Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival
Highlights
- Immerse in diverse folk music from across Australia, celebrating community and culture in the stunning Kangaroo Valley.
- Explore artisan markets and delicious food stalls, enhancing your festival experience with local flavours and crafts.
- Engage in poetry, storytelling, and workshops, offering creative opportunities for all ages in a welcoming atmosphere.
- Relax in a picturesque setting, surrounded by lush pastures and escarpments, perfect for a family-friendly getaway.
Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the escarpments and lush green pastures of Kangaroo Valley, the Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival is a celebration of music, culture, and community.
Held over three days each October, this family-friendly festival brings together a diverse line-up of folk, roots, and acoustic artists from across Australia. From intimate acoustic sets and high-energy headline acts to poetry, storytelling, and workshops, the festival offers something for all ages and tastes.
With multiple stages nestled throughout the charming village showground and local venues, visitors can enjoy a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere, delicious food and drink stalls, artisan markets, and opportunities to dance, sing, and connect.
Whether you’re a first-timer or a returning fan, Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival invites you to slow down, soak up the sounds, and discover the magic of one of Australia’s most picturesque small-town festivals.
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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.
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
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)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Staff are trained in customer service for people with vision loss (training would incorporate way finding and communicating with people with vision loss).
- An appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog is available.
- Handrails on all stairways
- Exit signs which are visible at a ground level (high level signs are difficult to see in a fire) are available.
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- Staff are trained in communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
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)
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- 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
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Accessible seating areas in theatrette
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
Physical – High support needs
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Staff are trained to respond to allergic reactions.
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
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