AUSTRALIAN EVENTS 2019 Each year Australia puts on an impressive line-up of festivals and events that shines the spotlight on the country’s passion for arts, music, dining, sport, nature and our beach lifestyle. Here’s a snapshot of what you can experience when visiting Australia.
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH ENLIGHTEN CANBERRA ACT AUSTRALIA DAY NATIONAL NSW BOWL-A-RAMA BONDI 1 to 16 March | enlightencanberra.com.au 26 January | australiaday.org.au 1 February | bowlarama.com.au CANBERRA BALLOON SPECTACULAR ACT SUMMERNATS CAR FESTIVAL ACT SURFEST NSW 9 to 17 March | balloonspectacular.com.au 3 to 6 January | summernats.com.au 2 February to 17 March | surfest.com HANDA OPERA ON SYDNEY HARBOUR NSW CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY THE SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS PARADE 22 March to 21 April | MUSICAL NSW 15 February to 3 March | mardigras.org.au NSW operaonsydneyharbour.com.au 5 January to 28 April | charliethemusical.com.au SYDNEY CHINESE NEW YEAR NSW SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER MUSICAL NSW SYDNEY FESTIVAL NSW 16 February to 4 March | sydneychinesenewyear.com Starts 29 March | saturdaynightfever.com.au 7 to 27 January | sydneyfestival.org.au GREAT AUSTRALIAN BEER FEST VIC THE NATIONAL: NEW AUSTRALIAN ART NSW PARKES ELVIS FESTIVAL NSW 16 February | gabfgeelong.com.au Starts 30 March | the-national.com.au 9 to 13 January | parkeselvisfestival.com.au FIM SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS VIC VIRGIN AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE FASHION FESTIVAL AUSTRALIAN OPEN VIC PHILLIP ISLAND 1 to 10 March | vamff.com.au VIC 14 to 27 January | australianopen.com 25 to 27 February | phillipislandcircuit.com.au MELBOURNE’S MOOMBA FESTIVAL VIC HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD VIC QLD SAND SAFARI ARTS FESTIVAL 8 to 11 March | melbourne.vic.gov.au/Moomba Starts January | harrypottertheplay.com/au/ 8 to 24 February | surfersparadise.com MELBOURNE FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL VIC RAINBOW SERPENT FESTIVAL VIC QLD MELON FEST 8 to 24 March | melbournefoodandwine.com.au 25 to 28 January | rainbowserpent.net 14 to 17 February | melonfest.com.au FORMULA 1® ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX VIC MAGIC MILLIONS CARNIVAL QLD SA ISPS HANDA WOMEN’S AUSTRALIAN OPEN 14 to 17 March | grandprix.com.au 4 to 15 January | magicmillions.com.au 14 to 17 February | womensausopen.com MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FLOWER AND BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS QLD ADELAIDE FRINGE SA GARDEN SHOW VIC 30 December to 6 January | 15 to 17 February | adelaidefringe.com.au 27 to 31 March | melbflowershow.com.au brisbaneinternational.com.au FESTIVALE TAS MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL VIC SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER SA 1 to 3 February | festivale.com.au 27 March to 21 April | comedyfestival.com.au 10 to 20 January| tourdownunder.com.au EVANDALE VILLAGE FAIR & NATIONAL PENNY TIWI ISLANDS GRAND FINAL AND ART SALE NT TUNARAMA FESTIVAL SA TAS FARTHING CHAMPIONSHIPS TAS 17 March | northernterritory.com 24 to 27 January | tunarama.net 23 February | evandalevillagefair.com NOOSA FESTIVAL OF SURFING QLD HOBART INTERNATIONAL TAS PERTH FESTIVAL WA March | noosafestivalofsurfing.com TENNIS TOURNAMENT 8 February to 3 March | perthfestival.com.au 5 to 12 January | hobartinternational.com.au WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL BRISBANE QLD WA WORLD SUPER 6 PERTH 20 to 24 March | worldsciencefestival.com MONA FOMA TAS 9 to 12 February | worldsuper6perth.com 13 to 20 January | mofo.net.au ADELAIDE FESTIVAL SA 1 to 17 Mar | adelaidefestival.com.au LANCELIN OCEAN CLASSIC WA 5 to 13 January | lancelinoceanclassic.com.au WOMADELAIDE SA 8 to 11 March | womadelaide.com.au MASTERCARD HOPMAN CUP WA 29 December to 5 January | hopmancup.com ADELAIDE FRINGE SA 15 February to 17 March | adelaidefringe.com.au ADELAIDE 500 SA 28 February to 3 March | adelaide500.com.au TEN DAYS ON THE ISLAND TAS TAS 8 to 24 March | tendays.org.au SCULPTURE BY THE SEA, COTTESLOE WA 1 to 18 Mar | sculpturebythesea.com CHANEL SEVEN MANDURAH CRAB FEST WA 16 to 17 Mar | mandurahcrabfest.tv WHALE SHARK MIGRATION STARTS WA March to July | exmouthwa.com.au
Field of Light, Avenue of Honor, 4 October 2018 to 25 April 2019 – Albany, Western Australia APRIL MAY JUNE ANZAC DAY NATIONAL MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION NSW CANBERRA & CAPITAL REGION TRUFFLE FESTIVAL 25 April | awm.gov.au WEEK AUSTRALIA 1 June to 31 August | trufflefestival.com.au ACT May | mbfashionweek.com/Australia AUSTRALIAN RUNNING FESTIVAL ACT SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL NSW 13 to 14 April | runningfestival.com.au VIVID SYDNEY NSW 5 to 16 June | sff.org.au May to June | vividsydney.com ORANGE F.O.O.D WEEK NSW PEAK MUSIC FESTIVAL NSW 5 to 14 April | orangefoodweek.com.au HUNTER VALLEY FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL NSW 8 to 11 June | peakfestival.com.au 1 May to 30 June | vividsydney.com SCULPTURES AT SCENIC WORLD NSW MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL VIC 12 April to 12 May | GRAMPIANS GRAPE ESCAPE VIC 31 May to 9 June | melbournejazz.com sculpturesatscenicworld.com.au 4 to 5 May | grampiansgrapeescape.com.au GOOD FOOD AND WINE SHOW MELBOURNE VIC SYDNEY ROYAL EASTER SHOW NSW GOOD BEER WEEK VIC 31 May to 2 June | 12 March to 23 April | eastershow.com.au 10 to 19 May | goodbeerweek.com.au goodfoodshow.com.au/Melbourne
BYRON BAY BLUESFEST NSW GREAT OCEAN ROAD MARATHON VIC THE AGE GOOD FOOD MONTH VIC 18 to 22 April | bluesfest.com.au 18 to 19 May | greatoceanroadmarathon.com.au June | melbourne.goodfoodmonth.com
SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL NSW HIGH COUNTRY HARVEST FESTIVAL VIC BARUNGA FESTIVAL NT 22 April to 19 May | sydneycomedyfest.com.au May | highcountryharvest.com.au 7 to 9 June | barungafestival.com.au RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH VIC BASS IN THE GRASS NT CROWNBET DARWIN TRIPLE CROWN SUPERCARS 18 to 22 April | ripcurl.com.au 18 May | bassinthegrass.com.au 14 to 16 June | supercarsdarwin.com NT
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL ULURU CAMEL CUP NT ALICE SPRINGS BEANIE FESTIVAL NT 27 Mar to 21 April | VIC 24 to 25 May | ulurucamelcup.com.au 28 June to 7 July | beaniefest.org comedyfestival.com.au WORLD RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS QLD MCLAREN VALE SEA AND VINES SA MINDIL BEACH SUNSET MARKETS NT 13 to 20 May | wrc2019.com 7 to 23 June | seaandvines.com.au Starts April | mindl.com.au BLUES ON BROADBEACH QLD ADELAIDE CABARET FESTIVAL SA TJUNGU FESTIVAL NT 16 to 19 May | bluesonbroadbeach.com 8 to 23 June | adelaidecabaretfestival.com.au 25 to 28 April | ayersrockresort.com.au/events NOOSA FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL QLD DARK MOFO TAS PARRTJIMA - A FESTIVAL OF LIGHT NT NT 16 to 19 May | noosafoodandwine.com.au 14 to 23 June | darkmofo.net.au 5 to 14 April | parrtjimaaustralia.com.au CLARE VALLEY GOURMET WEEKEND SA TRUFFLE KERFUFFLE SOUTHERN FOREST QUIKSILVER AND ROXY PRO GOLD COAST QLD 17 to 19 May | clarevalley.com.au FOOD FESTIVAL WA 4 to 13 April | quiksilver.com.au/progoldcoast June | trufflekerfuffle.com.au ORD VALLEY MUSTER WA BLEACH* FESTIVAL QLD 17 to 26 May | ordvalleymuster.com.au WILDFLOWERS SEASON STARTS IN WA 17 March to 28 April | bleachfestival.com.au NORTHERN WESTERN AUSTRALIA CABLE BEACH POLO WA June | westernaustralia.com.au TASTING AUSTRALIA SA 18 to 19 May | cablebeachpolo.com.au 5 to 14 April | tastingaustralia.com.au MARGARET RIVER PRO WA WA TARGA TASMANIA TAS 27 May to 7 June | wsl.com 29 April to 4 May | targa.com.au PERTH SUPERSPRINT WA BENTLEY POLO IN THE VALLEY WA May | supercars.com/perth 7 April | polointhevalley.com.au
STAIRCASE TO THE MOON WA April | australiasnorthwest.com/page/staircase-moon
High Country Harvest - Victoria Dark Mofo - Tasmania JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS NSW BLEDISLOE CUP NSW AFL FINALS SERIES NATIONAL July | splendourinthegrass.com 10 August | rugby.com.au September | afl.com.au THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK MARATHON NT AROMA COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL NSW FLORIADE ACT 2 July | australianoutbackmarathon.com 10 to 11 August | maitlandaroma.com.au 14 September to 15 October | floriadeaustralia.com DARWIN LIONS BEER CAN REGATTA NT CITY2SURF NSW SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY AT CARRIAGEWORKS NSW 22 July | beercanregatta.org.au 11 August | city2surf.com.au 12 to 15 September | sydneycontemporary.com.au ALICE SPRINGS CAMEL CUP NT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL VIC BLACKMORES SYDNEY RUNNING FESTIVAL NSW 13 July | camelcup.com.au FILM FESTIVAL 16 September | sydneyrunningfestival.com.au 1 to 8 August | miff.com.au GOLD COAST AIRPORT MARATHON QLD MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL VIC VIC 6 to 7 July | goldcoastmarathon.com.au MELBOURNE WRITERS FESTIVAL 12 to 19 September | melbournefringe.com.au 30 August to 8 September | mwf.com.au VIC BIRDSVILLE BIG RED BASH QLD TESSELAAR TULIP FESTIVAL GARMA FESTIVAL NT 14 September to 13 October | tulipfestival.com.au 9 to 11 July | bigredbash.com.au 2 to 5 August | garmafestival.com.au SPRING RACING CARNIVAL VIC CAIRNS INDIGENOUS ART FAIR QLD DARWIN FESTIVAL NT September | springracingcarnival.com.au 12 to 14 July | ciaf.com.au 8 to 25 August | darwinfestival.org.au ALICE DESERT FESTIVAL NT QLD VELOTHON SUNSHINE COAST HENLEY-ON-TODD REGATTA NT 1 September to 13 October | 19 to 21 July | velothonsunshinecoast.com.au 17 August | henleyontodd.com.au alicedesertfestival.com.au BRISBANE TIMES GOOD FOOD MONTH QLD AUSTRALIA FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC DESERT MOB NT July | goodfoodmonth.com/brisbane 26 July - 4 August | afcm.com.au QLD 6 September to 21 October | desertmob.nt.gov.au
HUMPBACK WHALE WATCHING SEASON THE CURATED PLATE QLD BIRDSVILLE RACES QLD STARTS IN QUEENSLAND QLD 8 to 11 August | curatedplate.com.au 31 August to 2 September | birdsvilleraces.com July | queensland.com/whales AIRLIE BEACH RACE WEEK QLD BRISBANE FESTIVAL QLD ADELAIDE BEER AND BBQ FESTIVAL SA 8 to 15 August | abrw.com.au 8 to 29 September | brisbanefestival.com.au 19 to 21 July | adelaidebeerfest.com.au MOUNT ISA MINES ROTARY RODEO QLD SWELL SCULPTURE FESTIVAL QLD UMBRELLA: WINTER CITY SOUNDS SA 9 to 11 August | isarodeo.com.au 14 to 23 September | swellsculpture.com.au July | umbrellaadelaide.com.au HAMILTON ISLAND RACE WEEK QLD TOOWOOMBA CARNIVAL OF FLOWERS QLD WINTER REDS WEEKEND SA 17 to 24 August | hamiltonislandraceweek.com.au 21 to 30 September | tcof.com.au July | winterreds.com.au SALA FESTIVAL SA BAROSSA GOURMET WEEKEND SA FESTIVAL OF VOICES TAS August | salafestival.com 31 August to 2 September | barossagourmet.com 28 June to 14 July | festivalofvoices.com TASMANIAN WHISKY WEEK TAS LITTLE PENGUINS BEGIN TO BREED ALONG TAS HUON VALLEY MID-WINTER FESTIVAL TAS August | taswhiskyweek.com THE TASMANIAN COASTLINE September | discovertasmania.com.au July | huonvalleymidwinterfest.com.au CINÉFESTOZ WA REVELATION PERTH INTERNATIONAL WA 28 August to 1 September | cinefestoz.com KINGS PARK FESTIVAL WA FILM FESTIVAL 1 to 30 September | kingsparkfestival.com.au 4 to 17 July | revelationfilmfest.org SHINJU MATSURI FESTIVAL OF THE PEARL WA August to September | shinjumatsuri.com.au
The Curated Plate - Queensland
Velothon, Sunshine Coast - Queensland Perth Festival - Western Australia OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER FALLS FESTIVAL NSW TAS VIC NSW THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD NSW MTV BEATS & EATS December | fallsfestival.com GOOD FOOD MONTH November | mtvbeatsandeats.com.au 1 to 31 October | goodfoodmonth.com/sydney SYDNEY TO HOBART YACHT RACE NSW TAS GRAFTON JACARANDA FESTIVAL NSW 26 to 31 December | rolexsydneyhobart.com SCULPTURE BY THE SEA, BONDI NSW November | jacarandafestival.com 24 October to 10 November | sculpturebythesea.com SYDNEY NEW YEAR’S EVE NSW SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL ART SERIES NSW 31 December | sydneynewyearseve.com ORANGE WINE FESTIVAL NSW November | artspass.com.au 18 to 27 October | brandorange.com.au V8 SUPERCARS SYDNEY 500 NSW AUSTRALIAN MASTERS GOLF VIC December | supercars.com/sydney SYDNEY BEER WEEK NSW November | australianmasters.com.au October to November | sydneybeerweek.com.au CAROLS IN THE DOMAIN NSW MELBOURNE CUP CARNIVAL VIC December | carolsinthedomain.com AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX VIC November | melbournecup.com THE BIG DESIGN MARKET MELBOURNE VIC 27 October | motogp.com.au AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD COAST November to December | MELBOURNE FESTIVAL VIC 28 November to 1 December | melbourne.thebigdesignmarket.com championship.pga.org.au QLD October | festival.melbourne.com.au NGV GALA VIC MELBOURNE MARATHON VIC OZASIA FESTIVAL SA 9 to 15 December | ngv.vic.gov.au October to November | ozasiafestival.com.au October | melbournemarathon.com.au 2019 PRESIDENTS CUP VIC GOLD COAST 600 QLD CREDIT UNION CHRISTMAS PAGEANT SA 9 to 15 December | presidentscup.com 25 to 27 October | supercars.com/gold-coast November | cupageant.com.au BOXING DAY TEST VIC 26 December | cricket.com.au NOOSA TRIATHLON MULTI SPORT FESTIVAL QLD HANDPICKED FESTIVAL SA 30 October to 3 November | noosatri.com November | handpickedfestival.com WOODFORD FOLK FESTIVAL QLD December to January | woodfordfolkfestival.com ADELAIDE FASHION FESTIVAL SA FEAST FESTIVAL SA 2 October | adelaidefashionfestival.com.au November | feast.org.au WORLD FLY FISHING CHAMPIONSHIPS TAS 30 November to 8 December | wffc2019.com CAPE TO CAPE MTB WA EFFERVESCENCE TASMANIA TAS 17 to 20 October | capetocapemtb.com 15 to 17 November | effervescencetasmania.com LAVENDER FLOWERING BEGINS IN TAS NORTH-EAST TASMANIAN MARGARET RIVER GOURMET ESCAPE WA WILDFLOWERS SEASON STARTS IN SOUTHERN December | discovertasmania.com.au WESTERN AUSTRALIA WA November | gourmetescape.com.au THE TASTE OF TASMANIA TAS October | westernaustralia.com/wildflowers WA FREMANTLE BEER FEST December to January | thetasteoftasmania.com.au November | fremantle.beerfestivals.com.au MANJIMUP CHERRY HARMONY FESTIVAL WA December | cherryfestival.com.au
RED BULL LIGHTHOUSE TO LEIGHTON WA December | lighthouse2leighton.com.au
Fremantle Beerfest - Western Australia
Adelaide Fashion Festival - South Australia World Fly Fishing 2019 - Tasmania Presidents Cup 2019 - Victoria
For more information on events visit Australia.com/events
Tourism Australia advises the details contained in this fact sheet are based on the best available information at time of publishing. The calendar highlights the main events and is not a complete list of the events occurring during 2019.