Town Folk Festival
Sharon Van Etten, King Stingray, Meg Washington and WITCH are on the 2025 lineup at this one-day music festival.
Overview
Lighting up the Goldfields region this spring is Town Folk Festival — a one-day music bonanza taking over Djaara/Castlemaine, on Saturday, November 15. Now entering its fourth edition, this year's event is presented across three dynamic venues — The Bridge Hotel, Boomtown Winery and Shedshaker Brewery — alongside the main stage situated amid the green expanse of Sunken Oval.
In 2025, the top-billed act is Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory. Returning to Australia for the first time since 2022, the much-loved singer-songwriter will perform her recently released seventh album, this time made in collaboration with her backing band, alongside a host of her crowd-pleasing indie hits. Also on the lineup is genre-defying phenom Meg Washington, Yolngu surf-rock powerhouse King Stingray, and cult Zambian psychedelic rockers WITCH.
For a special treat, legendary Indigenous Australian band The Pigram Brothers will journey from Broome to Victoria for their first shows in the state in 15 years. Meanwhile, Dan Kelly's Regional Crisis, JAZZPARTY, and Jenny Don't and the Spurs serve up everything from narrative-driven grooves and eight-piece soul-psychedelic bangers to rowdy honky-tonk tunes. With all stages within close proximity, catching all the music is simple.
Heading to Town Folk Festival is also hassle-free from Melbourne, with the festival operating express bus services from Thornbury, Richmond or Brunswick to Castlemaine and back again. If the late-night ride home doesn't appeal, you're welcome to pitch a tent amid the scenic surrounds of Campbells Creek Recreation Reserve or book a local hotel for the night. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday, May 30, so don't wait to get your crew organised.
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