Carpark Party – Night One

Ipswich Civic Centre presents… 

For the first time ever Ipswich Civic Centre will be activating its carpark with six action packed nights of entertainment as part of its 50^th anniversary celebrations. Featuring captivating performances by local Tulmur and Meanjin artists across multiple artforms, engaging workshops, bespoke roving entertainment, and more! Plus, a fantastic range of delicious food and drink options will be available each night.

Night one will feature VOiiiD Collective, Caro Francis, and B33fcake! 

VOiiiD Collective – 

Meet the VOiiidians!
A motley crew of consistently colourful and fiendishly freaky oddballs who inhabit the wonderland of the VOiiiD. This exceptionally eccentric family of outrageously quirky characters lives for any chance to dance, prance, and play. Keep your eyes peeled—they might be just around the corner at the Ipswich Civic Centre!

VOiiiD Collective, is a company dedicated to empowering independent artists to share raw and vulnerable stories. We challenge perspectives on both individual and global issues through unapologetic, hyper-visual, and multimodal works. Our mission priorities sustainability and inclusivity, aiming to utilise a minimum 80% recycled materials in our creative ventures.

Caro Francis – 

Caro Francis is rapidly gaining attention for her fresh and idiosyncratic take on underground electronic music. The enigmatic Ipswich-based producer’s songwriting, sound palette, and innovative production has caught the ear of tastemakers both here and abroad, with tracks that artfully blend left-field club sounds, experimental rhythms and a keen ear for melody.

B33fcake – 

If there’s one thing that Ipswich’s B33fcake can make you do, it’s dance. His selections push and pull between emotional and down-right funky, fusing the experimental sides of UK Garage, Breaks and Electro with one goal in mind – to make you move and shake like no tomorrow!

For 50 years, Ipswich Civic Centre has been at the heart of the Ipswich performing arts community, hosting countless events, fostering connections, and creating memories. Fittingly, as part of 2025 Spark Ipswich festival from 11-19 of July, Ipswich Civic Centre will take centre stage, celebrating this significant milestone by filling the venue with live music and art.

Whether you’ve been with us since the beginning or are new to the community, this is a 50^th celebration you won’t want to miss as it honours the rich history and bright future of a much beloved building.