2019 Nimbin MardiGrass

3 May

27th Annual MardiGrass Opening Protest

10:45am : Gather on the footpath outside Nimbin Hospital

11:00am : March for cannabis law reform from Nimbin Hospital across the road to the Police Station to deliver a request for them to treat us, and our choice of medicine and recreation, as part of everyday life – not a criminal matter.

1993 was the year when Bob Hopkins surrendered to Nimbin Police in protest of Cannabis prohibition during the first MardiGrass rally.

Nimbin Town Hall/School of Arts

MardiGrass Info Booth, chill zone, medical Cannabis meeting place, forums, with advice and education in the garden. The cafe in the Town Hall is open all weekend serving healthy meals, local coffee and homemade hempseed cakes.

12 – 4 PM: HEMPOSIUM CONFERENCE
Talks, workshops, demos and forums on cannabis law reform, medicine, industry, culture, and history.

LINK TO PROGRAM ~ LINK TO SPEAKERS
We are pleased to present some mind-bending action at the 27th MardiGrass Hemposium. There is an impressive line-up of speakers who will share their medical and industrial cannabis expertise and experiences, as well as reveal the campaigns and gains made in other cannabis loving communities around the planet.

6 PM : MEDICAL CANNABIS HEALERS CIRCLE – TOWN HALL GARDEN
Considering MardiGrass is a great national and international melting pot, it is a perfect opportunity to have an open meeting for all those currently advocating for medicinal cannabis access. We are doing our community a disservice by not having open and clear communication on the number and variety of cannabis users in Australia. We want this community united like never before and to make ALL voices across Australia be heard: healers, advocates and users.

6.30 PM : HEMP FASHION SHOW
Travel across the high seas with the Pirates who roam. Come feast your eyes upon the greatest of hemp fashion showcasing some of the northern rivers regions finest designers. Deeply embedded in our history is the use of hemp by our ancestors – by today’s standard it is one of the worlds most sustainable fabric.

Credits go to: Mad hattery, Orenda by Juliska, Hemp embassy, Oz kat designs, Kashi, Talismanic

7.30PM : GREAT GREEN CABARET
This year’s MardiGrass third annual Great Green Cabaret features a phenomenal, fast paced family friendly show of the performance arts….singers Parissa Bouas and Pepper Jane plus the fantastic globe-trotting Hussy Hicks, acrobats the Pitts Family Circus and Hartje and Mika, the Gypsy Rose Soirree dancers, hoops artiste Kyaisha, stand up comedian Greg Sullivan, hip hop performance poet Daniel ‘Triple Nip’ Pearson and poet/host David Hallett.

Doors open 7pm, first in/best seated, show starts 7.30pm….90 minutes/no interval. Entry MardiGrass wristband or $15/$10 conc., kids $2
…show finishes 9pm sharp

9 PM : PICKER’S BALL
Hosted by MC/Comedian, Maire Barron

Allsop Park
5 PM : 27TH MARDIGRASS OPENING CEREMONY
Fire dancers will herald the arrival of Chibo carrying the Hemp Olympix Torch with the Eternal Flame For The Victims Of Prohibition, the Bundjalung Custodians will do a smoking ceremony and welcome to country followed by a minutes silence to remember our Brothers and Sisters, Victims of this senseless War on Drugs. Captain Cook stayed at Botany Bay from 29th April to May 7th 1770 when he raised the flag 248 years ago.

5.30 PM : SOLAR FLAIR FIRE DANCERS
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire! Solar Flair is a collaboration of talented local and guest fire dancers. Our art form represents the empowerment of self, each of us is unique and this shines through magnificently in our fiery creativity. We will be conducting participatory hula hoop workshops across the Festival and Fire twirling nightly.

5.30 PM : SOLAR FLAIR FIRE DANCERS
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire! Solar Flair is a collaboration of talented local and guest fire dancers. Our art form represents the empowerment of self, each of us is unique and this shines through magnificently in our fiery creativity. We will be conducting participatory hula hoop workshops across the Festival and Fire twirling nightly.

Disco Sista’s Tent
5 PM : DOCUMENTARY: SACRIFICIAL VIRGINS
SACRIFICIAL VIRGINS adds to the growing list of undeniable documentaries detailing the disturbing life altering adverse events brought on by vaccines, which have not been properly tested—as in the case of one HPV vaccine. This is an apparent scientific and research fraudulent act.

7 PM : COMEDY – WEED LAUGHS!
Hosted by Laugh Mob. Weed love to make you laugh with our comedy ! And we sure need it to handle these ridiculous, discriminatory, inhuman, archaic, ludicrous and laughable cannabis laws.

8 PM : INDIGO EMBASSY VIDEO EXHIBITION
Indigo Embassy is a music, video and design production studio born of East Coast hip-hop mastermind Tycotic. Since it’s established in 2010 The Embassy has produced hundreds of videos, ranging from underground 1 take spits to multi-media green screen and animated showpieces, some which have been featured on the MTV Australia/ New Zealand television channel. In 2014 Tycotic produced Kerser’s S.C.O.T National Tour DVD, which managed to rank #2 on the ARIA charts; his music video work for Kerser alone also clocking millions of views on YouTube.

This all aussie hip-hop showcase highlights the genre’s strong ties to marijuana culture, selecting the dankest videos from Australia’s East Coast hip-hop community, featuring artists such as Fortay, The Hed Udb, Hyjak, Kerser, Jacquie Lomas, Losty, Nix, Tycotic himself and many more.

A culture of deviance in itself, hip-hop to it’s community is not just a genre of music but a way of life. Drawing on the 4 artistic elements of rapping, DJing, graffiti writing and b-boying, hip-hop has always had strong connections to cannabis and activist cultures, like a connecting puzzle piece in a patch work of unorthodox art societies. Come and immerse yourself in this collection of oz-hip-hop weed anthems, selected specially for the annual Nimbin Mardi Grass and bought to you by The Indigo Embassy.

9 – 10 PM : GREEN LIGHT PARTY
Hosted by Disco Sista

Nimbin DJ Club presents Open DJ Sets / Fire Dancers / Lights / Videos / Fx… dance in the largest rainproof tent…. Featuring: Kron, Kalle Berry & Sassy Gang, T.L.E. Crew *Tallen* Lachy *Evil and Video DJ Disco Sista

Hemp [Party] Bar @ the Embassy
This is the home base for POT ART, the Polite Service and the HEMP Party. Meet old hippies here and long time cannabis law reform activists. Coffees, teas, healers and archival Mardigrass footage. The Bar hosts Ghosts of MardiGrass Past! Join the HEMP Party here. And if you live in Victoria or NSW, please sign up and help us register state HEMP Parties. Armband entry only!

4.20 pm Web Cam Broadcast begins at H*EM*P*Bar NimbinHempBar.com.
Followed by the first ever Hash Suppositorium… Everything you need to know about, something everyone needs to know about, but never talks about, and has probably been too embarrassed to ask about, includes a live demonstration…Remember, getting old is not for the squeamish.

6 pm GREY POWER outside the HEMP BAR. Annual gathering of grandparents, parents and children for the POLITE SERVICE to capture evidence in images to record the proof that pot is anti-aging! www.BigJoint.org

Cullen St – Outside Daizy’s
7 PM : NIMBIN STREET DRUMMERS
Please leave the street open for traffic!

4 May
Nimbin Town Hall
MardiGrass Info Booth, chill zone, medical Cannabis meeting place, forums, with advice and education in the garden. The Town Hall Cafe on the Town Hall verandah is open all weekend serving healthy meals, local coffee and homemade hempseed cakes.

10 AM – 4 PM: HEMPOSIUM CONFERENCE
Talks, workshops, demos and forums on cannabis law reform, medicine, culture, and history.

LINK TO PROGRAM ~ LINK TO SPEAKERS
We are pleased to present some mind-bending action at the 27th MardiGrass Hemposium. There is an impressive line-up of speakers who will share their medical cannabis expertise and experiences, and reveal the campaigns and gains made in other cannabis loving communities around the planet.

5 PM : HEMP OLYMPIX JOINT ROLLING FIRST HEATS
Must burn from one end to another!

5.55 PM : GANJA FAERIES BURLESQUE PERFORMANCE
6 PM : HEMPOSIUM MEDIWEED

HYPOTHETICAL
About: Hypothetical discussion Hosted by Dr Deb

Shades of Geoffrey Robertson. Putting an panel of 10 on the spot using a hypothetical case that features many of the dilemmas and problems facing cannabis – for those who use it and those who control it. Hear what patients, politicians, growers and oil-makers of medical cannabis, and more have to say – when no preparation is allowed.

Speakers include: Greg Barns, CBD Luke, Derryn Hinch [Justice Party Senator Victoria], Carol Ireland [Epilepsy Action Australia], Dr Andrew Katelaris, Andrew Kavasilas [HEMP Party], Malcolm Lees, Fiona Patten [Reason Party MLC Victoria], David Shoebridge [Greens MLC NSW], Justin Sinclair [NICM], and Dr Teresa Towpik [Medihuanna].

7.25 PM : GANJA FAERIES BURLESQUE PERFORMANCE
7.30 PM : STAND UP COMEDY SHOW
MardiGrass comedy in the Town Hall Saturday night at 7.30. Hosted by SSorrensen and Alan Glover, with special guests Greg Sullivan and Jennifer Burke.

9 PM : GANJA FAERIES BURLESQUE PERFORMANCE
10 PM : HARVEST BALL

10 pm Louey Howel & Funkatu

11 pm Darky Roots

Plantem Park
4:20 AM TO DAWN MEDITATION
Mahawana Sunrise Meditation

8 AM : MARDIGRASS YOGA
With Kiki from Colorado. On the Grass in front of the Hash Bowl Stage

11:30 AM : HEMP OLYMPIX
Register at Sativa Stadium for the 2019 Hemp Olympix! $2 Entry into all HEMP Olympix Events.

12 PM : TUG O’ DRUG PEACE
STRAIGHT VERSUS SPIN
With the Big Hemp Rope!

Sadly, in 2017 police didn’t want to compete in this famous event. It is a bit embarrassing to keep losing to the stoners! Maybe they’ll change their mind, but if not, we’ll have a battle between those who smoke with spin, and those who toke straight.

The tug is followed by the Hemp Olympix First Heats of the Bong Throw and Yell and then the Growers Ironperson Event. Hosted by S Sorrensen and Alan Glover.

Followed by the Fringe Hemp Olympix with Nic the Hippy, Bigbong, Gary the Plumber, Dr Smooth, and Baldenstoned all assisting in this fast growing event. This begins with the Beard and Dread Stash. How much can you hide in your hair anywhere? Followed by Correct Weight where contestants attempt to fill a baggie with as close to an ounce as possible, 28.349 grams. Seed Sorting, and the wheelchair obstacle course where contestants will attempt to score a Licence To Care*.

* Extremely rare and almost impossible to get in Australia!

5 – 11 PM MUSIC @ HASH BOWL STAGE
5 pm : Guthrie
6 pm : Essie Thomas
7 pm : Thunder Fox
9 pm : Wild Marmalade
10 pm: Sol Tradas

Disco Sista’s Tent
10.30 AM – 4 PM : HEMPOSIUM CONFERENCE
Talks, workshops, demos and forums on cannabis law reform, medicine, culture, and history.

LINK TO PROGRAM ~ LINK TO SPEAKERS
5 PM : COMEDY – GOOD EVENING NIMBIN!
Join Kyle Legacy and Sam Kissajukian for games, local news segments and interview local legends at the festival. Nominated Best Comedy FRINGE WORLD 2016, Sam has been crushing stand-up globally, and now he’s created a talk show that’s designed to make you laugh hard. So, come along for an hour of laughter with sketches, special guests, characters, games and stand-up. Sold out show at the Perth fringe world festival in February. ‘Comedic virtuoso. ★★★★½’ The Australia Times

6 PM : COMEDY – WEED LAUGHS!
Hosted by Laugh Mob. Weed love to make you laugh with our comedy ! And we sure need it to handle these ridiculous, discriminatory, inhuman, archaic, ludicrous and laughable cannabis laws.

8.30 PM : TRIBAL FIRE SHOW BY SOLAR FLAIR FIRE DANCERS
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire! Solar Flair is a collaboration of talented local and guest fire dancers. Our art form represents the empowerment of self, each of us is unique and this shines through magnificently in our fiery creativity. We will be conducting participatory hula hoop workshops across the Festival and Fire twirling nightly.

9 PM : GREEN LIGHT PARTY
Hosted by Disco Sista
Nimbin DJ Club presents Open DJ Sets / Fire Dancers / Lights / Videos / Fx… dance in the largest rainproof tent…. Featuring: DJ Nug in the Hilux, Digital Bionics [DJ Roger Andre], DJ Miles Jackson and Video DJ Disco Sista

Hemp Tent
10 AM – 4 PM: HEMPOSIUM CONFERENCE
TALKS, WORKSHOPS, DEMOS, FORUM AND EXPO ON INDUSTRIAL HEMP
This year’s Mardigrass Hemp Tent will promote hemp solutions for Industry, Medical and Food use. Our highly experienced Hempies have had many years of experience in developing hemp for new clean green hemp/bamboo farming and renewable raw materials to replace mining and petrochemicals.

Town Hall Garden
Open all weekend: Medical Cannabis meeting place, advice and education from local and visiting experts, as well as herbal extraction and cooking demonstrations.

10 am – 4 pm : Medical Cannabis Advice, Information, Education and Demonstrations. Please drop in any time to share with local and visiting experts.

3 pm : THE NIMBIN COOKIE QUEEN presents “Old Fashioned Cooking”
Come and experience authentic old school information and cookie love and lore with the Queen Of Cookies.

Grassroots Market
All Day: The Grassroots market in the Nimbin Community Centre features expert local innovators and craftspersons offering talks and workshops to enrich your experience of Nimbin’s alternative counter culture. Get hands on and enjoy the beautiful showcase of handcrafted, locally made crafts, clothes and fabulous food.

WORKSHOPS
All Day : Weaving under the market figs
10.30 am : Build a bamboo stardome- with Steph
11.30 am : Traditional spinning with Sue
12.30 pm : Preparing hemp fibre-with Gerald
1.30 pm : Micro macrame with Jolanda Moyle
4 pm : Firelighting-bushcraft with Skott Poad

MARKET STAGE
10 am : Sustainable architecture-Earthships–with DUUVY
11 am : Water and waste with Trout
12 pm : Industrial Hemp Fibre-with Tamara
1 pm : Jo Nemeth: Living without money
3 pm : Robyn Francis: Permaculture
4.30 pm : Biochar demo-with Char master Dolph
6 pm : Afro reggae beats with Kobya

FOOD COURT MUSOS
1 pm : Phil Brommers
2 pm : Leif
4.30 pm : Shane Burnt Earth
5.30 pm : Joel Sweetman

Mingle Park
DRY CAMP in the middle of the village, includes chilled chai tent, music, workshops, and the World Stoned Chess Championships.

11 am: Register for the MWSCC (MardiGrass World Stoned Chess Championship) on the old Museum site next to Daizy’s by 12:00 pm Saturday.

MIDDAY: WORLD STONED CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner decided by sunset. Drug testing will be compulsory, but not after every move.

12 – 10 PM: MUSIC
12 pm : Open Mic & Freestyle Cyper Sessions
5 pm : Hip Hop 4Daze
6 pm : Jesta MC
6.30 pm : Late1
7.30 pm : Bluntfield
8.30 pm : Rates
9.30 pm : P.Smurf

Allsop Park
STORYTELLING
11 am : Storytelling by local artist, Gilbert Laurie. In front of the big mural showing the creation of the Moogal and Bugal, snake and goanna.

PROP AND COSTUME MAKING FOR SUNDAY PARADE
Happening throughout Saturday and Sunday! SPontanous Art Event #imaginorium in Allsop Park. DRop in and get creative with local makers of sculpture, puppets and fun. #imaginorium is building some fabulous props for this years protest parade on Sunday. EVer wanted to be a more colourful part of protest? Get your creative skates on to paint, sew, cut and bedazzle!!

Hemp [Party] Bar @ the Embassy
6 pm : HEMP Party members meet here every evening from 6pm. Join the HEMP Party here.

Stand up and be counted! Fair Dinkum voters can register here to join the HEMP Party all weekend. Your details must match exactly the Australian Electoral Commission details. We especially need NSW members so we can try again at registering the State Party. And Victorian members! The Federal party is registered and will run at the next election.
Join the Church of the Holy Smoke for free here also…all you have to be is a human being from anywhere on Earth! An email address helps also.

Serving coffee and cuisine every day, Nimbin H*E*M*P* Bar and POLITE BUREAU are within the Nimbin HEMP Embassy. All year you can find live performance protesting of the Cannabis prohibition laws, especially during the annual MardiGrass on the first weekend of May. We’re gearing up again in 2018 for the sheer volume of people expected to walk past our webcam over the Protestival. Meet old hippies here and long time cannabis law reform activists. Coffees, teas, healers and archival Mardigrass footage. The Bar hosts Ghosts of MardiGrass Past!

Bush Theatre
9 am – 8 pm Saturday & Sunday

Enjoy a superb chill zone in a beautiful setting by Mulgum Creek, featuring Nimbin’s Bush Theatre with Hip Hop all weekend!

Phoenix Rising Café: Delicious food daily with many of the menu’s ingredients grown on-site or provided by local producers.

Other Roadside Attractions
4 pm KOMBI KONVOY
Arrives in Nimbin, having wended its way from Byron Bay via Lismore. Sponsored by Rvbyesque.

4:20 pm * Global Marijuana March*
Meet for a world record attempt at the most joints ever lit at once in the one place……. Everyone is encouraged to roll a joint so that when the Konvoy has passed, at the call of the Nimbin time 4:20, we can light up simultaneously and please blow as much smoke as possible for the cameras.

Well over 1 million cannabis law reform activists in nearly 300 cities around the globe will be protesting. In Nimbin we will once again aim to break our record for the most joints ever lit at once in the same place at the same time. This is a big call now because weed is now legal – for those who enjoy it – in 9 American states and Washington DC. In July 2018, weed for fun, relaxation and creative enhancement will be legal throughout Canada.

Be smart and bring a “joint”! After the last Kombi has passed, wait for the call and we will light up,and produce as much smoke as possible for the cameras recording the event. Viva la Fume!

5 May

Sativa Stadium ~ Plantem Park
4:20 AM TO DAWN MEDITATION
Mahawana Sunrise Meditation

8 AM : MARDIGRASS YOGA
With Kiki from Colorado. On the Grass in front of the Hash Bowl Stage

10 AM THE POT POET’S BREAKFAST
Hosted by award-winning Nimbin poet olympian David Hallett, this poetic wake-up call will be a pot-pourri of Nimbin & other worldly poetic tales. Visiting pot poets are very welcome! Just turn up or email: [email protected]

11 AM SEED SWAP
11:30 AM HEMP OLYMPIX REGISTRATION
Register at Sativa Stadium for the 2019 Hemp Olympix! $2 Entry into all HEMP Olympix Events.

12 – 2 PM HEMP OLYMPIX
Last Heats and Finals: Growers Iron Person Event & Bong Throw and Yell.

MUSIC – AFTER RALLY & PARADE @ HASH BOWL STAGE

4 pm: Murray Kyle
5 pm : Blakboi
6 pm : Louey Howel
7 pm : The Howlin’ Yowies
8 pm: Mecha Mecha

Nimbin Town Hall
MardiGrass Info Booth, chill zone, medical Cannabis meeting place, forums, with advice and education in the garden. The Town Hall Cafe on the Town Hall verandah is open all weekend serving healthy meals, local coffee and homemade hempseed cakes.

11 AM – 2 PM: HEMPOSIUM CONFERENCE
Talks, workshops, demos and forums on cannabis law reform, medicine, culture, and history.

LINK TO PROGRAM ~ LINK TO SPEAKERS
We are pleased to present some mind-bending action at the 27th MardiGrass Hemposium. There is an impressive line-up of speakers who will share their medical cannabis expertise and experiences, and reveal the campaigns and gains made in other cannabis loving communities around the planet.

5 PM : JOINT ROLLING FINALS
Hosted by SSorensen and Alan Glover.

Followed by the Plantathlon Award for the best Hemp Olympix All-rounder, in memory of Chicken George, the legendary Plantem of previous MardiGrass.

SPECIAL 27TH MARDIGRASS PLANTEM LOOK-A-LIKE COMPETITION.
Great green prizes!

6 PM : HEMP PARTY MEETING
Town Hall Garden
Open all weekend: Medical Cannabis meeting place, advice and education from local and visiting experts, as well as herbal extraction and cooking demonstrations.

10 am – 2 pm : Medical Cannabis Advice, Information, Education and Demonstrations. Please drop in any time to share with local and visiting experts.

Demo: Cooking with Cannabis

Disco Sista’s Tent
12 PM : KOG’S AND MALCOLM’S GROWERS CIRCLE
About: Sharing the Truth about cultivating Cannabis. Kog is the author of “Marijuana: A Grower’s Lot“

1 PM : RAYMAN & MALCOLM
Topic: Benefits of Juicing Raw Cannabis & How to Grow It
About: This presentation aims to educate about the advantages associated with juicing raw cannabis.

5 PM : COMEDY – GOOD EVENING NIMBIN!
Join Kyle Legacy and Sam Kissajukian for games, local news segments and interview local legends at the festival. Nominated Best Comedy FRINGE WORLD 2016, Sam has been crushing stand-up globally, and now he’s created a talk show that’s designed to make you laugh hard. So, come along for an hour of laughter with sketches, special guests, characters, games and stand-up. Sold out show at the Perth fringe world festival in February. ‘Comedic virtuoso. ★★★★½’ The Australia Times

6 PM : TRIBAL FIRE SHOW BY SOLAR FLAIR FIRE DANCERS
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire! Solar Flair is a collaboration of talented local and guest fire dancers. Our art form represents the empowerment of self, each of us is unique and this shines through magnificently in our fiery creativity. We will be conducting participatory hula hoop workshops across the Festival and Fire twirling nightly.

6.30 PM : COMEDY – WEED LAUGHS!
Hosted by Laugh Mob. Weed love to make you laugh with our comedy ! And we sure need it to handle these ridiculous, discriminatory, inhuman, archaic, ludicrous and laughable cannabis laws.

8 PM : GREEN LIGHT PARTY
Hosted by Disco Sista

Nimbin DJ Club presents Open DJ Sets / Fire Dancers / Lights / Videos / Fx… dance in the largest rainproof tent…. Featuring: Enchanted Movement * Fire Logan Mcalpin, DJ Amozon, DJ Nug in the Hilux, DJ Psy Stew, DJ Bush Grub and Video DJ Disco Sista

HEMP Tent
10 AM – 2 PM: HEMPOSIUM CONFERENCE
TALKS, WORKSHOPS, DEMOS, FORUM AND EXPO ON INDUSTRIAL HEMP
This year’s Mardigrass Hemp Tent will promote hemp solutions for Industry, Medical and Food use. Our highly experienced Hempies have had many years of experience in developing hemp for new clean green hemp/bamboo farming and renewable raw materials to replace mining and petrochemicals.

Mingle Park
DRY CAMP in the middle of the village, includes chilled chai tent, music, and workshops.
12 pm : ArtWomb
ArtWomb creates a comfy space where artists and novices alike leave their ego at the door, kick back relax, create together, mix match melding music, painting, circus, dance, poetry, comedy, sketching, contortions, crafting in a live relaxed atmosphere.

4 pm : Peacekeepers
5 pm : NJE
5.30 pm: Geran
6.30 pm: Trigz & DJ Vills

Grassroots Market
All Day: The Grassroots market in the Nimbin Community Centre features expert local innovators and craftspersons offering talks and workshops to enrich your experience of Nimbin’s alternative counter culture. Get hands on and enjoy the beautiful showcase of handcrafted, locally made crafts, clothes and fabulous food.

Hemp [Party] Bar @ the Embassy
Stand up and be counted! Fair Dinkum voters can register here to join the HEMP Party all weekend. Your details must match exactly the Australian Electoral Commission details. We especially need NSW members so we can try again at registering the State Party. And Victorian members! The Federal party is registered and will run at the next election.
Join the Church of the Holy Smoke for free here also…all you have to be is a human being from anywhere on Earth! An email address helps also.

Serving coffee and cuisine every day, Nimbin H*E*M*P* Bar and POLITE BUREAU are within the Nimbin HEMP Embassy. All year you can find live performance protesting of the Cannabis prohibition laws, especially during the annual MardiGrass on the first weekend of May. We’re gearing up again in 2018 for the sheer volume of people expected to walk past our webcam over the Protestival. Meet old hippies here and long time cannabis law reform activists. Coffees, teas, healers and archival Mardigrass footage. The Bar hosts Ghosts of MardiGrass Past!

Bush Theatre
10 am – 1o pm : Food, music and superb chill zone by the river with hip hop all weekend!

CANNABIS LAW REFORM RALLY AND PARADE
* Prohibition is an incitement, not a control!

2 PM * GATHER AND GET READY FOR THE MARDIGRASS PARADE
We are here to peacefully protest so please join us for the march either inside the exit of the western car park, across the road from the Grassroots Market, or behind the church at the corner of Thorburn and Cullen Streets. The march is the main event, so please join in!

2:30pm CANNABIS LAW REFORM RALLY
Led by the Widjibal Elders of the Bunjalung Nation, with children holding the Koori flag, the parade this year will start off at 2.30pm from the Western carpark and make its way south along Cullen street where it will turn left and head down past the Town Hall and Greenbank to the Hash Bowl Stage in Plantem Park for the Cannabis Law Reform Rally, speeches and MardiGrass Float Prize presentations. Just follow the GANJA FAERIES and the BIG JOINT!!

Sometimes the parade might stop while the Ganja Faeries up front do a brief performance. This keeps the parade from being too hasty and allows the crowd a better opportunity to take it all in. Everyone wait behind the BIG JOINT until the procession continues. No rush.

Percussionists who have not been practicing with the Ganja Faerie troupe are asked to form a second Drumming Troupe, further back in the parade to provide a continuing accompaniment for the parade. People are asked not to occupy the space between the Ganja Faeries and the first group of Drummers.

When we finish the march there will be short speeches by Bundjalung Elders and guests. Parade Float prizes, and the Legends Tribute winners, will be awarded, followed by more speeches.

This is our twenty seventh consecutive annual Rally for Cannabis Law Reform. We vowed to Rally every year on the first Sunday in May until we are no longer criminals for using this herb!