Parramatta Lanes
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| Parramatta Lanes | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Festival |
| Frequency | Annually in October |
| Location | Parramatta |
| Country | Australia |
| Inaugurated | 2012 |
| Previous event | 22–25 October 2025 |
| Next event | 21–24 October 2026 |
| Attendance | 335,000 (2025) |
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| Organised by | City of Parramatta |
| Website | atparramatta |
Parramatta Lanes is a street festival in the western Sydney city of Parramatta in New South Wales, Australia. The event has "Lanes" in its name because it allows attendees to explore food and entertainment options in different streets and lanes of Parramatta.
The event plays into the council's strategy to introduce greater nightlife options in Parramatta.
The event started in 2012. In the late 2000s, the suburb was not seen as meeting expectations with the council's effort to improve the city by commissioning this festival being labeled as 'Paris-matta'. At that time, the main events included pop-up shops, cafés, small bars, and gourmet street vendors. There were also live music acts.[1] In 2012 the festival had around 10,000 to 20,000 people attending.[2]
The event had around 70,000 attendees in 2023.[3]
By 2025, the festival had grown immensely, seeing a 180 percent growth in attendance in the past six years. They had 200,000 attendees in 2024.[4] For the 2025 festival, the council had been focusing more on viral food trends found on social media such as TikTok. They also invited influencers to the festival.[2]
Parramatta Lanes marked a record in 2025 by seeing 335,000 people attend the event.[5]