Bundanoon Folk Festival
Highlights
- Experience vibrant live folk music across nine indoor venues in the scenic Bundanoon, surrounded by natural beauty.
- Immerse yourself in local culture with performances from regional artists and national favourites at the festival.
- Join in lively pub sessions and jam events, fostering a sense of community and shared enjoyment.
- Delight in family-friendly activities like Kidsfest, ensuring fun for all ages at this welcoming event.
The Bundanoon Folk Festival is the newest addition to the Australian Folk calendar. Held in Bundanoon in the scenic Southern Highlands of NSW, the Festival enjoys the backdrop of a country village near the magnificent Morton National Park.
The Bundanoon Folk Festival is a vibrant weekend of live folk music, dance and poetry in seven indoor venues plus a marquee in beautiful Bundanoon.
Embedded in the local community the festival features local and regional artists as well as much-loved national performers.
The festival celebrates the broad sweep of contemporary and traditional music styles, which are handed down through generations of all cultures. Some of the hottest independent artists including Folk Australia Awardees. Plus pub sessions, jams, Kidsfest and Folk Rave. Folk music is for everyone.
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Dates & times
- Next occurrence: reoccurring
Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Information in audio format (includes an audio described map of their venue, audio descs of performances and/ or displays) is available.
- Digital communication materials (hard copy information also online) is available.
- Uses easy to read fonts in their signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial).
- An appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog is available.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Accessible seating areas in theatrette
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- Portable ramps.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
- Wheelchair accessible transport options available in the general vicinity (provide information on name of the operator, phone and website link to individual providers for private vehicles, community transport train, mini vans, hire cars, buses, taxis, ferry, tram, light rail etc in their access statement).
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