Floodfest 2011 – Forest of Tranquility
Floodfest 2011 – Saturday 26th March, 2011
Gates Open 11:30 am. Entertainment Starts 12 noon.
Local Performers from all corners of the Coast from diverse musical genres are converging in the park’s flood zone – a natural amphitheater – donating their talent to create a musical sound scape in the rainforest to raise funds for the flood and cyclone appeal. Entertainment, Games, Challenges and Rainforest Walks. Bring your gold coins to enter.
There will be stalls, food, tea house and BBQ. Our local bush tucker man, Jake Cassar will take you on a rainforest walk. Park entry and competition proceeds will be donated to the Queensland Premier’s Flood Appeal.
ENTRY FEE:Family (2 adults, 2 children) $30.00. Adult $15.00, Concession $10.00, Child (7-16) $6.00.
No Credit card facilities are available on site. Please use our Prepaid Ticket option below to pay by credit card.
PREPAID TICKETS:Ticket price includes a booking fee and credit card charges. (30 cent fee per ticket and a 2.1% + 50c fee per credit card transaction) You will be issued with a ticket that you will need to print out and bring along on the day of the event.
VOLUNTEERS: Free entry – so contact us if you want to help!
| Times | What’s happening | Name of Act | Details |
| 11:30am | GATES OPEN TO PUBLIC | ||
| 12:00-12:30pm | Paul Robert Burton’s Touring Act | ||
| 12:30-1:00pm | CC Barbershop Chorus | Sound Waves | Acoustic 15-30 male singers |
| 1:00-1:45pm | Songs for Mother Earth | This n That’s That | 4 Piece – 3 Vocals, 2 guitar,violin,congo djenbe chimes rainstick |
| 1:45-2:00pm | Blues Finger Picking | Amanda Broberg | Guitar, vocal plus That’s That Vocals and Bass |
| 2:00-2:25pm | Michael Peters | Vox Guitar | |
| 2:30-3:00pm | Old Time Blues Trio | Redford Cady and von Finster | 3 piece – 3 vocals, harmonica, guitar, bass |
| 3:10-3.45pm | Rocwater | 3 piece Guitar Bass 3 vox | |
| 3:50-4:20pm | Blues Angels | 3 piece – 3 vocals, harmonica, 2 guitars, banjo, mandolin and drums | |
| 4:20-4:35pm | Peninsula Dance and Theatre School | ||
| 4:40-5:10pm | Games with Fran and Maria | ||
| 4:40-5:20pm | Jake Cassar | Talk and Rainforest Walk | |
| 5:20-6:05pm | Beeswing | 4 piece – 3 vocals, guitar, flute, bass and mandolin | |
| 6:05-6:35pm | Paul Eagle | Sitar and drum | |
| 6:40-6:50pm | |||
| 7:00-7:30pm | |||
| 7:30pm | Earth Hour Update Candles for sale for $1.00 at the kiosk. All proceeds to flood relief. |
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| 7:45-8:20pm | Daxton | Award winning country artist | |
| 8:30-8:44pm | Earth Chant to open Earth Hour | Rut Frohlich and Kate | Vocal and Guitar |
| 8:45-9:30pm | Lighting of cnadles. Acoustic Sing-along Earth Hour | By Candlelight | |
| 8:30-10:00pm | One Johnathon | Reggae Band | |
| 10:00pm | CLOSE OF EVENT | ||
WET WEATHER:
In the event of wet weather the event will be rescheduled. Please check this website on the day if weather conditions warrant it.
CANCELLATION:
If Flood Fest in the Forest is cancelled by bad weather all monies refunded by Trybooking will be refunded. However you can still elect to donate the concert fee to the Queensland Premiers Flood Appeal and we will pass it on to them.
PLEASE NOTE: The 30 cent Trybooking processing fee cannot be refunded unless Trybookings agrees it falls within their policy guidelines.
PARKING: Limited parking on site $2.00. Please car pool with friends
Thanks to local sponsors/supporters:
Forest of Tranquility, Suntonestudios@gmail, Rent A Fence Central Coast, BetterbyDesign, Whistle Hill Productions, Unique Ceremonies, Femme Events Pty Ltd and Brackets and Jam.
