Summer feels like it is well and truly here, with the promise of holidays, swimming, parties, seeing loved ones, taking a break and finding a rejuvenating change of scene.  Camping festivals can be a communal kind of getaway combined with some new creative input – Music, arts, dance, workshops and more. To explore the role of festivals in the summer landscape, we’ve asked Amanda Jackes the director of Woodford Folk Festival to join us on The Daily.

Festivals & events coming up this summer include:

Changing Tides Festival (Kiama Showgrounds) – 16 & 17 Dec 2023

Woodford Folk Festival (QLD) – 27 Dec – 2 Jan 2024

Field Day (The Domain) – 1 Jan

Sydney Festival – 5-28 Jan

Cygnet Folk Festival (Cygnet, TAS) – 12-14 Jan 2024

Sydney Symphony Under the Stars (Parramatta Park) – 20 Jan

Illawarra Folk Festival (Bulli) – 19 – 21 Jan

Jammin Festival (Parramatta Park) – 3-4 Feb

Laneway Festival (Sydney Olympic Park) – 4 Feb

Hot Jazz Picnic (Luna Park) – Sat 10 Feb

MONA FOMA (Hobart + Launceston, TAS) – 15 Feb – 2 March