WORLD-CLASS PARTIES, CAPTIVATING LIVE PERFORMANCES AND CONTEMPORARY MARKETS.
Roller Disco
A hot new warehouse venue has just released tickets for 2 days of skate heaven, turning the giant concrete bunker into a dazzling roller rink on the 5th and 6th of July.
Take your pick from learn to skate classes, roller dance classes, themed rink sessions, and roller discos. There’s something for everyone: kids, families and adults, new skaters to advanced skate dancers.
Expect a candy bar, great music and disco lights, comfy seating, warm drinks and good old retro vibes. Roller discos will feature live DJs spinning classic hits for that extra dose of nostalgia, and all the contemporary tunes will be laid down for the young ones.
Each session will be hosted by highly skilled RollerFit instructors and Roller Promotions performers to teach you how to skate and show off their skills.
Decibel Creative and Stay On Sight present Skin On Skin
Featuring Stay On Sight DJs and Special Guests.
Banging Beats and Bubbles
Welcome to Bangin' Beats and Bubbles – designed for little ones and their parents who miss a dance! Be transported into an era-bending experience designed for little ears and parents alike! The theme is time travel and the plan is fun. You can dress up as your favourite ANYTHING from the past or future.
Get ready for out-of-this-time projections across the warehouse as our DJ’s spin kid-friendly beats from 2pm. We have… (drumroll please) Daddy Ashley Feraude till 3:30 and then Mumma ZALA to keep the tunes going until 5pm
Three hours of banging beats will be sprinkled with a balloon drop, beach balls, bubbles, interactive activities, a soft baby area, a cosy wood fire and a real – that's right old raver parents – a real bar (also slinging red cordial and skittles).
This gentle but outrageous party is ideal for ages 10 and under and their parents. There's just one safety trick: you must have a kid to get in.
Have a Question?
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There is plenty of parking around The Vault, including disabled parking.
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Food will be available from various outlets within the Dairy Road precinct, such as Capital Brewery, Canteen and Contentious Character. The Vault bar will be serving coffee, tea, drinks and small snacks.
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Please arrive no earlier than 1:45pm, and please leave as the lights come on at 5pm as we have another event in the evening. Feel free to enter or exit the space between these times.
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These are located within building 3.3, adjacent to The Vault.
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An accessible ramp is available for mobility vehicles, wheelchairs and prams to enter The Vault.
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Music will be played at 82-25 decibels designed for children’s ears.
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The Dairy Road offers gardens, a gallery, brewery, ramen shop, winery, Kidzplore, chocolate shop, yoga studios and more. See dairyroad.com.au for a map and list of options.
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There will be some comfortable seating for parents and children to rest, and carpet for kids to roll on, but this is a dance party so there is not seating for everyone.
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Please do not take photos of anyone other than your own children.
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Tickets are going to sell out and will not be available on the door. Refunds will be available before the event, should your plans change.
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This is a rave - expect some flashing lights and a fun disco feel.
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You're welcome to bring toys, and some bubble wands Babies and small children will be partying with everyone. Please be mindful of choking hazards on the floor.
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This is a family rave. All children are welcome, and adults must have a child to gain entry (to ensure everyone's safety). Everyone requires a ticket, and bubs under 1 can get a free ticket.
Escape Ferocity pres. Max Cooper (extended 3d/av set)
A dance party from the future.
Witness one of the world's leading audio-visual artists as the centrepiece of an epic warehouse party crossing house, techno, drum & bass and immersive projections.
Max Cooper has carved a unique space as an audio-visual artist with a science PhD and an international reputation as a leading electronic musician.
His work carries an emotional resonance and sensory immersion, often focusing on humanity’s place in the world. He merges electronic music and visual art with scientific enquiry through installations, live performance, immersive audio-visual experiences, a range of digital media and award-winning music videos.
Cooper’s impressive discography dates back to 2007, when he juggled studying Computational Biology with being resident DJ at a local techno club.
He became the first techno artist to perform at the Acropolis in Athens, scored a powerful video narrated by Greta Thunberg and Pope Francis urging world leaders to consider climate and environment, has received commissions and collaborations with The Barbican, Zaha Hadid Architects, France TV, AND&, The Babraham Institute, L-Acoustics and reworked musicians including Philip Glass, Nils Frahm, Terry Riley, Michael Nyman, Hot Chip and Moby.
He established Mesh in 2016 to explore the intersection of music, art and science through interdisciplinary creative collaborations that incorporate a variety of digital media including AR, AI, VR, NFT, spatial audio and Dolby Atmos, as well as physical structures and live experiences.
www.maxcooper.net
Space Time!
Now is humanity's best time to discover space. These school holidays, everyone is welcome to experience the sublime new photos from the James Webb, Euclid and other mind-bending space telescopes on an immersive sound and projection system in a deep space bunker.
See a rocket take-off, then look through pinholes in the sky to the beginning of the universe. That's right, look through time with massive images of planets, nebulae, blackholes and millions of galaxies. Some are just like our own and one, tauntingly, is in the near perfect shape of a question mark (actually).
The 30 minute audio-visual journeys loop every day, 15-22 July. The show starts 5 minutes after the time on the ticket and people are welcome to stay if they'd like to experience it multiple times. Tickets are valid for any time on the day of ticket to give flexibility, so don't worry if you're early or late.
Winter Market: Truffles, Wine and Artisan Goods
Celebrate seasonal produce at the Dairy Road Winter Market.
Explore the best of cold climate produce. Fine foods (such as truffles, wine, garlic, olives and much more), and the Cellar Door wine market will be inside The Vault, beside a street and garden of farmer’s stalls. Like a chef’s market, you’ll have direct access to premium and rare goods from the region. There will also be fire and entertainment for all ages.
Over 50 seasonal producers will be selling winter goods from regional farms in collaboration with the Southern Harvest Association.
Applications for stall holders now open. Stall space is limited. Please complete a form or contact Southern Harvest as soon as possible to secure your spot.
Heaps Gay
Sydney party starters, Heaps Gay are bringing their bougie & debauched hot mess party to Canberra for a messy, indulgent & inclusive art party till late at The Vault.
Live music, performances & dancing to warm you up this winter. Line Up coming soon.
Dress Code: HOT MESS
turn&burn
Sunburn and Turning Tables, two eager collectives promoting Ngunnawal / Canberra’s unique music and arts scene, join forces for the first time to present a multi-sensory experience.
With shifting environments that compliment and amplify emotions, intense moments of suspense and ecstasy aim to create a unique experience for all. There will be distinctive taste and quirky flare as we strive to put together some stupid ideas done right!
Showcasing multidisciplinary performances from specialised local, domestic and invited international artists - turn&burn plays host to true perfectionists in their fields. Experience this uncharted level of production and attention to detail, one night only.
Dragon Dreaming Party
Come and join us for a one night experience of Dragon Dreaming at our Warm Up party!
Born and bread in Canberra, Dragon Dreaming began as a festival in Kowen Forest, where we ran for 4 years before moving to the luscious site of Wee Jasper. Now we pay homage to this wonderful community of Canberra with a warehouse party of epic music with incredible local and interstate DJs, show-stopping roving performers, captivating live visual artists, interactive art spaces, and top notch production!
The Data Set
‘The Dataset’ is a bold new contemporary dance work by Canberra’s award-winning Australian Dance Party.
A dance between two bodies, light, sound, and AI, The Dataset imagines a world where we physicalise the data that forms us and interrogate its purpose and power. What happens when the system rules us? What happens when the system is broken? ‘The Dataset’ highlights our adaptability as humans in the face of adversity.
Sound and Fury: Carnal. Art. Party.
It's the sexiest Sound and Fury you've ever fucking been to. And if you haven't been, come on over Baby. Get ready to indulge your senses at Sound and Fury's 23rd party, where the theme is Carnal and the dress code is as dark as midnight.
This isn't just a party, it's a full-blown sensory experience. Picture yourself immersed in a world where music, theatre, dance, spoken word, and song collide to create something truly electrifying.
Bring your GAME and your CONSENT.
The Sound and Fury Ensemble has been resurrected and revamped, promising both the familiar and the unexpected. Will they strut and fret their hour upon the stage and be heard no more? Not likely, because this ensemble knows how to captivate and leave a lasting impression.Originating from the infamous Art, Not Apart festival in Canberra, Australia, Sound and Fury has evolved into its own wild, untamed entity. Move through a non-traditional venue bathed in high-quality production and intimate artistic direction. This isn't your average sit-down-and-shut-up affair—here, you're encouraged to explore, imbibe, and become part of the magic. So don your blackest attire, lace up those dancing shoes, and prepare to lose yourself in the intoxicating world of Sound and Fury. This is more than just a party—it's an unforgettable journey into the heart of performance art.
Oozy Boozy Cheese and Wine Market
Brace yourself for a cracking time at the Oozy Boozy Dairy and Wine Market over three days in partnership with Le Cheeserie at The Vault.
Roam the stalls filled with waxy, vintage goods, all from local cheese and wine merchants. Nibble on some sharp local feta and churn your way through some gooey camembert. And while you’re there, sip on and bottle up some grape wine selections. Cheese lover, you gouda be there!
Too Many Crews
20 minute sets. 20+ crews. A warehouse of chaos. Each DJ must mix from the last. No cuts, no buts. Closed by the great Andy Garvey (Pure Space, Canberra OG).
Witness the whole Canberra DJ community mixing up a storm. Old legends are flying back to share decks with emerging crews, an old-school MC will keep the dancers up to date on who's mixing and a cracking projection and light show will respond to every new track, every new genre, as awards are decided on who can mix the most. Reviving a party idea from 2013, when Literally Too Many DJs asked 20 DJs to mix 120 songs in two hours, this concept party has evolved into crew showcases where quick mixing is the game but anything goes.
The live music scene has often turned its nose up at our doof doof 'noise', and this is a tough time for the whole industry, so here's a little remedy: all the crews coming together to put on a warehouse party, where everyone is welcome.
Tjaabi by Big hART
Ten years in the making in the Pilbara, Tjaabi–Flood Country captures the urgencies of the 21st Century as the globe warms and the climate changes.
Patrick captures the many cultural and ecological pressures facing Aboriginal people in places like the Pilbara in the face of ever-increasing pressures for new minerals, rare earth, and more ore. He does so through breathtaking music, profoundly personal narrative, and humour that cuts to the bone.
Importantly, this work is an intercultural sharing, a collaboration between many, reflecting a hopeful future of cultural exchange and dialogue, with Patrick’s story at the centre.
This immersive theatre work, using music, spoken word, animation, and tjaabi, tells the story of growing up in the Pilbara, the lineage of cultural knowledge, the contemporary relevance of indigenous ecologies, working on country, the resource sector, and the power of Ngarluma language in capturing cultural knowledges and lived experience.
Skate of Mind by Big hART
Big hART's Skate of Mind is taking up residence at The Vault Dairy Road, developing a cross-medium exploration of image, sound and movement created through live skateboarding.
Skate of Mind takes Australia’s best skateboarders to regional and remote communities around Australia, generating unique environmental content and celebrating the positive mental health benefits of skateboarding for individuals and communities.
Young people are invited to skate The Vault and explore the nexus between skateboarding, animated image, music and environmentally threatened locations.
Pop-up events will engage young people across Canberra skateparks and other locations, plus a free open skate session for the Canberra community to experience the work in development at The Vault.