Fishy Stories - Fish Creek children's festival of stories

Celebration of Storytelling

WITH less than three weeks to go, there is plenty of excitement around the Fish Creek Children’s Festival of Stories.

The new Fishy Stories - Fish Creek Children’s Festival of Stories - will delight kids young and old - as well as the grown-ups - in a town known for children’s literature and storytelling.

The festival, on Sunday, September 18, will host free workshops, the writing challenge story performances, ticketed children’s shows, the Bendigo Bank Village Green and more.

It all kicks off at 10am on September 18, where you can expect to meet nationwide renowned performers, authors and illustrators.

Those who attend will leave with a dazzling sense of creative possibility and a deep pride in the local Fish Creek community.

The township will also celebrate the festival with special programs and activities for the day, including the Alison Lester Gallery, Gibsons, Little Oberon, Fish Creek Hotel, Long John Pickles, Ride the Wild Goat Gallery and Workshop, and more.

It is a day for the whole family - for little kids and big kids - which will bring together storytellers in one place for a spectacular event.

And, best of all, the festival will instill a sense of storytelling in all attendees - encouraging the next generation of performers, authors and illustrators.

Children's Shows

Performances will be staged in the Fish Creek Memorial Hall and will complement the range of free workshops and other activities throughout the day.

The children’s shows kick off with Balloonatic Bruce at 10am, with crowds young and old set to enjoy Bruce Rowston’s stage show comprised of an entertaining blend of magical games and storytelling.

His special guest, Ally Kazam, a real, live, magic rabbit always creates a huge sensation. Tickets are $20.

At 11.15am, Luigi Zucchini will take to the stage. He is an international man of magic comedy with goofy Italian antics that entertains adults and children alike, along with his live animal friends and a never ending bag of tricks and jokes. Tickets are $20.

Then Dr Hubble will be ready at 12.30pm. Everybody loves bubbles, but Dr Hubble really loves bubbles and he wants to show you why. 

You will see the biggest bubbles you have ever seen, bubbles inside bubbles, a square bubble, the ‘explodabubble’ and more. 

At the end of the performance, one lucky child gets put inside a huge bubble. Come along, it could be one of your kids! Tickets are $20.

Come on a fun-filled journey of the absurd with world-class circus and comedy star ‘Dandyman’ - one of Australia’s finest and funniest physical comedians - at 1.45pm. 

The show will feature ridiculously raucous routines, fantastically funny feats of stupidity circus-inspired magical moments of mayhem, complete with goofy games, fun competitions, prizes, funny facts and very funny faces. Tickets are $20.

Then, expect to be amazed by Foxy Moron from 3pm - the greatest magician you’ll never see! With over 20 years’ experience performing in more than 32 countries, Rani Huszar is a renowned performer in the global performing arts world. 

It’s an entertaining array of all that is great and dismal about magic. Tickets are $20.

To cap off a fantastic day of children’s storytelling, the Sugar Fed Leopards will bring out their smoking hot costumes, sweet harmonies, tight dance routines and a cranking rhythm section from 5pm. 

The Sugar Fed Leopards are a blazing septet conceived at the swooning nexus of classic pop, doo wop, disco and rock ‘n’ roll. Tickets are $40.

For more information about the Fish Creek Children’s Festival of Stories, or to purchase tickets, go to fishystories.org/performances.