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Melbourne's best known community festival is the Moomba Festival. However the are a large number of other community festivals which operate throughout the year. Below you will find a comprehensive list.
Sydney Road Street Party
 An annual event with stalls, entertainment and refreshments. |
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noon to 7pm, 2nd March 2014 |
between Union & Victoria streets, Sydney Road,
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Sunbury Community Festival
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The Sunbury Community Festival has been running for over 30 years and
celebrates the bush, the nearby ranges and the community life of Sunbury. |
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15th & 16th March 2014 (tbc) |
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Red Hill Show
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A traditional country show plus lots of family events with a particular concentration on the food and wine of the Mornington Peninsula. (The location of the Red Hills Showground can be found by clicking on the Red Hill Mraket link next to the White Hat Map of Festivals in Victoria) |
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Saturday 19th April 2014 (tbc) |
Red Hill Showgrounds, Red Hill
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Craigieburn Festival
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A community festival with lots of family activities including Carnival Rides, |
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February 2013 ? |
Various locations in Craigieburn |
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Hurstbridge Wattle Festival
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The festival celebrates Australian heritage, environment and community. Lots of family activities in cluding steam train rides. |
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August 2013 ? |
Hurstbridge Village, Main Road Hurstbridge |
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Mayor's Family Picnic Festival Frankston
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A community festival with entertainment, rides and activities. |
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May 2012 ? |
George Pentland Gardens, Frankston |
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Darebin Community and Kites Festival
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White Hat attended and enjoyed this festival over a number of years and watched it grow into the highly popular community event it has now become. Music, free activities and kite flying and food from around the world with plenty of free activities. Bring your own kite or buy one there or simply watch the amazing array of kites flying. This year, the festival has been incorporated into True North - Reservoir Arts Festival - and moved to Edwardes Lake Park. |
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March 2014 ? |
Edwardes Lake, cnr
Leamington St and Griffiths St, Reservoir |
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Williamstown Festival
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In the over 30 years of The Williamstown Festival 500,000 people have been drawn
to Commonwealth Reserve to engage with the community, hear music, dance,
perform, take advantage of local traders and market stalls, admire the view
across the Bay, marvel at the history of the area, and witness the jaw dropping,
fun-filled, family friendly Mainstage, Opening Ceremony and annual Cannon
Firing. Full details at
Williamstown Festival. |
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Banyule Festival
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Featuring both a festival for adults with art, food & wine, and the Childrens' Arty Farty Fest. |
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March 2014 ? |
Sills Bend, Heidelberg |
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Heidelberg Central Traders Grand Parade
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See over 50 local community groups ride, drive, dance, march and play instruments through Heidelberg town centre. The Parade will move as usual down Burgundy Street to finish at Sills Bend, heralding the start of the Banyule Festival’s FREE Kids' Artyfarty Fest which opens at 11am-4pm. |
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March 2012 ? |
Burgundy Street, Heidelberg |
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Bayside Festival at Altona
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A long established community festival with varieties of activities and events and a market. The main locations are at Logan Reserve ((Queen Street) and Grant Reserve (Civic Parade). |
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Templestowe Village Festival
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With live bands, dancers, entertainment and market stalls in the best tradition of a community festival. |
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April 2013 ? |
Templestowe Village, cnr James & Anerson Streets |
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Global Garden Party
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An environmental, health and well being festival with displays, stalls and entertainment. |
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Kew Community Festival
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An annual community festival with a parade and family entertainment. |
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March 2012 ? |
Various venues in Kew |
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Knox Festival
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An annual community festval.with an emphasis on family friendly-activities. |
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March 2012 ? |
Ferntree Gully Recreation Reserve, 1010 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully |
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Glenferrie Road Hawthorn Festival
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along for a great day the whole family will enjoy with loads of
entertainment and fun for all. Attractions include
- an abundance of Trader Specials and huge discounts
- loads of rides and amusements
- roving entertainers, buskers and musical groups
- Main Stage with entertainment all day
- Community Groups, face painting & balloon modelling
- Loads of Giveaways
- Fabulous international Cuisine
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April 2012 ? |
Glenferrie Road between Burwood & Barkers Roads, Hawthorn |
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Moonee Valley Festival
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A large festival with bands, entertainment, stalls, refreshments and activities. White Hat believes that in 2007 over 50.000 people attended the festival. |
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February 2014 ? |
Queens Park, Moonee Ponds |
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Yarraville Festival
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This year’s Yarraville Festival is “On Track” with a range of entertainment.
There is music on 7 stages from local professional and community performers,
everyone will find something that they enjoy. The day will finish with an
outdoor screening in the Pop-up Park of the Buster Keaton silent classic The
General (rated G) with accompaniment from a live band. Kids of every age,
from toddlers to teenagers, will hear music suitable for their age group, and a
range of activities and rides are available for them. From jumping castles to
carnival rides to bungee jumping, with many of the rides free. Yarraville’s rich
history will be displayed with a trugo pitch for kids to try the only worldwide
sport invented in Melbourne’s west (see the
White Hat Guide to
Australian Inventions) with the Yarraville Trugo Club celebrating its 75th
birthday and a display of the history of the area from the Footscray Historical
Society.
Fels Reserve in Simpson St will feature a petting zoo for kids and a quiet
stage with acoustic performers for a relaxed picnic atmosphere, while the Bus
Station plaza will be a Safety Station, with displays from the Metropolitan Fire
Brigade, Victoria Police and a fire engine, together with a comfortable shaded
eating area. |
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February 2014 ? |
Yaraville Shopping Centre |
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Maroondah Festival
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The organisers claim that this is the largest free community event operating
in Melbourne’s East and White Hat is not currently aware of a larger one. |
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November 2012 ? |
Town Park in Norton Road Croydon |
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Lions Summer Community Festival
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This annual carnival has all the fun of the fiar with rides, stalls, entertainment and fireworks. |
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February 2012 ? |
Burden Par, cnr Heatherton & Springvale Roads, Springvale. |
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Celebrate Yarra
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Celebrate Yarra is a community festival with something for everyone.This free
event features live entertainment by local artists, hands-on workshops, roving
acts, children’s activities and an abundance of stalls offering everything from
community information to exciting cuisine, arts and craft.There will also be a
skate competition and the much loved dog competition, Paws in the Park. Full
information at City of Yarra. |
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Frankston Waterfront Festival
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An annual festival with food, wine, entertainment, children's activities and displays. |
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January 2013 ? |
Frankston foreshore |
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Armstrong Street Festival
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Food and footpath stalls. |
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September 2012 ? |
Armstrong Street, Middle Park (near the light rail station) |
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Asburton Community Festival
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Community entertainment, stalls and activities. |
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February 2012 ? |
Ashburton Shopping Centre, High Street, Ashburton. |
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Winter Solstice Bonfire
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Entertainment will be happening from 4.30pm onwards. The fire performers will begin
at approximately 5pm. Fire Performers, Children's Lantern Parade, Giant Lantens, Mulled Wine, Food Stalls, Bar, Wandering Minstrel, Drummers. Tickets are required for this event and must be prepurchased. In previous years, no tickets were avaialable at the gate so White Hat strongly suggests booking in advance online. Bonfire lit at 6.10pm. Bookings at http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=130 |
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Big West Festival
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A biennial week long festival culminating celebrating the arts, people and places of the western suburbs |
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November 2013 ? |
various venues in western suburbs |
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North Melbourne Spring Fling Street Festival
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Spring Fling has been part of our local community landscape for 32 years. One of the last true community festivals in inner-city Melbourne, Spring Fling Street Festival will involve over many community groups and volunteers and will attract over 14,000 people. |
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October 2013 ? |
Errol Street, North Melbourne |
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Station St Fiesta
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Annual family fun fiesta in Station St Fairfield. |
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October 2012 ? |
Station Street Fairfield |
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Royal Melbourne Show
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Providing the ultimate school holiday entertainment, the show has something for everyone. Be thrilled by the excitement of monster trucks, cannonball, and freestyle motorcross on the Coca-Cola Arena. Adult $25, Children (5-14 years old) $11, Under 5 years old FREE, Family $65 (2 Adults & 3 Children, 1 Adult & 4 Children), Concession $16, Senior’s Day $11 (26 September only). Thursday 21 September – Sunday 1 October 9:30am – 10:00pm daily (Sunday 1 October 9:30am – 8:30pm) |
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Surrey Hills Festival
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A community festival with family entertainment. |
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April 2012 ? |
Surrey Hills Station carpark |
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Seddon Festival in the Park
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Local eateries provide gourmet food & drink. Music acts include Speed Orange, Inca Marka, Tim McMillan Band, The Fry Bros., The Orbweavers, The Sweets, Hyde St. Youth Band plus more. |
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February 2012 ? |
Harris Reserve, cnr Thompson & Gamon Streets, Seddon |
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VIVA! Festival
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Celebrating the rich cultural diversity of the City of Stonnington. With bands, entertainment children's activities and more. |
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November 2012 ? |
Princes Gardens, Malvern Road, Prahran |
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Collingwood Harvest Festival
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Collingwood Harvest Festival is a free annual event. More than 1,000 people are attracted each year by entertainment, food and booths that with the diversity of their offerings celebrate a wide-ranging and multi-cultural community. The festival is motivated by an ethos of positive, pro-active development in which working and learning together as a community is integral. Come enjoy the food, the stalls and the music as a welcome guest of Collingwood Harvest Festival, in appreciation of the liveliness of our diverse community. The gates will be open to all with the temptation of vegetarian and halal cuisine, community-oriented activities and rockin’ local music. |
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March 2014 ? |
Collingwood Community Estate, Harmsworth Street, Collingwood |
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Celebrate Mooroolbark Festival
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A community festival featuring a street parade along Station Street on Saturday morning and also features market stalls, food and drink, live entertainment, rides and all you would expect at a community festival. Celebrate Mooroolbark
Festival. |
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Kew Community Festival
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An annual community festival with a fireworks festival and a street parade and lots of other activities. Full details at Kew
Community Festival. |
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Sunshine Festival
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An annual street festival featuring food, entertainment, stalls, carnival rides, a maker's market and community stalls |
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March 2014 ? |
Hampshire Road, Sunshine |
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Glenroy Festival
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An annual community festival in Glenroy |
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April 2012 ? |
Mott Reserve, cnr. Cromwell & Murrell Sts, Glenroy |
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Activation! (Ashwood Chadstone Family Fun Day)
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A new name and a new home for 2010 will revitalise the
Ashwood Chadstone Family Fun Day. Activation! is a day to come together
with your neighbours and community for entertainment and fun activities.
Free workshops are running all day in the Workshop Marquee.
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Main Stage Program
- 11:00am - 11:30am Monash Concert Band
- 11:45am - 11:55am Ceres Calesthinics
- 11:56am - 12:01am Ashwood College
- 12:01 - 12:02pm Official Speeches
- 12:02pm - 12:32pm Capoeira
- 12:42pm - 12:57pm The Quarters
- 1:07pm - 1:37pm Anna's Go Go Dancing
- 1:39pm - 1:49pm Lexi and Tash
- 1:51pm - 2:01pm Deanne Fordham Dance School
- 2:01pm - 2:03pm Bollywood Performers to Stage
- 2:16pm - 3:00pm The Frantics - Finale Taste of Delhi
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Taste of Delhi
- 11.00am - 11.30am Hindu Community Council (Fusion Music x 6
musicians)
- 11.35am - 11.50am Basava Samithi Australisia (x2 Songs and x1
Children's dance)
- 11.55am - 12.25am Bollywood Beats (Bollywood Workshop)
- 12.30am - 12.45am Natyalayaa Indian Dance (Traditional Indian
Dance)
- 12.50pm- 1.10pm Tamil Society of Melbourne (South Indian
Classical Dance)
- 1.15pm - 1.30pm Bengali Association of Victoria (Traditional
Folk Dance Of Bengal)
- 1.35pm -2.00pm Bollywood Beats -Finale Perfomance (Fashion
Parade and Bollywood Performance)
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October 2012 ? |
Power Avenue, Holmesglen Reserve,
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George Lane Block Party
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Soak up the atmosphere of St Kilda at the George Lane Block Party. Explore the art installations of French artists Monster & Lek while listening to hip hop, funk, soul and jazz. Entry is $10 but free between 1pm and 3pm. |
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December 2013 ? |
George Lane Bar, 1 George Lane, St Kilda |
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South Melbourne Street Fair
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The businesses and traders of South Melbourne present their first Street Fair. Loclcated just off the 'main drag' of Clarendon Street and close to the familiar South Melbourne Market White Hat expects, form the discussions we have had with traders that this will be a big success with traders and the public alike. |
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February 2013 ? |
Coventry St between Clarendon & Cecil sts, South Melbourne |
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Clayton Street Festival
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Performer spread across three stages, wandering entertainers, stalls and workshops with activities for all ages. |
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February 2014 ? |
between the railway and Centre Road in Clayton Road |
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CERES Yule Celebration - Winter Solstice
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Celebrate the return of the light from the darkest night at CERES Winter
Solstice. Brighten up your winter’s night and discover the beauty of darkness
and light with: Shadow puppetry from renowned puppeteers Stories from the
Ground,
- A traditional Yule ritual & sprial dance
- Fire sculpture & poetry
- A stellar musical line up:
- Rosie Burgess Trio, Jayden Lillyist, Broni, Mladen on the Ud - (Arabic
Lute)
Tickets at the Gate - $10 Members/Concession $15 Full $5 School Age $20
Passionate - $5 of ticket price goes to CERES Environment Fund |
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Coburg Carnivale
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The week-long program will celebrate and showcase the talents of our local
community. Including a Saturday Morning celebration in Victoria Street Mall. |
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June 2012 ? |
Various locations in Coburg |
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La Dolce Italia
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A one-day festival replacing the previous Lygon Street Festa. |
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Kristkindl on Maling
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Family Christmas Festival est 1985 to bring out true spirit of Christmas. Children can make or purchase their own Christmas Gifts and Decorations amidst dancing in the street to ABC Active Kidz, Mo-Tunes, Britannia Morris Dancers, Live Nativity,Santa, rides and free activities |
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December 2013 ? |
Maling Road, Canterbury |
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Eltham Town Festival 2012
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The Rotary Eltham Town festival features the annual Eltham Idol finals, quality musical entertainment on three stages, great local food and wine, art displays, sustainability activities, community displays, business and market stalls, competitions and a carnival. Free activities for younger kids. |
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November 2013 ? |
Eltham Town Square and Alistair Knox Park Eltham |
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Pascoe Vale Community Festival
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A community festival with community, health, information and craft stalls, rides and amusements, emergency services displays and a full artistic program on the main stage. The focus is on community celebration and raising awareness of 'being involved' and its impact on wellbeing. |
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March 2012 ? |
Hallam Reserve, Boundary Road, Pascoe Vale |
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Ivanhoe Fiesta
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A community festival with Snake Busters, Face Painting, Lucky Dip, Animal Farm, Rides, Games, Hampers, Raffles, Sausage Sizzle, Stalls and Plenty of Fun for the whole Family. A large range of entertainment on two stages including The Chipmunks and Babba performing on the Main Stage. Other acts include The Re-Chords, 'Sid' (of the Vasko Era), Summers are Cool, Bec and Julz Ivanov, Laura Pollock, Miss Tallulah, Studio V. |
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May 2013 ? |
Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe |
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New Years Eve Fireworks
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The Port Albert Progress Association conducts this New Years Eve event on the Port Albert Foreshore. |
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Perry Street Festival
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A local community festival which celebrates the diverse community around Smith St, Collingwood. The festival is a unique celebration of local cultures including local musical talent, information stalls from local community organisations, an outdoor organic eatery, daytime children's entertainment, displays of environmentally sustainable technology, plant propagation, urban self-sufficiency and urban ecologically sustainable initiatives. |
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May 2013 ? |
Cnr Perry and Smith Streets, Collingwood |
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Carnegie Street Festival
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Market stalls, sausage sizzle, amusement rides, stage performances, art & crafts. Father Christmas arrives at 10.45am and street traders will have lots of bargains for Christmas |
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November 2012 ? |
Koornang Road, Carnegie |
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Whitehorse Spring Festival
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A community festival with demonstrations, activities and entertainments. |
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October 2012 ? |
Whitehorse Civic Centre Lawms, 379 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill |
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Where the Heart Is - Community Festival
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Where The Heart Is celebrates the lives, skills, talents, creativity and achievements of people experiencing homelessness. Activities on the day include music performances, poetry readings, art displays and craft stalls. The festival is conducted in partnership with over 30 organisations in the health and homeless sector. |
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Warrandyte Village Festival
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A community festival with a street parade, market stalls and entertainment and fireworks. |
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March 2012 ? |
Stiggants Reserve, Warrandyte |
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City of Whittlesea Community Festival
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A thriving community festival culminating in fireworks. |
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Noble Park Community Festival
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A community festival with stalls and family entertainment. |
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March 2012 ? |
Noble Park Shopping Centre |
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Ashburton Community Festival
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A community festival with entertainment, rides, stalls and demonstrations. The festival usually features a steam train shuttle |
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February 2013 |
Shopping Centre, High Street, Ashburton |
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Lions Keysborough Springvale Community Festival
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A community carnival with family entertainment and fireworks. |
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Burden Park, cnr Springvale & Heatherton Roads, Springvale |
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Multicultural Spring Festival
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The Eastern Volunteers Multicultural will features a diverse variety of food, craft, community and cultural stalls.
Performances and entertainment include: ¦10.10 Festival Opening and Welcome VIP’s and guests ¦10.15 Speeches, Terry Macdonald, Chairman Eastern Volunteers and other guests ¦10.30 Chinese Lion Dancers ¦11.00 Bollywood Dancers ¦11.30 Sponsors to receive certificates and photo taking, announcements etc ¦11.45 Felix Meagher and Cyril – Irish Performers ¦12.45 Viva La Dance Latin Dancing ¦1.15pm Zumba with Samantha Jones ¦1.45pm Danny, our Roving Performer on Stage ¦2.00pm Heathmont Ultimate Martial Arts ¦2.15pm Sudanese Dinka Traditional Dance Group ¦2.30pm Rhythm of Life African Drummers ¦3.15pm Wadaiko Rindo Japanese Drummers. ¦3.40pm Draw of Raffle prizes ¦3.50pm Croydon Secondary College ensemble ¦4.50pm Festival Closure. |
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Springvale Summer Community Festival
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Community stalls, international food stalls, rides and amusemenets, live stage with local and international groups and mucical entertainment by local artists.
Fireworks display on Saturday at 9.30pm!
5 - 11pm; Saturday: 11am-1pm; Sunday: 11am - 8pm |
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February 2013 ? |
Burden Park - Cnr Springvale & Heatherton Roads, Springvale |
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Sorrento Street Festival
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A community festival with street stalls and family activities. |
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Gladysdale Apple and Wine Festival
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An annual community festival with stalls and entertainment. |
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Beating the Retreat at Fort Queenscliff
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An evening of free performances in the historic grounds of Fort Queenscliff culminating in the 1812 Overture complete with fireworks. |
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The Wood, Wine & Roses Festival
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This annual festival features a range of activitie including wood chopping, highland dancing, rose competitions, entertainments and stalls. |
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Scotchmans Hill Summer Festival
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This event uually involves an outdoor performance with notable performers. Bring a picnic or pre-order a hamper. |
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Gunbower Aquatic Festival
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With entertainments, activities and fireworks. |
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Couta Boat Regatta
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Blessing of the Fleet, exhibitions and racing of the elegant couta boats. |
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Buninyong Gold King Festival
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This annual festival takes place in the historic township of Bunninyong nestled underneath the dizzying heights (well not quite) of Mount Bunninyong and features a street parade as well as a varieties of entertainment and stalls. |
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Drouin Ficifolia Festival
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This community festival celebrates the flowering of the red ficifolia
gum tree. |
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Barwon Heads Festival of the Sea
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A community festival celebrating the links between Barwon Heads and the sea. Featuring a variety of sustainable exhibitions focusing on the environment, the festival continues to grow in its diversity. Market stalls, music, rock pool rambling, children’s activities and a gourmet variety of food on offer the festival will delight all ages. And you can't miss out on the famous duck race held on the last day of the festival - Sunday. |
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Dromana Strawberry Festival
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With family entertainment, Devonshire teas, activities and everything strawberry. |
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January 2013 ? |
Dromana Recreation Reserve, Pier St, Dromana |
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Weerama Festival
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The festival presents entertainment and arts activities in locations throughout the City of Wyndham. The festival culminates with a torchlight procession and fireworks. Weerama Festival. |
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March 2014 ? |
Werribee Racecourse, Ballan Road, Werribee |
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Anderson's Mill Food, Wine & Jazz Festival
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The Anderson's Mill Festival is a showcase for the excellent food, wine, and music of the region. An eclectic mix of local produce, boutique wineries, entertaining music, arts and crafts, heritage artisans, mill tours and kids entertainment. Magnificent setting of the majestic bluestone mill and picturesque valley. |
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April 2012 ? |
Anderson's Mill, Smeaton (near
Ballarat) |
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Ararat Golden Gateway Festival
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A festival with a wide range of activities including the Coronation Ball and procession. |
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Cobden Spring Festival
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An annual community festival with a market, food stalls and entertainment. |
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Tarra Festival
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Every Easter the district comes alive with activities for our annual festival. |
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The Man From Snowy River Bush Festival
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Inspired by Banjo Paterson's
famous poem The Man from Snowy
River, this festival features a street parade, craft and trade markets,
concert, performances, exhibitions, food and a Jack Riley's Ride celebrating
Jack Riley, claimed to be the original Man from
Snowy River. |
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Emerald Winterfest
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An annual community festival. |
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Churchill Festival
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A community festival with stalls, entertainment & activities. |
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May 2012 ? |
Glendonald Park, Churchill |
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Wandiligong Nut Festival
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A celebration of nuts. Harvest festivities with comedy. |
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Bright Autumn Festival
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Celebrating the change of season. Exhibitions, street parades and special events. |
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Western Port Festival
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A community festival with entertainment, a parade,fireworks and more. |
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Talbot Yabbie Festival
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A community festival with a special emphasis on the yabbie with food wine, entertainment and stalls. |
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Hinterland Scarecrow Festival
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White Hat suggests that if you have been to a scarecrow festival elsewhere in
Australia or internationally, you might find this one a bit of a surprise.
They're a strange mob down on the peninsula and have an unconventional take on
its interpretation of ‘the Scarecrow’ which seems to include a preference toward
animated sculpture and unusual farm-yard characters where the scarecrows often
tell a story.
Scarecrow Fest and Trail (SCFT) is a month long celebration that involves a
unique touring Trail of Scarecrow creations, a Scarecrow market event and a
program of Scarecrow special offers. Both community and businesses offer their
own interpretation of the Scarecrow in its natural setting: whether it is the
farm gate, the school fence, the cellar door or the shop window. Visitors can
sample a scarecrow special, are given a touring map and have a chance to vote on
the Peoples choice award for best entry.
- August 13th - Last day for Festival Entries
- September 1st - Trail & Specials Program Released
- September 22nd - Official Opening The Scarecrow Touring Trail
- Oct 6th - The Scarecrow Market Event
- October 26th - Trail and Festival Closing date.
Full details of events and the trail at
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Peninsula Aquafest
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Peninsula AquaFest is the Mornington Peninsula’s Marine Festival. Peninsula
AquaFest is the largest gathering of marine organisations, products, activities
and community groups on the Peninsula.
- AquaFest Easter Regatta The ultimate sailing event on the
Mornington Peninsula. Hosted by the Safety Beach Sailing Club the regatta
comprises three-days of sailing for off-the-beach and keel boats - Friday 2
April to Monday 5 April, 2010
- Peninsula AquaFest Community Festival Saturday 3 April 2010 -
Come and Try Dragon Boating and Come-and-Try Sailing with beach games and
activities at the Safety Beach Sailing Club.
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Safety Beach Sailing Club, Marine Drive Safety Beach |
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Mount Dandenong Village Festival
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Looking for something to do in Mt Dandenong?? Come to our 6th annual Mt Dandenong Village Festival this year promises to be better than the last year with rides for the kids live entertainment, market and craft stall, bric-a brac, strawberries and an early visit from Santa getting his list ready for Christmas, sausage sizzle and much much more, something for the whole family to enjoy. Monies raise will be for the Local CFA and the Royal Children Hospital. Proudly supported by the Mt Dandenong Bendigo Bank, Olinda /Tecoma Stockdale and Leggo and Mt Dandenong Hotel |
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Main Street Mornington Festival
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The Main Street Festival brings together wine, food, music, art, entertainment, shopping and fun. There will be ninety exhibitors - growers of fresh seasonal produce, delicious food and a large selection of wine makers. In addition there will be two stages incorporating local Peninsula based bands, a community stage as well as roving artists and musicians. Local art will also be a feature with a selection of artists demonstrating their skills and a children's arcade will be in Blake Street providing entertainment throughout the day. |
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Wycheproof Festival - Steaming Up Broadway
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In a unique celebration you can journey to the Wycheproof Festival on board an old steam locomotive starting at Southern Cross Station in Melbourne and finish up by steaming down the main street of Wycheproof - one of just two towns in Victoria with a railway up the main street. 2008 marks the 125th anniversary of rail arriving in Wycheproof. Once in "'Whychy" there is a full weekend of celebrations at the Wycheproof Festival where you can visit the Courthouse Museum or the Paddock2Port exhibition at Willandra Museum, marvel at the enormous Million Bushel Silo or celebrate the 70th anniversary of Charlton theatre at the Rex Theatre Art Deco Extravaganza. |
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Moyneyana Festival
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An annual community festival which has been running since 1948 and adopted the name "Moyneyana" in 1960. Highlights include the New Years Eve Procession, Australia Day activities historic walks, historic buildings open days, a Summer Fair and much more. |
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Salt and Seaweed Festival
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An annual community festival feeaturing eating out in Sorrento and Portsea. |
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Geelong Week
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Geelong Week, goes above and beyond sailing, with sensational racing, a gala like atmosphere and an abundance of waterfront activities and entertainment. It attracts over 100,000 visitors and boasts over 450 competing yachts with over 5000 sailors taking part. It is a non-stop, four-day festival commencing with racing in Melbourne, before the massive fleet heads for Corio Bay in the traditional Williamstown to Geelong race on Saturday.
The sailing program is infused with non-stop live entertainment, performances and outdoor dining along the Geelong Waterfront. The festival, which includes aerobatic displays, live music and a fireworks spectacular, will continue throughout the Australia Day long weekend. |
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Harcourt Applefest
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Harcourt Applefest
The Harcourt Applefest is a community festival celebrating everything apple related. |
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Harcourt, (near Castlemaine, on the way to Bendigo) |
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Loch Sport Lions Easter Festival
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Entertainment, gumboot throw, handbag throw, entertainment and stalls. |
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Festival of St Arnaud
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The St Arnaud Festival is an annual 3-day event, packed with fun things for
everyone!
On Saturday the main street in St Arnaud will be closed off for the Street Market (our annual street party 8.30am to 3pm) with craft, local food and wine stalls and live
music from 'Falloe' and accordion players. Traders applications for the street
market can be found at
St
Arnaud Festival Market Day.
David Gibb will be drawing caricatures and the Brambuk Kids Entertainers will
be playing their didgeridoos. |
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Maldon Easter Fair
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White Hat believes that the Maldon Easter Fair is the oldest fair in Australia. It has parades, demonstrations and the Great Aussie Scone Bake. |
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Oppy Family Fun Ride
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A family fun ride in celebration of the achievements of Sir Hubert Opperman. Choose from a 2km or 14.4km ride, |
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Kilcunda Lobster Festival
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Lobster sales, lobster spinning wheel, amusement rides, roaming clown, food, wine & market stalls, live country music, animal farm, a great day out. The festival is held next to what White Hat considers to be one of the most atmospheric locations for a caravan park in Victoria.. |
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Portarlington Mussel Festival
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Come and enjoy famous Australian Blue
Mussels served in a variety of
ways. Take a trip out to the mussels farms, and see how they are grown. There will be stalls with local beer and wine
producers and a diverse range of foods as well as live music, roving acts and
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Parks Hall and Parklands Newcombe Street, Portarlington |
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Children's Picnic Day
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An annual event at Werribee Park. There is a free bus shiuttle service Werribee & Hoppers Crosssing Stations. Bring your own food or purchase at the event. |
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Battle of Trafalgar Festival
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An annual festival with entertainment, stalls and activities. |
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Wimmera German Fest
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A weekend of entertainment, food, wine and bands. |
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April 2012 ? |
Dimboola Recreation Reserve |
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Mornington Busker Festival
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A buskers competition supplemented by bands and other entertainment. |
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Bendigo Easter Festival
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This festival was first celebrated on the Bendigo goldfields in 1871. |
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Chiltern Ironbark Festival
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Fun Family day with art and craft stalls, food stalls and demonstrations of country skills. Competitions and the Ironman and Tug o War events. Includes historical tours and musical performances at the sound shell. The main street is also closed off and there will be country games there. Stalls available at $25 per site. Opens 9am to 4pm (public) - 6am for stall holders |
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Some recently rejuvenated and defunct festivals
Lygon Street Carlton has for many years been the home of the large Italian community in Melbourne. Not surprisingly, the Lygon Street Festival (or Festa) had a distinctly Italian flavour. It was the first street festival in Australia and attracted crowds of 400,000 in a single weekend. After several years of hibernation the Lygon Street Festa returned in 2009 but will be replaced in 2010 by a one-day festival called La Dolce Italia.
Other street festivals to have disappeared in recent years include the Brunswick Street Street Party and the Chapel Street Festival. St Kilda Festival has been cancelled for 2006 but will re-appear in 2007. See also reasons festivals disappear.
