[1] The festival hosts contemporary music performances, dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other art forms.
[2] The Falls Festival in Byron Bay features a rave party hidden behind a washing machine in a laundromat.
[4] The festival started in 1993, with a small one-day concert, held in Lorne, Victoria, Australia, and was named Rock Above The Falls.
[5] All editions of the festivals in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, with organisers citing interstate travel restrictions.
[6] In 2021, the Marion Bay edition of the festival was cancelled permanently, with organisers citing low revenue from the event.
[7] In 2022, the Victorian edition of the festival was held at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in inner city Melbourne, after originally being planned for the town of Murroon, located 35 km from Lorne.
Performers at the 2003-04 event include Australian artists Xavier Rudd, The Beautiful Girls, Gerling, Regurgitator and The Waifs; and international acts Michael Franti and Spearhead, Pennywise, Reel Big Fish, and Ozomatli.
Artists performing at the event included: Artists who performed at the 2005 event included: In 2005 tickets for the Marion Bay festival sold out two and a half days after going on sale on 15 August, and Lorne tickets selling out one week after coming on sale.
An unlimited number of Falls Festival patrons were able to attend the 'Falls Cinema' on Thursday 29 December (one day earlier than the official kick-off) in an effort to minimize traffic congestion.
The changes reflected similar alterations made to ticket sale procedures of other major Australian music festivals such as Splendour in the Grass and The Big Day Out.
The Funk’n’Soul Revue occurred over two days across the respective states, on the 28th in Lorne and on the 29th in Marion Bay with slightly differing lineups across the two locations.