What's On at Bring It On! 2026

For years Bring It On! has proudly flown the flag for young people and young performing artists in Western Sydney. Our Bring It On! 2026 lineup is a mix of established acts and local up-and-comers performing across multiple stages.

The Mainstage runs for the entire event from 2pm-9pm. Live music and dance will run through until the evening. Once the sun is well and truly down, DJs will take over the stage and the audience gallery will transform into a Dance Party.

Our Caravan Stage will be pouring with talent as well, with a cosier vibe and a proper local gig feel. The DJ Stage is a loud and proud celebration of youth culture, hosting the Bodega Collective's Pass the Mic national open mic competition.

Support local artists and pull up to Bring It On! Youth Festival 2026. Visit out Artist Lineup page to learn more about our artists.

Featured artists:

• Ignasyo
• NEXUS Dance Crew
• Athanasia
• Alibii
• Steelio
• Rimsha Nazir
• Sabor Boliviano
• Jannah Louisse
• Japi
• Jane Doe
• Me Neither
• ZEPHYR
• Cabramatta High School Ensembles
• Bossley Park High School Assyrian Dance Group

 

Calling all aspiring MCs, vocalists and rappers. Bodega Collective* are bringing their national open mic competition, Pass the Mic, on tour to Bring It On! Heats are happening on our DJ Stage and winners will progress to the national comp.

Pass the Mic is independently hosted by the Bodega Collective. Check their social media for entry format and conditions.

*Bodega Collective is an independent community-focused music label representing artists coming out of Western Sydney. Visit their website to follow their journey.

It's not a festival without rides and arcade games. Kick back in our arcade zone as perfect place to chill out or head to our thrill ride + dodgem cars combo for the thrill seekers! We're bringing back the classics like arcade racers, dance machines and more.

Pool tables, air hockey and other tabletop games will also be back. And our Bring It On! Volunteer Crew will be running a few mini-comps, so get competitive and get on that leaderboard!

All rides and games are 100% free all day and all night!

Featured Rides and Arcades Games:

• Hurricane Thrill Ride
• Dodgem Cars
• Daytona Twin Racers
• Dance Dance Revolution
• Table Tennis Table
• Pool Table

Bring It On! 2026 features an artist market alley as curated by our YAC! Featuring youth-led businesses and creators selling keychains, stickers, art prints, trinkets, 3D printed goods and more, with affordable options available.

As a youth-led event, Bring It On! aims to support young creators, so 100% of the profits from sales stay with the artist. Come support young creatives and drop by our youth-led market pop up!

Featured Market Stalls:

• Shiba Studio
• lovekabu studio
• yyantojin
• Teejay Apparel
• Deniz'le Braided and Co
• Jesscraftsforyou
• Created by Sasha
• withmabs
• mqi.keru
• Happy Branches
• AngiE

Our Arts Space is a zone set up specially for all the creatives and crafters in the area. Featuring interactive arts and craft stations run by our Youth Advisory Committee, where you can make things to take home. Including:

• Screen printing tote bags (with artist Carizza Teague)
• Paper-crafting / card-crafting
• Instax Mini cameras... and more!

The Bring It On! Arts Space will also feature installations of youth entries to Fairfield City Council's Capture Fairfield visual arts and photography competition, as well as a nostalgia collage of 20+ years of Bring It On! photography by generations of Bring It On! Youth Media Crews.

This is a brand new addition to Bring It On! this year - an interactive zone all about getting a taster of future careers pathways! Our Future Careers Zone will feature interactive stalls and activities themed around in STEAM, education and careers run by our partnering universities.

It will also feature Project Melt Lab, an amazing youth-led activation from Lainley's 3D Printing all about sustainable use of plastic waste! Lainley has scoured local universities and creators for their 3D printing filament waste to stop it from ending up in landfill and repurpose it into something new. Visit her creation station, grab a lab coat, and melt some filament waste into something new and unique to take home!

Thank you to Western Sydney University for supporting our Bring It On! Future Careers Zone.

Our Bring It On! Sports Zone is back, just outside of the awning near the Showground's oval! Due to popular demand, we're making our Sports Zone bigger and better in 2026.

Classic pick-up basketball games return, but alongside that we'll also have mini-games, activities and training challenges from most major codes. Whether you're into basketball, football, league or martial arts, bring your mates and get active!

Throughout the Bring It On! Youth Festival site, we'll have interactive stations, stalls and activations including a 360 photobooth, arts and craft stations, live screen printing, interactive displays, a mobile library, competitions and games, and way more.

Thank you to our amazing local not-for-profit youth services and organisations in Fairfield City, who are supporting us with running many of these interactive activities, comps and giveaways.

Featured Activations:
Here's just a few of the activations coming to Bring It On! There's way too many to list, so you'll have to head down to the festival to see them all.

• 360 Photobooth (sponsored by NSW Office for Youth)
• FLYHT Information Station: beer google obstacle course, chill-out zone with games, team challenges, quizzes and more all about health and sexual health education
• Screen Printing Station: print your own tote bag to take home
• Beading and Bracelet Making Station (hosted by CORE Community Services)
• Martial Arts and Pad-Work Station (hosted by the Kaizen Foundation)
• Mini-Youth Centre Stations: badge making, ring toss, giant Connect 4, giant Jenga comps and more (hosted by STARTTS and Fair Foundations)
• Mobile Library Van and Arts Station: your library but on wheels (hosted by Fairfield City Open Libraries)

Is it really a party in the Southwest without food? As a youth-led event, we've made sure there's plenty of affordable options at Bring It On! while also making sure we've got something for almost everyone's tastes.

No matter what price range, we want to make sure no-one goes home from Bring It On! Youth Festival hungry.

Featured Food and Dessert Stalls:

• Ugly J's
• Cha Cha Cha Matcha
• Tornado Potatoes
• Haddz Cafe
• Bubble Bar
• Popped and Loaded
• Tortina Mia

Clipped Karaoke is setting up their mobile karaoke stage at Bring It On! They'll bring the stage, the LED lights, the songs, the mics and the screens. You bring your crew and your voices!