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NAIDOC Week

Celebrate the Past & Honour the Next Generation

Join us in honouring 50 years of NAIDOC week! See how traditional fires are made, take part in a weaving workshop by Aunty Erica or express yourself with boomerang painting. Get involved to celebrate the past and future, empowered by the next generation.

All free and included in your Day Pass.

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About NAIDOC Week

This year’s NAIDOC week marks its 50th celebration, an incredible milestone we’re so proud to commemorate. Get involved by partaking in daily cultural practices, workshops and demonstrations where we celebrate the past and empower future generations. Don’t forget to slow down when you walk through the train tunnel (you won’t miss it) to admire the new Yagaleh Dreaming Stories Mural and be mesmerised by the Ngari-bah Aboriginal Culture Show.

View our full timetable of activities below, so you can plan ahead and make sure you don’t miss a thing this NAIDOC week.

All activities, workshops and demonstrations are free and included in your Day Pass.

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When:

6th – 13th July 2025

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Where

The Sanctuary

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Ages

All Ages

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Time

Daily

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NAIDOC Week Activity Schedule

When: 3pm
Where: Cultural Arena (map ref. P12)
Details: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have used fire as a tool for thousands of years. Not only to ignite flames for warmth or cooking, but also to care for Country. Witness this traditional First Nations fire making practice and learn about its cultural significance firsthand.

When: 10am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion (map ref. P13)
Details: Take part in a rich tradition, basket weaving, which is used by First Nations peoples as a way to connect to people and country, share stories and practice mindfulness tie by tie. This workshop is led by Aunty Erica and all materials will be provided.

When: 10am – 10.45am
Where: The Pavilion (map ref. P13)
Details: Boomerangs are not just tools, they are a symbol of cultural endurance and identity for First Nations peoples. Painting them is a way to connect, tell your story and represent the heritage of its maker. Express yourself in boomerang painting and learn more about this ancient tradition.

This workshop is hosted by James Rogers, First Nations Officer at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, and Real Australian Indigenous Learning Support (RAILS), a culturally diverse and all-inclusive Disability and Cultural Development service provider.

When: 3pm
Where: Cultural Arena (map ref. P12)
Details: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have used fire as a tool for thousands of years. Not only to ignite flames for warmth or cooking, but also to care for Country. Witness this traditional First Nations fire making practice and learn about its cultural significance firsthand.

When: 3pm
Where: Cultural Arena (map ref. P12)
Details: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have used fire as a tool for thousands of years. Not only to ignite flames for warmth or cooking, but also to care for Country. Witness this traditional First Nations fire making practice and learn about its cultural significance firsthand.

Let’s Celebrate NAIDOC Week Together

Group of people weaving, sitting around a table topped with colourful threads and a didgeridoo, surrounded by green grass
Closeup of a person using wooden sticks and fibres to make a fire on a sheet laying on grass
Man in neutral coloured clothing wearing a statson hat playing a blue didgeridoo painted with traditional colourful Aboriginal markings
Snapshot of a colourful mural made in the Australian Aboriginal Art showing a Kookaburra bird sitting on a tree singing at the sun
Man in traditional Australian Aboriginal clothing and markings crouching on sandy ground with arms outstretched in front of green trees
Man shaving wooden piece with a small blade, set on a sheet on the ground

FAQ’s

What are Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary's opening hours?

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is open from 9am to 4pm every day, except ANZAC Day (April 25) and Christmas Day (December 25). Last admissions at 3.30pm daily.

Astra Lumina is open from Wednesday to Saturday with the first sessions starting after dark, which depends on the season.

The Lorikeet feeding is held daily at 8am and 4pm.

Will Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary stay open in bad weather?

The Sanctuary will remain open in light rain. In case of severe weather events, a decision may be made to close the Sanctuary in the interest of guest, animal and staff safety. Our team closely monitors weather and you will be informed if you have purchased a ticket and we have to close due to unsafe weather.

Some activities and/or presentations may be delayed or cancelled in wet weather.

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