2024 LINEUP
Grammy, Oscar and Aria nominated musicians (and all-round legends), The Mudcakes are famous for sharing their family-friendly songs full of imaginative lyrics. Having toured New Zealand and prominent venues around Melbourne, it’s now Wagga Wagga’s turn to share in The Mudcakes magic.
Sherry Rich and Rick Plant are The Mudcakes, a funky children’s band but once upon a time, they were hip young musicians carving out a living in Nashville in the United States of America. So what changed? It’s easy, they had children and discovered the delight, the frustration and the imaginative new world that opens up to us all once we become parents.
So come swing your hips, howl and growl, catch a flying monkey, bang a bongo and toot a kazoo with The Mudcakes at Spring Jam. Perfect for little monkeys and their music loving big folks.
Mr Snotbottom
He’s the Prince of Putrid, The Willy Wonka of Weird - he’s Mr Snotbottom! A hilariously deeeesgusting kids comedian brimming with all the oooey, gooey, yucky things kids love.
Like a cross between Shrek and Mr Bean, you can expect snot-loads of gross-tastic gags, slimy songs and just wrong routines perfect for weird kids five years and up and their even weirder parents.
Mr Snotbottom will transport families on a roller-coaster of ridiculousness where they can howl, groan and roar with delight together.
Emily who? Emily WHO! Join in the music, movement and fun with Emily Who. A live music, children's show full of infectious energy, playful spirit and big dreams! Join Emily Who on the mainstage at Spring Jam at 12noon and again at 2.30pm.
Emily Who is an Australian children’s singer who recently released her fourth album of songs for preschool-aged kids. She regularly performs live shows and writes and presents annual children’s performances. She is also the creator of two webseries: the Kids Couch Concert Series and Musical Pirate Adventure.
The Ukumamas
Sisters Dixie Chandelle (aka Chelsey Page) and Ronnette Chandelle (aka Rhianna Grentell) took a hiatus from performing with 'The Fabulous Chandeliers' to have bugalugs. Now they're back with ukuleles in hand and a never-ending list of chores on their minds, multi-tasking their way to the stage.
With their signature plunka-plunk ukulele spin, no genre is safe from these sweet harmonising songbirds. From The Andrews Sisters to Tay-Tay, The Ukumamas have got you covered and are sure to have you toe-tapping faster than you can say, "toilet, teeth, bath and bed!"
Rove n Roar
Get up close and personal with Erth’s menagerie of lifelike Australian dinosaurs - from a cute baby Muttaburrasaurus to the most terrifying Apex predator to ever walk this country, the fearsome Australovenator!
Erth’s dinosaurs are unmistakably ‘alive,’ and mostly friendly, in this fun, educational and original performance, connecting young audiences to the real science of paleontology.
This extraordinarily imaginative work delights audiences from three years and up. Audiences learn how to feed and interact with Erth’s dinosaurs in a once in a lifetime interactive experience. Children can watch wide-eyed from a safe distance or dare to get right up close to these prehistoric creatures.
Dino Fossil Discovery
Calling all young adventures. Get ready to embark on an exciting journey back in time and dig up secrets hidden for millions of years.
At this fun, hands-on activity, kids create their own clay fossils and then identify the dinosaur they have uncovered. Learn fun dino facts as you go and at the end each little digger receives a certificate of adoption for their new dino fossil pet.
Dino Fossil Discovery has been made possible thanks to support by Wagga Wagga Marketplace.
Pressed floral crafts
Give the gift of something handmade.
Using delicate, hand-pressed florals and bespoke cards, littlies can get hands on making their own celebration cards.
The beautiful, handmade cards can then be gifted to loved ones for a birthday, Christmas or other special occasion. What says 'I love you' more than something handmade by little hands.
This beautiful workshop is delivered by Ash Higginson and her team from With Love Bespoke Styling of Wagga Wagga.
Cooking Creations
Here's your chance to play with your food ... and eat your own tasty, creation at the end!
Decorate your own delicious cookie or create a creature or creation from fruit. This fun, edible art workshop will have you working up an appetite.
Wiradjuri bush bombs and bush scents making
It's time to get your hands dirty.
Join local Wiradjuri woman, Felicity Kerslake, to learn about native floral and fauna whilst creating a native seed and vegetable bomb out of clay and soil, or playdough, using edible aromatic plants and bush scents.
Whether its feathered, fluffy or scaly – chances are you will see it inside the Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens Zoo + Aviary.
The ever-popular zoo and aviary will be open for Spring Jam. Whether its walking with a peacock, spying a playful dingo or experiencing the wonder of the free-flight aviary – this is one space not to miss.
Some of the resident animals will also make special guest appearances in the Spring Jam festival grounds with our zoo keepers throughout the day. This is the perfect way to get up close and even touch some of the animals.
The friendly keepers will also be on hand to answer any cute or quirky questions about the animals that call the zoo home.
Animal meet and greets, roving through the festival ground, will take place at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm.
Obstacle course
Test your skills on this fun, interactive obstacle course.
Dodge through speed poles, bound over tyres, weave under and over hurdles and race up the speed ladders.
Perfect for ages three and up.
Delivered by the team at Wagga Wagga’s In Motion Fitness.
Food Alley
Delight in a selection of tasty treats down Spring Jam’s Food Alley. Pick from refreshing juices, tasty acai bowls, delicious dumplings, salty popcorn, yummy burgers, sweet treats and more! Yum!
The on-site café, The Gardens Wagga will also be open for Spring Jam.
Spring Jam also encourages packing a picnic and picnic rug and enjoying your own treats while sitting in the surrounds of the botanic garden and enjoying all the fun of the festival.
Games garden
Test your skill and have some fun on these giant garden games. Pick from giant soccer pool, giant chess, cornhole, horse racing and more.
Play against mum, dad or your siblings, or make a team and challenge your friends.
You can also make a masterpiece on the giant chalkboard.
Book nook
Pick a book and a shady spot under a tree and enjoy a quiet reading session.
The Agile Library will park up in the Games Garden for Spring Jam. Offering a great selection of children's books and novels for kids of all ages.
Read a favourite or discover new titles and book characters.
Also, get lost in a fantasy world, listening to one of the special story time sessions.
Storytime sessions will take place in the book nook at 10.30am and 12.30pm.
Museum hunt
The LEGO® thieves are back at it again at the Museum of the Riverina's Botanic Gardens site. Can you help find them all before they make off with a Jurassic treasure?
The forces of LEGO® good, LEGO® evil and LEGO® neutral are searching for diprotodon dinosaur bones, and they figured the Museum of the Riverina's Botanic Gardens site was the place to look.
By day they hide across the museum. By night they search for their prehistoric treasure.
Help us stop them by joining the MoR LEGO® Minifigure Hunt! Find all the LEGO® Minifigures hidden throughout the museum and go in the draw to win one of three prizes this school holidays.
The MoR is open all day during Spring Jam, with guided tours also on offer.
Museum After Dark
Ever wondered what happens in a museum after the lights go out?
Get ready for the ultimate school holidays kick-off! From Nintendo Switch tournaments and retro arcade games to massive movies and fresh buttered popcorn + a DJ playing hot hits
ONLY for 12 - 18 year old's, Museum After Dark is a FREE evening event for young people.
Limited spots! Registration required via https://museumriverina.com.au/whatson/events/museum-after-dark(external site)
28 September, 2024
10am to 3pm
Botanic Gardens, Wagga Wagga
A family-friendly, jam-packed day out
Outdoor activities, live music, tasty snacks and more.
Perfect for 2-12 year olds
A sample of tracks from some of the Australian performers playing at Spring Jam 23!
