Our Events - Parramatta Female Factory Friends

Special Events, Tours & Talks

The Parramatta Female Factory Friends has special events throughout the year. Our annual celebration is the iconic ‘It’s a Riot’ Day in October each year. This is a day for members to gather, visitors to explore the site on our pre-booked tours, see our special collections, visit the Research Centre, attend a presentation, or sit down with some refreshments where descendants can catch up with each other and share information.

We provide booked tours of the Parramatta Female Factory, the earliest surviving convict women’s site in Australia. Simply email us at parrmattafemalefactoryfriends@gmail.com with a request which is sent to our Tour Coordinator. See our Tours tab for more information.

We can, by emailing us, give Talks for community organizations on different topics relating to the Parramatta Female Factory and the Female Factory System as well as related topics.

Members and the general public can attend our General Meeting at 2pm every second month on the third Friday (February, April, June, August, October and December).

We have a Speakers Program every General Meeting with an entry fee that is booked through Eventbrite. Please check Facebook for the latest details and book early as they are usually sold out. Please note that our AGM is always in August so there is no speaker program for this meeting. Those who do not wish to attend the speakers program may turn up at 2.15 pm.

1:00 Speaker Program
1.45 Afternoon Tea
2:15 General meeting