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Gympie Music Muster
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The Gympie Music Muster is an Australian music festival held in and around the Amamoor Creek State Forest at Amamoor Creek near Gympie, Queensland, Australia.
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![]() Main stage at the 2015 Gympie Music Muster | |
Genre | Country music Blues Bluegrass Folk Rock Bush ballad |
Date(s) | Last weekend in August |
Location(s) | Amamoor Creek near Gympie, Queensland |
Coordinates | 26.3597°S 152.5598°E / -26.3597; 152.5598 (Gympie Music Muster) |
Years active | 1982-2019 (2020 & 2021 cancelled) |
Inaugurated | 1982 |
Previous event | 22–25 August 2019 |
Attendance | Over 23,000 |
Organised by | Apex Club of Gympie |
Website | www |
The Muster started as a community fundraiser in 1982 and has now grown to a four-day festival attracting musicians from across Australia and internationally. The 2015 Gympie Muster attracted a crowd of over 23,000.
A fundraising initiative of the Apex Club of Gympie, the Muster is a registered charity with all profits distributed among worthy community groups and charity partners, both locally and nationally. An ever-growing number of community groups are also involved in the staging of the event, and for most, it is their major fundraiser for the year. There is a real sense of community ownership in the Muster with now more than 35 local community groups involved in the event's success. It's also the second largest country music festival in Australia, after Tamworth.