EVENTS 2023
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MARCH
1 St David’s Day – celebrate all things Welsh!
3-5 Cobargo Folk Festival, Cobargo, NSW
https://cobargofolkfestival.com
10-11 Walcha Show, Walcha NSW
https://walchashow.org.au
10-13 Port Fairy Folk Festival, Port Fairy, VIC
https://portfairyfolkfestival.com/
11-12 Lost Trades Fair, Bendigo VIC
https://losttradesfair.com.au
11-12 Tastes of Rutherglen, Rutherglen VIC
https://www.explorerutherglen.com.au
17 St Patrick’s Day – celebrate all things Irish!
17 Melbourne Celtic Festival, Melbourne, VIC
https://www.melbournecelticfestival.com.au/
18 Canberra Craft Beer & Cider Festival, Canberra, ACT
https://www.carnifest.com/canberra-craft-beer-and-cider-festival-2023/
24-26 Yackandandah Folk Festival, Yackandandah, VIC
https://www.yackfolkfestival.com/
25-26 Clunes Booktown Festival, Clunes, Victoria
https://www.clunesbooktown.com.au/2020/
26 Melbourne Highland Games & Celtic Festival, Croydon, VIC
https://melbournehighlandgames.org.au/
APRIL
1 Bundanoon Highland Games, Bundanoon, NSW
https://brigadoon.org.au/event-schedule/
6-10 National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
https://www.folkfestival.org.au/
11-30 Canberra & Region Heritage Festival, Canberra ACT
https://www.environment.act.gov.au/heritage/heritage-festival
13-16 Man from Snowy River Bush Festival, Corryong, VICTORIA
https://bushfestival.com.au/
15-16 Bathurst Heritage Trades Trail, Bathurst, NSW
https://www.facebook.com/bathurstheritagetradestrail/
22 Wimmera Steampunk Festival, Dimboola VIC
https://www.facebook.com/wimmerasteampunkfestival/
23 St George’s Day – celebrate all things English!
28-30 Koroit Irish Festival, Koroit VIC
https://www.koroitirishfestival.com.au/
MAY
4-6 Agfest in the Paddock, Carrick, TAS
https://www.agfest.com.au/
4-7 Australian Celtic Festival, Glen Innes, NSW
https://www.australiancelticfestival.com/
4-14 Scone Horse Festival Scone NSW
https://sconehorsefestival.com.au/
6 The Coronation of His Majesty The King, London, UK
https://www.royal.uk/coronation-his-majesty-king
15 Our Scottish Heritage, Urrbrae, SA
https://festival.history.sa.gov.au/events/our-scottish-heritage
19-21 Town of 1770 Festival, Agnes Water, QLD
https://www.visitagnes1770.com.au/1770-festival/
20 Batlow Ciderfest, Batlow NSW
https://www.batlowciderfest.com.au/
20 Singleton Firelight Festival, Singleton NSW
https://www.singleton.nsw.gov.au/842/Firelight
20 The English Ale, Mylor SA
https://theenglishale.org/
21-22 The Gathering, Ipswich QLD
https://www.gatheringfestival.com.au/
21-29 Ballarat Heritage Festival, Ballarat VIC
https://ballaratheritagefestival.com.au/
JUNE
3 Mullewa Muster & Rodeo, Mullewa, WA
https://www.mullewamuster.com.au/
3-18 Hamilton Eisteddfod, Hamilton, VIC
https://hamiltoneisteddfod.org.au/
8-22 Dark Mofo, Hobart TAS
https://darkmofo.net.au/
9-11 Bay of Fires Winter Arts Festival, St Helens, TAS
https://www.bayoffireswinterartsfestival.com.au/
9 -11 Henry Lawson Festival, Grenfell, NSW
https://www.henrylawsonfestival.com.au/
9-12 National Celtic Folk Festival, Portarlington, VIC
https://www.nationalcelticfestival.com/
16-25 500 Miles of Music, Wombat Flat to William Creek, SA
https://www.facebook.com/500milesofmusic/
17 Frost & Fire, Forbes, NSW
https://www.amazingforbesnsw.com/upcoming-events-amazing-forbes/
21 Winter Solstice Celebrations, Glen Innes, NSW
https://gleninneshighlands.com/winter-summer-solstice-celebrations.html
JULY
1 Aberdeen Highland Games, Aberdeen, NSW
https://aberdeenhighlandgames.com/
1-16 Bathurst Winter Festival, Bathurst, NSW
https://www.bathurstwinterfestival.com.au/what-s-on.html
2 Kirkin ‘o the Tartan, Scots Church, Melbourne VIC
https://www.melbournetartanfestival.com.au/kirkinservice
7 Melbourne Tartan Day Parade, Melbourne, VIC
https://www.melbournetartanfestival.com.au/tartan-day-parade
8-9 Abbey Medieval Festival, Caboolture, QLD
https://abbeymedievalfestival.com/
14-15 Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival, Ranelagh, TAS
https://www.huonvalleymidwinterfest.com.au/
16 Darwin Beer Can Regatta, Darwin, NT
https://beercanregatta.org.au/
AUGUST
4-6 Orange Winter Fire Festival, Orange, NSW
https://www.orange360.com.au
8-14 Tasmanian Whisky Week, Hobart, TAS
https://www.taswhiskyweek.com/
19 Henley on Todd Regatta, Alice Springs, NT
https://www.discovercentralaustralia.com/events/henley-on-todd-regatta
27 Balingup Medieval Carnivale, Balingup, WA
https://balinguptourism.com.au/medieval-carnival/
SEPTEMBER
17 Clans on the Coast Celtic Festival, Nelson Bay, NSW
https://www.clansonthecoast.com.au/
23-24 Folk by the Sea, Kiama, NSW
https://www.folkbythesea.com.au/
30 Sept-3 October Bush Traditions Spring Gathering, Gunning, NSW
https://www.bushtraditions.org/
OCTOBER
8-9 High Country Writers Festival, Glen Innes, NSW
https://highcountrywritersfestival.com/
14-15 Esperance Show, Esperance, WA
https://www.esperanceshow.com.au/
15-16 Bothwell Bicentenary Festival, Bothwell, TAS
https://allfestivals.com.au/event/15293911-a/bothwell-bi-centenary-festival
20 Flinders Island Show, Flinders Island, TAS
https://www.facebook.com/people/Flinders-Island-Show-Society/100080149680644/
21-22 Fleurieu Folk Festival, Willunga, SA
https://www.facebook.com/fleurieufolkfestival/
22 Tamar Valley Folk Festival, Georgetown, TAS
http://www.tamarvalleyfolkfestival.com/
28 Warrnambool Show, Warrnambool, VIC
https://warrnamboolshow.com.au/
28-29 Warwick Rodeo, Warwick, QLD
https://warwickshowandrodeo.com.au/rodeo/
28-31 Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, VIC
https://www.maldonfolkfestival.com/
NOVEMBER
4-5 Beechworth Celtic Festival, Beechworth, VIC
https://www.beechworthcelticfestival.com.au/
18-19 Mountaingrass Festival, Beechworth, VIC
https://www.facebook.com/mountaingrassfestival/
26 St Andrew’s Day Ball, Perth, WA
https://saintandrew.org.au/st-andrews-day-ball-2022/
30 St Andrew’s Day / La Naomh Anndrais – celebrate all things Scottish!
DECEMBER
1 St Andrew’s Day Ceilidh Dance, Abbotsford, VIC
https://www.trybooking.com/events/970143/sessions/3468892/sections/1770065/tickets
3 Daylesford Highland Gathering, Daylesford, VIC
https://daylesfordhighland.com/
31 Caledonian Society of WA Hogmanay Ceilidh, Perth, WA
https://www.caledoniansocietyofwainc.com/