National Folk Festival

The National Folk Festival’s new Managing Director, Sebastian Flynn, has put prepared a welcome note for you all to read.

Sebastian’s message can be found here.

Experienced festival manager and renowned musician Sebastian Flynn has been appointed as the new
managing director of Australia’s premier folk event, the National Folk Festival.

Media Release now available online

In its submission to the Federal Government, the National Folk Festival strongly supported the Government’s intention to develop a  national cultural policy.  The submission said that understanding  and preserving our cultural heritage  and creating an environment in which it can evolve, in a way which is creative, dynamic and innovative, should be an integral  component of a national cultural policy.

The submission also said that a national cultural policy framework also provides an opportunity  to better align cultural policy with other national policy agendas such as education (for example, the development of national curricula for history and the arts) and social cohesion.

A copy of the submission can be found here

• National Folk Festival Ticketing Hotline: 1300 235 849
• There will be NO CAMPING TICKETS SOLD AT THE GATE at the 2010 Festival. They must be pre-purchased BEFORE 5 MARCH.
• A fee of $11 will be charged for a Camping Vehicle Pass for Season Camping ticket buyers who bring a vehicle into campgrounds
• The Festival is unable to guarantee powered sites
• Day tickets will not be on sale until 1 February
• Please read our Ticket Conditions and Camping section on this website for further information

The conference explores the more cerebral aspect of the National Folk Festival, with presentations, lectures and activities looking at the rich vein of folklore. In 2010 it will be held on the folklorically appropriate date of Thursday, April 1 at the National Library of Australia.

The Organising Committee are seeking expressions of interest from people interested in giving a presentation on an aspect of folklore. For more information see the  National Folklore Conference webpage.