Tickets now on sale

Tickets for GeekFest 2017 are now on sale via TryBooking or the 'tickets' link in the menu at left.

All tickets cover entry to GeekFest and participation in all of the events.

GOLD PASS: $25. Adult 2-day entry and GeekFilm festival.
SILVER PASS: $15. Child 2-day entry.
RED PASS: $10. Adult 1-day entry.
YELLOW PASS: $10. Child 1-day entry.
BLUE PASS: $5. Adult observer (not participating in events), 1-day entry.
GEEKFILM PASS: $10, GeekFilm festival only.

Roleplaying Games in the Train

Once again, DM Brad will be running short one-shot RPG sessions in the second class carriage of the train at GeekFest 2017.

All Outta Bubblegum:

You're here to kick butt and chew bubblegum... and you're all outta bubblegum. In this super simple RPG, players are given a mundane task to perform, by rolling under the number of pieces of bubblegum they have. When they fail, they lose bubblegum. Which means eventually they run out of bubblegum and have no choice but to KICK BUTT! Ever wanted to travel to melbourne on a rocket-propelled emu on rollerskates just so you can get your uni enrolment in on time? Or use ninja stealth powers to steal a phone simply so you can be the first of your friends to download the Korumburra app? Then All Outta Bubblegum is for you.

Everyone is John:

John has problems. He's hearing voices in his head, and those voices keep telling him to do strange things. In this quick to learn competitive RPG, each player is one of those voices, vying for control over John as he spends the day at GeekFest. Each voice has three objectives they want to achieve, and a bunch of skills to try to achieve them, whether it's lifting ducks above your head, drawing moustaches on medieval enactors or smuggling an emu out of the park. At the end of the session, the voice who has achieved the most wins.

Both All Outta Bubblegum and Everyone is John are freely available online if you want to check out the rules before playing.

Late November update

Here we are a little under two months out from GeekFest - time for an update on freshly confirmed events!

MINECRAFT: Minecraft will be back in 2017 in the auditorium at the main entrance building.

RPGS: There will be sessions of popular (and wildly crazy games) Everyone is John and All Outta Bubblegum both days in the second class railway carriage.

SPECTATOR RPGS LIVE ON STAGE: On both afternoons, there will be RPGs and improvisational games taking place live on stage at the Church. With audience participation.

COLLECTIBLE CARD GAMES: There will be CCG events occurring - we're still ironing out details of exactly which games.

STAR QUEENS: We've confirmed the return of the hugely popular Star Queens for GeekFest 2017, stay tuned for exciting announcements about workshops with them!

COSPLAY WORKSHOP: Helena Evans will be running Cosplay workshops on both days. Stay tuned for more details.

ANIME LAB: Anime Lab will be at the park and screening anime once again.

COLOURING CONTEST: The children's colouring contest will be back with hourly prizes.

We're working on a schedule, which will be online soon, along with more extensive information about all of the events. We've also got exciting news about confirmed vendors, and will be posting extensive information as it comes in.

Paint+Take at GeekFest 2017

It is with great joy and almost unnerving pride that we announce that Paint+Take will return to GeekFest2017!

Miniature Painting (sometimes called Figure Painting) is a popular hobby, and growing more popular every day. Whether you use your figures for wargames such as Warmachine, Bolt Action or Infinity, or RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder, or you just like to display them as tangible icons of your awesome skills, nothing brings a miniature to life like a great paint job.
Have you always wanted to try your hand at the hobby, but never worked up the courage to jump in? Do you not want to spend money on paints and brushes without trying the hobby out first? Then come to Paint+Take!
There will be a range of Sci-Fi and Fantasy figures from Reaper to choose from, along with brushes and paints. The rules are simple: you can take what you paint, so come along and have a play, get some paint on your fingers, make a mess, have fun!

But wait, there's more! Over the two days on GeekFest, we'll be running painting classes for some more advanced techniques, such as washing, dry brushing and highlighting. These classes are intended to improve the skills inexperienced painters and help them learn useful techniques.

Day One	14th January 2017
1100-1230	Skin and Fur
1330-1500	Armour and Cloth
Day Two	15th January 2017
1100-1230	Armour and Cloth
1330-1500	Skin and Fur

But wait, there's EVEN more! We are also running a figure painting contest. You can find the rules over on the Contests page. Judging will take place Sunday afternoon, and the winners will be announced at the Paint+Take venue about 1600.

GeekFest 2017 Dates Confirmed!

GeekFest 2017 will be held on Saturday 14th AND Sunday 15th of January. That's right, we're expanding to two days to fully encompass all the glorious geeky insanity we have planned!
Add the date to your calendars! Tell your friends! Tell your family! Tell your goldfish!
It's going to be epic!

GeekFest 2017 contests announced.

The contests from GeekFest 2017 have now been announced and can be viewed here!

New contests this year include:

• Geeky Art
• Geeky Handicraft
• Geeky Writing
• Videogame Design

Please note that entry due dates have not been finalised at this time, however we wanted to give plenty of warning so people could start work on entries nice and early. Please stay tuned for deadline and prize announcements.

Easter Sunday Paint+Take

After the huge success of Paint+Take at GeekFest 2016, we have decided to run a special Painting Day as part of Coal Creek's Easter Sunday celebrations. The cost is $10, which entitles you to come along and have a go at painting fantasy figures. There will also be two classes on more advanced painting techniques (each with six places available). Classes are recommended for students over 10, Paint+Take is open to all ages and abilities. This time we'll be in the gallery in the main building instead of the school house.

1200-1600: Paint+Take

Try out the wildly popular hobby of miniature figure painting! It's simple. We provide paints, brushes and figures plus instruction sheets. You get to take home anything you paint.

1300-1400: Advanced Painting Lesson 1: Skin and Fur

Learn more advanced painting techniques such as washing, highlighting and colour mixing, concentrating on painting skin and fur. Limited to six places.

1500-1600: Advanced Painting Lesson 2: Armour and Cloth

Learn more advanced painting techniques such as washing, highlighting and colour mixing, concentrating on armour and cloth. Limited to six places.

1600-1630: Best Painted Contest

Anyone who takes part in Painting Day is eligible to enter their figures in our painting contest. To be included, you must fill out the entry list and your figure must be in the display area at 1600. Winners will be announced by 1630.
First Prize: Reaper Bones Fire Giant Warrior, Greater Chocolate
Second Prize: Reaper Bones Bugbear, Chocolate
Third Prize: Lesser Chocolate