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ONE MASSIVE weekend CAMP OUT!
Defender Fest is the ultimate Defender campout — four nights surrounded by Defenders, mates, families and the great outdoors at beautiful Kenilworth Homestead in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
Pull in, set up camp beside your Defender and settle in for the weekend. Bring your camp chairs, set camp, light the fire, crack open something cold and catch up with old mates while making plenty of new ones.
Bring the whole family — including the four-legged members!
Pack the kids’ bikes, strap the kayaks to the roof and make the most of everything Kenilworth Homestead and the surrounding countryside have to offer.
With onsite amenities and plenty of room to spread out, you can unpack once and call Defender Fest home for four nights.
By day, get amongst everything Defender Fest has to offer. By night, join the evening entertainment, then head back to camp, gather around the fire, swap stories and enjoy a field full of Defenders under a sky full of stars.
This isn’t just somewhere to sleep — camping is part of the Defender Fest experience.
All part of your weekend ticket!
Bring the Defender. Bring your people. Event you mates that don't own one, show them what they are missing.
All Welcome!
Don't own a Defender, thats ok, we know how we would feel without one. all vehicles welcome!
Enjoy the Experience
Defender owners are a passionate mob, come and experience Australia's only Land Rover Defender-centric gathering, built for and by its tribe!
One Life Live It!
The spirit is alive, and life is too short to be driving boring vehicles! Come and experience it!
THE DEFENDER FEST 2027 SOLIHULL FIELD SHOW
THE SOLIHULL FIELD SHOW
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THE SOLIHULL FIELD SHOW
Whether you’re looking for inspiration, the latest equipment, expert advice, or simply want to soak up the Defender culture, Solihull Field will be the place to be. We’ll bring together some of the very best Defender-centric manufacturers and businesses, alongside outdoor adventure, servicing, maintenance and 4WD-related exhibitors, vendors, demonstrations and more. Get hands-on, discover something new, chat directly with the people who know Defenders best, and most importantly, support those that support our community.
SHOW DAY TICKETS (SAT THE 17TH APRIL)
- Walk in day entry tickets for Show day on the Solihull Field from 10am to 4pm (Sat the 17th April) - $10 per person (under six years free). Eftpos available.
- Show Day Show'N'Dirty vehicle entree $25 per vehicle and $10 per person at the gate.
THE SHOW'N'DIRTY
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THE SOLIHULL FIELD SHOW
Solihull Field is set to become one incredible sea of Classic and New Defenders, standing proudly side-by-side and celebrating the machines, the history, the adventures and, most importantly, the people that make our Defender community what it is.
Bring your Defender, County, 90, 110, 127/130 or Perentie and take your place in the line-up! With prizes and trophies across more than ten categories, it doesn’t matter whether your pride and joy is polished to perfection, built for the bush, battle-scarred from adventure or somewhere in between — we want to see it!
And every Defender in the line-up is automatically entered into the legendary People’s Choice Award, where the Defender Fest tribe and public gets to choose the one that steals the show.
Best of all, Show’n’Dirty registration is included with your Weekend Ticket!
Bring it clean. Bring it dirty. Bring it proudly. Just bring your Defender and join the tribe on Solihull Field!
Use your exclusive event lanyard to enter!
or $25 entry at the gate by 8am
SUPPORT OUR CHARITY FUNDRAISING OVER THE WEEKEND
SUPPORT OUR CHARITY FUNDRAISING OVER THE WEEKEND
SUPPORT OUR CHARITY FUNDRAISING OVER THE WEEKEND
We believe in creating meaningful experiences that inspire and connect. Close to our hearts is the desire to help those who help others. Defender Fest and the Defenders of Australia Club Inc. are proud to be helping raise awareness and much needed funds across the whole weekend in aid of the great work done by The Brainchild Foundation, Qld
All donations for Peoples Choice Flags go directly to the weekend bank for Brainchild Foundation!
The Brainchild Foundation are a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).
VENDORS & EXHIBITORS
VENDORS & EXHIBITORS
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An army of vendors and exhibitors on display and selling products
FOOD TRUCKS
VENDORS & EXHIBITORS
FOOD TRUCKS
A great weekend will work up a hunger, and we’ll have some of the tastiest food trucks the Sunshine Coast has to offer!
CULTURE
VENDORS & EXHIBITORS
FOOD TRUCKS
Land Rover Defenders ooze culture, and there will be plenty of it!
STORYTELLERS, INFLUENCES & WORKSHOPS
STORYTELLERS, INFLUENCES & WORKSHOPS
STORYTELLERS, INFLUENCES & WORKSHOPS
Meet the tragic's across the weekend! Talk to those in the know, and glean something new!
MARKET STALLS
STORYTELLERS, INFLUENCES & WORKSHOPS
STORYTELLERS, INFLUENCES & WORKSHOPS
To satisfy the inquisitive shopaholics, we'll have a variety of market vendors selling unique items on show day. You might even find that elusive piece of bookshelf memorabilia!
FAMILY FUN
STORYTELLERS, INFLUENCES & WORKSHOPS
SOLIHULL FIELD AUTOJUMBLE
Plenty of fun to be had for the whole family across the weekend!
SOLIHULL FIELD AUTOJUMBLE
SOLIHULL FIELD AUTOJUMBLE
SOLIHULL FIELD AUTOJUMBLE
One person’s spare part is another Defender owner’s treasure!
Have a rummage through The Solihull Field Autojumble. Buy, sell and swap Land Rover parts, accessories, tools, workshop gear, manuals, memorabilia, collectables, vintage signage and those mysterious old Landy Land Rover bits hiding in the back of the shed. Whether you’re hunting down that elusive part, clearing out the shed or simply looking for your next treasure, you never know what might turn up.
BUY • SELL • SWAP • DISCOVER
Bring your bits. Find some treasures. Keep another Landy on the road!
THE DEFENDER FEST 2027 charity shindig!
THE DEFENDER FEST CHARITY SHINDIG
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SUPPORT OUR CHARITY FUNDRAISING OVER THE WEEKEND
Get ready to soak up the Ultimate Shindig Vibes with the Defender tribe! As the sun goes down over Kenilworth, the Defender Fest Charity Shindig comes alive with live music, country air, plenty of laughs and a whole paddock full of obviously very cool people enjoying a cracking night together. Grab your mates, kick back after a day of Defender Fest action, hit the dance floor under the stars and celebrate everything that makes this community so special — Defenders, mate-ship, music and seriously good times. This is the Defender Fest Shindig!
SUPPORT OUR CHARITY FUNDRAISING OVER THE WEEKEND
SUPPORT OUR CHARITY FUNDRAISING OVER THE WEEKEND
SUPPORT OUR CHARITY FUNDRAISING OVER THE WEEKEND
We believe in creating meaningful experiences that inspire and connect. Close to our hearts is the desire to help those who help others. Defender Fest and the Defenders of Australia Club Inc. are proud to be helping raise awareness and much needed funds through the across the whole weekend in aid of the great work done by The Brainchild Foundation, Qld
The Brainchild Foundation are a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).
OUR CLUB MEMBERS DRAW
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OUR CLUB MEMBERS DRAW
We’ll be holding our annual Defenders of Australia Club Members Draw — exclusively for our financial club members.
We’ll have some cracking prizes up for grabs, generously supported by our club partners and the Defender community.
If you’re a current financial DOAC member, you’re in the draw!
It’s our little way of saying thank you to the members who support the club and help make everything we do possible.
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
OUR CLUB MEMBERS DRAW
Enjoy live music across the weekend, and dance the night away! All part of your exclusive weekend ticket!
The Defender Fest Shindig Headline Act, and one of our own - Please Stop
FOOD TRUCKS
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
CHARITY AUCTIONS
A great weekend will work up a hunger, and we’ll have some of the tastiest food trucks the Sunshine Coast has to offer!
CHARITY AUCTIONS
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
CHARITY AUCTIONS
Thank you to our legendary sponsors for donating some great products to our charity auction, all for a great cause!
DEFENDER FEST TRACK & TRAILS
GUIDED 4WD TRACKS AND TRAILS!
THE KENILWORTH DEFENDER CONVOY
GUIDED 4WD TRACKS AND TRAILS!
Defender Fest 2027 Tracks & Trails, lead by experienced club volunteer trip leaders! Coordinated and Sponsored by the award nominated team at Grand Overland Tours!
REGISTER ACROSS THE WEEKEND
THE KENILWORTH DEFENDER CONVOY
GUIDED 4WD TRACKS AND TRAILS!
Register in Tracks & Trails through the Sunshine Coast hinterland! Guided Tracks & Trails rated form easy to extreme, lead out from camp at different initials across the weekend starting with the welcoming night run!
THE KENILWORTH DEFENDER CONVOY
THE KENILWORTH DEFENDER CONVOY
THE KENILWORTH DEFENDER CONVOY
Finish the weekend fun by joining the Defender Fest Kenilworth Convoy on the Sunday afternoon before heading back to camp for the final festivities. Registration included in your exclusive weekend ticket
OTHER COOL HAPPENINGS
THE GREAT DECIDER!
THE VERY BRITISH LAND ROVER TRIVIA CUP
THE VERY BRITISH LAND ROVER TRIVIA CUP
The start of some friendly but passionate rivalry! We will run the inaugural Great decider through grit, determination and a bit of that Defender owner spunk, against the unfortunates, in The Great Decider! Pump up the kids, because they'll have a go too!
THE VERY BRITISH LAND ROVER TRIVIA CUP
THE VERY BRITISH LAND ROVER TRIVIA CUP
THE VERY BRITISH LAND ROVER TRIVIA CUP
Get your team together and register in the The Very British Land Rover Trivia Cup! Limited tables and must be team of six! Registration included in your exclusive weekend ticket! Presented by the trivia master himself, Mr Bronco Jensen!
Questions collated and judged by our clubs own Land Rover Mega Mind, Alastair Read!
Extra points for themed dress!
THE DEFENDER FEST DOGGY PARADE
THE VERY BRITISH LAND ROVER TRIVIA CUP
THE DEFENDER FEST DOGGY PARADE
It’s time for the four-legged members of the Defender tribe to take centre stage!
Enter your best mate in the Defender Fest Doggy Parade and strut your stuff down the green carpet in front of the Defender Fest crowd.
Whether they arrive dressed to impress, rocking their best Defender gear or simply relying on good looks and personality, we want to see them on the runway.
Trophies to be won! Great prizes up for grabs! Plenty of fun categories! And serious bragging rights among the Defender tribe!
So grab the lead, fluff the fur and get your best mate ready for their moment in the spotlight.
THE VERY MINI RC CAMEL TROPHY
THE VERY MINI RC CAMEL TROPHY
THE DEFENDER FEST DOGGY PARADE
Think you’ve got what it takes to conquer the Camel Trophy… in miniature?
Jump behind the controls and have a crack at The Very Mini RC Camel Trophy at Defender Fest 2027! Take command of a mini RC Defender and tackle a purpose-built course packed with all the tricky little obstacles inspired by the legendary Camel Trophy adventures.
It’s all about skill, patience, a steady throttle and plenty of laughs — whether you’re a seasoned RC driver or you’ve never held a controller before.
Big adventure. Tiny Defenders. Serious fun.
Grab the controller, choose your line and see if you can make it to the finish. Camel Trophy glory awaits!
FILM FEST IN THE DEFENDER DEN
THE VERY MINI RC CAMEL TROPHY
FILM FEST IN THE DEFENDER DEN
Pull up a seat, settle in and enjoy a little big-screen Defender adventure! Film Fest in the Defender Den will be running across the weekend, featuring a hand-picked collection of Land Rover adventures, expeditions, stories and films celebrating the vehicles, people and places that make our community what it is, even a few to keep the kids amussed. It’s the perfect spot to escape the sun, take a break between the action and soak up some proper Defender culture with the tribe. Grab a mate, or the family, find a seat and enjoy the show!
THE GREEN OVAL HALL
THE VERY MINI RC CAMEL TROPHY
FILM FEST IN THE DEFENDER DEN
Throughout the festival, The Green Oval Hall will host our Storytellers, Influencers, & Workshops, and even The Very British Land Rover Trivia Cup! Bringing together adventurers, travellers, creators, industry experts and passionate Land Rover owners across our community.