It has grown to become one of the largest festivals in Australia run entirely by volunteers from the Illawarra Folk Club Inc.
As well as performances by some of the best national and international traditional acts, the program features a two-day intensive folk school, workshops, sessions, dancing, the Youth Folk Traditions Awards, instrument makers, poets’ breakfasts, the famous Mediterranean Lunch, the infamous Tripe Dinner and beautiful international cuisine and craft stalls.
The Music Train brings visitors from Sydney who are serenaded on the journey to Bulli.
The folk festival celebrates the Illawarra's rich mining history, trade union traditions, coastal environment and multicultural communities.
The festival is run by the Illawarra Folk Club[3] which formed in 1980[4] and has had various locations around Wollongong for its concerts, including: The Folk Club draws its membership generally from the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia.