Awesome Black's BLACK WINTER BLOCK PARTY

In June 2025, Awesome Black descended on Brookvale’s 7th Day Brewery for a free, full-throttle winter weekender of Blak excellence - blending live music, native flavours, visual art, storytelling, and community.

The Black Winter Block Party was a three-day activation celebrating First Nations creativity and culture, and was presented in partnership with Brookvale Arts District (BAD) and 7th Day Brewery, and proudly supported by the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner (NSW).

The program included:

🖼 Art - posters with power: A new visual art series featuring works by Jade Goodwin, Jeswri, Dylan Finney, and K-Rae (Kimberly Enwright) from the Solid Lines artist roster. These large-scale posters featured interactive Augmented Reality experiences thanks to BAD, and were available for sale across the weekend.

🌿 Food - native flavours and workshops: First Nations enterprise Bush to Bowl brought their bushfood brilliance to the taps - collaborating with the brewery on native-infused beers and margarita salts. They also hosted a weekend of workshops on native food knowledge and preparation.

🎤 Live music - headliners and hidden gems: Nightly headline sets delivered by Dobby, Isaac Compton, and Tjaka, plus performances from Elina, Lemonise, Bow and Arrow, and more.

🎨 Community workshops - make and create: Beer & Weave workshops led by Ella Havelka and Paint & Sip with Jade Goodwin.

🍻 Limited release beer - pour with purpose: A special edition Awesome Black beer was launched exclusively for the event. $1 from every sale went directly to support The Ella Foundation and the Awesome Black Foundation.

Learn more about 7th Day Brewery at 7thdaybrewery.com.au and to discover more activity in Brookvale Arts District (BAD), visit their page on Neon Marketplace – or explore the other Districts across NSW.