Secret Garden is a 48 hour forest dress-up festival of music, play, creativity and good old fashioned fun. Put on by friends, for friends, Gardeners don’t just come for the music lineup. Secret Garden bursts with small forest parties, plays, comedy, big main stage moments, games and art. With over 5000 patrons attending each year, the festival has and continues to raise money for charities. Taking place annually at a secret location, one hour out of Sydney it is held amongst the beautiful wilderness, which is transformed into areas bursting with music, creativity, surprises and all kinds of entertainment.
Secret Garden is located one hour south of Sydney. The location is kept secret until a few days prior to the event, when all new comers are sent an email with the address. It can be accessed via car, or if not there is a bus package available to ticket holders, which leaves from Sydney's Central Station.
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Since its conception in 2009, Secret Garden has grown incredibly. In 2015 Australian radio station Triple J' named it 'One of Australia's much-loved boutique festivals...providing two days worth of ace artists at a secret dairy farm'. Time Out Sydney also praised the festival, telling punters 'This is a good one, though, and worth the mystery. They keep the crowds at a limited capacity, the vibe is loved-up and the site teems with secret pathways and hidden pop-ups housing food, art and entertainment.'
Other reviews include:
'A magical, wild and completely creative festival of music and art'.- The AU Review
'Pillow forts, giant jellyfish and kissing booths — this independent festival has and always will be built by and for the people.' - Concrete Playground
'The most magical of festivals to grace the Australian music scene' - Pedestrian TV
