A little dance and that is it
History of the Ironfest, copied from the official website:
Beginning as a glorified art exhibition & held in a number of shops in the East End Main St Lithgow, the first Ironfest celebrated the birth of steel in Australia in Lithgow & involved around 30 artists & performers & attracted around 400 people.
The following year it was expanded to include a number of venues outside of Main St including the Small Arms Factory Museum, the State Mine Museum, Talisman Gallery, & the Blast Furnace Park; involving around 70 participants & attracting 700 visitors.
In 2002/03 it moved to the State Mine Museum & in this fabulous setting became a real festival involving around 300 people (artists, performers & re-enactors) & attracting in excess of 3,000 visitors.
In 2004 it was forced (because of parking & traffic concerns) to move to its current home the Lithgow Showground where it has grown exponentially; in 2015 involving over 1,200 participants & attracting close to 15,000 visitors.
Since inception Ironfest has attracted over 140,000 visitors to the region.
Unfortunately the Ironfest seems to have run out of steam somewhat. New ideas are urgently needed.
There will be no further updates to this webpage. Last update 25 April 2018.
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