After discussions Adelaide, South Australia has been chosen for Oz Fest 21. There have been 20 successful Oz Fests so far. The first 2 Oz Fest’s were held in Sydney and again in 2019. Then Brisbane (2006 & 2021), Melbourne (2007 & 2022), Hobart (2008 & 2023), Cairns (2009 & 2024), Adelaide, Darwin, Canberra, Perth, Alice Springs-Ayers Rock/Uluru , New Zealand, Gold Coast, Newcastle & Noosa QLD. We repeat the sequence from SYD.

For Oz Fest 21 ADL Sue Oz and srucegoose have volunteered to be joint CEO’s (Chief Entertainment Officers), with assistance from Itsalongwaydown and serfty.

For Oz Fest 07 ADL (2010) 71 attended. That was the biggest Oz Fest attendance, but really too big to manage and organise group activities,. Over recent years we have had 20 to 40, which is easier to organise.

For Oz Fest 20 CNS (2024) 28 attended. 24 had attended a previous Oz Fest and 4 attended for the first time. 11 of the 28 had attended Oz Fest 06 (2009) in Cairns 15 years before.

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 20 Oz Fests. Around third to a half the attendees are USA based at each Oz Fest (other than 2021).

That public holiday in the USA is Monday May 26, 2025. Remember if you leave Australia on afternoon of Monday May 26, you arrive back in the USA also early morning on Monday May 26. 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 20 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, but was brisk and refreshing for 2023.

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.
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