Hijinks Halloween Party

The Festivalists, best known for Jurassic Lounge, are back with more after-hours parties at a long-forgotten school excursion destination – Sydney Aquarium.

But Hijinks is the aquarium as you’ve never seen it before with dive bars (pun intended), DJs, treasure hunts and even marine biologists.

For this week’s event, Halloween is their inspiration. There will be voodoo tricks by magician Manik Jones, Frankenstein makeover crafts with Kaila Perusco and Phantom Follies, an ‘interactive theatre experience’ where you can have a conversation with a severed head on a couch. Dressing up is encouraged, of course.

According to Samuel Hilton from The Festivalists, they were approached by the aquarium with the goal of reinventing it as a place for young people to “have a night out, party, and really engage with what the aquarium does.”

“It’s really about re-activating these spaces for young adults,” he said. “That was the same as the Australian Museum. It’s the type of place that people visit when they’re kids and then don’t visit again until they’re taking their children or even their grandchildren.”

The final Hijinks will be a Retro Beach Party taking place on November 13. (AS)

Oct 30, SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, Darling Harbour, $25, hijinkssydney.com/tickets

Written by Anita Senaratna