The Warmest Festival Of The Year
NB all powered camping sites have already been taken
Yay! catering is confirmed for Saturday and Sunday nights
please bring the correct money $20 for mains, $5 for pudding and buy your tickets at lunchtime on Saturday in the kitchen.
Registration forms can be downloaded by clicking here,
You need to download the form, fill it out and email it to Rachel at songbird1nz@yahoo.co.nz
In 2023, the Waimate Folk Festival will be held from Friday the 2nd of June to Monday the 5th of June
at Gunns Bush Camp, Waimate.This year the theme is '"Ancient History" (or Herstory!).
You are welcome to arrive from 2pm on Friday and you need to leave by 2pm Monday.
If you are properly self-contained, then you can arrange to stay longer - do so directly in arrangement with Gunns Bush : 027 6880 945 | gunnsbush@gmail.com7
When you arrive please report to check in with Rachel or a registration volunteer at the desk in the main hall.
Come join us and take your spot as our special guest! Bring an act or a poem prepared as a group or solo and fill a 20-minute slot, or devise something at the festival. If you’re keen, put your name into the hat for the blind date concert, or just enjoy the music from the comfort of the audience.
Waimate Folk Festival sees musicians both experienced and new from Christchurch, Dunedin, and everywhere inbetween come together for a weekend of music, dance and workshops in beautiful Gunns Bush, Waimate. Featuring the always popular Saturday night barn-dance, and of course the glitz and glam Ancient History themed final dress up dinner and concert on Sunday evening with the highlight acts of the weekend.
Held every King’s Birthday Weekend (to include the first Monday in June); Waimate Folk Festival is a great occasion for performers of all ages and skills, from the beginner to the seasoned professional.
Registration includes three nights accommodation (or camping, for the hardy) and continuous entertainment
and workshops from Saturday morning to Sunday evening (and the wee hours of Monday).
Day passes are also available at $45 per day or $25 for a half-day (free for children 12 years and under).
Meals will be available to purchase for Saturday and Sunday nights
$20 for a main and $5 for pudding bring cash
There will be raffles too :-)
First timers are advised to plan their journey and to intend to arrive in daylight (tricky country roads) .
Bring warm clothes, hats, hotties and food to cater for yourselves.
Bring your knitting, your instruments, your song ideas, music stands and chord charts,
maybe a log of wood or some newspaper for the fire and expect to hunker down for the weekend.
If the weather has been dry - a bush walk may be possible so bring your jacket and boots.
The Sunday night final dinner and concert is a dress up affair and many
bring extra snacks and nibbles to dress their table.
Re dogs: not everyone is a dog lover. Ideally, do not bring your dog.
Absolutely do not bring your dog into the buildings even if it is the best dog in the world.
Keep it on a tight leash or inside your accommodation if you are outside
so it cannot interact with other festival goers without their willingness.
For more info re https://www.gunnsbushcamp.co.nz check out their website.
If you want to arrive earlier or stay later- please arrange it with them directly.
Registration forms can be downloaded by clicking here,
You need to download the form, fill it out and email it to Rachel at songbird1nz@yahoo.co.nz
or you can book online above via Eventfinder (costs more) .
Meals are hopefully available to purchase for Saturday and Sunday nights- to be updated.
You need to download the form, fill it out and email it to Rachel at songbird1nz@yahoo.co.nz
In 2023, the Waimate Folk Festival will be held from Friday the 2nd of June to Monday the 5th of June
at Gunns Bush Camp, Waimate.This year the theme is '"Ancient History" (or Herstory!).
You are welcome to arrive from 2pm on Friday and you need to leave by 2pm Monday.
If you are properly self-contained, then you can arrange to stay longer - do so directly in arrangement with Gunns Bush : 027 6880 945 | gunnsbush@gmail.com7
When you arrive please report to check in with Rachel or a registration volunteer at the desk in the main hall.
Come join us and take your spot as our special guest! Bring an act or a poem prepared as a group or solo and fill a 20-minute slot, or devise something at the festival. If you’re keen, put your name into the hat for the blind date concert, or just enjoy the music from the comfort of the audience.
Waimate Folk Festival sees musicians both experienced and new from Christchurch, Dunedin, and everywhere inbetween come together for a weekend of music, dance and workshops in beautiful Gunns Bush, Waimate. Featuring the always popular Saturday night barn-dance, and of course the glitz and glam Ancient History themed final dress up dinner and concert on Sunday evening with the highlight acts of the weekend.
Held every King’s Birthday Weekend (to include the first Monday in June); Waimate Folk Festival is a great occasion for performers of all ages and skills, from the beginner to the seasoned professional.
Registration includes three nights accommodation (or camping, for the hardy) and continuous entertainment
and workshops from Saturday morning to Sunday evening (and the wee hours of Monday).
Day passes are also available at $45 per day or $25 for a half-day (free for children 12 years and under).
Meals will be available to purchase for Saturday and Sunday nights
$20 for a main and $5 for pudding bring cash
There will be raffles too :-)
First timers are advised to plan their journey and to intend to arrive in daylight (tricky country roads) .
Bring warm clothes, hats, hotties and food to cater for yourselves.
Bring your knitting, your instruments, your song ideas, music stands and chord charts,
maybe a log of wood or some newspaper for the fire and expect to hunker down for the weekend.
If the weather has been dry - a bush walk may be possible so bring your jacket and boots.
The Sunday night final dinner and concert is a dress up affair and many
bring extra snacks and nibbles to dress their table.
Re dogs: not everyone is a dog lover. Ideally, do not bring your dog.
Absolutely do not bring your dog into the buildings even if it is the best dog in the world.
Keep it on a tight leash or inside your accommodation if you are outside
so it cannot interact with other festival goers without their willingness.
For more info re https://www.gunnsbushcamp.co.nz check out their website.
If you want to arrive earlier or stay later- please arrange it with them directly.
Registration forms can be downloaded by clicking here,
You need to download the form, fill it out and email it to Rachel at songbird1nz@yahoo.co.nz
or you can book online above via Eventfinder (costs more) .
Meals are hopefully available to purchase for Saturday and Sunday nights- to be updated.
