What's Up Downunder Digital 2016 Quarterly No.6 June/August Issue | Page 23

FESTIVALS
THE AUSTRALIAN CELTIC
FESTIVAL – Glen Innes
(NSW) Glen Innes, home
to Australia's own Standing
Stones hosts this festival
over the first weekend in
May. Indulge in all
things Celtic.
THE PORT FAIRY FOLK
MUSIC FESTIVAL – Port
Fairy (VIC) The festival, over
the Vic Labour Day weekend,
is packed with folk music,
poetry, and bush ballads. It’s
also really popular and often
sells out way in advance.
DARWIN FESTIVAL –
Darwin (NT) 18 days in
August of arts, drama,
theatre, and music events
with big name acts from all
over the world. Plus a
'Teddy Bears’ Picnic' in
the park.
TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN
SCARECROW FESTIVAL
– Tamborine Mountain (QLD)
This is held mid-October and
scarecrows are everywhere.
You can take the 'Spot the
Scarecrow Discovery Trail‘
to see the best ones.
GOOMERI PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
– Goomeri (QLD) What’s the
Great Australian Pumpkin
Roll? Well head for Goomeri
on the last Sunday in May to
find out and join in all things
pumpkin.

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PHOTO CREDITS (Top to bottom): Tourism GISC, Tourism Vic,
Tourism NT, Barry Alsop, Sam Walker)
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