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Twilight Jazz Picnic at Cruden Farm
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annual fundraising event for the
McClelland Gallery held
at Dame Elisabeth Murdoch's 'Cruden'
Farm'. Dame Elisabeth Murdoch's
wonderful property with its famous gardens is thrown open to the public for
occasional fundraising events such as this oneand Dame Elisabeth has long been a
generous patron of the arts and of the McClelland Gallery. Cruden Farm is on the
corner of Cranbourne-Frankston & Cranhaven Roads, Langwarrin (Mel. Ref. 103 G6).
Entry is only from Cranhaven Road, where there is ample parking in the grounds.
White Hat suggests you go out of your way to enjoy this wonderful event and
suggests you bring your own picnic. Full details at
McClelland Gallery.
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February 2013 ? |
Cruden Farm (enter
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Kellybrook Cider Festival
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Celebrating cider and all things from the west of England. Morris dancers, folk music, ploughman and squatters lunches. Sales and tastings of fresh apple juice, cider and scrumpy and information on making your own cider. White Hat notes that no BYO alcohol is allowed (which is what you would expect at a winery) but that also no picnics or BYO food is allowed so that may make quite a differebce if you were planning to take a family along inFull information at
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May 2014 ? |
Fulford Road, Wonga Park |
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Beekeeping and Honey Festival
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Beekeeping requirements, honey tastings and sales. |
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March 2012 ? |
Jadran Social Club, 35 Duncans Lane, Diggers Rest |
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Taste of Tatura Food and Wine Festival
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Food, wine, music and children's entertainment. |
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March 2012 ? |
Mactier Park, Tatura |
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CERES Harvest Festival
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Multicultural community food festival with live music, crafts, workshops, performances. |
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Hot Sauce & Fiery Foods Festival
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The 14th Hot Sauce & Fiery Foods Festival, showcasing the best of the best
fiery food makers from across Australia. Details at
Hot Sauce & Fiery Foods Festival.
Live music, chilli cookoff, shoot n holler food & wine tastings. |
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Yarra Valley Grape Grazing Festival
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An annual festival featuring outdoor jazz performances, wine and food. |
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Annual Thai Culture and Food Festival - Songkran
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Come and join the Thai Community celebrate Thai New Year. |
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Timboon Railway Music Festival
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'Jazz on the Rail' with music and fine dining. |
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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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Victoria's Annual Olive Festival
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Enjoy a day among the olive trees and experience Food, Wine and olives at Victoria's Annual Olive Festival. Cooking demonstrations running throughout the day, entertainment, food and much more located just 25 minutes along the Western Highway, werribee exit and follow the signs. |
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November 2012 ? |
Mt Atkinson Olive Grove, 261 Greigs Rd,, Rockbank |
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Harvest Picnic at Hanging Rock
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Food & wine producers from throughout Victoria display their wares. Cooking demonstrations and other activities. Bring a picnic blanket and relax under the gum trees. |
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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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Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
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Foodies rejoice! The delicious 2010 Melbourne Food and Wine Festival will see every corner of the city hosting a lip-smacking lunch, a food-lover’s fiesta or a mouth-watering master class. Enjoy canapés and cocktails on a city rooftop or something lazy and leisurely in the city laneways. |
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March 2012 ? |
Various locations around Melbourne & Victoria |
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Tastes of Rutherglen
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Food, entertainment and wineries. |
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Earthbeat Mildura Wentworth Music Festival
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This event (previously known as the Sunraysia Jazz and Wine Festival) features traditional and mainstream jazz in a variety of venues and wineries in the Mildura area. |
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JAWS (Jazz, Art, Wine & Seafood) Festival
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Jazz, local wines & seafood. |
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Winery Walkabout Weekend
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A number of notable wineries and other venues celebrating winemaking in the region. |
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Riverboats, Jazz, Food & Wine Festival
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Ceelebrate Monte Carlo on the Murray with paddlesteamers, jazz and fresh contemporary food. |
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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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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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Echuca-Moama Autumn Harvest Festival
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Celebrating local wine, food and produce |
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Organic Expo
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The Annual Organic Expo featuring the Green Show. The Organic Expo
alternates between Sydney and Melbourne annually. It is back in Melbourne in
2009 and Sydney in 2010.
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 Oceania's
leading and largest Organic & Green show
- Consumer and Trade Show
- Highlighting certified organic and environmentally friendly products and
services
- 8,000 - 10,000 enthusiastic attendees (estimated)
- Complete Lifestyle show with 200+ exhibitors (estimated)
- Full trade day - Friday 24th July
- Industry and government endorsement
- Celebrities, Industry Professionals & Experts
- Exciting trade & public demonstration and seminar programs
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Jindi Cheese Harvest of Gippsland
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Over 100 Gippsland based food and wine exhibitors will be showcasing their unique produce at the 2009 Jindi cheese harvest of Gippsland to be held at Lardner Park Warragul. Ross Wilson and the urban legends are performing live on stage supported by acoustic rock band Distance. Cooking demonstrations are featured throughout the day. $20 adults includes tasting glass & produce bag children U16 free |
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Summer In The Vines
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Experience the very best of food, wine and entertainment for the entire
family. |
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January 2012 ? |
Morning Star Estate, 2 Sunnyside Road, Mt Eliza |
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Between the Bays Music Festival
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The Between the Bays Music Festival combines a festival of rock & pop music with a showcase for local foods & wines. |
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February 2013 ? |
Penbank School, Rickards Road, Moorooduc |
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Queenscliff Seafood Feast
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Celebrate the best of seafood at Princess Park. White Hat feels that the humble bay flathead can hold its own with any of its fancier cousins. |
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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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Melbourne Cheese Show
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The annual Australian Speciality Cheese Show is a celebration of all things cheese. Cheese lovers have the chance to sample some of the best Australian cheeses, meet the cheesemakers and learn about the cheesemaking process. Entry is $15 at the door. Your ticket includes unlimited cheese tasting, cheese demonstrations (think live mozzarella stretching!) and cheese matching classes (honey, tea and chocolate). Cheese platters, beer, wine and take-home cheeses will be available for sale. |
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August 2013 ? |
Ormond Hall, 557 St Kilda Rd, St Kilda |
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Brown Brothers Easter Festival
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Food, wine, jazz and family entertainment. |
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Easter 2012 ? |
Brown Brothers Miliwa Vineyard, Miliwa |
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Peninsula Piers and Pinots
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Entertainment, wine tasting, live music and yacht racing. White Hat enjoys a pinot that has developed through a mild autumn, so you might also enjoy a mild autumn day (Huey permitting) on the peninsula with a glass of local pinot in hand. |
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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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Tastes of Prom Country
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Join us to celebrate the diverse food, wine, music and arts that are Prom Country. Experience the finest wines Prom Country has to offer, the highest quality extra-virgin olive oil, natural handmade soaps, farm fresh produce, cooking demonstrations by local chefs, breads and baked treats, prize winning preserves, gourmet cheeses, native Australian bush-food and many more edible treats |
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January 2012 ? |
War Memorial Arts Centre, Foster |
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Bright 'n' Sandy Food & Wine Festival
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Celebrity chefs, local restaurateurs and premium wine retailers come together to present a gastronomical feast for the tastebuds. The best of Bayside will be available for tasting and purchase. It is held at picturesque Green Point, Brighton. This is opposite the Brighton Beach Station. A free bus will also travel throughout Bayside (ring the number below for times and collection points. |
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March 2012 ? |
Green Point, Brighton |
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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
children's activities. |
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January 2014 ? |
Parks Hall and Parklands Newcombe Street, Portarlington |
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Grampians Grape Escape - the Food and Wine Festival
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An annual food and wine festival in the evocative setting of The Grampians. Full details at
Grampians
Grape Escape |
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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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Join us in tasting an array of produce. All from over 60 of our regions gourmet food and wine producers. Bring a rug and picnic on the lawns of the historic Pirra Homestead. White Hat suggests you bring a picnic rug.
