Horsham’s Kannamaroo Festival is offering a host of free family entertainment at its annual event this month.

Moving away from its 46-year-old November tradition, live music, games, a clown and magician, tiny goats, miniature railway, Horsham Rural City Band, come-and-try soccer and fireworks will feature at Sawyer Park, along with sideshow alley on Hocking Street, on April 11 and 12.

Kannamaroo chair Emma Smith said the event, in the middle weekend of the school holidays, stemmed from community feedback.

“A lot of people felt it was too close to Christmas, Horsham Show, and end-of-term activities, and as much as it’s a free event, it was just a hard time,” she said.

“Having to relocate in past years due to wet weather, we thought changing the time of year may help, too.”

Ms Smith said the festival, this year with the theme ‘stronger together – stories and songs by the river’ was returning to its 1980 beginnings.
“Sawyer Park and our riverfront have seen amazing change and development across these 46 years and it’s great to invite all our community across our region to enjoy stories and songs and family activities so that we are ‘stronger together’,” she said.

“Kannamaroo is a free entry festival, for all ages and includes lots of free activities, so there are no barriers to attending. The rides and amusements will operate on both Saturday and Sunday from midday, with all the music and activities from 1pm on Sunday. Food trucks will also be available from 1pm Sunday.”

Ms Smith encouraged people to park at the greyhound track, adjacent to Horsham Showground.

“We will have fireworks at the showground from 8pm, after the live music finishes at 7.30pm,” she said.

People can visit the Kannamaroo Facebook page for more information and updates on the event.

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