Easter Confest

Is anyone going to the next easter confest?
Ckeck out the wesite if you haven't already. www.dte.org.au
They have not posted new details about easter 2005 yet but keep checking for when they do. I think the confest site will be in a new location this time from what I heard last easter. Should be a great one! I live in melbourne so it's not too far away for me. But its definatley worth the trip, for those of you further away, as it's 5 whole days of total bliss!! I would'nt miss it for the world.

Did anyone go to December confest? How was it?

love&peace
august_moon

 

Thanks Bilby

 

I was in the Confest in december, it was my first time (coming from France for that), and I can say it's the best thing I have ever lived in my life until now !!!

Nothing better than this on earth : beatifull place and wonderful weather not too hot, so amazing and nice and alive people, the sensual games in the mud place, the river, very interesting workshops, the wonderful concert with (funny) some french songs : la Vie en Rose and Padam from Edith Piaf, Les Derniers Trouvères (the Last Trobadors) with their medieval songs, everybody dancing, the fashion-show, the pancakes in the morning, the fresh juices, the ..., the ..., the ... and so on and son on.

How lucky you are to have such festivals in your country !!! Thank you and really looking forward to come back to the next Confest !

 

I was at the ConFest as well !!!
So gorgeous... Amazing... Beautiful ! There is no more word to explain what we lived. It was absolutely THE place to be, to Live, to Love.

I'll be back next year and hope to see you there.

 

Cool! So you'll be going to easter Confest? I wonder when the next sydney gathering will be as I wouldn;t mind going up there for that too.

 

Hi!
There are new details posted on dte's website about market stalls at Confest.
Seems there has been much debate over whether there will be markets stalls in the future at Confest as they take up alot of volunteer time, especially when it comes to rubbish removal. So it seems they have decided that there will no longer be blanket stalls but there will still be food stalls and community cooking areas as last year.

Get the lowdown here, http://www.dte.org.au

august xx

 

One of the confest forums mentioned that one of the DTE head honchos stopped the stalls but is setting up his own Coke stall (???)


This will be my first confest and I'll be going alone - any advise for a newbie?

 

Thanks Bilby!!

Hope it's everything I've heard it is - can't wait...

 

Hi!


Glad to hear you are coming to confest. Are you planning to camp in gypsy or carfree? I'm a gypsy girl so I can be found camped out on the further most reaches of the gyspy camp area. We enjoy spreading out and having a large site at confest and there is plenty of room to do this out that far.

So if you enjoy your space look around a bit for the perfect spot before setting up, as the site really is huge. If you don't like walking and would like to be close to the market,drumming etc. then grab a spot closer to "town". But either way you'll be bestfriends with everyone in no time. I've never camped in carfree but anywhere there would be wonderful and very peaceful all you'll soon see. Fire is a big no-no again this year but there will be gas cookers at the campfire circles and don't forget a torch like Bilby said or you won't be able to see shit! So get know your landmarks too so you can find your way home in the dark, this is probably the best adive I could give you

All the food is really yummy at the market and runs all day and into the night. We always take our own drinking water,mainly because we camp out far and so there's water for other people instead, so there is water on site for drinking.

Another thing,the creek is usually really low so those li-lo and tyre tubes thingys really do come in handy (the water is really cold too!) for a float down the river or your daily swim!

 

Thanks - I'm afraid I have no idea where I wish to camp. I don't mind if it's a little further away (can escape into some alone time if needed), guess I'll work it out when I get there (maybe I'll just walk around and then set up camp next to the first group of people who say 'hi').

I'll bring my inflatable alligator for the creek.

Still not sure what to expect but really looking forward to finding out.

 

August_moon - just looked at the picture of your combi. Did you go to a bush doof (shenanigans I think) up near Marysville some time ago with a large-ish group, getting lost a couple of times on the way, and have a silver car follow you?

Probably a stupid question - how many dozens of combis probably go to these things...

 

wow that looks so beautiful. Is there a cost involved to come along?
peace Vibes.

 

wow that looks so beautiful. Is there a cost involved to come along?
peace Vibes.

 

cool, bilby where abouts will it be?

 

Check out www.dte.org.au

Hope to see you there!