Easter Saturday

Easter Sunday

11am: Parade – Princess Highway
12.00-12.25    Zumba  – Main Stage – See if you can keep up with Mish while she is demonstrating all the exciting dance moves of ZUMBA
Noon – 4.00pm    Jungle Art Party – Civic Cente
Noon – 4.00pm    Lego Land for Kids – Civic Centre
12.30pm    Blessing Ceremony – Harbour Stage
12.30pm – 12.55    Line Dancing   – Main Stage – Watch the girls demonstrating their fancy footwork – harder than it looks
1.00pm -1.15pm    Coco & Jett – Civic Centre
1.15-2.15    Long Last  – Main Stage – A truly talented local band made up of young local talent …. sure to please the teenagers with their hip hop rendititions.
1.30pm – 2.00pm    Junior Martial Arts – Civic Centre
1.30pm    Blessing of the Fleet by Father David – Ulladulla Harbour
1.30pm – 4.30pm  Michael Downie – Harbour Stage – a range of 60′s, 70′s & 80′s. Michael is a Soloist musician not to be missed.
1.30pm – 4.00pm    BIG4 Bungalow Park Beach Games – Ulladulla Harbour foreshore
2.00pm  – 3.00pm  The Magic Jester – Civic Centre
2.00pm   Scottish Tattoo – Highway
2.15pm – 2.30pm  Martial Arts display – Harbour Stage
2.30 – 4.00pm    After Ourz – Main Stage
A spectacular show to please everyone. Singing and dancing with covers from some of our favourite artists….Olivia Newton John, Roy Orbison, the fabulous Blues Brothers Show, The Crooners – Frank Sinatra and Michael Bublee and of course some great rock n roll.
2.30pm   Dragon Boats – Ulladulla Harbour
3.30pm    Greasy Pole – Ulladulla Harbour foreshore
4.00 – 5.00pm   Circus 35 deg – Highway
6.00pm    Fire Throwing – Ulladulla Harbour foreshore
7.00pm   Bongo Drummers – Ulladulla Harbour foreshore
7.30pm    Fireworks – Ulladulla Harbour

Church and chocolate eggs may be part of Easter everywhere. But in Ulladulla on the South Coast it also means festival time as Ulladulla comes alive for the annual Blessing of the Fleet Festival.

There will be a myriad of colourful and exciting events held throughout the Festival over the Easter weekend, the celebrations will be as impressive as ever, with the Festival Parade.

The Festival and the Princess showcase the most wonderful imaginative floats, making it one of the biggest street parades in New South Wales.

General Conditions:

• The maximum length to be 19m, Max height 4m, Max width 3.5m.
• All floats to be roadworthy, registered by RTA NSW and have current Third Party Insurance (Green Slip).
• Insurance & Registration documentation shall be submitted for approval 3 weeks prior to the event. Photocopies will be accepted.
• The vehicle for a float may be a trailer, truck or ute, but not a car.
• No persons are to be seated on the edge of the vehicle/tray.

The first Blessing of the Fleet was staged in 1956 when the Catholic Parish Priest Father Weatherall suggested to the boat owners and crews that they should follow the old and revered tradition of blessing the boats.

The fishing industry of Ulladulla is as old as time itself, with Aboriginals using the harbour and ocean waters as a source of food. In the early 1900s there were newspaper reports of local fisherman selling their catch at Milton and fishing licences being approved.

Ulladulla harbour has always played an important role in the development of Ulladulla. The Illawarra and South Coast Steam navigational company brought weekly cargo supplies to Ulladulla until the mid 1950s.