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Festival of the Winds

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Waverley Council’s Festival of the Winds is one of Sydney’s premier festivals attracting up to 70,000+ visitors to the free fun filled day on iconic Bondi Beach and is one of the largest and best known kite festivals in the world!

What's on?

There's lots to see and do throughout the day on the main stage, as well as on the beach.

• Aerial shows
• Professional kite flying demonstrations
• Amateur kite flying competition
• Circus drop zone with jugglers, dancers and unicyclists
• Kids Zone with aerial displays, a jumping castle, puppet show, face painting and a pop up library
• Kite making and craft workshops
• Kite selling stalls
• Art exhibition at Bondi Pavilion Gallery
• International food alley
• Live dance and music performances

How to get to there?

We strongly encourage visitors to catch public transport and leave the car at home as parking is very limited in the area and traffic will be heavy. Trains between Central and Bondi Junction run regularly on weekends and from Bondi Junction, catch a bus from the Interchange to Bondi Beach. Alternatively, as buses will be very busy, consider walking or cycling down to the beach instead.

Additional bus services will also run between the city, Bondi Junction and Bondi Beach but please allow plenty of extra travel time as services will be in very high demand and long queues are expected. If you can, plan to arrive before the event starts and/or leave later in the evening to avoid the peak crowds.

For more information on transport options and how to plan your trip, visit www.transportnsw.info/

Special event clearways

There will be special event clearways in place on the day on Bondi Road and in some areas of Campbell Parade, Hall Street and Curlewis Street.

• From 7am - 7pm on both sides of Bondi Road between Old South Head Road and Bondi Beach.
• From 7am - 7pm on Hall Street between Campbell Parade and Gould Street
• From 7am - 7pm on Curlewis Street between Campbell Parade and Gould Street

Special event clearways are strict 'no parking' zones and event apply to those with local resident and mobility parking permits. Please look out for the Special Event Clearway signs to avoid being towed and receiving a fine.

If your vehicle is towed, please call the phone number on the nearest Special Event Clearway sign to locate your vehicle.

Other important traffic information

• The roundabout at the corner of Queen Elizabeth Drive and Campbell Parade will be closed from 5am - 7pm. There will be managed access into and out of Queen Elizabeth Drive (and Park Drive North) from the north end during this time
• There will be no access into Park Drive South parking (from behind Bondi Pavilion) from 5am - 7pm
• In Bondi Junction, there will be road closures from 10am - 6pm at the following locations
  • Grafton Street westbound between Grosvenor Street and Newland Street
  • Grosvenor Street in both directions between Spring Street and Grafton Street
  • Oxford Street between Adelaide Street and Grosvenor Street
  • Newland Lane, Newland Street and Grosvenor Street (resident access permitted)

Waverley Council proudly partners with Australian Kiteflyers Society to bring you Festival of the Winds.

Bondi Pavilion
Queen Elizabeth Drive, Bondi Beach 2026
Phone: (02) 9083 8400
Fax: (02) 83623420