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.