visitor information - FAQs

Our FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) covers off all the hot topics that we are regularly asked about. Please review before you attend our 2026 event!

Tickets to the  Australian Camp Oven Festival are now on sale.  Book your tickets here.

Entry for Saturday: $35 online | $40 at gate

Entry for Sunday:    $15 online | $20 at gate

Entry for weekend:  $50 online | $55 at gate

Pensioner Card: Not accepted

Companion Card: Please contact us at info@acof.com.au for more information.

Pre-Booked Coach Tours (one day): $30 per person
Driver and hostess: Free

Children under 17 years: free but they will require a ticket.

Booking Fees apply

In addition to the cost of each ticket, purchasers will incur a service fee comprised of credit card fees of 2% and a fee of $1.50 for each festival entry, Drovers Dinner and workshop ticket purchased.  A fee of $1.80 for each campsite purchased also applies.

For camping information and pricing, please click here

Having trouble finding your tickets?  Login to our members area to find your tickets. 

Once in the members portal you can:

  • Reprint tickets
  • Download and access tickets linked to your booking.
  • Rename and share tickets with your group.

You may have additional guests stay with you on your campsite. There is a limit per campsite of 4 adults or a family of 2 adults and 5 children. All campers will need to purchase weekend festival tickets. 

Please note: 

  • Only 1 vehicle per campsite. Additional guests will need to park in the carpark. 
  • Do not extend beyond the boundaries of your campsite. 

Tickets are non-transferable and may not be sold or transferred to another person.

To help prevent scams, ticket resale posts are not permitted on our social media channels. If you are unable to attend, please contact us.

Please refer to our Terms & Conditions accepted at the time of ticket purchase.

Our team will endeavour to assist you to swap campsite locations as long as other campsites are available. Please contact our office at info@acof.com.au with your request.

Please note, any campsite swaps will require a refund of the original site booked and will incur a refund fee of $1.25. We are unable to refund the ticketing fees associated with the first campsite purchased ($1.80 each and the 2% credit card fee). Any new campsite booking will also incur these ticketing fees.

We are unable to reduce the length of stay associated with the campsite you have purchased.

Please contact our office at info@acof.com.au with any requests to increase your length of stay. Please note, any changes will require a refund of the original site booked and will incur a refund fee of $1.25. We are unable to refund the ticketing fees associated with the first campsite purchased ($1.80 each and the 2% credit card fee). Any new extended campsite booking will also incur these ticketing fees.

Yes, generators are allowed – however, there are rules regarding the use of generators. 

GENERATOR HOURS ARE between 8 am to 9 pm only.   

Yes, you can bring your dog along but PLEASE remember that your dog is your responsibility – so clean up after it.  Dogs must be on a lead at all times. No dogs are allowed in the food areas. 

Don’t allow your dog to sit at your camp site while you are not there and bark continuously, and please don’t bring your dog if it is not good in crowds and with other dogs.

No – for your safety and as part of our insurance cover we cannot allow fires in undesignated areas including the campsite area. 

You may use heat beads at your site as long as it is in an enclosed device e.g. an Oz pig etc… Someone must be in attendance while the heat beads are going in case of a fire.

The majority of campsites are approximately 12m depth x 6m width (40ft x 20ft). 

Campsites in the Red section Rows B to T are larger @ approx. 12m depth x 7m width (40ft x 23ft) and a number of powered sites are also 12m depth x 7m width. 

We also have Big Rig sites for anyone who will not fit on the above-mentioned sites. 

Camping Entry
Monday to Friday: 7:00am – 5:00pm (via Gate 2)
Saturday: 7:00am – 10:00am only (via Gate 1)

Walk in Gate Entry 
Saturday: 7:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday: 7:00am – 5:00pm

Yes! 

Tickets to the Australian Camp Oven Festival are now on sale. Book your tickets here.

If you are coming for the day we will have car parking just across from the main gate on Millmerran Cecil Plains Road. Look for the signage.  

Yes, there are toilets and showers available. There are a number of toilets and showers spread across the site. We continue to improve the facilities but please remember that our camping grounds are used only a few times a year. Toilet and shower facilities are adequately basic.

You may have to line up for a shower if you choose to go at the busy periods. Peak times for shower queues are mornings and late afternoons so please avoid these times if possible.

You are welcome to bring your own shower and toilet if you would like (there is a black water dump point onsite).

Yes, there are water taps onsite and all water is treated town water and is safe to drink.  Taps may be some distance from your campsite

Water is a precious commodity in the bush. We would appreciate if all patrons would help us conserve water in the following ways: restrict yourself to one shower per day, turn the water off when brushing your teeth and you could even bring some water with you. 

Yes! There will be a mobile ATM on site over the weekend. There is a fee to use the ATM, as with any non-bank ATM. 

ATM’s are also available in Millmerran at:  

  • National Australia Bank, Campbell Street Millmerran

The festival offers daytime disability parking facilities inside the grounds for day visitors. A valid pass must be shown.  Please arrive to gate 1 and you will be shown to the parking area. 

We advise that the festival site and location does offer some challenges for those with mobility problems. The event is held at the Millmerran Showgrounds and the pathways are either dirt or graveled with some uneven areas which may pose a problem to some.   

We have people movers (big golf buggies)  over the festival weekend to help those with mobility problems to get around the grounds.

Accessible toilet and shower facilities are provided on-site.

When you enter the festival all main stage entertainment and demonstrations by various groups are paid for. Available to purchase on site is: food, merchandise, goods from stall holders and raffles. Some onsite competitions will have a small entry fee. 

No. Drones are not permitted on the festival site due to safety requirements and our proximity to the airport.

Of course there is some great camp oven food available to purchase with everything from cornmeat fritters, to stews and damper.  Some other options will be hot chips, cooked breakfast, sandwiches, ice-cream, hot potatoes and deserts. 

A number of stall holders cater for those with special needs including: gluten free, vegetarian and vegan. Please ask the stall holders to see what they offer. 

There will not be any food stalls onsite until Friday evening so please be aware of that. 

Can we please ask that if you are going off to explore the festival after sitting at the stage area – especially under the shade tents, can you please move your chair to the back of the tent as others will be looking for shaded spots to sit for a while?  

If a chair in the seating area is left unoccupied overnight it may be removed by Festival staff.  You can collect your removed chair from Lost & Found located at the Information tent.   Any chairs which remain uncollected from Lost & Found or the Festival Site will be given to charity. 

Yes. There is a lost and found property area located at the Information Tent.   

Lost and Found inquiries can be made post festival to Australian Camp Oven Festival on 0429 727 503 or via email to info@acof.com.au 

Lost property will be kept for a short time after the festival and if not claimed the item it will be donated to a local charity.  

YES!  You most certainly can book sites for family and friends. 

You will just need to know the number of adults for each site when you make the booking.  

The whole community of Millmerran! Whether it is local community groups or local businesses; many local organisations are involved in the running of the Australian Camp Oven Festival. These groups either sell their goods to you or are paid by the ACOF committee for their services, e.g. the footy club helps serve food, school groups sell food, the scout group sells drinks and many more. 

Also the ACOF committee is committed to buying locally wherever possible. We are lucky to have great retailers in Millmerran. 

The committee of the Australian Camp Oven Festival is made up of volunteers. 

The Showgrounds are approximately 3kms from Millmerran township. There is a courtesy bus is available from the showgrounds to Millmerran several times a day during the week leading up to the festival and over the festival weekend. 

No – but if you subscribe to our e-newsletter you will be kept up to date with all of the latest information on when bookings for the next festival will open.

Tickets to the Australian Camp Oven Festival are now on sale. Book your tickets here. Our campsites go extremely quickly so we encourage you to book as soon as you can as they will sell out. For camping information and pricing, please click here

A great idea is to write your mobile phone number on your child’s wrist band so that we can get in touch if they do become separated from you.

We have Primary Healthcare access and a public hospital in Millmerran. For information about the Millmerran Hospital 

There is also a pharmacy in Millmerran who will be open until 12 noon on Saturday. * Please remember to make sure you are not going to run out of your prescriptions over the Sunday or public holiday.

The early spring weather on the Darling Downs can be unpredictable. The weather can range from hot and dusty days through to cool/cold evenings. Visitors should come prepared for any eventuality. 

Mobile phone coverage can be limited in the Millmerran region, the Telstra network and Optus are the most reliable signals.  

Keep up to date while travelling in our region by tuning into one of the stations below. You can listen to the local stories and keep informed on weather, news, road conditions and events. 

Radio station Frequency 
ABC Southern Qld 747AM   
Millmerran Radio 87.6 FM 
Hot FM Toowoomba 100.7 FM 
4AK (Toowoomba) 1242 AM  
Triple M (Toowoomba) 864 AM 
Service Address Telephone 
Police, Ambulance, Fire  000 
SES Saleyards Rd  132 500 
Millmerran Hospital Commens St 46953111 

The dump point at the showgrounds is available for use at any time from Monday to Thursday.

Access will not be permitted from 11:00am on Friday until 10:00am on Saturday.

E-Bikes and E-Scooters (not including mobility scooters) are NOT permitted to be ridden on the premises at any time.