Ferragosto history

Ferragosto began in 1998 as an initiative of Five Dock’s Main Street Committee. The event was originally held in the Garfield Street car park for the first few years but as it grew, it moved to Great North Road. It has now expanded from Queens Road to Lyons Road – approximately 800 metres in length plus most side streets. As the demand, size and costs of the event increased, so did Council's involvement.

The festival celebrates the Italian heritage of the local community, with considerable support and interest from local businesses, entertainers, community organisations and residents. The event draws a mixed crowd with close to 60 per cent of attendees coming from the City of Canada Bay and the rest from the broader Sydney area. The crowd demographics are mixed with all age groups represented and a broad cross section of cultures.

vespa displaypeople seating down on grass laughing
zoom out of kitchen stage with chef and mcPizzascrowd walking between stalls
people dancing in beer gardenman playing the guitar on stagemini truck
roving performers with ferra cake people seating on the grass of the church groundpeople presenting in the tent at fred kelly place
back photo of bishop and procession flag men playing instruments in uniform kids posing with ferra car stand
people noticing the mini fiat car displaypeople seating down and eating foodladies performing on stage
ferra at home poster men cookingcamera man broadcasting person
man playing the accordianman staring at plate of cannoli
lady interview man and child playing soccerpeople cooking foodcomputer showing ferra livestream
zoom out of procession men playing instruments on stagepeople dancing on street
people walking in ferra people eating spaghetti at competition people smiling with their dog
people going down the slidesroving performersducati display
large crowd at ferragosto people taking photos of roving performerskids on ferris wheel
people watching the cinema screen goat at petting zoo
people doing the eating competitionfashion showWoman performing on stage
police and roving performers ducati displayman cooking food at stall
italian flags on stalls crowd at ferra amusement ride
cooking on the kitchen stagekids taking picture with bear mascot
mini fiat display eating competitionpeopling walking past stalls
community stage People seating down rock climbing
amusement ride slidelong leg roving performers
puppet show Spin the wheel game stall
crowd in front of stage crowd and car
city of canada bay stall amusement ride with ferra flag back Crowd walking past post office
People participating in eating contest Car displayDancers on stage
Ferragosto stage with people singing roving performer as busheskid feeding the goats in petting zoo
People walking down street man cooking at kitchen stagepeople playing at the laughing clown
people ordering bread at a stallgirl riding a horsecrowd walking past car display
People participating in eating conteststalls and crowdnonna apron stall
people seating down watching the stageclown jumping castlepeople seating at table smiling
Chef cooking food with mc petting zooCrowd at ferra
Ferra at the church groundscity of canada bay stall
kids playing soccer gamegiant chess settea cup amusement ride
kids watching shrek on stage mother and daughter ordering ice cream at cartpeople lining up to amusement ride
kids face getting face painted on kids going down an inflatable slide
choir singing on stagecar on displaycrowd and stalls at ferra
Woodfried pizza stall Alfa Romeo car displayPerformers playing the accordian
Crowd seating down on street Roving performers
Dancers on stage Bus shelter ferra ad
Italian chef roving performer Mondo stallcrowd of people and stalls at ferra
crowd and flowers at ferra girls performing on stage in front of crowd man singing on stage
car display beside hedgepeople playing shotputpeople smiling serving sandwhiches
people playing instruments at ferragladiator roving performer
Statue display and stallsCrowd at ferra guy cooking food in front of audience
inflatable jumping trainman laughing while juggling
roving performers with instruments petting zoogirls in italian colours dancing on street
ladies preparing food at table band playing music on stage people in italian colours singing on stage
crowd at ferragostopeople at a stalltea cup ride
kinds jumping on giant trampoline people lining up at stallswoman singing in front of crowd on stageroving street performer playing the tambourine
family playing spin the wheel giant shark inflatable obstacle coursepeople cheering
ferragosto fruit pilezoom out view of crowd seating in front of stagepeople siting down and eating
clowns laughing people lining for the swing rideGuessing game and prizescrowd of people in front of white stall
roving performersfive dock Volkswagen car display
clown smiling in front of a board with kids clubchef cooking food in front of audienceperformers dancing on stageMan smiling at italiano stall
crowd of kids sitting down and smiling magician performing on stage
elderly and kid smiling kids getting their face painted
band performing on stagezoom out view of crowd seated in front of stage