Monday 3 September 2012

The Best Little Festival in Oz



Google has reliably informed me that one definition of the word ‘Festival’ is:

1. An often regularly recurring program of cultural performances, exhibitions, or competitions
2. Revelry; conviviality

We are lucky enough to enjoy several outstanding festivals in Tropical North Queensland but the one which stands out to me in terms of ‘revelry and conviviality’ has to be the Wallaby Creek Festival.


This year will be the 11th festival organized by an incredibly dedicated group of volunteers and held in the spectacular surroundings of Home Rule Rainforest Lodge in Rossville at the northern end of the Bloomfield Track.

The festivities will be held over 3 days from 28-30 September in 2012 and it’s no coincidence that this annual explosion of creativity in the rainforest takes place over the September school holidays. 


Wallaby Creek is a family friendly Festival in every sense of the word providing enough arts, crafts and music workshops to keep children engaged but also ensuring that there is a wide selection of live music, performance art, bush poetry and adults workshops to keep the big kids busy all weekend as well. The workshops are great places for the kids to make new friends in a relaxed and safe environment.

Market stalls, food stalls and a bar are dotted around the Festival site and two stages offer an eclectic mix of live music showcasing a mix of local bands and Festival favorites from far and wide.
Camping at Home Rule is included in the price of the tickets and the lush rainforest hides safe swimming in Wallaby Creek as well as a beautiful hike up to Home Rule Falls for those who wish to experience both the natural surroundings as well as the cultural highlights over the weekend.


It is probably this close connection to nature that makes the atmosphere of the Festival so ….. natural. This is not a weekend for airs and graces or contrived nuances it’s the time for everyone whether young or old to just be yourself, cut loose, make new friends and have a damned good party.

See you there!

The full  2012 program can be seen here - http://www.wallabycreekfestival.org.au

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