24-hour party - no worries!

Strewth! Have a Captain Cook (look) at this, mate! It's the biggest all-Australian party this side of the southern hemisphere. Fair dinkum.

To celebrate Australia Day - the day most Aussies sink a few tinnies in the name of citizenship - beer giant Fosters have laid on London's only 24-hour 'Aussiethon'. And it's open to all - including Pommies!

The marathon party, honouring all-things Down Under, kicks off midday Saturday at London's groovy Club Aquarium in Old Street.

The bonza 24-hour event will showcase the best in Australian film, music, comedy, food and drink. Too right!

On offer will be: Australian film classics like Muriel's Wedding and Strictly Ballroom; top Australian DJ's and comedians; much-loved Aussie tribute band IN4XS; plus a number of 'surprise celebrity guests' from Down Under.

If that's not enough, you can visit 'The Kangaroo Hall Of Fame', where you can hang out with your favourite Australian lookalikes!

But best of all Club Aquarium's swimming pool and jacuzzi will play host to 'Aussies in their Cossies' ? where partygoers can strip to their beachwear and soak up the warmth of an Australian summer as they chill out with a tinny. Surfs up!

And just to make sure things get completely out of hand, Fosters are selling pints of their amber nectar for a ripper £1. Beauty!

What are you waiting for?

Foster's Australia Day Bonanza
12pm Saturday January 26 to 12pm Sunday January 27
Club Aquarium, 256 Old Street, EC1V 9DD
Nearest Tube: Old Street (1 min walk), exit 3
Admission: Free before 6pm, £5 between 6pm and 10pm, £10 after.
Dress: smart/casual

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