Coastal towns get really busy over summer, so in an effort to ease traffic on the roads leading to Falls in Byron and Lorne and to ensure the farms have lots of space onsite, they’ve introduced a car pass system. Passes are on sale now via the Falls Festival website – fallsfestival.com
Any ticket holders entering the Lorne or Byron festival by vehicle will require a pre-purchased car pass, and in a bid to encourage carpooling the festival will provide refunds onsite to those who arrive with 3-4 ticket holders in their vehicle. Read all of the alternatives available below and start planning you road trips!
LORNE: Car Pass Sales.
Lorne Free Bus Pass:
This year Falls will be offering free return buses services directly to the festival site from an accessible collection point in Geelong. Patrons can make a booking at http://lorne.fallsfestival.com.au/tickets/ for $30 per seat, this booking fee will be refunded once patrons have checked onto the bus. Ticket holders coming from around Australia can catch the train to Geelong and jump on the shuttle, book a seat for one of the following times, spaces limited:
December 28: Departing at 9.30am and 2.30pm
December 29: Departing at 10am and 3pm
January 01: Return shuttle buses will depart the festival site from 12pm back to the appointed drop off point where collections were made. Patrons who have booked travel to the festival will be able to access a return journey.
Lorne Campers Car Pass:
If driving to the festival site by vehicle you will require a pre-purchased pass to enter, this pass is $30 per vehicle (inc GST & booking fees). If you have three or more ticket holders in your car on arrival a full refund will be awarded. Camping spots will be allocated on arrival so make sure you convoy with your friends. Find or share a carpool at http://www.jayride.com.au/browse/tags/26/falls+festival
Shuttle buses to site:
There will be no day parking in Lorne, once cars are parked onsite they must remain there until the festival is complete. There will be shuttle buses connecting the festival site and Lorne, which arrive and depart from Smith Street.
BYRON: Car Pass Sales
Byron Campers Car Park Pass:
If you are driving to the festival site and are intending to camp, you will require a pre-purchased pass to enter, this pass is $30 per vehicle (inc GST & booking fees). If you arrive with three or more ticket holders in your car, you’ll receive a full refund of the cost of the car pass. As per the Parklands policy, vehicles and camping will be separated, park your car in the car park and walk over to the camping area. The festival promises to make this a simple process, arrive with your friends to camp together. Find or share a carpool at http://www.jayride.com.au/browse/tags/26/falls+festival
Trailer Park Pass:
For anyone bringing a van, camper van, camper trailer, caravan, RV, intend to sleep in your vehicle, or you would like to camp with friends with any of these vehicles. The cost for this pass is $50 per vehicle (inc GST & booking fees) when you pre-purchase. If you arrive onsite with three or more ticket holders in your vehicle a refund of $30 will be awarded. Find or share a carpool at http://www.jayride.com.au/browse/tags/26/falls+festival
Day Parking Pass:
This pass is for anyone wanting single day parking. The cost is $30 per vehicle (inc GST & booking fees), per day. The event car park is open 10am to 2am Tuesday Dec 31, Wednesday Jan 01 & Thursday Jan 02. If you arrive with four or more ticket holders in your car a full refund will be awarded onsite. Find or share a carpool http://www.jayride.com.au/browse/tags/26/falls+festival
Shuttle buses to site:
Timetabled bus services will operate between Mullumbimby, Ocean Shores, New Brighton, South Golden Beach and from Kingscliff along the Tweed Coast to the festival site on Tuesday 31st December, Wednesday 1st January and Thursday 2nd January. Limited shuttle services will operate and tickets will be available at the bus stop collection points, ranging between $5 to $10 per trip.
Operating times TBA, please check the festival website in December for more details. fallsfestival.com
MARION BAY:
The site is spacious and traffic is not an issue, as such no car pass system has been introduced this year.
fallsfestival.com
ABOUT THE FALLS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2013:
A world-class line-up of music, comedy and arts in a relaxed festival environment. The coastal locations are beautiful and all camping is free.
THE FALLS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2013 LINEUP
(IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER):
MAIN PROGRAM: !!! (CHK CHK CHK), ASTA, BIG SCARY, BOMBINO, BONOBO, THE CAT EMPIRE, CHET FAKER, CRYSTAL FIGHTERS, CYRIL HAHN, EMMA LOUISE, FLIGHT FACILITIES, GOSSLING, GRIZZLY BEAR, HANNI EL KHATIB, HERMITUDE, HORRORSHOW, HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY, JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW, JOHNNY MARR, LONDON GRAMMAR, MGMT, NEIL FINN, OLIVER TANK, THE PAPER KITES, POND, THE PREATURES, THE ROOTS, THE RUBENS, RUFUS, SOLANGE, THUNDAMENTALS, TOM ODELL, VAMPIRE WEEKEND, VIOLENT FEMMES, VIOLENT SOHO, THE WAR ON DRUGS, WHITE DENIM, THE WOMBATS.
BOOGIE NIGHTS: CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES, THE CORRESPONDENTS, HOT DUB TIME MACHINE, LATE NITE TUFF GUY, LEGS AKIMBO, MOUNTAIN MOCHA KILIMANJARO, TOM THUM.
COMEDY: AMOS GILL, DAVE CALLAN, DAVID QUIRK, MICHAEL HING, NATH VALVO, RONNY CHIENG.
LORNE (L) & BYRON (B) & MARION BAY (M) ONLY:
ANNA LUNOE (L,B), BORN RUFFIANS (L,B), CHASE CITY (M), CITIZEN KAY (L), CUB SPORT (B), DAPPLED CITIES (L), THE DELTA RIGGS (L), DUSTIN TEBBUTT (L), EGO (L), GENERIK (L), THE HABITS (M), HIATUS KAIYOTE (L), JACKIE ONASSIS (L), THE KITE STRING TANGLE (B), LITTLE BASTARD (L), LULU AND THE PAIGE-TURNERS (M), LUNATICS ON POGOSTICKS (B), M4SONIC (L), MEG MAC (L), THE MIDDLE NAMES (M), MOTORIK VIBE COUNCIL (L), THE MURLOCS (L), MUSTERED COURAGE (L), OWL EYES (L), PERCH CREEK FAMILY JUGBAND (L), POTATO POTATO (B), QUESTLOVE DJ SET (B), REMI (L), SMITH STREET BAND (L), TOUCH SENSITIVE (L,B), TWINSY (L), TYLER TOUCHE (L,B) VYDAMO (L), WAVE RACER (L,B), WILLOW BEATS (L), WOLF & CUB (L).
EVENTS:
Dec 28 – Jan 01 in Lorne, VIC (est. 1993) 18+ event – sold out
Dec 29 – Jan 01 in Marion Bay, TAS (est. 2003) All ages – on sale
Dec 31 – Jan 03 in Byron, NSW (est. 2013) 18+ event – sold out