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The Shire Local Music Festival is the culmination of running the fastest growing and most successful Open Mic event’s in the country. The Open Mic event has been running weekly on Tuesdays since February 2024 and haS welcomed over 200 performers from over 100 acts in that time. It has seen a wide range of acts from Soloists, duos, trios, comedians and full bands all the way up to 9 members!
Our performers come from a wide variety of walks of life, from amateur musicians performing for their first time, all the way up to professional musicians who have toured withthe likes of international acts like The Monkees, Oasis and many many more.
The festival coincides with the Gymea Village Fair, which had over 20,000. SLMF2025 will run across 2 days, and will feature over 100 local artists from soloists, duos, bands, comedians, sketch artists and more.
Most Festival events will be free to attend. We're pleased to announced our first venue partner, Gymea Hotel and are exploring expanding the festival to other local venues in the shire.
For Artists
Our event will present all performers who register to perform, until the event is full.
Our objective is to highlight local performers who may not get opportunities to perform and earn in the commercial market.
Since our launch in Feb 2022, we have successful engaged and hosted various performers with both original and covers acts, performers with mental and physical disabilities, all ages form 9 to 90 and our ethos is that our job is to build a supportive event that celebrates and highlights performers from all walks of life.
We've been able to generate immense community support and provide opportunities to many performers who would otherwise not have the chance to demonstrate their talent on stage
Many of our Acts have gone on to develop their careers and secure ongoing work in the music industry, and we're very proud to be a part of their story.
For Sponsors
Sponsorship allows you to reach your target market at one of the largest community events in the Sutherland Shire.
Increase brand recognition, align with community values while supporting the grassroots of Australian live music.
There’s never been an opportunity to achieve so much for your business while supporting grassroots music in the Sutherland Shire.
For Venues
Never has there been a better opportunity for your venue to be a part of a locally run, grass roots supported event aligning with highlighting the local talent in the Sutherland Shire.
Our ethos is all about giving everybody who signs up the chance to perform, which means the more venues we have to showcase talent on the day, the more acts we can accept into the festival. Enquire below and we'll get in touch with you regarding how we can partner with your venue to attract patrons, generate goodwill in the community and host and amazing event.