The Great Graze
17
Oct
18
Oct
Eat, drink & graze

The Great Graze

Eat, sip and graze your way along the Barangaroo waterfront at this free two-day food and culture festival.
When
Saturday,
17 Oct 2026
Sunday,
18 Oct 2026
The Great Graze returns to Barangaroo on Sat 17 & Sun 18 Oct bringing two delicious days of food, culture, live music and family-friendly entertainment to the waterfront.

Set against the backdrop of Sydney Harbour, this free food festival invites you to wander through The Streets of Barangaroo along Wulugul Walk and Waterman’s Cove, discovering pop-up stalls and special menus from some of Barangaroo’s much-loved restaurants, cafés and bars.

It’s a weekend made for gathering your favourite people, trying something new and grazing your way through one of Sydney’s best-known waterfront dining precincts.
Wulugul Walk Tasting Trail
Barangaroo’s waterfront restaurants will spill out onto Wulugul Walk with pop-up stalls serving street-style versions of their hero dishes, each featuring at least one native Australian ingredient!
Anason
Native flavours meet Turkish favourites in Anason’s Manti, featuring native mint and lemon myrtle olive oil with beef, sujuk XO, confit garlic yoghurt and sumac.
Belles Hot Chicken
Try Belles Hot Chicken’s signature favourites with an Australian twist, featuring Kakadu plum in their chicken sandwich glaze or native fruit syrup with their waffles.
Gina Pasta Bar
Gina gives classic bucatini an Australian twist with fragrant native lemon myrtle, basil and parmesan.
Muum Maam
Muum Maam gives its grilled pork skewers a native twist with aromatic aniseed myrtle.

Native Food Market

Head to Pier Pavilion to explore the Native Food Market celebrating First Nations food, native Australian ingredients and cultural storytelling. Curated by Indigiearth founder Sharon Winsor, the market will feature native food and take-home products from First Nations owned businesses.
Watermans Cove Markets
The grazing continues at Waterman’s Cove, where a waterfront food market will feature restaurants from The Streets of Barangaroo with dishes created especially for the weekend
Anita Gelato
Cool down with Anita’s Gelato’s crème brûlée ice cream, given an Australian twist with nutty native wattleseed
Annamese
Try Annamese’s grilled chicken lemongrass skewer topped with hoisin, peanut and nuoc cham
Banksia Bakehouse
Treat yourself to Banksia Bakehouse’s chocolate chip cookie infused with native wattleseed for a distinctly Australian twist
Devon Cafe
Devon Cafe’s matcha doughnut gets a native twist with zesty finger lime, paired with yuzu, cream and cheese
Mr Panino
Bite into Mr Panino’s Sweet Outback, pairing native quandong chutney with mortadella, creamy stracciatella, rocket and pistachio dust.
Sweet Belem
Sweet Belem brings native Australian flavours to its Portuguese favourites, with wattleseed Portuguese tarts, saltbush caramel scrolls and Davidson plum doughnuts.
Good vibes, great tunes
Settle in for a weekend of live DJ sets, feel-good grooves and laid-back sounds, with some of Sydney’s favourite selectors taking over the decks.
Sat 17 Oct, 12-3pm
Ricky Cooper
Return to Rio’s head honcho brings more than 35 years of experience behind the decks, with infectious sets blending warm grooves, basslines and strings. Expect plenty of feel-good energy and dancefloor-ready sounds.
Sat 17 Oct, 3 - 6pm
Butters
A long-standing Return to Rio resident and fixture of Sydney’s electronic music scene, Butters serves up organic beats, progressive sounds and deep bass for an afternoon made for moving.
Sun 18 Oct, 12 - 3pm
Lili Joy
Known for her warm, tropical sound and magnetic energy, Lili Joy has played everywhere from Burning Man to Splendour in the Grass. Expect soulful, sun-drenched grooves designed to leave you smiling.
Sun 18 Oct, 3 - 6pm
Alex Dowsing
Blending house, disco and soulful grooves, Alex Dowsing brings effortless energy and a natural instinct for reading the room.