YIRRAMBOI returns to Naarm from 6 to 16 May 2027, marking a decade of Melbourne's premier First Nations arts festival.
Gifted by Elders, YIRRAMBOI means tomorrow in the languages of the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung peoples. Held every two years, the event hands the city over to First Nations artists working across music, dance, theatre, film, fashion and visual art.
YIRRAMBOI
- 6 – 16 May 2027
- Various venues across Naarm (Melbourne)
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A decade on from its 2017 debut, YIRRAMBOI has grown into one of the country’s flagship First Peoples arts events, presented by the City of Melbourne and built around stories, truth and creative practice. Each edition is shaped by fresh commissions and premieres rather than a touring bill, so no two years look the same.
The last outing, in 2025, gathered more than 400 First Nations creatives, including 70-plus international artists, and staged 180 performances across 40-plus venues. That season delivered 16 world premieres and 12 YIRRAMBOI commissions.
Among them were Lazarus, following Taungurung Elder Larry Walsh from the Stolen Generations to justice, and Three Blak Ravers, a queer horror cabaret about identity and survival. An International Gathering drew more than 50 artists and presenters from Northern Turtle Island and Aotearoa.
The 2025 program closed with the Uncle Archie Roach Block Party and Barring Yanabul, billed as one of the largest international First Nations music events staged in Naarm, run out of the Uncle Jack Charles Festival Hub in the city’s arts precinct.
The full 2027 lineup, venues and ticketing details are still to come. For now, the dates are set for the first half of May.
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