Community
12 September, 2026
GLOW festival to bring community together
Tickets are now on sale for the Hill Top Community Association’s annual GLOW festival.
Tickets are now on sale for the Hill Top Community Association’s annual GLOW festival.
The event – in its fourth year – will be held in the grounds of Hill Top Public School on Saturday, September 26 with rides, market stalls, food trucks, interactive activities and live entertainment.
Chairman of the Hill Top Community Association Peter Costigan said the event had been growing every year and was probably now at capacity.
Last year approximately 1000 people passed through the gates.
Mr Costigan said GLOW was a break-even event rather than a fundraiser, with all the proceeds from this year’s event going towards the running of GLOW in 2027.
He said the aim of the event was to bring the community together in a safe and friendly environment.
“It’s very much a family thing,” he said.
Mr Costigan said things were always a “bit hectic” in the last few weeks before the event but added that committee members Trisha Kerr, Cait Webster and Rachael Grant had everything under control.
He said it was now a case of everyone keeping their fingers crossed in relation to the weather.
Mr Costigan said only one event had been impacted by rain over the past four years and the committee was hoping for clear skies come September 26.
Tickets – including unlimited rides – are $25 if purchased before the event or $35 on the night.
Gates will open at 4pm and the event will come to a close at 8pm. Tickets are available online at http://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1641682
The community association has been busy with a number of other initiatives in recent months including raising money for a new playgroup and working with Transport Heritage NSW to ensure Hill Top obtains maximum benefit from the historic loop line project.
Association members have also been busy working on a new entry garden, planter boxes and posters detailing the history of the village.
Mr Costigan said the Hill Top association had also been working with the Balmoral Village Association in a bid to get State Government funding for a viewing platform overlooking the Big Hill Cutting.
He said the project – including a carpark – would cost approximately $2 million.
The association has also been lobbying to get work done around a monument in the village that was erected for the men who worked on the cutting – which at the time of construction was the largest cutting in Australia.
Records show that two men were killed by blasts in 1863 during construction.
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