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Dollymine festival draws record crowd to rural Australian town
Narromine, a small town in rural New South Wales, held its fifth Dollymine festival, a tribute to country music star Dolly Parton.
The festival took place after Parton died in August, making this the first one since her death.
Organisers sold a record 1,600 tickets, nearly half the town’s population.
Fans dressed as Parton, while local performers, line dancers and drag queens took part.
The event began as a community effort to help revive Narromine after a severe drought from 2017 to 2019.
Organisers say it also gives the town a chance to show what small communities can offer.
The festival has grown since it first ran in 2022.
Dollymine, a festival celebrating Dolly Parton, drew a record 1,600 ticket holders to Narromine in rural Australia.
The event was held for the fifth time and was the first since Parton died in August.
Narromine is about 430km north-west of Sydney and has a population of roughly 3,500, making the crowd just under half the town’s population.
The weekend included Dolly impersonators, line dancing, drag performances and events in the town’s main street.
Organisers said the festival began as a way to support and revitalise the community after a severe drought.
- Who
- Dolly Parton fans, performers and festivalgoers attended; local volunteers organised the event.
- What
- Dollymine, a festival celebrating Parton, sold a record 1,600 tickets.
- When
- The fifth festival took place in 2026; the article says it was the first since Parton died in August.
- Where
- Narromine, a rural town in New South Wales, Australia.
- Why
- Organisers created the festival to support and revitalise the community after a devastating drought.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We knew we’d set a bar, and this year has well and truly exceeded it.
When Dolly passed, we had our first rehearsals the day after, and it was hard, I had trouble even singing the songs.
I just feel she’s here with us, any time there is love, light and inclusiveness being celebrated, she’s here in spirit.
A devastating drought affected the community, prompting the idea of a festival to support it.
The festival ran for the first time after organisers had to wait through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Juanita Kottek won the best-dressed Dolly competition.
Dolly Parton died, according to the article.
Dollymine held its fifth festival and sold a record 1,600 tickets.
- Festival
- Dollymine
- Ticket sales
- Record 1,600
- Location
- Narromine, New South Wales
- Distance from Sydney
- 430km north-west
- Festival history
- Fifth year
- Population share
- Ticket sales equalled just under half of Narromine’s population
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