OK ROCHESTER 2025
WE'RE AT IT AGAIN ROCHESTER.
OK Motels is heading back to Rochy to fill your cup with country charm and friendship. We’ve been planning your warm welcome with the loveable locals, and we've made sure the day’s packed with something for everyone. Gigs, pubs, and a good time, so put on your best pub steppers and let's go.
Reunite with a few old favourites, and new ones you’ll like just as much. The Rochy Shire Hall is having a one-day-only rebrand to the Rochy Hall of Friendship, where you can celebrate your old mates and make new ones. When you’re well acquainted, seal the deal and Marry Your Friends, then make a zine or a badge to immortalise your friendship, and we'll deliver it to your door. Have a bite and a chat at the Tell Your Friends You Love Them Speed Friending and Devo Tea, where the locals are serving up scones with all the extras. If you want to take a glimpse over the friendship horizon, we’ve got Friend Fortune Telling, and if now, rather than the future, is more your thing, get out your dance card, grab a mate and learn to line dance with Disco Rodeo.
A bit is happening around town, too. Sip Shop will take you for a wander through Rochy’s local gems to drink the best on offer from local wineries, breweries and distilleries. Flip through the glossy mags at the newsagent's with a G&T in hand. Take in the nostalgic scent of footy leather at Sportspower with a beer to boot. If you want to wander a little further, jump on Wayne’s Mural Walk to unlock a few well-kept secrets and learn about the murals speckled throughout town. Once all the adventuring is done, we’ll make our way to the magical outdoor OK Headliner Diner to share some tales, a meal, raise a glass, and witness a special musical memory all together.
From Lions Club snags to pub counteries, and the famous steak sanga from the Rochester Fish Shop, we’d suggest coming hungry. And the music? We’ll give you the full rundown soon, but let’s just say we've gone international (Canada, USA, New Zealand), interstate (Northern Territory, New South Wales), and, of course, local.
Once it's all over, rest your head in a fancy tent, a motel, or maybe you took the sleeper train from Southern Cross (yes, the train is back).
Don’t miss this one. Rochy’s ready for you.