{"id":120891,"date":"2026-03-30T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=120891"},"modified":"2026-03-25T23:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:05:19","slug":"creswick-tuning-up-for-fifth-folk-and-roots-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/living\/creswick-tuning-up-for-fifth-folk-and-roots-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Creswick tuning up for fifth folk and roots fest"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE town of Creswick is in pre-party mode ahead of staging its fifth CresFest folk and roots music festival.<\/p>\n

Over three days from 10-12 April, audiences will get to soak up three days of dance and music featuring a huge variety of performers.<\/p>\n

Acts range from international stars to talented local musos and newcomers, with up to 18 different venues running at once.<\/p>\n

Festival founder and president Judy Turner said that alongside the ticketed program there’ll be plenty of free community entertainment on offer with the Saturday set to feature a free street extravaganza with a New Orleans brass theme.<\/p>\n

“We will take over the centre of town with New Orleans style brass bands and a host of Creswick School children supported by adult community musicians from the district,” Turner said.<\/p>\n

“There’s as much free as there is ticketed, and we’ve got a great project happening with Ballarat Symphony and a lot of fab community involvement with professional musicians.”<\/p>\n

Festival-goers will also be able to participate in a densely-packed program of workshops across singing, dancing and playing.<\/p>\n

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The Queen of Hearts mariachi band is on the program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Budding performers have the opportunity to get noticed and enter the IGA Busking Competition or sign up for open mic spots.<\/p>\n

Festival director Stella Savy said the program is impressive, and half of it is free.<\/p>\n

“We’ve got Fiona Boyes, Uncle frank Yamma, Makepisi which is an exciting acapella ensemble singing South African songs, the Queen of Hearts mariachi band,” said Savy providing just a small sample of the variety on offer.<\/p>\n

“Definitely come and see The New Orleans Second Line Extravaganza. That’s lots of brass and very dancey.”<\/p>\n

“We’ve put together an awesome array of brass players including Hoodoo Mayhem from Melbourne, Ballahornication from Ballarat and the Creswick Brass Band to bring the streets of Creswick alive with a New Orleans style Second Line brass parade on Saturday arvo.<\/p>\n

“We’ve got a New Orleans dancer coming to work with the kids and teach them about the dancing and the history of New Orleans Second Line in the lead-up to the festival.<\/p>\n

“It’s going to be awesome. Come and support live music.”<\/p>\n

The full program and a wide range of different ticketing options are through the festival website at cresfest.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE town of Creswick is in pre-party mode ahead of staging its fifth CresFest folk and roots music festival. Over three days from 10-12 April, audiences will get to soak up three days of dance and music featuring a huge variety of performers. Acts range from international stars to talented local musos and newcomers, with […]<\/p>\n

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