The action starts at 6pm on Friday with a concert featuring local & guest performers in "The Stadium", adjacent to the Recreation Ground. This will be the main concert venue with acts programmed all weekend and will be set out concert style with seating for about 300. There will be a small entry charge of $10 per day for this venue - the remainder of the Festival is entirely FREE! Other concerts, including the "blackboard concerts" will be held in the Aussie Cider "Village Marquee" located amongst the stalls in the Festival Village area. Anyone wishing to perform at one of the blackboard concerts should approach the person co-ordinating that event on the day. Time slots for performance will be allocated as fairly as possible on a "first come, first served" basis.

On Saturday evening there will be a feature concert in the Stadium to showcase the special guests at this year's Festival - some of this year's feature acts include: Keith Potger (The Seekers), Eric Bogle & John Munro, Danny Spooner, Chris Finnen, The Fiddle Chicks, Celtaclysmic & Braemar.

This year's Festival will have a big focus on youth and we'll be presenting some of Australia's finest young folk performers, as well as hosting two Young Talent Showcases and the Wacky Band Playoff in the "Youth Marquee" (click here for details) and of course, there will be lots of children's entertainment as well.

Informal sessions will be held all weekend in the "Session Bar" marquee, Sporting Clubrooms and hotels in the town. There will be family Bush Dances on Saturday and Sunday in the Show Hall adjacent to the Stadium. Other events, including the workshops, the bush poet's event and instrument exhibition will be held in the Recreation hall complex. There will also be lots of craft and food stalls, children's entertainment and plenty of other action around the Recreation Ground precinct and throughout the town itself.

Click HERE to see the program of events planned so far.