Festival Events Programme
The Festival provides four days of entertainment - featuring over eighty acts in a host of venues, including the Guinness Tent, churches, pubs, courtyard gardens, galleries, an open-air stage, the historic courthouse, the Troubador Wine Bar, plus many more. All venues have disabled access.
Below is a general programme outline. A more detailed programme timetable will also be available for download soon. Also see List Of Performers below.
Any queries about the programme, please feel free to contact us.
| Musical Theatre and Theme Presentations |
A variety of themed musical and spoken word presentations, Friday to Sunday. |
| Special Events |
Band Rotunda concert – Saturday featuring the Maldon Brass Band.
Guinness Tent Special Reserve Concert – From 11am Saturday - a quality concert featuring some of the country’s finest performers. Some seating supplied or bring along your own.
Soul Music – Uniting Church, Sunday morning – Traditional Church Service and featured musicians.
Gospel Concert – with Jeanette Gillespie and friends, Anglican Church, Sunday afternoon.
Traditional Bush Concert – Sunday afternoon featuring a host of traditional musicians. |
| Children’s Workshops and Activities |
Two days of specific kid friendly entertainment.
Saturday – the Children’s Music Circus at Tarrangower Reserve, a full day of music, workshops and entertainment for the young and the young-at-heart! Interactive Percussion and Rhythm Sessions, Balloon Sculpture and Dance.
 Kids Paint & Play Didge Workshop with Didgeman
Saturday at the
Children's Music Circus -
$11.00 per Didge
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Sunday – the Children’s Marquee at Tarrangower Reserve. Free, hands-on Art and Craft activities, Circus Skills Sessions and Face Painting all day. Adults kick back and enjoy the main concert while we keep the kids occupied in their very own venue right next-door!
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| Festival Market |
The market will run on Saturday at the Primary School, 8.00 am - 4.00 pm.
Quality merchandise together with family-friendly local entertainment. |
| The Spoken Word |
Vintage Verse – Saturday morning.
The Yarn Event – Saturday afternoon.
Poet’s Breakfast – Sunday morning.
Bards, Ballads and Bulldust – Sunday afternoon.
Swagman’s Breakfast - Monday morning.
...and themed Spoken Word presentations throughout the weekend. |
| Dancing |
All traditional, yet very different:
Colonial and Old Time Bush Dance – Friday evening with the Emu Creek Bush Band and the Gay Charmers Old Time Dance Band.
Family Bush Dance – Saturday afternoon with Brewer’s Own Bush Band.
Traditional Irish Ceilidh – Saturday evening.
....and don’t miss the Britannia Morris Men and the O’Shea Ryan Irish Dancers in Main Street throughout the weekend. |
| Instrument Workshops |
Workshops (from beginners to advanced), covering a diverse range of musical instruments - Saturday and Sunday. |
| Singing and Songwriting Workshops |
Workshops in a variety of singing styles on Saturday and Sunday.
Audience participation welcome. |
| The Sessions and Chalkboards |
Tarrangower Reserve Session Tent - follow the lights and noise Friday, Saturday and Sunday night.
Check out the pubs for sessions, and buskers are welcome in Main and High Streets. |
| The Big Sing-Along |
Tarrangower Reserve Session Tent - Saturday evening.
Stretch those vocal chords and join the host band with some old favourites! |
| Instrument Makers Exhibition |
Vintage Machinery Museum - All day Saturday & Sunday.
From across the country, talented artisans make the annual pilgrimage. A wide range of acoustic instruments, introduced by their creators. |
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