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The NSW South Coast’s most exciting major event, Wanderer Festival, kicks off this weekend with preparations well underway on site and 85% of tickets already snapped up. Festival lovers and holiday makers from every state in Australia have bought tickets to Wanderer and are taking advantage of the long weekend to experience one of Australia’s newest and greatest destination events.

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Wanderer Festival boasts a stellar program of music, arts and cuisine, staged over 3 days from Sept 29 – Oct 1. Returning for its second year after an incredible debut last year, anticipation is fever pitch throughout the region as the world-class program of over 70 international and Australian artists make their way to Pambula Beach on the Sapphire Coast.

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Photo credit: Naomi Lee Beveridge

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This year’s program includes psychedelic-surf-rockers Ocean Alley; a kaleidoscope of classic psychedelia, garage rock and electronica from Django Django (UK); indie-rock royalty The Jungle Giants; Storyteller and creator of sophisticated pop-folk, Gamilaraay woman Thelma Plum; Aussie legends Spiderbait; formidable hip hop artist Sampa The Great (ZM); sublime storyteller Kevin Morby (USA), torchbearer of American rhythm and blues Son Little (USA); internationally renowned visual artist and musician, Lonnie Holley (USA); triple j darlings Jacoténe, Rum Jungle and Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers. The world-famous Flying Fruit Fly Circus and so many more round out the full Wanderer line-up, featuring 70+ artists and encompassing a world-class program of music, art, live comedy, physical theatre and artisan workshops over three unforgettable days and nights.

In a huge new initiative Wanderer Festival has proudly partnered with B-Alternative in working towards a zero-landfill sustainability goal. Food vendors will be using reusable cutlery, crockery and drinking cups with the festival running an onsite washing services and education program on recycling and waste stream sorting.

Car pooling and cycling to the event is also encouraged, as is using the dedicated festival bus service. Tickets for Pambula Beach, Pambula and South Pambula can be bought from Moshtix and you can book a spot online directly from Sapphire Coast Buslines for Eden, Merimbula, Tura Beach, Kalaru, Tathra, Bega and Wolumla. Bus tickets must be pre-purchased. The shuttle bus from Oaklands campground is free.

The latest news, artist line-up, event info, playing times, FAQs, tunes and festival maps can all be found on the Wander Festival App and the festival website, including the program booklet and playing schedule now online and ready to download. Get your groove on with the Wanderer 2023 official spotify playlist!

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MUSIC

OCEAN ALLEY * DJANGO DJANGO (UK) * THE JUNGLE GIANTS * THELMA PLUM
SPIDERBAIT * SAMPA THE GREAT (ZM) *  KEVIN MORBY (USA)
SON LITTLE (USA) * LONNIE HOLLEY (USA)
ALICE SKYE * ANNIE HAMILTON * ART vs SCIENCE * BABE RAINBOW
BATTS * BEGA SOUND COLLECTIVE * BEN LEE * BEN OTTEWELL & IAN BALL (GOMEZ / UK)
C.W. STONEKING * CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS * DICE * DJ DADBOD * DJINAMA YILAGA  EMPRESS * FLAVUH * FREYA JOSEPHINE HOLLICK * GOLDIE
HAIKU HANDS * HOLD//FIRE * JACK BIILMANN & THE BLACK TIDE * JACOTÉNE
KIM CHURCHILL * LISA MITCHELL * LITTLE QUIRKS * MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA * MONTAIGNE  MOURNING (A) BLKSTAR (USA) * NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE * PETROL BOMB
PRODIKAL-1 * ROBYN MARTIN * RUM JUNGLE * STEPH STRINGS
STONEWAVE TAIKO * TEEN JESUS & THE JEAN TEASERS * THE BIG LOST BAND
THE THIN WHITE UKES * THIS WAY NORTH * TIJUANA CARTEL
URTHBOY * WHISKEY DRAM * WILSN

ARTS

FLYING FRUIT FLY CIRCUS * ADAM PAGE * THE SUPER AMAZING DOLPHIN SHOW
WELCOME TO COUNTRY *  BRONWYN KUSS * CELEBRATION OF YUIN DANE * CLAIRE HOOPER  DUURUNU MIRU DANCERS  * FEETBUS * FLING PHYSICAL THEATRE * FRANKENTOYS
GRAND FINAL (AFL & NRL) * GULAGA DANCERS * I WEAR WANDERER WORKSHOP
LA PETITE GRANDE * LIAM POWER * POLITE MAMMALS * RIVERBEND CHOIR
SLEEPING BAG CINEMA * SUNSET SESSIONS OPEN MIC * THE BIG LOST BAND
THE BIOLUMINESCENCE PROJECT * THE BOURNDA BEACH FOOTSTOMPERS * THE BURNT SAUSAGES * TOM BALLARD * WE SHAPED UP LIKE THIS * WHAT SAM SAID COLLECTIVE

Wanderer Festival returns to Pambula Beach, NSW this 29 Sept – 1 Oct, 2023 long weekend.

Tickets are 85% sold! Grab your single day, 2 day and 3 day tickets here now.

Wanderer Festival is proudly supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.

Reconnect. Explore. Discover. Be a Wanderer.

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AMNPLIFY – ML