I've been attending CMF since it began, and have always loved it…read more There's a huge range of artists, with each day somewhat dedicated to different audiences, capturing the youngins and oldies too. Accordingly, you can buy tickets for various days and combos of days. It's never too crowded, you're on grass and sand, not mud and gravel, and there's just a relaxed, family vibe. Stay nearby and you can spend the morning at the beach before hitting the festival in the arvo in perfect spring weather.

Always a fun family day out at Caloundra Music festival! There's something for everyone there and…read morethere's so much to do. Great music acts for the family, a kids club, lots of fun activities to do, meet and greets and signings from the artists. It's all there! The only downside would be the cost of things - but everybody knows it's a pricey job to go to a music festival. Well done CMF for putting on a fantastic festival!

This was the first time, I had gone to this festival. It is…read morea festival of vintage cars, hotrods and all sorts of motorbikes, based around Ricks Garage.

Soo many events on offer over 3 weekends, and there is something for everyone too! I can't wait to…read moresee the Water Ski Show!

So many great events for the family. From KiteFest to Jetty Fiesta.read more

Have been attending since 98-99. Great place thats very focused on being around for a while. My…read morefaviroute food venue is gozlemes. Tasty flat breads. Music venues this year seemed less crowed despite record attendance. Music and sound was top notch and very entrtaining. See you next year.

It's unique. Has its good and bad moments but I wouldn't miss it for the world. Spending a week…read morethere between Christmas and NY is one of the best experiences Australia has to offer.

Dear Oktoberfest Brisbane…read more You do alright, hey? You've got the combination of festival, family and fun down pat. Free rides, good booze and wicked organization all in one. From all the beers to good wines, you're just killing it. And then you add in the food and the rides. You made a fun persons fancy dress dream!

Oktoberfest at the RNA show grounds could be really awesome, if only it didn't cost a mint to go…read morethere. The food is great, the huge beer hall is set up nicely and what a great idea, having a little slice of Germany in Brisbane for two weekends. Entry to the grounds will set you back $16 on Friday and Sunday, and $22 on Saturday. A beer will cost around $10 and once that's sloshing around in your tum, you'll be wanting a German sausage in bread to soak it up. Expect to pay another $7 or $8. Some maple-coated almonds might catch your eye ($4) or maybe a giant gingerbread love heart cookie ($6-10), which, by the way, look much better than they taste. You'll HAVE to try a freshly baked warm pretzel (around $6) (highly recommend) and by this point you should probably head to the dance floor and have a jig to some good old German tunes (yes, you can expect to hear the chicken dance) to work off some of that food. You'll be pretty tuckered out by this point (unless committed to a long night of drinking) and will probably want to collapse into a cab and head home to bed (insert cab fare here). This was pretty much my experience of Octoberfest. I went mostly for the food and to see what all the hype was about, but left feeling a little bit sorry for my finances. Once you've paid the entry fee, you feel you need to have the full experience, so expect to spend at least $50. If going to get drunk, obviously expect to spend more, but at least by staying longer you get more value out of your ticket. As with the Ekka and lots of other events, I wish they'd waive the entry fee or reduce it significantly, as it's expensive enough once you get in there. If happy to part with some cash, go with a big group of friends and occupy a table there for a decent stint of time, it's a pretty enjoyable evening and a festival worth checking out at least once.