Festival of the Goat 2016

Overview

You'll never hear us complaining that there are too many festivals — but once you discover the details of Brisbane's latest event, you'll agree that there really is a festival for everything. The Festival of the Goat is exactly what it sounds like. Yes, a certain farmyard animal is in the spotlight.

And yes, petting goats is all part of the fun of a day that includes everything from the real-life creatures to no less than seven bands — Peyote Goat - ie, The Skategoats, Spider Goat Canyon, Belligerent Goat, Göatzilla, Astrogoat and Lord Goat — that feature the word goat in their moniker. You can also enjoy lyrical words about goats at a poetry slam session, and feast your eyes on a goat-themed body art display. Goat curries will be on offer, too, thanks to West End Charcoal; however if confronting the food chain in person makes you feel awkward, that's completely understandable.

Basically, whichever way you choose to celebrate bleating billies, you can do it at New Globe Theatre from 2pm on July 9 — and at the free after-party from midnight at Sabotage Social. Plus, this is just the first of what the organisers hope will be many annual occasions of goat-related revelry. Put a recurring entry in your calendar now.