2026 St Albans Folk Festival Opens Artist Call

Artist applications are still open for the 2026 St Albans Folk Festival, held annually over the ANZAC Day long weekend in the heritage village of St Albans, NSW. Drawing more than 700 patrons each year, the festival celebrates folk in all its forms, from the deeply traditional to the boldly contemporary, and features both seasoned performers […]
Explore Australia’s First Convict Uprising Site and More at The Hills’ Local History Museum

The Hills is full of history, from the Castle Hill Rebellion of 1804 which was Australia’s first convict uprising (on the site of the present Heritage Park), through to Bella Vista Farm where Elizabeth Macarthur bred Australia’s first merino sheep. There are many more stories and tales to be told and here in The Hills […]