Long Listen Festival Pass 2025

Welcome to the third Long Listen Festival!

Explore our 2025 program HERE

Choose between single-event tickets or a festival pass for the full weekend of music, conversation, and community. All tickets include reserved seating, no need to rush for a spot.

Introducing our Long Listen Festival Pass 2025

Dates: Friday 3 - Monday 6 October 2025

Locations: Palmwoods Memorial Hall & venues in Little Main Street, Palmwoods, Sunshine Coast Hinterland and Mapleton Public House, up the range in Mapleton overlooking the coastal views. 

Description: Join us for a long weekend of music, ideas, and cultural exchange in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Your Festival Pass gives you access to every ticketed concert and cultural event across 3–6 October, plus exclusive perks that make your festival experience unforgettable.

All Festival Passes include:

• Reserved front-section seating for every concert

• Priority entry – skip the queue
  Exclusive access to the Festival VIP artist area.

• Special Artist Meet & Greets

• Invitations to behind-the-scenes rehearsals and creative development calls

• Invitation to our Festival Vollies Thank You After Party

What Festival Events Are Included

1. Opening Concert: Migrating Bird ft. Veronique Serret, Mary Rapp, Richard Daniell + William Barton & Layla Havana

2. Morning Meditations: A Song & Sound Immersion ft. Nienke Berghuis & David Clayton

3. Road Movies: A Classical Recital ft. Courtenay Cleary & Alex Raineri

4. Ensemble Q Concert ft. Paul Dean, Trish Dean & Emily Granger

5. Horizons Concert ft. Cerulean Collective

6. Appalachian Spring Gala ft. Festival Chamber Orchestra, String Quartet & Alex Raineri

7. Adrift with Gosti

8. Roots on the Range Closing Concert ft. State of Appalachia, Hat Fitz & Cara, and Phoebe McLennan

9. Festival Conversations (both sessions at The Little Book Nook)

10. Didge Didirri Sound Bath & First Nations Art Workshop

Important Notes

• The Long Table Welcome Dinner (Fri 3 Oct) is not included in your pass unless you bought our Long Listen Gold Pass and must be purchased separately.

• Free community events (Wunya Festival Welcome + Festival Conversations) are free for all, but still require registration. Your pass guarantees a reserved spot once registered.

Single Event Tickets 🔗 BUY NOW

Perfect if you’d like to attend just one concert, talk, or experience.

• Music Lover — $45 Standard adult ticket.

• Early Bird — $35 Discounted adult ticket. Available until Monday 22 September, 5:00pm.

• Student & Concession — $25 Full-time students, pensioners, concession card holders.

• Child (under 18) — $20 Reserved seat with family-friendly pricing.

• Family Ticket — $120 Includes 2 adults + 2 children for the same event.

All single-event tickets include:

• Reserved seating (you can choose your own seat when booking).

• Entry to your chosen concert/event only.

Festival Passes

Best value for those who want to experience the whole festival weekend (3–6 October).

• 8 ticketed concerts (+ 2 festival conversations + 1 ticketed cultural immersion art workshop + 1 separately ticketed dinner).

Listen Long Gold Pass $500

The ultimate festival experience (limited to 20 patrons)

• Includes all events across 4 days: concerts, our Welcome Dinner, cultural immersions, sound baths, book events.

• Premium front section reserved seating at every venue.

• Exclusive Artist Meet & Greets.

• Festival VIP lanyard & program booklet included.

• Special access to the Festival VIP artist area.

Weekend Festival Pass - $300

For those who want the full weekend of music and more

• Access to all festival events across 4 days (excluding dinner).

• Priority reserved seating at every venue.

• Exclusive Artist Meet & Greets.

• Festival VIP lanyard & program booklet included.

Day Pass -  $150

Perfect if you can only join us for one day (Sat or Sun)

• Access to all events on your chosen day.

• Priority reserved seating.

• Exclusive Artist Meet & Greets.

Family Festival Pass - $500

Designed for families to enjoy the festival together

• Includes 2 adults + 2 children.

• Access to all events across 4 days.

• Priority reserved seating together.

All Festival Passes Include:

• Reserved seating at every event (front section priority seats)

• Priority entry – skip the queue!

• Exclusive access to our Festival Lounge VIP area

• Artist Meet & Greets

• Invitations to behind-the-scenes rehearsals & creative development calls

• Invitation to our Festival Thank You After Party

Why Choose a Festival Pass?

• Best value - save compared to buying multiple single tickets

• Stress-free - one booking covers the whole festival

• Priority experience - enjoy reserved seats, VIP direct artist access

Extra perks, behind-the-scenes invitations + our special closing Thank you Vollies After Party.

This project is proudly supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, Queensland Arts Showcase Program, and the Regional Arts Development Fund, a partnership between the Queensland Government and Sunshine Coast Council supporting local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

This project is supported by the generosity of individual donors who supported our BOOST donor campaign matched by the Australian Government through the Australian Cultural Fund. Our fundraising partners are Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation and the Australian Cultural Fund.