Youth Zone
in the Joy Anderson Room, Belong Blue Mountains - Mid Mountains Neighbourhood Centre
Saturday 17 October
9:00am – 4:00pm
From 9am at Mid Mountains Community Centre we have a dedicated youth zone in the Joy Anderson Room.
Aimed to be a place to hang out, loiter, come and go … free to use as a base for the day with friends.
Youth Market Stalls
Got something to make, create or sell? This is your chance to give running your own market stall a go!
As part of the Love Lawson Festival, young people aged 12–25 are invited to apply for a FREE stall at our Youth Market at the Mid Mountains Community Centre.
Whether you make art, jewellery, clothing, crafts, zines, accessories or have another creative product or small business idea, we’d love to hear from you. It’s a chance to sell your products to festival visitors, gain real market experience, build confidence and have some fun alongside other young creatives and friendly Lawson locals.
There is no stall fee, and participating stallholders will be covered under the Love Lawson Festival’s insurance.
The important bits
Who: Young people aged 12–25
When: Saturday 17 October 2026, 9am–3pm
Where: Mid Mountains Community Centre, Lawson
Cost: FREE
Insurance: Covered by Love Lawson Festival
Places: Limited, so applications are essential
Interested in having a stall?
Contact Natalie Moss on 0451 075 193 to find out more or apply.
FEATURING…
- We have a Zine making station set up all day, with tools and supplies to create your very own draft zine. We have creatives, writers and artists who have produced zines, available to support young people with finding their voice, their stories and putting it all together.
- Badge making station - come along and capture your poignant poetry, whimsy cute crafts or those clever in-joke slogans that no one understands. Make a set for your best friends, for your band… or just get spontaneous.
- A retro gaming lounge, care of the kind people at Neon Skies in Katoomba! Comfy lounges set up in front of an old CRT TV playing retro console classics.
- Between 12pm - 4pm we have youth artists performing on the stage! Some of the mountains favourite up and coming acts.
Lineup under construction and to be confirmed!
A variety of solo artists – Funk, RnB, Hip Hop and Pop Punk.
This is a Free event.
Youth Zone Musicians
Billy Parsons
Neon Skies, Katoomba
Neon Skies is Katoomba’s home for Pokémon cards, collectables, retro consoles and vintage games, with a dedicated play space for TCGs, board games, painting and more. Run by collectors who genuinely love what they do, they’re a fantastic local business and a wonderful supporter of the Love Lawson Festival.
