River Fest 2025

Saturday 29th November

from 2pm

Thirlmere Steam Museum

FREE ENTRY

Book Tickets - Student Performances
Book Tickets - Community Groups - Choir, Mens Music Cave, Youth Bands

About River Fest

Each year, River Fest is a highlight event for River Road, where we proudly showcase student work across music, film, coding and robotics, visual art, and urban art projects. This creative arts festival is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our students' progress and achievements while introducing our community programs and groups.

Festival Times

This year, the festival will have three parts to accommodate all our individual student performances and then transition to youth bands and community groups.

  • Part 1: 2:30 pm–4pmStudent Performances (for teachers: Alexandra, Bella, Neill, Patrick, Erika)

  • Part 2: 4pm–6pmStudent Performances (for teachers Finn, Jackson, Mollie, Nathan, Samantha)

  • Part 3: 6pm-8pm - Student Bands and Community Groups (Youth Bands, Dilly Choir, Men’s Music Cave)

Running Order

Part 1: 2:30 pm–4pm

Braeden Mackrill

Daniel Flew

Emily Erwin

Fergus Tilley

Hudson Bulger Craig

Rosalie Andresen

Susie Spinks-Earl

Zachary Hall

Althea Graham

Ella Den

Natalie Valerija Lepore

Violin Student group performance

Austin Lewer

Henry Kimball

Xander Egan

Christian Lim

Grace Owers

Leighton Charles

Thomas Bowden

Tracy Herne

Amity Ferguson

Amyra Zayne Durable

Benjamin Matthies

Charlie Bentham

Evie Smith

Isabella Egan

Leila Dickson

Samuel Ellul

Sibella Keith


Part 2: 4pm–6pm

Chantel Benbow

Daisy Caldwell

Esra

Harper Babula

Hugh Elder

Liam Newell

Linlada (lydia) Pholpo

Scout Eccleston

Sidney

Sonny Reiman

Stephen Perin

Violet Jackson

Harriet McGregor

Anthony Falzon

Jaxon Kaya

Audrey Kaya

Ella Den

Kaian Elson

Amaya Liddelow

Aster Jeffries

Charlie

Elizabeth Dunlop

Isabella Heath

Jessica Bowden

Jude Galbraith-Marten

Lydia Pholpo

Oliver Frederiksen

Delilah Naylor

Sophie Tregoning

Ayda Inman & Lachlan

Bella Chu & Alexandra Simpson


Part 3: 6:30pm–8:30pm

Dilly Choir

Men’s Music Cave

Swollen Finger

Winebox

Sleepless Awakening

 

 

Student Works 2024

The 2024 Student Works Album is a thrilling mix of creative arts and music-making.

Our Student Album is an optional project that gives our awesome students an opportunity to produce a piece of music, film or visual art. Thanks to all the students that wanted to be part of this special album! You should all be super proud of yourselves!

Music Tracks

Films

Photo Album

 

Music Tracks

 

 

Films

 
 

Christmas Project featuring Youth Bands and Dilly Choir

 

 

2023 Photo Album

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Videos

 

 

Hill Top Creative Works

The following demonstrates some of the creative works produced during our sessions with Hill Top Youth throughout August and September 2023

This program was delivered in partnership with Wingercarribee Shire Council and Hill Top Community Association.[=]

 

Illuminate Festival

This year, our community groups took the main stage and provided outr community a rocking performance in cluding our Wollondilly mens Music Cave (with spcecila guest Gracie), the Dilly Choir, and our Youth Bands!