Calling Country Ceremony

Heralding the beginning of Shine On Gimuy Festival is the Calling Country Ceremony–a coming together of First Nations clan groups to the Gimuy/Cairns area and surrounding region, hosted by the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji peoples.

“Our performance is a call and response ritual, featuring dance and song cycles that uniquely honour
totemic, ancestral, country, and cultural expressions. It’s about new visibility for the age-old traditions
and ceremonies, relevant of Tropical North Queensland and rainforest Bama”,
- Rhoda Roberts AO, Artistic Director.

Stay posted for 2025 season dates and full program!