Kiama Downs is being treated to its own surf themed festival this weekend.

It’s a joint effort between Kiama Council, Surfing NSW (which will run their all women Her Wave surfing challenge) and Concrete Skate Supply who are providing a pop-up skatepark.

Mix in several workshops – including yoga, hand drumming, surf breath work, ocean photography, learn to skate and tie dye – with food trucks, live music, a face painter and surf simulator, and you get an epic Sun Up Surf & Skate Festival.

“It’s the first time this event is happening, and the first time Kiama Downs has been supported in the way of a festival, so we’re really excited to bring some of the fun out there,” says Council's Tourism and Events Manager, Sally Bursell.

“It is all free of charge, which is such a great opportunity for the community!”

The Her Wave Teams Classic is a two day event especially for females, and Surfing NSW are expecting 350 surfers from across NSW to join in on the fun teams format challenge.

Female surfers of any age and ability can still put together a team of eight and register for the event.

The fun expands on the Sunday with a soiree of activities at Jones Beach, around Kiama Downs Surf Life Saving Club and on the Jones Beach carpark, which will house the skate park and be closed to cars. From 8-2pm, apart from the surfing, there will be everything from skating and drumming workshops, to yoga and foodtrucks.

On the same weekend as the SurfLife Music Festival in Gerringong, Ms Bursell says they have worked closely with the organisers to “fill in each other’s blanks and not clash”.

With a series of street soirees moving through the area – the Gerringong Street Parade last year, the Kiama Jazz and Blues Festival on Terralong St and now Kiama Downs – Ms Bursell says they are heading to Jamberoo next in September, in an event that will highlight local produce.

The event is supported by NSW Government’s Reconnecting Regional NSW Community Events Program.

Her Wave: 1–2 April, 7-3pm

Soiree: Sunday 2 April, 8-2pm