Stone & Wood’s annual Festival of the Stone is back, bigger and better than ever on Saturday, 1 June. This year is shaping up to be a huge celebration of community, music and delicious food – all for a good cause.
Through their friends at Ingrained Foundation, a percentage of profits on the night will be donated to Fletcher St Cottage, a local Byron Bay charity.
This year, Stone & Wood is proud to bring you a killer lineup, doubling down on the music to bring you some massively talented local, and well-known acts with Beddy Rays, Dan Sultan, Verge Collection, The Beefs, AKA Lui, and Mid Drift.
Stone & Wood Brand Manager, Pat Coulson, says it’s a really important time to support Australian music, events and our community in the current environment. ‘We are more excited than ever to bring the festival to life again this year!’
The festival is also a celebration of an annual tradition – the brewing of Stone Beer – and marks the first tapping of the keg. A cosy wood fired porter, Stone Beer is a nod to medieval brewing, a tradition held dear for the last 17 years since Stone & Wood’s beginnings.
Stone & Wood also believe that as the weather gets cooler, it is even more important to support rough sleepers through Fletcher St Cottage. They provide essential services, wraparound support and hope, empowering Northern Rivers locals who are experiencing homelessness.
The Festival of the Stone, which sells out yearly, will see 2,000 people enter the brewery gates for an old-fashioned boogie, complete with food trucks, fresh beer, and the designated kids area, Malt Disney.
‘Mid Drift and Beddy Rays were both scheduled to play at Splendour and we’re stoked to have them on our line-up,’ says Coulson. ‘This is also a great opportunity for us to work with local suppliers and bar staff who are normally working on other festivals around town.’
The event kicks off on Saturday, 1 June, from 3pm-10pm at Stone & Wood Brewery at 100 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay. Tickets are now on sale from Stone & Wood.com.au and Eventbrite via the Stone & Wood website: eventbrite.com.au/e/festival-of-the-stone-2024-tickets-894987019267.
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