Spring has officially sprung! It’s time to put the Uggs away, dust off the thongs and look forward to new beginnings in the city that screams “summer” like no other.

And what better way to celebrate the season than a trip to the sunny Shire for the Cronulla Spring Festival? This year the theme is wellbeing. And we like that a lot. Goodbye winter cold, hello free yoga on the beach with a cup of green tea.

The festival enters its 25^th year and kicks off at 10am this Saturday with a good ol’ fashioned spring parade, complete with float, dancers and music. A true carnival atmosphere! From here, we suggest you just go with the flow, wellbeing style.

There are fashion parades, DJs, live bands, dance troupes and hundreds of food and clothes stalls to keep one suitably entertained on a sunny September weekend.

And best of all there are a range of totally free classes – one of them a laughter workshop at 10am on Saturday. If that won’t put a spring in your step nothing will.

If you’re not quite ready for the group therapy laughter session you can always take your pick from a range of other beachside classes including Pilates, Yoga, Zumba and Reiki.

And if the whole wellness thing is just not your gig why not relax on the beach, enjoy the food and wine, soak up the live music, make a new purchase and watch the world float by. Bliss. We promise not to report you to the ‘reconnective’ healing tent.

Notes:

Where: Cronulla Plaza

When: This weekend (September 11 & 12) 10am to 5pm

For more information visit: http://www.cronullaplaza.com.au/ssc/cronulla.nsf/