☀️ Western Sydney Summer Picnic 🌿
Western Sydney families are coming together for a fun, free and family-friendly Summer Picnic a chance to connect, cool down, learn practical ways to prepare for a hotter future, and enjoy a great day in the park.
Join Parents for Climate and local community partners for a relaxed day packed with activities, practical information and plenty of fun for the whole family.
💛Welcome to Country & Weaving circle
🚒 Fire truck visit
🎨 Face painting
💦 Water play and cooling activities
🥪 Free Community BBQ and picnic fun
🧸 Kids’ Corner with toys and activities
👻 Halloween dress-up swap
🎃 Halloween Scavenger Hunt
🎤 Speaker line-up featuring local experts and community voices
☀️ Practical tips for staying safe with heat and bushfire preparedness
🚲 Ideas for healthier, cooler and more connected communities
Whether you’re already active on climate issues or simply looking for a fun day out with the kids, everyone is welcome.
Come along, meet local families and community organisations, enjoy the activities, hear from our speakers and discover practical ways we can build a cooler, healthier and more resilient Western Sydney together.
📍 Daramu Shelter, Parramatta Park
🗓 Saturday 31 October 2026
⏰ 11am–2pm
🎟 Free event all welcome!
📍 HOW TO FIND US
Our Summer Picnic will be held at Daramu Shelter, Parramatta Park.
Daramu is located near Domain Creek Playground — look for the playground and you’ll find the shelter nearby. There is a car park approximately 95m from the shelter, with toilets also close by.
🚗 Driving: Enter Parramatta Park and follow the internal park roads towards the Daramu/Domain Creek Playground area.
🚶 Walking: Parramatta Park is an easy walk from both Parramatta and Westmead stations.
Look out for our Summer Picnic signs on the day! Bring the family, invite a friend, pack your picnic blanket and get ready for a fun-filled Halloween weekend in the park! 💚🎃
We acknowledge that this event takes place on the unceded lands of the Baramadagal people of the Dharug Nation. We acknowledge that this always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
