OPENING & CLOSING TIMES

Friday 2 March

Camp site and venue open 09.00 am
Bars open: 12.00 (midday)
Bars close: 12.00  (midnight)
Music starts: 12.00 ( midday)
Music ends: 01.00 am

Saturday 3 March
Bars open: 12.00 (midday)
Bars close: 01:00 am
Music starts: 12.00 ( midday)
Music ends: 01.00 am

Sunday 4 March
Bars open: 12.00 (midday)
Bars close: 11:00 pm
Music starts: 12.00 (midday)
Music ends: 11.00 pm

Monday 5 March 
Campsite closes: 01.00 pm

ONSITE FACILITIES

  • Toilets
  • Showers
  • Food stalls
  • Market stalls
  • 6 bars including cocktail bar
  • Fancy dress shop
  • Hair salon
  • Pay phone
  • Cigarette machines
  • Late night cinema
  • Massage and healing area
  • Campsite welfare
  • Campsite café and store
  • Club Tropicana Swimming pool
  • Medical centre & First Aid
  • Lost and Found
  • Information booth
  • Accommodation reception
  • Merchandise

ATM & EFTPOS Facilities

There is an ATM on site located in The Shack and an EFTPOS tent in the food market area. There are also ATM’s in Wiseman’s Ferry. Please see the Site Map.

PROGRAMMES

Programmes will be available upon arrival at the festival site.

WATER

Free drinking water points are positioned throughout the campsites and arena. These points are all signed as suitable for drinking and the supply is restocked and tested on a dally basis.

TOILETS & SHOWERS

Portable and permanent toilet blocks and showers are positioned throughout the festival event site and campsite. We are improving the facilities for 2012’s event.

The Village Green, a focal point for the festival encompassing several entertainment hotspots, a watering hole and gourmet eateries.

Get Forked - featuring delicious dumplings from Miss Chu’s, gourmet 6 hour slow roasted gourmet Mexican fare from Cantina, delicious vegetarian and whole food options from The Veggie Patch and last but not least THE best burgers on the planet from Grill’d.

Strictly Prancing - Stand up comedy by day and the best of burlesque and cabaret at night from weird and wonderful performers enhanced by an accompanying sound – track provided by Love Bomb, Hot Roxx FM, Soul Of Sydney, Shake & Bake Allstars and many more.

The Local - The Weekenders beer and cider garden set in lovely surrounds .. can almost taste that cold refreshing Magners Cider or Coopers Pale Ale on tap!

Chakra Khan - Fancy a massage in a tipi? Yep thats right we have massage and healing therapists ready to soothe away your aches and pains …not to mention a resident hairdresser and tarot card readers.

Om Shackalacka - 5 styles of Yoga, hula hoop workshops, sound healing and Zumba all under one roof … and kids entertainment from 8 am to 7 pm daily … bring your yoga mat … feel relaxed yet?

Jingle Jangle Jenga - Back by popular demand ,big games for big kids … and little ones alike. giant chess, Connect 4 and Giant Jenga.

Kids Entertainment - This year families will be catered for with their very own line up of workshops throughout the 3 days such as dance and music workshops and kids yoga, face  painting, a play area and jumping cushion. Kids under 10 can attend the festival for free.

SEATING

Seating and shade areas are provided throughout the event site particularly in the beer garden, the Shack, food stall areas, swimming  pool and the main bar in the main stage area.

There is an abundance of lush grass throughout the venue to laze around on also so please feel free to bring a picnic rug.

WRISTBANDS & TICKET EXCHANGE

We are using the same system we used last year for 2012’s event and the tickets that are issued this year are also a wristband and need to be worn for the duration of the event. So hold onto your ticket/wristband… please don’t lose it! Once you enter the festival site your wristband barcode will be scanned. Please note all of your personal information such as name & address is held on the bar code.

MOTORHOMES & CAMPERVANS

We are going to limit the number of camper van and motor home tickets this year due to the limited capacity available on site. Cars will not be allowed into the campervan/motor home area at all and therefore BYO caravans, trailer tents etc are not permitted either.

There is going to be tighter security in 2012 on the Wiseman’s Ferry side of the river, ferry and the road leading to the leading up to the event site. Please note that cars, jeeps with seats folded down, station wagons or vans with a mattress in the back are not considered  ’motor  homes’ and you will be sent back over the ferry to park your vehicle if you do not turn up in a motor home or camper van and your money will not be refunded we are afraid.

Due to fire, health and safety regulations, strictly no tents will be allowed in the campervan and motor home area sadly we have to be strict this year.

We are going to have a designated vehicle and ticket checking area which is situated on private land before the festival as opposed to the road leading onto the site to avoid traffic congestion. Once your vehicle has been checked for a valid motor home pass, your wristbands scanned and your vehicle searched for alcohol, drugs and glass (please see what not to bring) you will be given a clearance pass which you will then need to produce at the final festival check point prior to driving onto the site.

Please note you will receive full instructions when we send out your info pack including the motor home vehicle pass which will include a map telling you the various routes which campervans need to take to enter the festival site. Please note that motorhomes CANNOT use the ‘Webb’s Creek Car Ferry’ due to the festival traffic management plan and have to cross the ‘Wisemans Ferry Car Ferry’ and drive via St Albans.

CABINS

There is going to be a designated vehicle and ticket checking area which is situated on private land before the festival event site as opposed to the road leading onto the site to avoid traffic congestion. Once your vehicle has been checked for a valid cabin car pass, your wristband scanned and your vehicle searched for alcohol, drugs and glass (please see What Not To Bring) you will be given a clearance pass which you will then need to produce at the final festival check point.

Please note you will receive full instructions when we send out your cabin info pack which will include 1 x car pass, instructions and cabin wristbands. You will need to purchase event tickets/wristbands for the event. Each cabin will only receive one car park pass and all the other cabin dwellers who are driving to the event will need to pre purchase an allocated car park in Wiseman’s Ferry and scan their wristband show ID and get their bags searched prior to boarding the ferry’s at the Wiseman’s Ferry jetty. Please read Ticketing Info.

REFUNDS

Refunds will not be issued other than for cancellation of the festival. Please email us with your complaints or compliments in writing. Please read Terms and Conditions.

RUNNING ORDER CHANGES

Please note that if there are any last minute changes to the playing times we will display them on large information boards through out the festival site and also the at the Information Point.

WEATHER POLICY

Playground Weekender is an all weather event the festival will continue rain or shine. Please dress appropriately and bring warm summer clothes, sunscreen, warm clothes and wet weather gear.
Please read What to bring and what not to bring.

ANIMALS

Sorry no animals are allowed on site at all Del Rio due to the resident kangaroos and wallabies.

Please read What to bring and what not to bring

PASS OUTS

Pass outs are allowed throughout the duration of the event. Your wristband will be scanned after you have provided valid photo ID. Festival goers can come and go as often as you desire within festival operational hours. Your bags will be checked every time you enter the site and your wristband will be rescanned upon exiting and re-entry.