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Week OneSpring Palettes – Welcome in spring with colour and inspiration through a kaleidoscope of activities. Week TWOFashion & Design – Spring fashion and stylish design will steal the spotlight with runway shows, style workshops and innovative displays. Week ThreeHis & Hers DIY – Be inspired by the infinite possibilities for him and her to transform the home into an indoor and outdoor oasis. Week FOurHome Grown Living – Floriade’s final week is an ode to all things natural, from tips for sustainable living to celebrating home-grown produce.

FlOriade is Free and Open:9.00 am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday9.00 am – 5.30pm weekends and public holidays Last entry to the event is 30 minutes before closing.

about floriadeBe spring inspired at Floriade 2012, where dazzling garden beds, horticultural delights, engaging demonstrations and fun activities have all been inspired by this year’s theme, Style and Design.

This year’s ambassador, fashion designer Leona Edmiston, will be opening the 25th anniversary of the event with a range of exciting new attractions, making Floriade the perfect place to experience the richness of spring over four distinctive weeks.

nightfestDates 26 - 30 September, 6.30 -10.30pm nightly.

Commonwealth Park will come alive after dark when Floriade

NightFest returns for five magical nights from Wednesday

26 September to Sunday 30 September. Each evening will

feature a variety of bands and stand-up comedy by popular

acts, all programmed to different themes. These include

Chill Out Wednesday, Latino Thursday, Supper Club Friday,

Party Night Saturday and Family Night on Sunday. Wander

the night markets as the sun goes down, chill out to tunes

from a great line-up of DJs while sipping cocktails in the

Butterfly Lounge, or learn something new at the Gourmet

Garden and Actew AGL’s Look ‘n’ Learn Marquee.

CapTivaTing lighTingSee Floriade transformed into an illuminated

wonderland as the vibrant colours of the

stunning new lighting designs bathe the

garden beds, pond waters and soaring trees in

Commonwealth Park after dark.

spring inTO iTAn epic DJ line-up will be taking to the floor

throughout Floriade NightFest with everything

from Jeremy Joshua’s fun loving house to

smooth Ashley Feraude playing with a soulful

touch. Catch a hybrid of modern/electro/

acoustic sounds from Leigh Wood or the

energetic urban Latino sounds of Alex Carder.

Experience the musical palette of Rafa

Chango (Rafael Florez) that spans dub reggae,

Latin cumbia, afrobeat and beyond. Don’t miss

EMI’s SheCanDJ competition finalist Rachel

Andrews, or Matt Aitchison (AKA Favourite Son)

and Jem Natividad (Jemist).

laugh The nighT aWayEverybody’s favourite felt-faced raconteur

is coming to Floriade to cast his acerbic,

ping-pong ball gaze on Commonwealth

Park! Appearing at festivals all over the world

alongside his skinny compadre Sammy J,

Randy has been married, divorced, arrested,

kidnapped and thrown from a moving

hovercraft. After three and a half years as the

occasionally sober children’s entertainer, he

settled on a career in comedy. Also Featuring:

Benjamin and James Stevenson are identical

twin brothers who combined to form the high

energy, rapidly rising musical comedy duo The

Stevenson Experience. They are the hosts of this

year’s comedy line-up, which features Dayne

Rathbone, who exploded onto the Australian

and UK comedy scenes in 2011, winning the

Triple J National Raw Comedy competition.

Runner up in the UK’s biggest comedy

competition, So You Think You’re Funny; Ronny

will also take to the stage, debuting his debut

solo stand-up comedy show The Ron Way. And

after taking out the Sydney Fringe Award for

Excellence 2011, comedian Michael Workman

promises to answer the eternal question: ‘Can

Goths be funny?’

rOving enTerTainmenTThe Cirquaholics are an ensemble of circus

artists who perform visually stunning night

shows using brilliant glowing equipment. Watch

them light up the NightFest sky with the latest

in LED-lit multi-coloured juggling technology

and bedazzle the crowds with their electrifying

tricks, including juggling, staff spinning, hula

hoops, diabolo and poi.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS Competition is open to Australian residents only. Starts 15 August, 2012 and ends 9 September, 2012. This is a game of skill and entrants must answer the question: “Why do you want to go to Floriade?” The most creative answer will win. Total prize value $500. Entries will be judged on 10 September, 2012 at nextmedia Level 6, 207 Pacific Hwy, St Leonards NSW 2065. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

WIN ni

ghtfest TICKETS!

We have 10 doubLe passes to FLoriade’s NightFest to give aWay

TO enTer head to yenmag.net, fill out the online competition form and answer the following question in 50 words or less: “Why do you want to go to Floriade?”

floriade essentialsWhaT TO Bringsun protection Make sure you pack a hat, sunglasses and plenty of sunscreen.

snacks There are lots of food options available at Floriade but it never hurts to pack a snack, like some nuts, a muesli bar or some fruit to keep you going. Water Remember to keep hydrated throughout the day.

Camera To capture the amazing flowers and events, of course!

Where TO sTayYour first port of call when it comes to organising your Canberra accommodation is visitcanberra.com.au/Accommodation.aspx. You can see all the deals and packages online but if you prefer to deal with a real person, call one of the friendly staff members at the Canberra and Region Visitors Centre on 1300 852 780.

yen’s piCks

JuSt out of CAnberrAeaglewood B&B and alpaca studeaglewood.com.auThirty mins drive out of Canberra, you’ll find the cute B&B Eaglewood. This self-contained house overlooks the Brindabellas and sleeps up to three adults or a small family. What really sold it to us was that after breakfast, you’re taken on a tour of the alpaca herd and might get to see a cria (baby alpaca).

SmACk bAng in the CityCanberra City yhayha.com.auIf it’s convenient, central and easy on the pocket accommodation you’re after, you have to head to the YHA. Close to shops, bars and restaurants, you can also hire bikes and explore the city.

hOW TO geT ThereYou can drive, get a cab, walk from the city, ride a bike, cruise on a ferry or get the free city to Floriade shuttle bus.

Free shuTTle Bus The bus transports you from the city to the front gates of Floriade.

Times 9am to 5pm

days 7 days a week

dates 15 September to 14 October 2012 Choose from central CBD locations to catch the city to Floriade shuttle, departing Canberra Centre at regular 45-minute intervals from: petrie street - Canberra Centre northbourne avenue - Sydney Building Floriade main gate - Regatta Point

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For more information visit

floriadeaustralia.com

Be inspired at Flor iade, with over one mi l l ion f lowers , fashion , food , enter ta inment , and famous names join ing in Austra l ia ’s largest celebrat ion of spring .