Parramatta Lanes is one of Australia’s best free festival events bringing together so many people and activating so many spaces in the redesigned town centre. 10 litres of bubble Juice, a little of smoke machine juice, 21 hours of music and it was complete. On the third night 10 minutes before the end of a 5.5 hour session the batteries ran out, this has never happened before, the roof of the trailer Dj booth is two household solar panels which charge the array of 100AH lithium batteries but the trailer booth was placed half under an awning so it didn’t quite get enough charge in the day, I took the batteries home and for the final night they were ready for another big session. We got a great response from kids to elderly people who dug the playful vibe at the Sunny Sound System. The whole set up packs down in about an hour and all fits in the trailer ready for the next show. Big shout out to all the organisers, punters who made the space happen. Thanks to DJ Raul Pa Nui, Squizzy and Moth for DJ and roving duties. More Councils should organise this kind of multi cultural music and arts fiesta for their LGA’s, its such a tonic for people in these times of division and fear. Music and art and creativity and blending and sharing of culture is what the world needs at the moment.