Patrols
PATROLS
Joining a Patrol is one of the best ways to meet people, have a laugh and get stuck into some friendly competition for the Wildfire Cup. It is not mandatory, but it is a wildly popular part of the weekend, and your Patrol quickly becomes your festival family.
Pick your Patrol
Heroic Hawks (green). Gentle, determined and agile. Always up early to catch the worm.
Bonkers Badgers (blue). Fun-loving, cheeky and full of energy, especially at night.
Stealthy Squirrels (yellow). Sociable, entertaining and always making the most of the day.
Fearless Foxes (red). Creative, intelligent and a little bit mischievous. They thrive at night but enjoy daylight fun too.
Choose your Patrol when you book, or join one when you arrive. Your whole group can join the same Patrol, or split up and compete against each other, and you can switch at any point.
Win points, play games
All weekend you will earn points for your Patrol through activities, challenges and the odd act of kindness. Activity leaders award them for skill, effort and enthusiasm, and sometimes for a bit of cheeky bribery.
Every evening the Patrol Games Arena hosts hilariously silly team games: movie charades, tag pull, limbo, the Compliment Challenge, Bush Tucker Trials, tug of war. Play, or grab a cold drink and heckle from the sidelines. On Sunday the Patrol Games Finale tallies every point, one epic race decides it, and the Wildfire Cup is crowned.
Opening Ceremony. It all starts at the flagpoles. Find your Patrol, find your people and watch your Patrol Leaders hoist the colours, crank up the music and officially kick off Camp.
The Parade. Follow your flag. The Patrols march through Camp behind their banners and drums, led by their Patrol Leaders, all the way to the Patrol Games Arena. Noise is encouraged.
Patrol Initiations. A fun, silly get-together at the campsite to meet your Patrol Leaders and the rest of your new festival family. There's one for each camping area, including Boutique Camping.
Patrol Rallies. Each Patrol has its own rally. Meet your Patrol Leaders, learn the chant, find out what makes a Badger, Fox, Hawk or Squirrel who they are, and get the full brief on earning Patrol Points.
Night Games. After dark, Night Games bring everyone together in the Patrol Games Arena for mass participation games, with even more Patrol Points up for grabs.
The Patrol Quiz. Think you've got what it takes? Get your brains out and win points for your Patrol.
Masks and lanterns. Make a Patrol mask for the night's wild woodland parties, and a willow and paper lantern to carry at the Closing Ceremony.
The Patrol Leaders Party. Once the Finale has crowned the winners, the Patrol Leaders put down their battle cries for a dance-off, with Patrols going back-to-back on the decks late into the night.
Closing Ceremony. Bring your lantern and gather with your Patrol as the flags come down for the last time and the final chants ring out across the forest. It's the last moment we all share before the final party.
Dress to impress
Dressing up is never essential, but if an adult cannot dress head to toe in ridiculousness at Camp Wildfire, where can they? We don't care what you wear, as long as you wear it with joy.
Patrol colours, shirts, neckers and badges are all at Wildkind Stores.
Which Patrol are you?
Answer a few quick questions and find out where you truly belong before you arrive.