Skywhales Across Australia | NAFA 2025

𝐒𝐤𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚

Witness a magical sunrise as Patricia Piccinini’s monumental Skywhale and Skywhalepapa - two astonishing hot air balloon sculptures rise and float above Townsville. This breathtaking spectacle celebrates nature, family, evolution, care, and wonder through art in motion.

🗓 Sun 28 Sep | 4:30am - 6:30am (End time may vary due to weather conditions.)
📍 Bicentennial Park, Hermit Park, Townsville
🎟 FREE EVENT - REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED

𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐩-𝐭𝐨-𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭.

For more info and to register, visit: https://tickets.nafa-tsv.com.au/Events/Skywhales-Across-Australia

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬

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𝑆𝑘𝑦𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝐴𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝐴𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑎 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐺𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑇𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐺𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑇𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑂𝑢𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚.

𝑆𝑘𝑦𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑎𝑙𝑛𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝐾𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑀𝑦 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡.

You may also like the following events from North Australian Festival of Arts:

• Next month, 24th September, 04:00 am, The Farmy Farm | NAFA 2025 in North Ward
• Next month, 25th September, 07:00 am, Silent Disco - Kids | NAFA 2025 in Townsville
• Next month, 26th September, 02:00 am, Tattoos by Laleh Azargoon | NAFA 2025 in Townsville

Also check out other Arts events in HERMIT PARK.