4 November 2026

 

PROFESSIONAL artists and cultural practitioners brought extraordinary energy to the plaza, with Mexican-Australian harpist Victor Valdes, Selecta Orchestra, Cuban-born DJ Cruz, Mexidahlia and DanceUnity among the featured performers. Families also explored Club de Niños inside FunHaus Factory, where bilingual storytelling, Dance classes and creative activities introduced younger audiences to Spanish and Latin American culture.

 

For FunHaus Factory, the event reflects a much bigger ambition. "Culture should be something people experience, participate in and see themselves reflected in. It's not just something that happens on a stage or inside an arts venue," says Glitta Supernova, Creative Director of FunHaus Factory. "Gozar was about celebrating the diversity that already exists on the Central Coast. We wanted families of all Flavors discovering and dancing together, children exploring and hearing new language, people sharing food and stories, and strangers connecting through music. That's what a welcoming community looks like."

 

FunHaus Factory operates on the belief that arts and culture do much more than entertain. They can create opportunity, challenge exclusion, build confidence and strengthen the connections that make communities healthier and more welcoming.

 

Gozar Gosford demonstrated this approach in action, bringing professional artistic programming together with accessible family activities and opportunities for the public to participate directly.

 

Rather than presenting culture as something to watch from the sidelines, the festival made it something to experience together. Reimagining the role of a regional CBD. The event also demonstrated the potential of arts and culture to contribute to Gosford's revitalisation.

 

It offered another reason for people to visit Gosford, spend time in the CBD, discover local businesses and experience the city differently.

A vibrant city is not created through infrastructure alone. It also needs reasons for people to come together, participate and return and investment in community confidence matters.

 

Gozar Gosford adds to FunHaus Factory's growing body of community-led cultural programming, alongside initiatives including Coastal Twist, YAAS, Monsoon Mela and the state 24hour collaboration winner “Origami folding Light and Sound”.

 

While each program has its own audience and purpose, they share a common ambition: making culture more accessible, creating meaningful opportunities for artists and building a more connected Central Coast.

 

"Gosford has incredible cultural diversity, creativity and talent. Our job is to help create the platforms where that can be seen, celebrated and shared," says Glitta.

 

"We're interested in what happens after the events stop. The connections people make, the artists who find new audiences, the families and communities who discover somewhere they feel welcome, and the confidence that comes from seeing your culture celebrated in your own community."

 

Gozar Gosford was delivered by FunHaus Factory in partnership with Central Coast Council and proudly funded by the NSW Government through the Social Cohesion Grants for Local Government Program.

 

Gozar means to enjoy. And Gosford certainly did.

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