This is an easy language guide to ChillOut Festival.

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You can ask someone to help you read it.

For Further Assistance Contact:

0488 227 326
accessibility@chilloutfestival.com.au

Welcome!

· ChillOut Festival is a large LGBTIQA+ pride festival.

· It happens every year in Daylesford, Victoria.

· It happens over the Labour Day long weekend in March.

· This year it is on from Thursday March 5th to Monday March 9th

· More than 30,000 people come to celebrate community, pride, and fun.

· ChillOut Festival started in 1997 as a small local event.

· Now it is the largest country pride festival in Australia!

Types of events at ChillOut Festival.

There are two kinds of events at ChillOut Festival:

Hosted Events

• Hosted Events are run by the ChillOut Festival team 

• We work hard to make these events accessible 

• Companion card holders get a free ticket to hosted events. They must be able to show the companion card.  

• People with disability can get a Green Lanyard. At hosted events, you can show your green lanyard to jump the entry line-up and get a seat up the front. (Or you can wear a green sunflower lanyard if you have one.)  

• Here is an Easy Language guide with information about all of the Hosted Events 

  • Link or button to Hosted events page / pdf 

Here is a link to the ChillOut Hosted Events are the events that ChillOut Festival are running and where you will have access to a Accessibility Marshall.

Partner Events

• Partner Events are events that are part of ChillOut Festival 

• They are run by other people. They do not work for ChillOut Festival. 

• ChillOut Festival does not organise these events 

• We will try to help make Partner Events more accessible 

• But we cannot promise there will be support people there to help with accessibility 

• Here is an Easy Language guide with information about all of the Partner Events 

Here is a link to the ChillOut Partner Events. These are other events around town that are run independently of ChillOut but still support Chillout by being part of the festival. We can not guarantee there will be someone there to assist with accessibility at each of these event.

Accessibility at ChillOut Festival

In 2026, ChillOut Festival will have new accessibility supports.

There will be:

1. Trained Accessibility volunteers.

2. An Access Hub. This is a place you can go to for information and help about Accessibility.

3. An Accessibility Coordinator.

To read our full accessibility guide information please click here.

Festival Hub

The Festival Hub is also at the Daylesford Town Hall. The address is 76 Vincent Street, Daylesford

Here you can:

· Buy or collect tickets

· Ask general questions

· Get directions

· Buy ChillOut merchandise

· Visit the Access Hub

How do I attend?

· There are no trains at Daylesford. Most people drive to Daylesford and stay overnight or for the whole weekend.

· There are many places to stay in the area. You can contact the Accessibility Coordinator to talk about places to stay. ·

· Many people choose to volunteer to help at ChillOut events. Volunteers get rewarded with free camping and free tickets to some events!

o Contact the Accessibility Coordinator if you are interested in doing this.

· There is also camping available if you have a self contained van or caravan.

o Contact the Accessibility Coordinator if you are interested in doing this.

See you at ChillOut!

ChillOut Festival is a place to:

· Celebrate pride

· Meet community

· Enjoy shows, music, and fun

Everyone is welcome

We hope to see you there