The Nariel Creek Folk Festival is a celebration of traditional folk music, song and dance, with a focus on the Nariel old time style of Australian traditional music and dance. The festival has been an ongoing event since 1963 making it the longest running folk festival in Australia, and one of the oldest in the world. Some of the longer term festival goers refer to it as the “musicians” festival. The festival is generally an informal affair, held on the banks of the Nariel Creek at the Nariel recreation reserve.