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Events - New South Wales, Australia |
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Want to see what is happening where you are going? Maybe you want to include a
destination in your plans, some stopover to coincide with events happening in
that town? Following are some events happening in New South Wales. For more information, check
the destination pages of the town or area you are visiting.
Some events happen at the same time throughout Australia, such as Christmas and
New Years Eve celebrations, ANZAC Day, Australia Day, local markets, agricultural shows etc. Some scheduled events only have approximate dates, with some dates changing
or being cancelled.
When planning your travel around events, contact
the holder of the event or the local visitor centre where the event is happening to confirm the event timetable. |
Find out how to apply for an events listing.
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April Events - New South Wales
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Griffith |
Griffith Classic
Motorcycle Club Anzac Rally
• April
• The Griffith Classic Motorcycle
Club was established in 1985 to meet the growing interest in Veteran, Vintage &
Classic Motorcycles and to supply a contact point for all the enthusiastic
motorcyclists in the local area who were restoring older motorcycles. Our 1st
Rally was held in 1986 on or about the Anzac Weekend and is called the ‘Anzac
Rally’ which continues to grow in attendance to over 150 entries. |
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Lithgow |
Ironfest
• April (ANZAC
weekend)
• Celebrates the regions through its past
and current association in metals. There are blacksmiths
demonstrating their skills, workshops, artisans, from sculptors,
painters and jewellers, shows, and much more. |
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Orange |
Food of Orange
District •
F.O.O.D
• April
• Celebrate the region's produce,
producers and food providers with locals and visitors alike in a truly regional
food experience. F.O.O.D week allows you to travel on a journey that begins
literally at ground level at the farm gate. You will meet all the people that
make it happen at markets, workshops, kitchens, restaurants, cafes, wineries and
special celebration dinners and events at superb locations. There are over 60
events that will appeal to your craving for a great regional food experience. |
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Singleton |
Annual CountryFest
• April
• Singleton will be the only place to be on the 12th April 2008 with the Annual
CountryFest. Featuring the Australian Wife Carrying Titles! Organisers
promise the event will be equal to anywhere in the world and will rival Swedish
and Finnish standards and the first prize will be a return trip for two to
Finland to compete in the World Wife Carrying Titles and the best thing is that
you don’t have to be married to enter!
The race track will be a minimum of 200 m in length consisting of hurdles, limbo
bars, water course and a sand trap.
Also at Countryfest you will see the Professional Bullriders of Australia and
Ute Muster on the Saturday as well as the Australian wife carrying titles along
with, stalls, sideshow, bands, country bands, dog high jumps and much much more!
And if that isn’t enough to capture your imagination for the weekend, Peter
Heffernan Fest organiser has been quick to add an Irish woman of 110 kg plus who
has entered the wife carrying competition to raise money for the Children’s
Cancer Institute. Local man David Vaughan has accepted the challenge of carrying
Julia Galvin from Ireland. |
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Snowy Mountains
Corryong, VIC |
The Man from Snowy River Bush Festival
• April
• The place where the cream of
Australia’s stockmen, women and their horses gather annually. Whip cracking,
horses shoeing, yarn spinning and the good old fashioned ‘cooo-ee’ were a part of life when Paterson met Riley.
And at the dawn of a new millennium, these skills will be essential
elements of The Man From Snowy River Bush Festival. |
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Tumut |
Tumut’s Festival
of the Falling Leaf
• April
• Lose your inhibition, take a tumble
and immerse yourself in the colourful autumn leaves at Tumut’s Festival of the
Falling Leaf celebration. Founded in 1954, the event celebrates the arrival of
autumn and the falling leaves that characterise Tumut's many parks and gardens.
The event festivities includes scrumptious food and fine wine, music and
entertainment that include buskers and street performers, the NSW Forests
Mountain Bike Endurance Race, street parade and grand finale gala day
festivities. |
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Woolgoolga |
Woolgoolga Curryfest
• April
• Woolgoolga Curryfest is a
celebration of Community, Culture and Cuisine. Come and join us for a wonderful
day of food, music and dance in one of NSW’s best beachside villages.
Woolgoolga has the largest regional Sikh/Punjabi population in Australia and it
is the site of the first Sikh temple built in this country. Our Festival will
celebrate the cohesiveness and harmony between the Sikh culture and the wider
community. |
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May Events - New South Wales
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Event |
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Bangalow |
Bangalow Billy
Cart Derby
• Held in May
• When the major highway was re-route
away from going through Bangalow, the locals were so delighted that they
established the Billy Cart Derby, which runs through the main street (the
ex-Pacific Highway). The course commences at the top of the hill, running
downhill towards the river, with strategically placed hay bales for safety. This
popular and successful annual event raises money for local causes. |
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Botany Bay NP
Cape Solander |
Whale Watching
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May and November
• Between May and November,
whales such as the Humpback and the Southern Right can be seen along the
coastline of the bay.
Cape Solander is one
of the best spots in Sydney for viewing the whales, with recorded whale
numbers increasing every year. In 2002, there was estimated, that there
was about 1,000 visitors over one weekend, to see the whales. The spot
is ideal because of the sheer cliffs and clear horizon at the end of the
Kurnell Peninsular. For some images of whales at Cape Solander,
click here... |
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Dungog |
Dungog Film Festival
• May
• At the foothills of the spectacular
World Heritage Barrington Tops, where one-and-a-half kilometres high mountains
rise to swirling mists, the tiny historic Hunter Valley town of Dungog hosts the
largest festival of Australian (Aussie) film content in the world. |
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Glen Innes |
The
Australian Celtic Festival
• Held over 4 days
on the first weekend of May
• A spectacular and colourful celebration of all things Celtic.
The festival draws clans, bands and dancers from around NSW and even interstate. |
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Hunter Valley
Lovedale |
Lovedale Hunter Valley • Lovedale Long Lunch
• 3rd Weekend in May
• An annual event held on the third weekend in May. The event is a progressive
type lunch where visitors wine and dine their way around the eight participating
wineries over the weekend enjoying a glass of wine, gourmet food, fabulous music
and art. |
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Scone |
Scone Horse Festival
• May
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The Horse Capital of Australia, Scone celebrates with the annual Scone Horse
Festival. Visitors come from within the region and from far afar to share our
pride in our area and our equine industry.
The Festival has evolved from a simple street parade into over two week program
of events for everyone. |
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St Ives |
St Ives Show
• Annual event held on the third weekend in May
• A great family day event with arts
and craft, cooking events, show jumping, wood chopping, horticulture,
photographic displays, and entertainment. |
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June Events - New South Wales
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Event |
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Blue Mountains |
bentART
• June long weekend
• This 4 day exhibition in the
Blue Mountains has evolved into the largest LGBT art event in Australia. Today,
this premier gay and lesbian art exhibition continues to expand, and is open to
GLBTQI artists from around Australia. The exhibition is held during and part of
the Blue Mountains pinkFEST. |
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Botany Bay NP
Cape Solander |
Whale Watching
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May and November
• Between May and November,
whales such as the Humpback and the Southern Right can be seen along the
coastline of the bay.
Cape Solander is one
of the best spots in Sydney for viewing the whales, with recorded whale
numbers increasing every year. In 2002, there was estimated, that there
was about 1,000 visitors over one weekend, to see the whales. The spot
is ideal because of the sheer cliffs and clear horizon at the end of the
Kurnell Peninsular. Check out our
images of whales at Cape Solander. |
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Sydney |
Biennale of Sydney
• Held every 2 years-June/September (check website for dates)
• Was created in 1973 as an
international showcase for contemporary art. Conceived, invented and financially
supported by Franco Belgiorno-Nettis, it grew out of the Transfield Art Prize
for contemporary Australian art, an acquisitive prize which reached its peak in
the 1960s. It operated for about a dozen years before Transfield decided to
transform what was a local initiative into an international exhibition.
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Sydney |
Sydney Film Festival
• June
• This two-week event is one of the
oldest film festivals in the world. Venues include the State Theatre
and Dendy Opera Quays.
Sydney
Travelling Film Festival • Its objective is to broaden the
range of cinema screened in country and regional areas around
Australia. Over the last 29 years, the Sydney Travelling Film
Festival has visited some 50 towns in NSW, ACT, Victoria, South
Australia, Tasmania, Queensland and the Northern Territory with a
programme of international features, shorts and documentaries.
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Sydney |
Sydney Royal Easter Show
April (Easter period)
• The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW is responsible for staging
Australia’s largest annual event: the Royal Easter Show, where the
country comes to the city. A very popular family event attracting over 1
million punters and exhibitors.
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