Sydney’s Barangaroo waterfront will once again welcome The Great Graze on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October. The family-friendly, immersive, two-day food and culture festival will showcase the best of Barangaroo’s dining and hospitality precinct, bringing the community together against the backdrop of Sydney Harbour.
Locals and visitors alike are invited to wander the waterfront, sampling dishes from a curated line-up of food stalls and pop-ups helmed by some of Barangaroo’s most-loved restaurants and bars. This year’s festival also welcomes a special partnership with Indigiearth, showcasing First Nations food and flavours alongside the precinct’s dining line-up. More than just a festival, The Great Graze celebrates connection, where friends and families can gather, graze and soak up the harbourside atmosphere
“Barangaroo continues to be a must-visit hospitality, arts and culture precinct, with an innovative and diverse program of activity throughout the year. The Great Graze is a wonderful example of this, giving Sydneysiders and visitors alike the chance to explore our waterfront in a new way – through food and community. Events like this are central to what makes Barangaroo such a vibrant place to spend time,” says Monique de Cseuz, director of retail and place at Lendlease.
Delivered in partnership with Placemaking NSW, the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner and Lendlease, this year’s festival will also welcome Aboriginal-owned hospitality business Indigiearth as a partner for the first time. In honour of the partnership, a First Nations Native Foods market will be held at Pier Pavilion on Saturday and Sunday, celebrating Indigenous food businesses, native ingredients and cultural storytelling. The market’s food stalls will be curated by Indigiearth founder Sharon Winsor, who will also be trading out of Pier Pavilion, serving a native food menu that includes:
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Crocodile roll – slow-cooked crocodile tail and finger line on a potato soft roll
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Kangaroo and bush tomato mince – served on a guacamole and cheese, with kakadu plum, sea succulent organic corn chips
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Bush tomato and vege – with Kakadu plum salad, finger lime balsamic dressing
The Great Graze will activate predominantly on Barangaroo’s foreshore with Wulugul Walk restaurants operating pop-up stalls serving street style menus of their hero dishes. At least one item from each menu will feature a native Australian ingredient, such as Belles Hot Chicken sandwich with a Kakadu Plum glaze, or Belles waffles with a native fruit syrup. Restaurants taking part include Anason, Belles Hot Chicken, Gina, Lotus, Muum Maam, and Zushi. Revellers are encouraged to take a seat at a long communal picnic table that will span the length of Wulugul Walk.
Waterman’s Cove will host a waterfront food market with precinct pop-up stallholders including Anita Gelato, Annamese, Banksia Bakehouse, Bottega Coco, Devon Cafe, Mr Panino, Sweet Belem and Tea Republic. Some of the offers include: Annamese’s grilled chicken lemongrass skewer topped with hoisin, peanut and nuoc cham; Anita Gelato will serve a wattleseed crème brûlée ice cream; and Devon Cafe will serve a strawberry cream cheese doughnut.
Festival-goers are also encouraged to explore the wider precinct and follow the sweet trail, finding all seven sweet retailers, which will be selling exclusive dishes and offerings, including Banksia Bakehouse, with a wattleseed and chocolate chip cookie, and a crème brûlée Danish. Sweet retailers taking part include: BROOKI, Rivareno Gelato, Yo-Chi, Bourke Street Bakery and Enze.
Finally, Pier Pavilion will house the First Nations Hub with a Native Food Market curated by Sharon Winsor, founder of Indigiearth & the Native Food Festival, the market will have take-home products for purchase from Aboriginal businesses including Native Botanical Brewery, Ziggy’s Wild Foods, Southcoast Seaweed, Baagi Milaygin, Unexpected Guest, Lore Australia and Ngumpie Weaving.
Barangaroo House will transform into The Barangaroo House Festival Bar, providing an extended licensed area for patrons.
With free entry, 25 food stalls, communal dining areas, live music and family-friendly entertainment, The Great Graze is the perfect way to spend the weekend celebrating culture, community and local flavour. The Streets of Barangaroo is well connected by Ferry, Metro and a short 5-minute walk from Wynyard train station.
