Rising Festival
Ms PATTEN (Northern Metropolitan) (12:19): (1476) My constituency question is for the Minister for Creative Industries. On 27 May this year the highly anticipated festival, the Rising, of which the government is a principal partner, was cancelled due to the spread of COVID. This festival was going to be a kickstart for so many artists in my electorate as well as all of the CBD venues that were hosting this festival, and many of my constituents of course are keen to see some world-class music and art. There is no indication of when the event will be rescheduled. So, Minister, on behalf of the artists and art lovers in my electorate, when will the Rising festival go ahead?
Fiona Patten MP
Leader of Reason
Member for Northern Metropolitan Region
Constituency question 26/10/21
Answer
Thank you for your question Fiona.
We know many Victorians are looking forward to getting out and engaging with our world class creative events and that festivals such as RISING are a critical platform for the work of our creative industries artists.
The 2022 RISING Festival is scheduled for 1st- 12th June, with some activities continuing beyond this horizon. The program is in development and will be launched in March next year.
Ticket sales for the postponed 2021 Festival were strong and we expect that there will huge interest in next year’s program too.
The Hon. Danny Pearson MP
Minister for Creative Industries