After discussions Hobart, Tasmania has been chosen for Oz Fest 19. Oz Fest 05 2008 was held in Hobart after the first 2 Oz Fest’s were held in Sydney followed by Brisbane and then Melbourne. We repeat the sequence.

There have been 18 successful Oz Fests so far - in Sydney (3 times), Brisbane (2 times), Melbourne (2007 & 2022), Hobart, Cairns, Adelaide, Darwin, Canberra, Perth, Alice Springs-Ayers Rock/Uluru , New Zealand, Gold Coast, Newcastle & Noosa QLD.

Oz Fest 17 BNE 2020 was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We tried again and Oz Fest 17 BNE 2021 had a smaller attendance than normal due to Australia not being open to international visitors, other than from New Zealand. Australia fully opened to the world in February 2022 and 33 attended Oz Fest 18 2022 in Melbourne. 16 of the 33 had attended Oz Fest 4 2007 in Melbourne. Covid-19 (precautions) effected the non attendance of some. And for some Covid-19 during/after Oz Fest 18 was an issue. An Oz Fest they will remember.

The May USA Memorial Day weekend seems very popular with USA based Flyer-talkers, and that is the weekend that was most favoured by far. Again chosen that weekend - as we have for all other 18 Oz Fests. Around half the attendees are USA based at each Oz Fest (other than 2021).

That public holiday in the USA is Monday May 29, 2023 Remember if you leave Australia on afternoon of Monday, you arrive back in the USA also early morning on Monday. A lot of time, no matter where you live in the USA, to get back home, unpack, have an early night, and get organised for a day at work next day etc.

The weather for the past 18 Oz Fests has been in general, superb and sunny. Despite June 1st, being our official Winter start date. Even in Hobart Tasmania our most southern city, we were truly blessed with unusually nice weather in 2008. We hope for the same in 2023, but Tassie weather can be brisk and refreshing.

A common FT access account for the ad-hoc organising committee titled “Oz Fest (Oz Fest Organisers)” was approved by the Flyertalk Community Director, and the early informational posts here in this thread will show as that account, so they can be edited at will by those involved.

Our ad-hoc Committee will be tracking attendees, and hotels, and flights, and activity sign ups etc in these early posts. These are incredibly time consuming to keep updated, and all attendees owe them a huge vote of thanks. Hopefully we can once again call on the falconea’s to be name tag/table tag supremos, and we are well on our way!
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