One of the longest running folk festivals in Australia, the Uranquinty Folk Festival (referred to by everyone affectionately as “Quinty”) is a small and friendly folk festival held on the October long weekend, set with camping around the town oval.
The Quinty pub is usually the venue for the opening concert on Friday night from 6pm and an opportunity for a “meet n greet” and to purchase weekend tickets.
There is a full program of events in the hall from Saturday morning – including poets’ breakfasts, women’s concert, quinty choir, featured performers, bush dance, singalongs and much more. The tennis hut is the site for blackboard sessions, impromptu sessions and jams.
Quinty still has the features of a bush experience, log fires, shared meals, craic, camaraderie and a sense of belonging to something very special where you meet up with old friends and make new one. Most importantly, it has the support of some very fine musicians who understand the importance of maintaining a vibrant people’s culture.
