attending CresFest

Where is Creswick?

Creswick is in west-central Victoria, nestled between Daylesford and Ballarat. CresFest acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we celebrate music, the Dja Dja Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.

 

  • Things to do in Creswick

    Natural beauty, delicious local produce, boutique wineries: Creswick has it all! Explore activities to complete your CresFest weekend. Read on to learn what’s on in and around the town.

    THINGS TO DO

  • Drinking & dining

    Try lush and cosmopolitan Odessa at Leavers, melt-in-the-mouth pastries at Le Peche Gourmand or pub-style options at The American and Farmers Arms Hotels. Also try Luidgi's Gelato and Little Ezra and Olive's hot coffee by the Splash Park, and get all your staples at IGA. Click below for more details.

    OPTIONS

  • Places to stay

    Convenient camping, boutique Airbnbs and delightful old pubs, there’s an accommodation option for everyone. We’ve curated a top notch accommodation list for you

    ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS

Getting Here

Train

Creswick Station is on the V/Line Maryborough route.

Bus

There's a bus that runs on a regular basis from Ballarat to Creswick, and connects with the VLINE trains.

To and from Ballarat: V-line number 30 bus (Hourly paid service)

Stopping at 10 locations over town, this great service

commences at the Ballarat Railway Station Bus Interchange –

services are hourly Friday and Saturday with fewer on Sunday.

For up-to-date times and exact location of stops between

Ballarat and Creswick, visit:

ptv.vic.gov.au/route/15175/30-ballarat-station-creswick/

Extra late Services to Ballarat

Our shuttle buses will run from Creswick to Ballarat Railway

Station as follows

Departs American Hotel:

Friday 10.30pm, Saturday 10.30pm, Sunday 6pm

(Round trip repeats hourly*)

In Creswick, take our free shuttle bus

(Round trip repeats hourly*)

See PROGRAM for details

Car

Driving distances

⭐Melbourne to Creswick 1.5 hours

⭐Geelong to Creswick 1.5 hours

⭐Daylesford to Creswick 20 minutes

⭐Ballarat to Creswick 20 minutes

⭐Bendigo to Creswick 1.3 hours

⭐Kyneton to Creswick 55 minutes

⭐Castlemaine to Creswick 50 minutes

Creswick village map

Created by local artist

Loris Button

ABOUT THE CREATOR

Loris Button has created a map of Creswick but not just any map- it is a work of art for CresFest music lovers. 
Her studio, close to town, is nestled into a garden full with grape vines hanging overhead, plums, pears, mulberries and veggie boxes.  Her studio is lush with handmade paper, some of which she has grown the fibres to create, as well as collected papers and photos from her travels around the globe. There are special creations tucked into every draw and corner. Everything has a gentle and interesting story to it and this respect for the history of objects, cultures and nature is reflected into her work for CresFest and her art practice overall.  
Loris has created a lino cut of many of Creswick’s historic buildings, which are transformed by her hand into the sweetest illustrations, and printed onto her considerable selection of papers. The beautiful papers, patterns and colours have been carefully chosen to match the history and colours of the buildings. These buildings were then cut out and collaged onto the hand drawn map. It is a calm & careful process that grows a little with each new addition.
SUSTAINABILITY: Our motto is to leave things better than how we found them and this includes the environment. We ask everyone attending the festival to remember their reusable bottles, bags and containers and to please use recycling and waste bins provided.