Time Warp Festival 2018

by Elaine (subscribe)

Event: 06/05/2018

This year marks the 4th year since Time Warp's inauguration which, back in 2015 was held as a private event to celebrate everything that makes Ricks Garage a Sunshine Coast institution - rockabilly music, hot rods and pin-up girls and dress. The Palmwoods Community and Business Association saw the potential in the Time Warp Festival to boost the local economy, enticing them to join forces with Ricks Garage. In 2016 (only the second year of Time Warp), Margaret Street in Palmwood's was closed for this increasingly popular festival, allowing more than seven thousand local and interstate visitors to enjoy the day.



In 2017 (this was the year we first experienced Time Warp), the Sunshine Coast Council's Major Events Department was engaged to support the 2017 Time Warp, which proved invaluable in taking the Time Warp Festival to the next level. Time Warp received sponsorship from Indian Motorcycles and many other local organisations. The Palmwoods Scouts, Palmwoods Rural Fire Brigade and Palmwoods State School were amongst the fund-raisers at Time Warp 2017. With the visitors to Time Warp Festival swelling to 11,000 this ensured much-needed funds were raised for this small community.

When and where is all the action happening?
Sunday 6 May 2018 in Palmwoods Main Street from 10.00am till late



From the minute you arrive at the Time Warp Festival (okay, after managing to find a parking spot), you will feel the thrill in the air, the tremor of excitement of having so much happening all at the same time. Time Warp Festival is literally an entertainment mecca, with the epicentres being the main stage and the retro room, where you have the following incredible acts to look forward to:

Main Stage

10.30am to 11.30am Jewells & The Wolfe Pack
11.45am to 12.45pm KiddnKelly Gang
1.15pm to 2.15pm Barn Catz
2.30pm to 3.30pm Craig Madden Band
3.45 to 4.30pm The Hi-Boys
4.45 to 5.30pm Blue Suede



Retro Room

5.30pm to 6.30pm Bearded Betty
6.45pm to 7.45pm Lock n Load
8.00pm to 9.00pm The SugarShakers

With such a diverse selection of entertainment on offer, no matter whether you're young, old or somewhere in between, you can rest assured, there is definitely something to rock your socks off!

When and where is all the action happening?
Sunday 6 May 2018 in Palmwoods Main Street from 10.00am till late



Time Warp Festival will once again showcase more than thirty high-quality stalls, covering everything vintage, rockabilly and Kustom Kulture. If you are interested in having a much sought after stall at Time Warp Festival 2018, please register your interest online here - stalls are priced from $50, either with power or without. Please be aware that in support of Palmwoods community businesses, Time Warp Festival organisers do not permit food vendors at the event. If you are not planning on having a stall, do a bit of shopping and take some retro memorabilia home with you.

That's what Time Warp Festival is all about - taking a walk down memory lane!



When and where is all the action happening?
Sunday 6 May 2018 in Palmwoods Main Street from 10.00am till late

The bands are fantastic entertainment, the memorabilia is totally awesome, but it's definitely the jaw-dropping cars and bikes that line the Main Street through Palmwoods, that are THE huge attraction at Time Warp Festival. Whether it's a Hot Rod, a Rat Rod, Vintage or American Muscle, if it was manufactured before 1970, Time Warp Festival would love for you to share your pride and joy with everybody else. If you're keen on flaunting your treasured ride and perhaps winning an awesome prize, click here to reserve your spot at only $20 per ticket.



Besides the fantastic retro ambience and totally delicious food at Ricks Garage in Palmwoods, Ricks Garage is also renowned for its bikes, and of course, the Time Warp Festival is the perfect opportunity to spotlight the lean and mean machines. You will be totally blown away with the selection on display at Time Warp Festival - whether it's a trike, a Harley, a cafe racer or a rat bike - you name it, you will find it! Do you have a magnificent bike you would love to show off? Register online here for a spot to flaunt your bike and at $15 per spot, it's cheap as chips! By registering you also have a chance to win great prizes.



When and where is all the action happening?
Sunday 6 May 2018 in Palmwoods Main Street from 10.00am till late

She is a babe, a cutie pie, a cover girl, she's the girl that all girls aspire to be - she is the pin-up girl! You know the one, the all-natural American (hmmm, Australian) sweetheart that caught the eye of travelling seamen and endeared herself to millions. Well, she is back! At the 2018 Time Warp Festival Miss Pin-Up will be strutting her 'stuff', with hourglass figures, perfectly coiffed hair and risqué attitude that popularised the pin-up style.

Time Warp would not be Time Warp without the beloved Pin-Up competition. Ten fabulous, fierce, feminine females will hit the stage in order to win your vote for Miss TimeWarp 2018! Click here to view the ten finalists for Miss Timewarp 2018 and show your support.

When and where is all the action happening?
Sunday 6 May 2018 in Palmwoods Main Street from 10.00am till late



It appears that for the 2018 Time Warp Festival parking will be plentiful - phew this is fantastic news as last year we did find it a tad tedious, looking for a park. Signs will lead you to designated areas run by the Rural Fire Brigade - all the organisers ask, is that in return for parking, a gold coin donation for the Brigade's services would be very much appreciated. Pay a gold dime and avoid a fine!

When and where is all the action happening?
Sunday 6 May 2018 in Palmwoods Main Street from 10.00am till late

The Time Warp Festival is proudly sponsored by Ricks Garage and is definitely one that the whole family can get excited about. We still have a few weeks to visit some Op Shops in and around the Sunny Coast to make sure that we are all rigged out in perfect rockabilly/vintage gear.



Let's do it again, Sunny Coast! Let's take a trip down memory lane! Time Warp Festival 2018 is set to rock 'n roll!

Images by author are from Time Warp 2017; other images' origins are indicated.

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Why? To rock your socks off with a trip down memory lane

When: Sunday 6 May 2018 | 10.00am to 10.00pm

Phone: (07) 5445-0933

Website: www.timewarpfestival.com.au

Where: Main Street, Palmwoods, QLD 4555

Cost: $2 Entry

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