The Henry Lawson Festival committee is busy preparing for the 2018 festival, which will take place on the June long weekend from Thursday 7 – Monday 11.
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As most residents are aware our town is the birthplace of Henry Lawson, one of Australia's best loved poets and writer of short stories. The Festival is one of the longest running arts events in NSW and 2018 sees it celebrate its 61st year.
The Henry Lawson Festival is delighted to announce that Alison Bell is the 2018 Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Official Guest. Be sure to keep an eye on the Grenfell Record to here more about Alison over the next few weeks.
The theme for the 2018 Festival is Poetry in Motion.
A thesaurus suggests many words to describe such movement for example: Graceful, smooth, beautiful, delicate, elegant, lithe, rhythmic, supple, controlled, dainty, flowing, harmonious, practised, skilled, springy etc.
The theme is carried across a number of aspects of the Festival such as the Children’s Competitions and Street Parade.
The Festival kicks off on the Thursday evening, June 7, with the opening of the Art exhibition at the Grenfell Art Gallery, and from there, through to the Monday a wide array of exhibitions, events and entertainment will be on show for all tastes and ages.
Art and photography exhibitions, short story and verse competitions, a colourful street procession, children's rides, street entertainment including busking and live music, and car show are just a few of the wonderful events taking place over the Festival weekend.
If you've never been to the Henry Lawson Festival, or if you're looking for something different to do over the 2018 June long weekend in the Weddin Shire, then this might just be the perfect long weekend to come to town and experience all that Grenfell and surrounding areas have to offer.
If you are a regular festival patron, then we look forward to seeing you, your friends and family again this year.
Be sure to check the website for further informaiton by visiting https://www.henrylawsonfestival.com.au. You can also check out the Henry Lawson Festival Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/grenfellfestival/.