The ongoing saga surrounding Victoria’s Esoteric Festival this year has come to an unfortunate end, with the festival officially announcing its demise.
According to a post shared on Facebook by Co-Founder and Director Sam Goldsmith this week, the festival officially entered voluntary administration as of June 11th. “This is by far the hardest thing Ive ever had to write,” Goldsmith wrote in the post.
“As many of you may have heard, Esoteric Festival Pty Ltd has entered Voluntary Administration as of 11 June 2025,” he explained. “This follows the cancellation of our 2025 event after Buloke Shire Council declined to issue the required Place of Public Entertainment Occupancy Permit. Without that permit, we simply had no…
