Somewhat disappointed I missed #CubaDupa this year, but various activities for my kids made it hard to attend. Worst part is we drove across Cuba St *three times* yesterday morning.
Back home in Wellington, made it to a tiny bit of #CubaDupa, enjoying Dateline's performance - best live act with a totally unpolished vocalist I've seen in ages. Great fun!

People who follow me know I like music. I like lyrics and tunes and variety. Not so keen on hours of repetitive drums with bassy beat coming from my neighbour's place. I'd hoped they'd go to local #CubaDupa festivities while I was in #Wellington NZ shopping. Nope. 😒

Time to look for headphones!

Looks like #CubaDupa isn’t yet on Bluesky but it should be.
Bluesky

Bluesky Social
#0 #beer at #CubaDupa 🍺

One thing about the Wellington summer street festivals, it makes it so obvious how much better it'd be with fewer cars.

#wellingtonnz #cubadupa

Is it just me or was #Cubadupa this year a bit of a letdown? There didn’t seem to be as much stuff happening down the street and I wasn’t at all getting a carnival vibe.
Messages from Dan aka YeehawTheBoys ->
You can't beat #WellingtonOnAGoodDay like #CubaDupa and #TransRally
AND
Cities need to support Arts and Culture to keep them alive. Make sure to remind Mayor Brown and #Auckland Council of this simple truth!!
https://yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/submit-to-stop-the-cuts-cuba-dupa
Submit To Stop The Cuts + Cuba Dupa!

After an incredible time at Cuba Dupa, It's even more clear why council arts funding is so important.

YeeHawTheBoys Direct

I didn't do much on the final day of #CubaDupa, just followed around this high energy dance troupe. For this one we were given headphones which played music for us and blocked out the rest of the festival, which made it feel like we were in this little bubble world. I really enjoyed it.

Looking through the festival schedule there are dozens of events I would have liked to get to if I hadn't been volunteering, but as always I get more enjoyment from volunteering than from merely spectating.

#cubadupa goes bush