2018 FESTIVAL SPONSORS

GOLD ($10,000) LEVEL
Kiama Municipal Council  |  Destination Kiama | Illawarra Folk Festival

BRONZE (under $2000) LEVEL
Kiama Bowling Club  |  Kiama Tourism

FRIENDS

Kiama Rugby Club | Kiama Anglican Church | Kiama Uniting Church

About the Festival

The 6th FOLK by the SEA is to be held at Kiama Showground from 21 – 23 September 2018.

The festival will feature an outstanding line-up of artists, with performances by national and local artists, dancers, poets, storytellers and street artists. It will attract visitors from near and far including many who have not been to the area before. While most of the action will be at the Kiama Showground, there will also be a free concert at the Kiama Pavillion on Sunday.

We seek involvement by companies and organisations who will support the festival and who will gain from the exposure of being involved with this signature event. There are a variety of sponsorship packages available, from major naming rights to Friends of the Festival.

Key Points about the Running of the Festival

The Festival is run by a voluntary committee from the Illawarra Folk Club, assisted by many local volunteers. The number of volunteers swells during the Festival, but there is a lot of preparation to be done before it starts. The Festival provides an opportunity to celebrate our regional and Australian culture, heritage and ever developing traditions in an enjoyable and social manner. Through sponsorship, we are able to maintain reasonable ticket prices and attract more people to the Festival.

The Illawarra Folk Club, presenter of FOLK by the SEA, believes that Kiama and Illawarra regional businesses can achieve real benefits from
involvement including:

• Increasing visitation to the region which has benefits for all businesses,
• Providing a real and ongoing focus for holiday activities in the region,
• Developing a strong image of involvement with the local community,
• Gaining respect and credibility as a good corporate citizen that supports community celebrations,
• Providing an opportunity for joint marketing of the company’s
• products or services,
• Advertising the company to a wide variety of visitors,
• Promote the organisation and encourage goodwill, through distribution of complementary tickets to their staff and clients.

Contact Details

Sponsorship - Rod and Judy Cork
sponsorship@folkbythesea.com.au