Heartland is a concert that will bring together the sounds of the Horn of Africa in one mighty blast at the Big West Festival’s Big Backyard.

4 artists, 4 communities, 4 installations. This unique project seems professional artists work with a selection of communities in the west to explore and interpret notions of home and homeliness.

Cultures will collide in true Footscray fashion in your Big Backyard. This free community event celebrates the rich culture of the west, its artists, performers and musicians who make this side of Melbourne their home

Bring your knitted legwarmers, limber up and celebrate the casting off of the knitted bridge!

Big West will be colouring your world in this large-scale work that sees US sculptor Dave Cole 'knit' a major landmark of Footscray.

The heat is on with the return of Tin Chef! The knives are out in the west’s irreverent and colourful cooking contest staged at the Footscray Market.