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