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BFOP 2026 Timeline

Tickets are now live!
Ticket Sales go live
BFOP 2026 will be mark our 10 Years of Shutter Chaos. Grab a ticket quick as they won't last! Not 100% sure? Join the waitlist to have a chance at snagging a late ticket.
Tickets are now live!
July 2026
Workshops are published
BFOP is MASSIVE and we like to bring you the best of the best, so our full line-up of instructors and workshops won't be published until July 2026. Check out last years workshops for an idea of what goes on...
July 2026
August 2026
BFOP Schedule published
The BFOP Schedule is absolutely epic each and every year. It will be published in August 2026. In the meantime check out the 2025 schedule for an idea of how jam packed it it.
August 2026
31st Aug 2026
Ticket Sales Close
If not sold out earlier ticket sales/transfers close
31st Aug 2026
August 2026
Workshop "Credit Packs" go live
Want to jump onto more incredible workshops??? This year we will be releasing additional workshop credit packs which you can use before we go live with cash bookings!
August 2026
Early September 2026
Instructions emailed out
Stressing about how the system will work? Us too. We will send out comprehensive instructions to all ticket holders.
Early September 2026
Early September 2026
Bus Trip Bookings go live
ONLY the landscape FULL DAY BUS TRIP workshop go live. This is because they often form the base of your weekend. In this period you can book UP TO $350 of workshops using your BFOP 2026 credit (not a cent over though). Your 'extra credit' packs are not active at this date. If you have a little leftover credit you'll be able to use it the week after.
Early September 2026
Early September 2026
ALL Workshop Bookings go live
In this period you can book UP TO $350 of workshops using your BFOP 2025 credit (not a cent over though). If you have a little leftover credit you'll be able to use it the week after.
Early September 2026
Mid September 2026
Credit Pack Bookings
Purchased a credit pack? You will be able to use this around a week after initial credit bookings go live, before cash bookings start.
Mid September 2026
Mid September 2026
Cash Workshop Bookings go live
Used most of or all of your credit but want to jump onto more incredible workshops??? All good, we will then open up cash payments for additional workshops using your credit card. If you have a little residual credit you can blend this with cash payment for workshops too! BOOM! Fill that schedule. You will need to be a ticket holder to purchase workshops.
Mid September 2026
9th Oct 2026 10:00am
BFOP Kicks off!
Registrations start in the morning at BFOP HQ (Bright Community Centre) and the festival kicks off at 1pm! Boom! Have a weekend that will define your 2026!
9th Oct 2026 10:00am

FAQ's

The Bright Community Centre is BFOP HQ and we utilise a number of indoor and outdoor locations around Bright and the surrounding national parks.

Your $350 credit stretches differently depending on the types of workshops you book. Workshops vary in price and will be lower cost this year to reflect the lower credit. Most people manage to get around 3-5 workshops. And of course you get unlimited admission to all the free sh@t we put on including the two main stages.

We all want more credit am I right? If you run out of credit there is an opportunity to book more workshops once everyone has had a chance to use their credit. This will be done with a BFOP Credit Pack this in 2026 and then cash bookings afterwards. This makes it a fair system and one we can manage.

Well to start with you get to hang out with like 600 amazing people in the photography community. But if that’s not enough to float your boat then of course you have access to the main stage with sunrise-to-sunset presentations, a huge trade show with all of the major brands. They have loan gear, massive deals and giveaways. In addition we host two major evening events on the Friday and Saturday night available to all attendees. We also have a bar, coffee truck and food van!

Nope, not unless we reschedule or need to change format to an online event. It’s not that we’re being difficult about it, it’s just that we have a very small team, limited tickets and a ton of moving parts so this can zap tons of time. Your ticket is transferable though within the ticket sales period for a small fee. We do not offer a service to sell tickets for you.