Join in and learn some new dance moves to get your Senses going wild!

Performances at 9:30 & 9:45pm.

At this year’s Geelong After Dark Matt Bonner will be showcasing his work once again on City Hall in Gheringhap St. Matt’s projection explores GAD’s theme Heighten your senses through a piece called ‘Phobophobia’ the fear of fear itself.

The projection will include a panic button for instantaneous relief.

A sensual fusion of fire twirling, contemporary belly dance, flamenco and world dance inspired performance art.

The body is celebrated as an instrument for passionate expression; and the catalyst for senso-real experiences.

The fire dance carries elemental reflection; an opportunity to connect with the essence of this powerful force of nature within and without.​

Stunning harmonic singing creates an emotional backdrop to the dynamic physical prowess of synchronised karate. Watch the highly disciplined display of katas while a 20 voice choir render new interpretations of songs you love. Together - the energy is electric and not to be missed.

Boomulele is a new street band based in the Latrobe Valley consisting of percussionists and ukulele players who are keen to learn and play simple grooves.

All of the bands which will be playing at GAD 2019 are community music-making groups formed as part of Community Music Victoria's StreetSounds project. They are open to all ages and abilities wanting to play in a street band.

Performances at 7.50pm & 9.30pm.

Havana Palava is a street band which plays around Melbourne and regional Victoria at festivals and community events. Our music is a lively, eclectic mix of African-Carribean-gypsy-klezmer- blues.

All of the bands which will be playing at GAD 2019 are community music-making groups formed as part of Community Music Victoria's StreetSounds project. They are open to all ages and abilities wanting to play in a street band.

Performances at 7:50 & 9:05.

The Zampoñistas are Australia’s premier Bolivian Pan Pipe Marching Band. (Not much competition, you say!). Their act is unique. They are not your usual panpipe band that you might see busking in the City Mall. The haunting tones of the Andean panpipes and a heartbeat of percussion create a swirling, syncopated, high energy chorus of sound, the sounds of the Inca realm.

All of the bands which will be playing at GAD 2019 are community music-making groups formed as part of Community Music Victoria's StreetSounds project. They are open to all ages and abilities wanting to play in a street band.

Performances at 7:20 & 8:45.

Based in South Gippsland, Invy Horn Jam is a wonderfully sticky confection of vibrant brass, sax and percussion street band music.

All of the bands which will be playing at GAD 2019 are community music-making groups formed as part of Community Music Victoria's StreetSounds project. They are open to all ages and abilities wanting to play in a street band.

Performances at 7.20pm & 8.45pm.

An experimental graphic journey into the human psyche where our 6th sense can transcend space & time.

Anne Scott Wilson and Ars Electronica Australia collaborated on the artistic interface that connects the physical with the digital at GAD2019.  

Accompanying the Beehive in the City Hall Foyer is a live performance and installation that invites the public to participate and reflect their city, their voice and their perception.

"Beehive" (Bienenstock) is an ongoing artistic research experiment developed by Ars Electronica for collecting and contextualising video content from the activity of people. In the broadest sense it is a cross-media platform for crowd sourced video documentation. Beehive serves as a metaphor: like a society of bees, registered participants swarm out, capture  footage of a happening from a multitude of perspectives and then enter into the collective hive.

Performance every half hour from 6:30 in the City Hall Foyer.

Impromptunes will bring Geelong to life - in song. Suggest your title and have a comedy song or mini musical made up for you - on the spot! You'll be wowed as the Impromptunes team entertain you with music full of hijinks, harmonies and hilarity.

Shows 20 minutes each starting at: 7.00 & 8.00pm

A tiny box theatre with a show performed just for you; an enchanted bookshelf reveals a tiny world hidden behind its volumes where magic, nostalgia and the will of one tiny person weave a story of infinite proportions.

A reimagining of the Rhine Experiment to test for extra sensory perception in Geelong subjects. Using two arrays of lightboxes marked with Zener's symbols for transmission and reception, Retail Cargo Cult parapsychologists (with Kneebone Press) will investigate the paranormal in a scientifically and artistically rigorous method that excludes sensory leakage.

Using kinetic sculpture, AI and machine learning from biological and movement data gathered in real time, this project explores the idea of a parallel universe within the everyday. ‘If you stay where you are, you'll run into yourself’ is a quantum provocation that inspires how I use materials.

The Workers Club Connecting Song is an initiative of the Arts & Culture Department, City of Greater Geelong, aligned with the place-based Mountain to Mouth arts walk. Well known Australian musicians with strong ties to Geelong mentor unsigned local acts through the process of writing, recording and filming a clip, honouring the mountains, the city and the beaches they all call home.

Performances (30 minutes each) commence 7, 8 & 9pm.

'Scent of the Night' is a sensual journey through the lane-ways of the city that takes you inside the minds of two young people from culturally diverse backgrounds looking for love in Geelong. An interactive, promenade theatre experience performed by emerging artists telling authentic local stories from a fresh perspective.

Performances commencing 7 & 8pm.

"Tales of the Trees" takes us on a journey into the secret lives of the very trees that surround us every day. Become one with nature as the trees come alive this night and dance through the shadows and moonlight, breathing new life and joy upon the earth.

The Geelong Memorial Brass Band Incorporated formed in 1946 as

“A living memorial to the fallen”.

Many of the band’s performances throughout the year are centred on Remembrance services and Community events around Geelong. We encourage our audience to sing and dance to the popular tunes performed on the night.

Performances at 7 & 8pm.

We are bringing out our retro 80's Boombox for a one night only street party, with tapes of all your favourite tunes. Chuck the tape of your favourite tune into the Boombox and get ready to dance. But be prepared, this Boombox is a little different to others!

Performances commence: 7.00pm, 8.00pm & 9.00pm

Kyneton Street Band is a community band featuring marimbas, brass and percussion that brings fun and a funky repertoire to the Macedon Ranges & District area. You may have seen them in the recent Daffodil Festival parade with their colourful costumes, crazy antics and the exciting sound of marimbas, percussion, brass and woodwind instruments and thought, “Gee, that looks like fun.” According to seven-year-old Lillian (tuba) and seventy-two-year-old Peter (trumpet), fun is just the beginning. And the band is actively seeking people of all ages to join them in this great adventure.

All of the bands which will be playing at GAD 2019 are community music-making groups formed as part of Community Music Victoria's StreetSounds project. They are open to all ages and abilities wanting to play in a street band.

Performances at 6.50pm & 9.05pm.

The Fabulous Meltones are an all-inclusive, singing, shouting, crooning, dancing, toe tapping band of all ages, ethnicities, genders and abilities. Instruments are provided or BYO! Come along for the ride!

All of the bands which will be playing at GAD 2019 are community music-making groups formed as part of Community Music Victoria's StreetSounds project. They are open to all ages and abilities wanting to play in a street band.

Performances at 6:50 & 9:30.

The ancient and contemporary collide in a choral arrangement of Wadawurrung language by acclaimed musician Jonathon Welch and songman Barry Gilson.

Featuring local choirs and performers, this immersive performance pays homage to the land we walk on together and urges us to ‘care for country’ as the Earth’s temperatures rise.

Sensational slide guitarist Tim Hulsman will improvise live music on a giant, two or three stringed instrument, designed and built by industrial artist Mike Patton, triggering explosions of colour onto the mega screen behind by visual artist Nina Grant, in a multi-dimensional, interactive experience of light, sound and substance.

15min shows starting at 6.45, 7:45, 8:45, 9:45

Film written by Deanne Gilson
Sung in language by Barry Gilson
Artwork Deanne Gilson and Marlene Gilson

Runs for 11.27 minutes

Wadawurrung Walking with WAA details the stories of the effect on the Wadawurrung and all Aboriginal people before and after colonisation and how the Wadurrung have evolved and live on Country today.

Screenings at 6.40, 7.40 & 8.45pm.

Join in and learn some new dance moves to get your Senses going wild!

Performances at 6.40pm, 7.00pm & 8.40pm.

Join a journey to another multiverse, exploring a sacred garden where we are invited to stop and smell the roses.

Walking into a shimmering world of playful curiosity, butterflies dance along the vibration of our air currents and the holograms of our heart projections are felt and heard, even tasted by creatures co-habiting.

The artist invokes mystical movement, enchanting expression and interactive art-alchemy to create a world of LED magic, whimsy and wonder.

“Gravity defying feats await you when the Barwon Water forecourt is transformed by artists from Made In Natimuk.

ACT Natimuk, Made in Natimuk, Y Space, Transience and Mary French have collaborated to bring to life this site-specific, bespoke performance event with and for the Geelong Community.

With help from local schools Barwon Heads Primary and Barwon Valley School, the event features shadow puppets, aerial dancing and animation projections. The project features a genus of native fish that live in the rivers and estuaries of the Barwon waterways.

10min show on the hour from 6.30pm.

SCOTSO: Surf Coast Old Time String Orchestra encourage you to bring out your lonely instruments and brush up your rusty musical skills by having a go at being part of a band – a supportive musical collective!

All of the bands which will be playing at GAD 2019 are community music-making groups formed as part of Community Music Victoria's StreetSounds project. They are open to all ages and abilities wanting to play in a street band.

Performances commence 6:20 & 8:20.

Sunshine Street Band is taking music to the streets of Sunshine with a clang, bang, toot and sing along.

All of the bands which will be playing at GAD 2019 are community music-making groups formed as part of Community Music Victoria's StreetSounds project. They are open to all ages and abilities wanting to play in a street band.

Performances at 6:20 & 9:30.