts
Meet Adam Roberts, respected barbecue industry leader and co-founder of the Australasian and New Zealand Barbecue Alliances. With over 35 national titles, he’s bringing bold flavours to Friday night’s Multicultural Cherry Fiesta!
Find him outside the Millard Centre on Boorowa Street, serving curried lamb cutlets with cherry glaze and tzatziki, cherry-glazed pork belly bites, and picanha with chimichurri. Come hungry and enjoy bold flavours cooked over flame, with a delicious cherry twist.
Amber Lawrence
Get ready, festival goers! We’re thrilled to welcome six-time CMAA Golden Guitar Award winner Amber Lawrence to our main stage at 7.30pm for a National Cherry Festival performance you won’t want to miss.
Named Female Artist of the Year in 2023, Amber’s extraordinary career spans eight studio albums, chart-topping releases and performances across Australia. Her 2022 album Living for the Highlights topped the ARIA Australian Country Albums Chart.
2026 PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY
MA Steel
Young Tourist Park
Delaney Civil
Young Veterinary Clinic
HGH Motor Group
Penrose Funerals
Poppa’s Fudge & Jam Factory
Colonial Motel & Serviced Apartments
Robert’s Shark Tank Museum & Collectables
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