Sustainability Families Festival, 2026

Join us at the Ryde Library for our Summer Holiday spectacular day filled with fun and learning at our Sustainability Families Festival! Bring the whole gang for a day of eco-friendly activities, workshops, and games.

The program on the day includes:

Spaghetti Confetti - Spaghetti Confettti are back again to kick start our Sustainability Families Festival, with their fun-filled, interactive live show! the dynamic dueo will perform ultra-catchy and original tunes to get your whole family singing and dancing!

Banjo and Friends Scavenger Hunt - Can you find Banjo and his friends? They are hidden at each of the activity stations around the festival! Locate Banjo and his friends around the festival activity stations and be in the draw to WIN a prize pack!

Keep Australia Beautiful: Garbage to Garden Workshop

Keep Australia Beautiful: Composting and Worm farming Workshop

City of Ryde Waste Sorting Game – Test out your recycling skills! Think you know which bin to put your rubbish in? Visit the Waste stall to test your knowledge! Three small bins will be on display with clean rubbish items for everyone to test out their waste knowledge.

City of Ryde Bushcare - Discover the wonders of our local native plants and learn how you can make a difference for the environment. Join our dedicated Bushcare volunteers and contribute to the management and preservation of our natural areas. Get involved and help protect our local biodiversity!

Macquarie University Discovery Tables – Learn about living seawalls and how they support marine life. Discover how you can harness rewnewable energy sources through wind and solar. Get hands-on knowledge through STEM making with natural resources.

Engineers Without Borders Renewable Energy Table - Explore the importance of renewable sources focusing on harnessing wind energy. Understand sustainability and renewable energy by designing and building wind turbines in a team and test its efficiency.

NSW SES Ryde Unit - Join us with the local State Emergency Services as you learn about ways to protect yourself and how to act during a range of emergencies from flooding, storms or tsunamis.

Wonder of Waters Discovery Van – Visit Sydney Water’s Wonder of Waters Discovery Van that has been purpose built to deliver sustainability and water education to all communities. Use your own device at the AR wall to scan the code and journey through the Urban Water System. Help Jila the Playtpus and his friend filter clean water sourced from our oceans, catchments and dams. Spin the Global Discovery Wheel to see how other places around the world source their water.

Clean Up Australia - Clean Up Australia inspires and mobilises communities to improve and conserve our environment, eliminate litter and end waste. Come visit their stall to see how you can make your clean up efforts count!