Time to Roam Magazine Issue 13 - February/March 2015 | Page 56

Byron Bay Bluesfest

Melba’s Estate

NSW
Feb 27- March 1
Beatles Festival, Albury
A three day annual event celebrating
the sounds of Liverpool’s Fab Four.
Albury’s main street is closed for
traffic and open for partying with
licenced bars and three cover
bands performing Beatle classics.
Beatlesfestivalalbury.com.au
March 7
National Historic Truck
and Commercial Vehicle
Show, Lockhart
Features a swap meet garage
sale and antique auction, with big
displays of historic vehicles.
Lockhartshiretourism.com.au
March 4-8
Bavarian Music Festival
and Beerfest, Tenterfield
It’s Octoberfest in March with a
week of musical entertainment
featuring a 30 piece brass
band direct from Bavaria.
Tenterfield.nsw.gov.au

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March 5-8
Dunedoo Bush Poetry Festival
Three days of bush poetry
competitions, street theatre,
puppetry, music, market stalls
and comedy entertainment.
Abpa.org.au
March 27-28
Blues and BBQ Festival,
Port Macquarie
This two-day celebration of
Australian rituals includes the
Australian barbeque wars and a
huge line up of blues bands.
There’s $10,000 in cash and prizes
for the best cooked beef, lamb, pork,
chicken and a mystery ingredient,
announced a week before the event.
Bluesandbbq.com.au
April 1- 6
Stone the Crows Festival,
Wagga Wagga
A celebration for all grey nomads with
six days of entertainment, poetry,
seminars, workshops, games and
more. Saturday night is the Festival
Concert starring Frank Ifield.
Stonethecrows.com.au

April 2-6
Byron Bay Bluesfest
One of the most beloved festivals
in Australia, the Byron Bay
Bluesfest attracts some of the
best blues and roots performers
from across the globe.
Bluesfest.com.au

QLD
March 6-22
Bleach Festival
Head to the beach and take to the
street for Bleach, the Gold Coast’s
largest arts and cultural Festival.
Keep a lookout for eye-popping
antics, street parties and picnics
in unusual and whimsical settings.
Bleachfestival.com.au
March 13-22
Anywhere Festival, Mackay
A festival of performance
anywhere but a theatre in
the nooks and crannies of
Mackay and Isaac regions.
Over ten days and two weekends,
experience comedy in alleys, plays
in parks, music in backyards,
poetry in bowling clubs and
Shakespeare in a cattleyard.
Anywherefest.com

April 4-6
Waltzing Matilda Day and
Easter in the Outback, Winton
2015 is the 120th anniversary
of Australia’s famous song.
This weekend promises to excite
and keep everyone entertained.
Join in the fun of the dinosaur egg
hunts, twilight markets or poetry in
the pubs. Matildacentre.com.au
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VIC

February 21
Apollo Bay Seafood Festival
The day kicks off with cooking
demonstrations, live music, roving
performers, a farmer’s market
featuring local produce, wine,
beer and of course - seafood in
abundance! Facebook.com/
apollobayseafoodfestival
February 27-28
Dine From Melba’s
Garden, Coldstream
Wander through the gardens at
Coombe Cottage whilst enjoying
canapés and a glass of Coombe
Farm Nellie Melba Blanc de Blanc.
See the produce growing in the
Italian and vegetable gardens,
then taste it over three courses.
Melbournefoodandwine.com.au