It was the sort of crowds not seen at the showground since ... more than 40 years ago.
It was crowds that football promoters would die for. (Lithgow Mercury, April 2008)
And in 2009 even bigger crowds braved arctic weather to enjoy a fantastic program of exciting old-world entertainment.
A series of events rolled into one, Ironfest is extremely colourful and dramatic, full of the pageantry and theatre of our dynamic past; from the exotic to the absurd.
To truly appreciate this fantastic event, you must come.
Administered by the Ironfest Inc Committee, a registered not for profit association, Ironfest is the biggest and most high profile NSW based annual arts festival held west of the Great Divide, attracting in excess of 10,000 visitors in both 2008 & 2009. (See further on for a break down of where visitors come from.)
Ironfest’s primary goal is to attract visitors to the Lithgow Region, thus creating diverse & sustainable local economic activity. Secondary goals include providing a unique cultural experience for visitors to the area as well as for locals, and creating employment in the Arts.
Ironfest has been recognized as an event of state significance by Tourism NSW, and has been the recipient of triennial Regional Flagship Event funding for the past two years. Other major supporters of Ironfest include Delta Electricity and Lithgow City Council.
Visitors to Ironfest come from all around Australia and, increasingly, the World. The following is a percentage breakdown based on attendance in 2009.
Visitor surveys conducted over a number of years indicate very high festival satisfaction levels with over 98% of visitors indicating that they would return to Ironfest in the future.
Ironfest offers a wide range of opportunities for potential sponsors/ partners to promote their brand in an exciting and innovative environment.
Opportunities range from overall Event Naming Rights (Meteoric Iron Sponsor) to individual Event Naming Rights for events that include St George’s Day Jousting, the Battle of Lithgow, the Belly Dance Festival, the Blacksmithing Conference and the Ballroom Art Exhibition.
Other opportunities, such as banner rights and advertising opportunities on the Ironfest website and in the Official Program are also available. (Click here to download more detail.)
Why not support the festival by purchasing a knighthood? Become a ‘Knight of the Ironfest Kingdom’ for $55.00 (GST Inc).
Or maybe your business would like to take out a ‘Royal Charter of Preferred Service to the Kingdom of Ironfest’ for $110.00 (GST Inc) (All Knights & Chartered businesses will receive a personalised A4 colour certificate, as well as a listing on the Ironfest website.)
If you would like to discuss these opportunities in more detail, or would like to discuss any other way of developing synergy between your brand and the Ironfest brand, please contact Mac on 02 63 531 638 or click here to send an email.
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