Organisers of The Woodford Folk Festival have a spring in their step, with online ticketing for the forthcoming festival now open.
Festival Director Amanda Jackes said, “It feels great to be able to plan ahead this year with more certainty and more creativity”.
This year, Woodfordian Citizens were given the first opportunity to purchase tickets, resulting in a record level of tickets being sold in the first few days.
“We have been enthusiastically working through the many areas which we want to improve – it is a luxury to have the time this year to make changes which will improve the experience for our patrons,” Ms Jackes said.
In the past six months, festivals and cultural events have played a significant boom to the economy, with spending up following cultural events re-emerging from the darker days of the pandemic.
“The festival is an economic powerhouse for the region,” she said.
The festival is one of Queensland’s major events and last year delivered a record economic impact of $21.25m. This economic activity is responsible for generating 167 FTE jobs in the Moreton Bay region and a further 101 FTE jobs in other parts of Queensland, the organisation stated.
Tourism Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said the festival is a major event for Queensland.
“The Woodford Folk Festival is a favourite on the It’s Live! in Queensland events calendar, with crowds of more than 120,000 coming back each year for this iconic Queensland event,” he said.
