We Are Warriors and Powerhouse gather again on Gadigal Country with this year's theme honouring the cultural practice of Welcome. Come early and be welcomed by Gadigal traditional owners onto to the unceded ancestral homelands upon which we all live, work and gather.

We Are Warriors and Powerhouse transform Manning House to Blak Powerhouse on 26 January 2026 flipping the script and turning this day into a day of Blak power, pride and positivity.

Be welcomed onto Country, participate in a smoking ceremony, learn weaving practices, enjoy the best Blak live music and DJs, and hang out in Nooky’s backyard.

Not only is this the fourth Blak Powerhouse but we are celebrating We Are Warriors’ fifth birthday.

This is a night of Blak power.

This is Blak Powerhouse.

PROGRAM

GADIGAL CEREMONY
6pm Welcome to Country by Aunty Nadeena Dixon
Dance performance

LIVE MUSIC
6.30pm Mi-kaisha
7.15pm Ziggy Ramo
8.15pm Birdz & Fred Leone
9.15pm 3%
10.15pm BARKAA

PANEL YARNS
Hosted by Kaylene Langford
6.45pm Country/Connections with Aretha Brown
7.45pm Welcomed/Power with We Are Warriors
8.45pm Gadigal/Gather with Rudi Bremer and Travis De Vries

ACTIVATION
6–11pm Aretha Brown's Tattoo Parlour
6–11pm DJ Soju Gang takes over Nooky’s Backyard
6–11pm Family Portraits by WAW

MASTER WEAVING
7–9pm Weaving Workshop with Aunty Nadeena Dixon

STALLS
6–11pm Blak Markets - First Nation Creatives

SHORT FILMS
6–11pm Presented by We Are Warriors and Powerhouse

FOOD
6–11pm Food Trucks by Manning House