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Woodford Folk Festival is a musical and entertainment extravaganza which occurs during the last week of every year in a magnificently pastoral location in the foothills of the lower Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia. 

 It is organised & run by the Queensland Folk Federation, based in Woodford, Qld., a largely volunteer run organisation, headed up by Bill Hauritz & Amanda Jakes. These people and a dedicated core of folkies have taken the festival from it's humble beginnings at Maleny on March 13, 1987, to unimaginable heights. Today's festival at Woodford is a hugely successful musical & multi-cultural event on a grand scale. 

 Look around this site for a small sample and come back often to see it grow. 

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THE OFFICIAL WOODFORD FOLK FESTIVAL SITE (Come back soon)

Tibetan Monks Tibetan Monks at work on on a small version of a mandala which is made entirely by pouring coloured sands onto the table. Mandala Detail The sand flows down a ridged metal tube which is brushed with a stick to vibrate the sand out.
Exquisite!
Worker's Camp Looking down on the worker's camp in the lush valley behind the festival. Public Camping Area The smaller of the public camping areas on the other side of the hill
Woodford '97 Choir Looks like an audience? No, that's just the choir for the Fire Event! Fire Event Elephant Candle powered paper elephant from the Fire Event.
Festival street scene Main St. Woodford Festival. Summer clothing to beat the heat. Xylosax in Full Swing Xylosax in full swing. Rubber gloves as never before.
Restaurant melodies Walk into any of the festival restaurants and you may find some impromptu entertainment from rehearsing performers BIG marimba! Rehearsals.
Bamboo poles are actually keys in a huge electronic "marimba"
Pendragon Shoes Now, these are SHOES! From the house of Pendragon Shoes. Summer Crowds New Year's Day bargain hunting. Hats are the order of the day as temperatures soar over Christmas.

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