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Bring music, food and art to life at Illuminate next weekend

The two-day event is a celebration of Greater Shepparton’s creativity, innovation and perseverance and will see mesmerising lighting installations and experiences along the shores of Victoria Park Lake, food trucks, roving illuminated performances as well as spectacular hourly laser light shows across both evenings.

Illuminate also welcomes an impressive music line up across the two evenings. Friday night will see artists from Shepparton and Goulburn Valley such as Madi Coville Walker and Deans of Soul with supporting act by Mama Mariachi, while Saturday night will see G-Funk Band from Melbourne and multi-award winning blues band Soul Reign, with supporting acts by Fruity Pickers, Pit Crew and a Welcome to Country performed by traditional dancers.

Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor, Councillor Shane Sali said the festival would deliver a unique and creative program.

“Illuminate is truly a celebration like no other and Council is proud to deliver this event for a second year in a row. The event celebrates Greater Shepparton’s creativity as we continue to build our reputation as regional Victoria’s abundant and dynamic cultural capital,” he said.

“Highlights of the festival include the immersive walkthrough installation “What’s that in the water?” by artists Mimi Leung and Tammy-Lee Atkinson, a 27m long fully illuminated lizard, a Dream Walk with many animals to discover, kids creation area, vibrant roving entertainment, over 25 flavour punching food trucks and the dynamic laser light show running hourly across both nights on Victoria Park Lake.”

lluminate will come to life on Friday 5 May at 6pm and conclude on Saturday night. For more details on the festival including the full program of activities head to the Shepp and GV webiste.

Event Details

Date and time: Friday 5 May 6pm – 10.00pm, Saturday 6 May 5pm - 10pm
Location: Victoria Park Lake, Shepparton

Friday 5 May 2023

The opening night program of Illuminate presents from 6pm to 10pm:

Laser light show every hour: 7pm, 8pm, 9pm and 10pm.
Roving and illuminated entertainment
Pathway lighting experience and art installations along Victoria Park Lake
Silent Disco occurring throughout the evening, with sign-up times at 6pm, 6.30pm, 7.30pm and 8.30pm.

Music Line-up

6pm — DJ River gets the party started on the Orchard Hill stage
15pm — Madi Coville Walker
15pm — The Deans of Soul (first set)
15pm — Mama Mariachi
15pm — The Deans of Soul (second set)

Saturday 6 May

The final night feature program of Illuminate will present all of the amazing light works, illuminated performers, food trucks and activities from Friday night, as well as from 5pm to 10pm:

Laser light show every hour: 7pm, 8pm, 9pm and 10pm.
Roving and illuminated entertainment
Pathway lighting experience and art installations along Victoria Park Lake
Silent Disco occurring throughout the evening with sign-up times at 5.30pm, 6.30pm, 7.30pm and 8.30pm

Music Line-up

5pm — DJ River gets the party started on the Orchard Hill stage
5pm — Fruity Pickers
15pm — The Pit Crew
15pm — Soul Reign
15pm — The G-Funk Band (first set)
15pm — The G-Funk Band (second set)

Find all the information you need for the festival, including the program and site map to help you find your way around the Victoria Park Lake Precinct on our website.

Before arriving at Illuminate, here’s a few tips to help you get the best out of your experience:

PARKING: Plan your ride ahead of time, we’re expecting large crowds so it may take some time to find a park. Refer to the parking map. Please try to car pool if you are attending with a group. Be mindful to not park in driveways. Wyndham Street north bound lanes will be closed and unavailable to traffic or parking.
- Road closures will be in place for the following times:
  - Friday 2pm through till 11pm
  - Saturday 4pm – midnight.
- This is to ensure safety of the food trucks and patrons.
CASH OR CARD: Vendors will be accepting both cash and card payments during the festival.
SEATING: There will be designated areas to enjoy the stage and food trucks, but we encourage you to bring your own picnic rugs and chairs to be comfortable and enjoy the music, food and lights.
VISITING THE REGION: If you are travelling to the region to attend Illuminate, be sure to make the most of your visit to Shepparton and Goulburn Valley, for more ideas visit sheppandgv.com.au. To stay up to date with Illuminate, follow Shepparton & Goulburn Valley on Facebook or Instagram.

More information

Illuminate is proudly presented and funded by Greater Shepparton City Council, Shepparton & Goulburn Valley and the Victoria State Government via Visit Victoria.