Food, Fire & Light Festival

A history shaped
by flames.

The Food, Fire & Light festival connects to the core identity of Sovereign Hill and explores the darkness, light, conviviality of fire through visual and performing art, food and music.

The Food, Fire & Light Festival celebrates the role fire played on the goldfields through a festival of the senses, celebrating fire, food, light and artistic expression.

In the 1850's, people from around the world came to Ballarat, bringing their food and traditions. Fire sustained them - it was the heartbeat of the gold rush, providing light, warmth and the energy needed to nourish stomachs and souls.

Sovereign Hill acknowledges the Wadawurrung people as the Traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to all of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who live and work on Wadawurrung Country. We acknowledge their unceded sovereignty over Wadawurrung Country, and the ongoing hardship and trauma as a result of colonisation. The history and continuous culture of the Wadawurrung people is an important part of our shared story.