The Pay-It-Forward tickets, generously shared by a Woodfordian family, will be available for just 48 hours.
Punters at Woodford Folk Festival (Source: Supplied)
Long-time supporters of Woodford Folk Festival—a Woodfordian “family,” according to a press release—have given back to those in need, giving away 100 Season Camping tickets to the 2025 event.
The 100 tickets have been released through a Pay-It-Forward scheme, meaning that the Woodfordian family paid for the tickets to give them away for free later. The family’s connection to Woodford spans three generations, and they wanted to give back to the community it’s been a part of for decades.
Woodford Folk Festival organisers encourage you or anyone you know who needs a helping hand to apply for the Season Camping tickets, which are available for a limited time (48 hours as of this morning). You can apply for a ticket here.
The programme for this year’s Woodford Folk Festival, which runs from Friday, 27 December, to Wednesday, 1 January, is packed with live music, workshops, special performances, arts and crafts, meditation, comedy, and more. It is the ultimate family-friendly exploration of what makes us human: music and culture.
Artists including Dan Sultan, King Stingray, Husky, Miss Kaninna, Baker Boy, Ngaiire and Paul Grabowsky, Kerryn Fields, Ash Grunwald, Tia Gostelow, Grigoryan Brothers, Beccy Cole, Yothu Yindi, Ball Park Music, Sex On Toast, Lucy Wise, Elana Stone, Merpire, Alex The Astronaut, and many more will perform at the upcoming Woodford Folk Festival.
For this year’s event, Woodford’s Managing Director, Amanda Jackes, has called on the festival’s supporters for help, stating that attendance is “as critical as it ever has been, if not more so.”
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In September, the Queensland government substantially endorsed Woodford Folk Festival, with the festival organisers securing $2 million in funding for this year’s event.
The latest funding increase from the Queensland government is expected to have a substantial impact, working as a life raft to save at least one festival in a turbulent year for large-scale events in Australia.
In a statement, Jackes revealed that the $2 million investment will improve critical infrastructure at the Woodfordia site, including the construction of all-weather pathways and improved drainage in campgrounds.
With the impact of heavy weather events, such as the storming at Woodford’s last run, Jackes expressed that this move is intended to increase patron comfort and make the festival logistics easier for those travelling to the hinterland area.