Past performers at the festival included Troy Cassar-Daley, Kasey Chambers, Pat Drummond, The Bushwackers, Smoky Dawson, Normie Rowe, Nicki Gillis and the pop group Bella. Galston Rotary Club which hosted this event, patronised by the legendary Frank Ifield, now stages Opera by the Lake in Fagan Park on the first Sunday in May. The Galston SpringFest (started in 1982/3 by Galston Rotary as the Galston Spring Festival) is also held in early September each year. The Galston Garden Club holds an Open Gardens Weekend each October where several local gardens are open to public view. Galston also hosts the Rotary Scarecrow festival where families and friends gather to create the best scarecrow. Schools Schools within the Galston suburb include: Galston High School (7-12) Galston Public School (K-6) KU Galston Preschool The Galston community has access to education from preschool to year 12 without leaving the town despite the population and semi-rural location. Galston is not home to any private schools. The nearest private schools are Redfield College Pacific Hills Christian School Barker College The Hills Grammar School Northholm Grammar School The Galston Community of Schools is a group of schools in the Galston area of the Hills District. The members include Galston Public School, Galston High School, Dural Public School, Glenorie Public School, Annagrove Public School, Arcadia Public School, Hillside Public School and Middle Dural Public School. All the schools are in an alliance with each other and have events such as the Galston Community of Schools Band Workshop at Galston High School and most of the schools play against each other in the sports of OzTag, Netball and Sport Skills Development. All the schools participate in Spring Fest which involves marching down Galston Road, Galston on a Saturday in Spring and other local organizations also participate in the festivities. Big banners advertising Spring Fest and schools from the Galston Community of Schools are hoisted on the month of the festival date on Galston Road. Transport Galston has limited public transport facilities; the main ways to get around the suburb are by walking, driving and cycling. The nearest train station to Galston is Hornsby Station which is an Opal card activated station. The future North West Rail Link will serve Galston, with the nearest station at Castle Hill providing high speed rail travel to the Sydney Central Business District. The major bus operator in Galston is Hills Bus which operates