Outdoor Performance & Art installations EOI
Parramatta Lanes aims to support high-quality, meaningful, interactive, and innovative visual and/or performance-based works that truly engage and affect Lanes attendees. Because of the large geographical footprint and visitor scale, works should visibly standout, capture interest and draw attention.
We invite expressions of interest from artists and organisations for the presentation of installation and performance works for Parramatta Lanes 2026.
EOIs close Friday 29 May.
Inflatable Artwork Commissions EOI
We’re inviting emerging artists, illustrators and designers who are keen to expand their practice into large‑scale public artworks to submit an EOI. This opportunity is ideal for creatives interested in working at festival scale and exploring inflatable artworks as a new medium.
EOIs close Friday 29 May.
2025 Art Highlights
Explore the bold, playful and thought-provoking artworks that transformed our City at Parramatta Lanes 2025.
Move over big pineapple, Summer Kim lit up the night at Parramatta Lanes 2025.
Four performers soared from sandstone pillars at 8 Parramatta Square, three times nightly.
Serwah Attafuah’s cuber-surreal Afrofuturist dreamscape transformed a car park into a bold visual world exploring climate change, land rights and the strength of the Ashanti people. Proudly supported by Sharp Australia.
Sammi’s photographic installation flips the gaze with her face infiltrating public and private spaces like a digital virus. Drawing on themes of surveillance and control, her work watches you, even when you’re not watching it.
James Brown’s digital video loops every 20 minutes, capturing Parramatta’s pulse after dark. Time-lapse sequences reveal the poetic rhythm of movement, traffic and transformation. Proudly supported by Sharp Australia.
Set to native bird calls and glowing with colour, Sanctuary by Skunk Control, transformed Lennox Bridge into a whimsical garden of light. Birdhouses and luminous blooms offer a moment of respite, reflection and wonder.
The AI Tarot reader, created by artists Laura Jade and Leslie Marsh, reads your heart and reveals a glimpse of your tomorrow.
Audrey Newton’s dreamlike installation conjured resin-preserved roses in a stark car park, exploring beauty, decay and meaning. Blending sculpture and magical realism, her work sits in the space between the familiar and the surreal.
Play Highlights
Discover playful moments of movement, music and spontaneity that lit up Parramatta Lanes 2025.
Eat Street Car Park Rooftop & Parramatta Square
Straight from Busan, this high-energy K-Pop and hip hop crew lights with rhythm and unity. Presented by Korean Cultural Centre.
Parramatta Square
A joyful collision of movement and music, this vibrant installation invites dancers and fans to respond to surprise K-Pop tracks as they play. Whether you're joining in or watching from the sidelines, it's a celebration of rhythm, spontaneity and community.
Riverside invited us to step behind the curtain at their Open House. Celebrating 38 years of performance magic, they hosted immersive backstage tours and stories before the next chapter of Riverside begins.
Saddle Club, Sydney’s now iconic queer line dancing company, brought the energy with a night of pop-up workshops. With cowboy boots and sequin pants, we threw down our hoedown finest and celebrated with a night of boot-slappin’, whip-crackin’, queer joy!
Riverside Theatres
Step into the 90s rave scene with this electrifying play by UK writer Azan Ahmed. School bags, flip phones and fierce beats collide in a story of friendship, rebellion and identity. Bold, tender and unforgettable.
The University of Sydney presented the fascinating world of our foodways and systems, such as advanced AgTech for smart crops and sustainable farming; the science and culture of eating; and stories of culinary innovations shaping our tastes, markets and social feeds.
Locate Our Art Focused Sites
Where viral eats, immersive art and high-energy music collide. This multi-level hotspot is a must-stop for big flavours and late-night energy.
Step into Mystic Rising, where tarot, sound baths and poetry turn Civic Arcade into a portal for reflection, rhythm and unexpected connection.
Brings big flavours and bold sounds to Horwood Place, transforming the street into a celebration of Western Sydney’s vibrant food and music scene.
From sky-high stunts to street-level hype, Parramatta Square brings the energy with a hands-on Boodle Fight, karaoke, K-pop dance-offs and prize drops.
Step into PHIVE and leave the streets behind to discover a space where art takes centre stage and stories unfold in unexpected ways.
Step onto Lennox Bridge for bold eats, glowing art and river views. It's where heritage meets the buzz of Parramatta Lanes after dark.
This is Parramatta’s go-to spot for dessert and festival vibes. Make sure to stop by for sweet treats, bold street eats and glowing lights.
Catch live wrestling, DJ battles and big beats while you load up on empanadas and margaritas - this is the ultimate street party.
Proudly Presented by Sharp
Nocturnal Rhythms of Parramatta and The Darkness Between the Stars were made possible through the support of Sharp LED, LCD and Projector Technology.
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Thanks to our 2025 partners
Powerhouse Lane is an initiative of Lanes Collective and proudly funded by the NSW Government in association with Parramatta Council and Powerhouse.
Official Spritz Partner of Parramatta Lanes.
Official hotel partner of Parramatta Lanes.
Official Safety Partner of Parramatta Lanes.
