Everflow: Birrarung Riverfest Closing Event

18 Oct 2026
03:00pm - 08:00pm
$10.00 - $20.00 + $1.97 fee
Collingwood Children's Farm

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Join the closing event of Birrarung Riverfest 2026 for an afternoon of deep listening, reflection and connection with the Birrarung and each other, with music performances, sound-sculptural and video installations, deep listening workshops and canoe paddles on the river. Come for part of the afternoon or stay for all of it.

Everflow is the official closing event of Birrarung Riverfest 2026, an expansive half-day program weaving together music performances, sound-sculptural and video installations, deep listening workshops and canoe paddles on the river. Come for part of the afternoon or stay for all of it.

Developed in alignment with the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung philosophy of burndap Birrarung burndap umarkoo (what's good for the Birrarung is good for all), Everflow explores the interconnectedness of community building, care for Country and collaboration. It invites audiences into stillness, reflection and deep connection with the Birrarung, understanding our place within its ancient story.

Everflow is the intersection of artist-producers and RMIT alumni Alex "Pug" Williams and Evie Juliet Taylor's individual expanded research projects, collaboratively merged through continual visits with Birrarung, meditative experimentation and Deep Listening.

Deep listening is a way of practising awareness for the more-than-visible, more-than-audible and more-than-human. In tuning into these deeper layers, we begin to hear the rhythm that runs beneath the noise: the rhythm of the Birrarung.

What's on

How does the River Sing? – a live, improvised soundscape responding to water health, imagery and sound gathered along the Birrarung from source to sea, led by Dana Flahavin with Emergent Sound for Resonant Bodies.
Birrarung Paddle: Connected by the Deep – deep listening on the water, hosted by Up the Creek, experiencing the river from a new perspective. Suitable for all ages.
Deep Listening Community Circle – guided meditation and compassionate sharing on land.
Scavenger Collective x alwaysgoingnevergone – an immersive installation of sound, sculpture and light by artist-producers Alex 'Pug' Williams and Evie Juliet Taylor, exploring the tension between rivers and waste.
Plus community conversations with Dr Erin O'Donnell and Dr Maya Ward, and more to be announced.

Who it's for

Everyone. Everflow welcomes people of all ages and abilities into a shared afternoon by the river. Children are warmly encouraged to come along and share their voices.

The RMIT Regenerative Futures Institute is proud to support Everflow as part of the Energy Futures events season. The event is presented by the Yarra Riverkeeper Association as the closing celebration of Birrarung Riverfest 2026, and hosted by Up the Creek.

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Everflow: Birrarung Riverfest Closing Event