DREAM FESTIVAL

Connect | Celebrate | Illuminate

In it’s conception, DREAM Festival was created by a group of passionate and talented volunteers who took it from an idea to an event attended by over 20,000 people.

Over the years the festival has featured dance performances, theatre productions, themed dinners, art exhibitions and musical performances, but the central theme is always CREATIVITY.

Each year when we consider the program we look for things that are new and interesting to spark the imagination of our attendees.  We also look for educational programs such as lantern making workshops or 3D Chalk Art to bring to the local school children. And of course, we are well-known for our favourites: Music + Markets, our Lantern Parade and the Lasers + Lights. 

What We've Achieved

  • Excellent engagement with local communities

  • Multiple partnerships with a range or organisations

  • Expanded expertise within the Dubbo region

  • Additional opportunities for artists to be seen in the local communities

In our 7th year, we recorded more than 18,000 attendances.

Community based event attended by people across NSW.

Beginnings

In 2010, Peter Bartley (who was then a councillor for the Dubbo City Council), facilitated a series of public meetings with a view to developing a festival for the Dubbo region. From those meetings, it was decided to form a committee to plan and present such a festival under the guidance of inaugural Chair, John Walkom.

Acknowledging the consensus to have an arts based festival, the committee worked together to determine the most suitable time of year and the name of the festival - eventually agreeing on "DREAM" (an acronym for Dubbo Regional Entertainment Arts and Music).

The festival works with local organisations, schools and the arts community to help showcase an artistic program of events. The organisers are committed to bringing Dubbo an exciting festival for everyone to enjoy.