Such is the case this year for one particular group of 50 people from the Central Coast, who hopped aboard a coach at 6.30am on Friday, May 5, bound for the little Central West town of Trundle.

It took the troupe – hailing from Newcastle, Forster and Sydney – eight hours to arrive at the annual festival.

And in a matter of 24 hours, the town’s population grew 10 times its usual size of 600 residents.

Decked out in white and gold suits and jumpsuits, glittering dresses and vests, and platform boots on Saturday, the group named themselves ABBA GOLD – after the band’s greatest hits compilation album released in 1992.

Of course their image wouldn’t have been complete without the inflated foil, letter balloons, that read ABBA GOLD, they carried around throughout the day.

One of the group’s members Niki Hale said she saw an advertisement for the ABBA Festival on Facebook and sent out a message to all her friends.

“I thought I’d get about 10 or 12 who wanted to come,” she said on Saturday, the festival’s main day.

“We got 50, which is fabulous.

“We all wore ABBA shirts with denim jeans on the bus on our way here on Friday.

“It’s our first time and we’re absolutely loving it.”

As part of the fun, the group arranged to break out into a flash mob whenever they heard Dancing Queen, no matter where each member was. 

By the time the Parkes Champion Post had spoken to Niki, the group had just finished a flash mob on the balcony of the iconic Trundle Hotel.

The group also entered themselves into the Fashions of the Festival competition, which they took out first prize.

The Swedish Ambassador to Australia Pär Ahlberger, who was one of the judges, personally congratulated them on the stage in the main street and presented them with a certificate and medals.

And while some of their balloons may have looked a bit deflated by the end of the day, their spirit certainly wasn’t.

The group left Trundle on Sunday morning at 7am.