LOCAL AUTHOR APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
7–8 June 2025
THEÂ FRINGE
10.00 am – 4.00 pm
7– 8 June
THE FRINGE
10.00 am – 4.00 pm
THE FRINGE
A variety of FREE EVENTS for everyone!
At the Maam Gaduying Meeting Place Park (opposite the Memorial Hall)

SATURDAY
10am – 10.30am
MORNING WORDS
Get an exclusive glimpse behind the scenes with short interviews featuring festival organisers and special guests.
10.30am – 11am
LOCAL VOICES
Enjoy our gifted local authors as they bring their latest works to life through a short reading session.
1pm – 2pm
POETRY SLAM WINNERS SPOTLIGHT
Hear Jason John interview the Slam winners with a repeat performance of their winning poems.
2pm – 3pm
POETRY OPEN MIC
Be sure to sign up in the morning to be part of the very popular Open Mic session with Jason John as MC.
3pm – 4pm
LIVE MUSIC
Sit back and relax with Boo Tiki, the musical project of local artist John Ferguson. Enjoy his blues-inspired melodies, blended with a dynamic mix of looping pedals & his distinctively raspy vocals.
SUNDAY
10am – 10.30am
MORNING WORDS
Get an exclusive glimpse behind the scenes with short interviews featuring festival organisers and special guests.
10.30am – 11am
GUMBAYNGGIRR STORY TELLING
Uncle Micklo takes us on a journey of myth and language.
11am – 12pm
SEAFARING: CANOEING ANCIENT SONGLINES
Join Gumbaynggirr/ Gamilaroi man Victor Briggs for an incredible story of Indigenous exploration across the Pacific Ocean.
1pm – 2pm
MILKWOOD SPOTLIGHT
Join this engaging discussion with Kirsten Bradley, author of The Milkwood Permaculture Living Handbook. Facilitated by Kevin Evans.
2pm – 3pm
REGIONAL JOURNALISM PANEL
A lively discussion featuring a collection of local journalists from the Mid North Coast. Facilitated by Kye Ruigrok.