Stawell's Georgia McDermott's word was "community".

"I've been coming here since I was about two-years-old and there's such a community vibe here, everyone's here for the same reason," she said.

"You meet so many people, the feeling here is different to other festivals and it's great to be a part of."

Ivanhoe's Geraldine Ryan has attended the Port Fairy Folk Festival more than 30 times and her word to encapsulate Folkie was "passion".

"I want to say a certain kind of passion for music and beauty," she said.

"I've got Celtic Irish roots and so I love seeing the Irish singers and the other big thing I love is the way that Indigenous people are at the forefront of the festival," she said.

"It's really beautiful that the First Nations people are achieving their real spot in the festival.

"The highlight was Archie Roach on Friday night, I've never heard him sing so strong and the combination of his voice and the classical instruments was absolutely beautiful.

"If for the whole festival we'd only heard that concert it would be worth it."

Port Fairy's Xavier Goonan, 12, hit the nail on the head with his chosen word "energetic" when he attended the event with his mum Kym, dad Brent and sister Keira.

His mum Kym Goonan attended her first Folk Festival when she was 14 and is now bringing her children to the festival. Her word for Folkie was "variety".

"I love the eclectic feel of it, just all the different varieties of bands and bringing so many different people together," she said.

Rodrigo Martin from Goulbourn New South Wales was busy in the instrument maker's tent displaying his handmade cajons and cajon hybrid instruments.

His word for Folkie was "friendly".

"This is my sixth year here and I love coming to Port Fairy, getting to drive here and see the countryside," he said.

Adelaide's Ava Bobby said "people" ticked all the boxes for Folkie. "It's definitely the people and the acts, the environment as a whole," she said. "Everyone makes it what it is."

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