Rosella Festival

The Rosella Festival is an outdoor event that takes place in Harris Park every year. It is a celebration in music and dance by the local community of the Harris Park and Rosehill area.

The festival organising committee includes representation from the local residential and business community, local organisations and the Harris Park Community Centre.

Since the first festival in 1999, it has become a popular and anticipated event in the local calendar and has the support and goodwill or people across the community as evidenced in the resulting social cohesion that the Rosella Festival promotes.

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Rosella Festival 14th September 2008

This years festival has been very successful

This year the popular and most anticipated event, The Rosella Festival being held on Sunday the 14th of September at Rosella Park 10am-4pm, one the Harris Park community recreational areas held in high regard by its proud patrons.

Rosella Festival has a lot to offer this year, drawing talent from all over the Western Suburbs, from having the Swastik Institute of Dance performing Indian Folk and Classical dances to The Darryl Beaton Band, each performance an important piece to the Rosella Festival.

What's On - Entertainment

• Australian Medieval Guild Inc
• Citizenship Ceremony
• Children’s Bollywood Dance 2-4 years old
• Elizabeth Issa
  Stand up for love
  National Anthem Power of love

Lauren Valatiadia

• Local School Choir
• Michou Lebanese belly dancing
• Raphael & Will featuring Nick Boris and Nick Paul
• Sisca Balinese Dance
• Swastik Institute of Dance
  Kathak (Classical Dance)
• Bollywood Dance
  Rajasthani Dance (Folk Dance)
• The Darryl Beaton Band
• The Wobbly Boots
• Tokyo love-in & Yama Sharshar
• Uncle Wes - Smoking ceremony

Food and Beverage Stalls

• B.B.Q. – Rotary Parramatta - Sausage Sizzle
• Go Cool…Fresh Fruit Market - Pure Sugar Cane Juice
• Gozleme - Turkish
• Mickey’s Mobile - Ice Cream
• Rosella Playgroup - Homemade cakes and sweets
• Spanish and South American
• Taza Tandori - Indian
• Zippy Cino - Coffee, Tea and Sandwiches
• Fairy Floss

Children's venue

• Face Painting
• Jumping castle
• Pony Rides
• Animal Farm - Kindifarm
• St. Oliver’s Catholic School Information
• Local Primary School Art Competition Sponsored by Eckerleys Parramatta

Other Stalls

• Harris Park Community Centre - Information Stall
• Harris Park Community Centre - Recycle Stall
• Parramatta City Council Rosella Park Upgrade - Information
• Parramatta City Council Resident Panel - Information
• St. John’s Ambulance - First Aid