Crooked River Wines’ Dave Ferrit Festival has been postponed until next year, adding to the list of festivals in the Kiama LGA that have been called off.

Crooked River Wines did not give a reason as to why the festival was cancelled, and a spokesperson confirmed that the winery will not be issuing any statement. However, the spokesperson said a new date would be announced in the new year.

One ticket holder who called the winery was told that Crooked River Wines did not plan to inform customers about the postponement, and that the ticket booking agency would be responsible for notifying ticket holders.

The Bugle has seen a notification from booking agency Oztix informing punters about the postponement, stating that ticket holders would not be refunded and would instead be honoured with tickets to Crooked River’s Winter Wine Festival in June 2024. The notification also advised that Dave Ferrit headliners Icehouse, Alex Lloyd and Ash Grunwald will still be performing at the Winter Festival.

A play on the phrase “a day for it,” the Dave Ferrit Festival was supposed to take place on 2 & 3 December in Gerringong as a joint venture between Crooked River Wines and Better Beer. The festival was to be headlined by DMAs, Icehouse, Jack River, Alex Lloyd and Ash Grunwald.

The postponement follows after the Kiamasala Festival that was supposed to take place on 5 November 2023 was indefinitely postponed due to unfavourable weather conditions. The Gerringong Christmas Parade for 2023 was also called off.