It is less than two weeks before The Unconformity hits the West Coast town of Queenstown, and the excitement is growing for locals eager to show off their talents.
The highly anticipated biennial contemporary cultural festival returns celebrating 15 years of place-driven art and community-led culture.
Louisa Gordon, CEO, The Unconformity said they were thrilled to invite audiences back to the West Coast in 2025 for an experience unlike any other.
“The Unconformity is a festival that moves at the pace of Queenstown, powerfully and deeply connected to place.
“It offers a moment of reconnection in a remote part of the world that has always defied convention,” says Louisa Gordon, CEO, The Unconformity.
The festival kicks off at 6am Thursday 16 October with the Unrise – Signal Station Walk, a walk to welcome the first dawn of the festival up Mt. Owen, with events of all kinds planned throughout the four days. The official closing ceremony is Sunday 19 October and will see many playing a game of football in The Unconformity Cup on the infamous gravel ovel.
The match sees The West, a team of local legends led by the Queenstown Crows, defend their ultimate home-ground advantage against The Rest, a side made up of recruits from across Tasmania and beyond. It’s grassroots footy, without the grass: a mythical battle played on gravel that has become a bucket-list sporting experience.
A free regional bus service will operate throughout the festival (Friday, Saturday and Sunday), connecting Queenstown with towns across the North West.
Locals and visitors staying in Burnie, Tullah, Rosebery, Zeehan or Strahan can travel to the festival and safely home each day.
For locals and anyone heading to Queenstown early, there will be road closures in place starting 6pm Monday 13 October. All roads will reopen Monday 20 October at 7am.
The Unconformity has many free events, some of which still require booking, and the Crib Road (held in Orr Street) is the heartbeat of the festival: a site of public celebration, art, and feasting that is free to all.
For more information on the festival, visit The Unconformity.
