List of festivals in Australia, including any established festival

Festival

A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....

 or carnival

Carnival

Carnaval is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnaval typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party...

 in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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Australian Capital Territory

Festival	|Began / When		Australia Day Live	Parliament House	199?	Australian music
Australian Independent Music Festival (AusFest)	Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...  & Queanbeyan	2006	Australian and international Indie performers (previously in Melbourne, Adelaide & Brisbane)
Australian Science Festival	Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...	1993
Canberra District Wine Harvest Festival	Various venues across Canberra and the surrounding region	199?	Wine
Canberra International Music Festival	Various venues across Canberra	1995	Annual Music festival - All Genres
Canberra-Nara Candle Festival	Various venues across Canberra	200?	celebration of Canberra's sister city relationship with Nara, Japan
Confest Confest ConFest is an alternative bush campout festival held in the south-eastern states of Australia at New Year and Easter. The name 'ConFest' derives from combining the words conference and festival. The festival was first held in 1976 near Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory...	Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...	1976
Endless Festival	(International/Internet)	2007	Collaborative Festival of Music & Arts
Floriade Floriade, Canberra Floriade is a flower and entertainment festival held annually in Canberra's Commonwealth Park featuring extensive displays of flowering bulbs with integrated sculptures and other artistic features...	Canberra	1988	Flower and entertainment festival
Foreshore Summer Music Festival	Canberra	2007	Pop, Electronic, Indie, Rock & Hip hop music
Groovin the Moo (GTM)	Canberra	200?	Rock/dance music
National Folk Festival National Folk Festival (Australia) The National Folk Festival - Australia’s premier folk festival event – is a colourful and diverse family orientated celebration attended by over 50,000 people.It is the best Easter week-end in Australia!...	Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...	Canberra 1992	Folk music, dance and arts festival.(1967-1991 alternate cities)
National Multicultural Festival National Multicultural Festival The National Multicultural Festival, held annually in Canberra began as a one-day event that was started by the ACT Ethnic Communities Council in 1980....	Exhibition Park, Canberra	1997	Traditional and contemporary performances from all parts of the world. Comedy, performance art, food and wine stalls, street parties, live music, circus-style acts, exhibitions and more
Summernats Summernats Summernats, short for Summer Nationals, is a car festival held in Canberra, Australia. Summernats is held annually, usually at the start of the year. Summernats is the best known car festival in Australia, and an event which attracts many tourists to Canberra, bringing about $12–$15 million to the...	Exhibition Park, Canberra	1988	Car festival
Stonefest	University of Canberra	2001-	Rock music festival
Summer and Winter Festivals of Peace	Canberra (Stage 88, Commonwealth Park)	1994	Music and Peace festival
Summer Rhythm Festival	Goolabri, Canberra	2009 -	3 Days, Music, Camping, Market Stalls
Trackside Festival	Thoroughbred Park, Canberra Racecourse	200?	Music, stores, carnival rides, international food & drink and market stalls
Tuggeranong Festival	Tuggeranong Town Park	1988	Family fun day in the park; free entertainment
Wine, Roses and all that Jazz	University of Canberra	200?	Celebrates the art of the grape and jazzin Canberra

New South Wales

Festival	|Began / When		Arts in the Valley	Kangaroo Valley	2007	Classical music, art
Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival	Bellingen Bellingen, New South Wales Bellingen is a small town on Waterfall Way on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately halfway between the major Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane...	2011	Writers Festival
Biennale of Sydney Biennale of Sydney The Biennale of Sydney is an international festival of contemporary art, held every two years in Sydney, Australia. It is the largest and best-attended contemporary visual arts event in the country...	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...	1973	Contemporary Art
Big Day Out Big Day Out The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...	1992	Music
The Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival	Katoomba	2010	Everything Ukulele - First Weekend in February
Byron Bay Film Festival Byron Bay Film Festival The Byron Bay Film Festival is an awards-based film event usually held in the late Australian Summer at the Byron Community & Cultural Centre, in the coastal town of Byron Bay....	Byron Bay	2006	Film Festival
Byron Underwater Festival	Byron Bay	2007	Underwater Festival, Photography & Arts
Byron Spirit Festival	Byron Bay	2012	Yoga, Tantra, Music, Dance, Healing
CoastFest CoastFest CoastFest is a three day music event held on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia at The Point Wolstoncroft Sport and Recreation Camp Gwandalan on beautiful Lake Maquarie...	Gosford		Music and Cultural Festival
East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival The East Coast International Blues & Roots Music Festival, also known as Byron Bay Bluesfest, is an annual music festival held for five days over the Easter long weekend at Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia...	Byron Bay		Music and Cultural Festival
Electrofringe Electrofringe Electrofringe is a festival of digital, electronic and new media arts. Its focus is on emergent forms and techniques within media based arts practice and places a particular emphasis on encouraging young and emerging artists to interact with established artists...	Newcastle Newcastle, New South Wales The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...	1999	Media Arts
uture Music Festival	Randwick Racecourse Randwick Racecourse Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horseracing in the Eastern Suburbs in Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse, is operated by the Australian Jockey Club and known to many Sydney racegoers as headquarters... , Sydney		Electro House Music 8 March 2008
Festival of the Winds	Bondi Beach, Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...		9 September 2007 / Early Sept Kite Flying, Media Arts,
Granny Smith Festival Granny Smith Festival The Granny Smith Festival is held in Eastwood, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. It is the largest annual event of its type in Lower Northern Sydney...	Eastwood Eastwood, New South Wales Eastwood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastwood is located 17 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the City of Ryde and the City of Parramatta... , Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...		Major community festival 20 October 2007
The Great Escape The Great Escape (festival) The Great Escape was a music festival held at Newington Armory, located within Sydney Olympic Park that took place in 2006 and 2007. Initially held over the Easter long weekend for the first two events, in 2008 it was announced the festival would take place on the Labour Day weekend, however the...	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...		Music and cultural festival
Heartspace	Nabiac (near Taree)	2011	Yoga, Meditation, Music, Dance, Healing
Ignite Film Festival Ignite Film Festival The Ignite Film Festival is a Christian short film festival held annually in Sydney, Australia. The major aims are to develop young Christian film makers and to encourage people to be creative about communicating the truths of the Bible...	Sydney	2004	Christian Short Film Festival
National Young Writers' Festival National Young Writers' Festival The National Young Writers' Festival occurs annually in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, over the New South Wales' Labour Day Holiday Weekend in late September/early October...	Newcastle Newcastle, New South Wales The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...	1998	Writers Festival
Parkes Elvis Festival Parkes Elvis Festival The Parkes Elvis Festival is an annual event celebrating the music and the legend of Elvis Presley held in early January in the Australian New South Wales regional town of Parkes. The first festival in 1993 was simply a one night performance attracting 300 attendees. From then, it has grown to...	Parkes, New South Wales	1993	Elvis Music Festival
Playground Weekender Festival	Wiseman's Ferry Wisemans Ferry, New South Wales Wisemans Ferry is a town north of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wisemans Ferry is located 75 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of Hornsby Shire, The Hills Shire, City of Hawkesbury and City of Gosford.The town is a... , Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...		7–9 March 2008 Indie Music Festival +
Reggaefest	Ballina	2010	Music Festival
Shore Thing	Bondi Beach		Music Festival
Splendour in the Grass Splendour in the Grass Splendour in the Grass is an annual Australian music festival held in July at Woodford, Queensland, and previously held at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay...	Belongil Fields, Byron Bay	1998	Music Festival
Sunburnt Christmas	Bondi Beach	25 December 2011	Christmas Day Music Festival
St Albans Folk Festival	St Albans, Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...		24–27 April 2008 Small Folk Music Festival
Sydney Comedy Festival	Sydney	2005	Comedy Festival
Sydney Film Festival Sydney Film Festival The Sydney Film Festival is an annual film festival held in the Australian city of Sydney and is held over 12 days in June. The competitive film festival draws international and local attention, with films being showcased in several venues across the city centre and includes features,...	Sydney	1954	Film Festival
Sydney Festival Sydney Festival Sydney Festival is Australia's largest and most attended annual cultural event running every January since it was first held in 1977. Its program features around 80 events including contemporary and classical music, dance, circus, drama, visual arts and artist talks...	Sydney		5–26 January 2008 Major Arts Festival
Sydney Fringe Festival	Sydney	2010	10–26 September 2010 Alternative Arts Festival
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras The Sydney Mardi Gras is an annual LGBTQI pride parade and festival in Sydney, Australia, and draws in thousands of visitors from around Australia and overseas...	Sydney	24 June 1978	Festival, Parade and Party Usually held Feb/March
Sydney International Food Festival	Sydney	1 October 2009	Month Long Food Festival
Sydney Writers' Festival Sydney Writers' Festival The Sydney Writers' Festival is an annual literary festival held in the Australian city of Sydney. The Festival's artistic director is Chip Rolley.-History:...	Sydney	1997	Literary Festival
Tamworth Country Music Festival Tamworth Country Music Festival The Tamworth Country Music Festival is an annual music festival held in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia and is a celebration of Australian country music culture and heritage. The festival lasts for two weeks during late January and during this period the city of Tamworth comes alive, with...	Tamworth Tamworth, New South Wales Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Peel River, Tamworth, which contains an estimated population of 47,595 people, is the major regional centre for southern New England and in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council. The city...		Country Music Festival
This Is Not Art This Is Not Art This Is Not Art is a national festival of new media and arts organised in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia each year over the October long weekend. Since its humble beginnings in 1998, it has become one of the leading arts festivals in Australia dedicated to the work and ideas of communities...	Newcastle	2000	Media Arts
Tropfest Tropfest Tropfest is the world's largest short film festival.Tropfest began in 1993 as a screening for 200 people in a cafe in Sydney but has since become the largest platform for short films in the world. Tropfest Australia takes place in February each year in front of a live audience of approximately...	Sydney		Short Film Festival
Village Fair Village Fair Village Fair is an annual music festival located in Bathurst, Australia which first started as a community Festival for students from rival dormitories of Charles Sturt University, Bathurst campus, in 1974...	Bathurst Bathurst, New South Wales -CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...	1974	Music Festival
Wintermagic	Katoomba, NSW		Celebration of Winter Solstice-June
World’s Funniest Island	Cockatoo Island Cockatoo Island, New South Wales Cockatoo Island is the largest island in Sydney Harbour in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located at the junction of the Parramatta and Lane Cove rivers, Cockatoo Island is a former imperial prison, industrial school, reformatory and gaol. It was also the site of one of Australia's biggest...	2009	Comedy Event

Northern Territory

Festival	|Began / When		Alice Desert Festival	Alice Springs and the surrounding region	2000	Arts and cultural festival
Henley-on-Todd Regatta Henley-on-Todd Regatta The Henley-on-Todd Regatta is a "boat" race held annually in the typically dry sandy bed of the Todd River in Alice Springs, Australia...	Alice Springs
Garma Festival of Traditional Cultures Garma Festival of Traditional Cultures The Garma Festival of Traditional Culture is an annual festival that is held in north-east Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is a celebration of the cultural inheritance of the Yolngu people.-History:...	Arnhem Land Arnhem Land The Arnhem Land Region is one of the five regions of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around 500 km from the territory capital Darwin. The region has an area of 97,000 km² which also covers the area of Kakadu National...		It is a celebration of the cultural inheritance of the Yolngu Yolngu The Yolngu or Yolŋu are an Indigenous Australian people inhabiting north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Yolngu means “person” in the Yolŋu languages.-Yolŋu law:...  people.
Pure Sounds In The Park	Darwin Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...	2009	Music festival
Bassinthegrass Bassinthegrass Bassinthegrass is an Australian music festival. It is the largest music festival in the Northern Territory, and has been held annually since 2003 at the Darwin Amphitheatre in the territory capital...	Darwin Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...	2003	Music festival
Bassinthedust	Alice Springs	2003	Music festival
Isotopia Festival Isotopia Festival The Isotopia Festival was an annual electronic music, art and lifestyle festival that took place between 2006 and 2009 in Northern Territory, Australia...	Darwin Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...	2005	Music festival

Queensland

Name	|Began	|Notes
Australian Festival of Chamber Music Australian Festival of Chamber Music The Australian Festival of Chamber Music is a ten-day international festival focused on chamber music but also featuring tours of regional and remote Australia, fine food, master classes for musicians and lecture series by international scientists themed on the Great Barrier Reef.20 to 30 chamber...	Townsville	1991
Beef Australia	Rockhampton Rockhampton Rockhampton can refer to:* Rockhampton, Queensland is a city in Queensland, Australia* Rockhampton City, Queensland, a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland* Electoral district of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia...	1985	May	National Beef Exposition - Triennial
Big Day Out Big Day Out The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...	Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...	1994	January	Annual
Brisbane Festival Brisbane Festival Brisbane Festival is an annual arts festival held in Brisbane, Australia.-History:Brisbane Festival was developed by the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council in 1996 as an initiative to foster the arts....	Brisbane	1996	September - October	Annual
Brisbane International Film Festival	Brisbane	1992		Annual
Brisbane Pride Festival Brisbane Pride Festival Brisbane Pride Festival started in 1990 as a means of organising and promoting public events and activities that contribute to queer culture. The first event was held as a rally and gay pride march through the streets of Brisbane, ending with a small gathering at Musgrave Park, South Brisbane...	Brisbane	1990		Annual
Cairns Festival	Cairns	1962	12 August –4 September	Annual
Cairns Winter Solstice Festival	Mount Garnet	2006	12 - 15 June	Annual
Cairns Ukulele Festival	Cairns	2010	July	Annual
Caloundra Music Festival	Caloundra	2007	8–10 October	Annual
Caxton Street Seafood and Wine Festival Caxton Street Seafood and Wine Festival The Caxton Street Seafood and Wine Festival nominated on Queensland's Q150 Iconic list began as a small community event in 1994. By 2009, the Festival attracted close to 15000 patrons...	Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...	1994		Annual
Centenary Rocks! Festival	Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...	2003	Last weekend of July	Annual
The Dreaming	Woodford	2005	June	International indigenous festival
Go Troppo Arts Festival	Port Douglas Port Douglas, Queensland Port Douglas is a town in Far North Queensland, Australia, approximately north of Cairns. Its permanent population was 948 residents in 2006. The town's population can often double, however, with the influx of tourists during the peak tourism season May–September. The town is named in honour of...	2008	October
Gold Coast Film Festival	Robina Robina, Queensland Robina is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Robina had a population of 19,182.The Robina Town Centre shopping centre and Bond University are located in Robina.- History :...	2002		Annual
Golden Days Festival	Coolum	2010	19 & 20 November 2011	Annual
Island Vibe Festival	Stradbroke Island, Queensland	2006	October	Annual
Kenilworth Celebrates!	Kenilworth	1997	September/October	Annual
Kenilworth Cheese, Wine and Food Fest	Kenilworth	2009	Easter Saturday	Annual
Noosa Festival of Surfing Noosa Festival of Surfing The Noosa Festival of Surfing was established in 1992 at Noosa, Queensland by members of the Noosa Malibu Club, as an amateur surfing competition called the Noosa Malibu Classic. It allowed club members to invite friends to surf Noosa's right-hand point breaks and the event's popularity among...	Noosa Noosa, Queensland The Shire of Noosa was a Local Government Area located about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia...	1992		Annual
Queensland Music Festival Queensland Music Festival The Queensland Music Festival is a series of musical events staged in a number of locations in Queensland, Australia usually around late July, every second year. It is financially supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and a wide range of other partners...	Queensland	1999		Biennial
Queensland Poetry Festival Queensland Poetry Festival Queensland Poetry Festival is one of Australia's premier organisations for all things poetry and spoken word. It exists to support and promote a poetry culture in Queensland and Australia. QPF began, and has continued, as a three-day festival - spoken in one strange word - held over the last...	Brisbane	1997	Held over the last weekend of August	Annual
Redlands Spring Festival	Brisbane	1958	September	Annual
Reggaetown World Music Festival	Cairns	1987	10 & 11 September–10 & 11 September	Annual
Ripe Ripe Ripe may refer to:* Ripening, especially of fruit* Ripeness in viticulture, how the term "ripe" is used in viticulture and winemaking* RIPE, Réseaux IP Européens* RIPE NCC, the Regional Internet Registry for Europe* Ripeness, a term in law...	Noosa	2009		.
River Sessions	Mackay Mackay, Queensland Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....	2009	July	Annual
Soundwave	Brisbane			Annual
Straight Out Of Brisbane	Brisbane	2002
Wallaby Creek Festival	Rossville	2002	23–25 September	Music and the Arts in the Rainforest
The Wintersun Festival	Coolangatta Coolangatta, Queensland Coolangatta is the southernmost suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It has a population of 4,869 and is named after the schooner Coolangatta which was wrecked there in 1846.... /Tweed Heads	1978	June	Retro Nostalgia
Woodford Folk Festival Woodford Folk Festival The Woodford Folk Festival is an annual music festival held near the small country town of Woodford, 72 km north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is one of the biggest annual cultural events of its type in Australia....	Woodford Woodford, Queensland Woodford is a small town in Queensland, Australia, on the D'Aguilar Highway 72 km north-west of Brisbane and 24 km west of Caboolture. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region. The town is noted for its folk festival that takes place over the New Year holidays. The Woodford...	1987	27 December–1 January	Annual
Yungaburra Folk Festival Yungaburra Folk Festival The Yungaburra Folk Festival is a music festival held in the historic village of Yungaburra, innorth Queensland, Australia. The festival of 2006 marked the 25th anniversary of the Festival. The first ever "Festival of the Tableland", was held in Herberton on 8 May and 9 May 1981. It then moved to...	Yungaburra Yungaburra, Queensland Yungaburra is a town located on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia, not far from Cairns. At the 2006 census, Yungaburra had a population of 932.-History:...	1981	May	Annual

South Australia

Festival	|Began / When		Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art	Art Gallery of South Australia Art Gallery of South Australia The Art Gallery of South Australia , located on the cultural boulevard of North Terrace in Adelaide, is the premier visual arts museum in the Australian state of South Australia. It has a collection of over 35,000 works of art, making it, after the National Gallery of Victoria, the largest state...	1990	"The flagship visual arts event of the Adelaide Festival of Arts"
Adelaide Cabaret Festival Adelaide Cabaret Festival The Adelaide Cabaret Festival is an annual cabaret festival held in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is the largest festival of its type in the world, with more than 48,000 attendees....	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	2001
Adelaide Festival of Arts Adelaide Festival of Arts The Adelaide Festival of Arts is an arts festival held biennially in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Although locally considered to be one of the world's greatest celebrations of the arts, that is internationally renowned and the pre-eminent cultural event in Australia, it is actually...	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	1960	Was biennial now annual (as of 2012)
Adelaide Festival of Ideas Adelaide Festival of Ideas The Adelaide Festival of Ideas has been held every two years since 1999 over a period of three or four days in October at venues throughout Adelaide in the alternate year to the long-established Adelaide Festival of Arts....	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	1999	Biennial
Adelaide Film Festival Adelaide Film Festival The Adelaide Film Festival is a biennial and non-competitive film festival held over two weeks in late February, in Adelaide, South Australia....	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	2003	Biennial
Adelaide Fringe Festival Adelaide Fringe Festival The Adelaide Fringe Festival is an arts festival held annually in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The event is the Southern Hemisphere's largest arts event and the second-largest fringe festival in the world, second in size only to the Edinburgh Fringe...	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	1960	Was biennial now annual (as of 2007)
Adelaide International Guitar Festival Adelaide International Guitar Festival The Adelaide International Guitar Festival is Australia’s largest guitar festival, held biennially in the South Australian Capital of Adelaide. The AIGF is the sister event to the New York Guitar Festival...	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	2007	Was annual now biennial (as of 2009)
Adelaide Writers' Week Adelaide Writers' Week Adelaide Writers' Week, held in the capital of South Australia and considered one of the world's pre-eminent literary events, is a traditional part of the Adelaide Festival of Arts fortnight where attendees meet and discuss literature with Australian and international writers in "Meet the Author"...	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...		Traditionally part of the Adelaide Festival of Arts
Big Day Out Big Day Out The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	1993
Clipsal 500	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	1999
A Day On The Green	Barossa Valley Barossa Valley The Barossa Valley is a major wine-producing region and tourist destination of South Australia, located 60 km northeast of Adelaide. It is the valley formed by the North Para River, and the Barossa Valley Way is the main road through the valley, connecting the main towns on the valley floor of...
Future Music Festival	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
Gawler Gourmet & Heritage Festival	Gawler Gawler, South Australia Gawler is the first country town in the state of South Australia, and is named after the second Governor of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is located north of the centre of the state capital, Adelaide, and is close to the major wine producing district of the Barossa Valley...
Kernewek Lowender Kernewek Lowender The Kernewek Lowender is a Cornish-themed biennial festival held in the Copper Coast towns ofKadina, Moonta and Wallaroo on Yorke Peninsula, South Australia....	Kadina Kadina, South Australia Kadina is a town located on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia, approximately 144 kilometres north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide. The largest town of the Peninsula, Kadina is one of the three Copper Triangle towns famous for their shared copper mining history... , Moonta Moonta, South Australia Moonta is a town located on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia, 165 kilometres north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide. It is one of three towns known as the Copper Coast or "Little Cornwall" for their shared copper mining history....  and Wallaroo Wallaroo, South Australia Wallaroo is a port town on the western side of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, 160 kilometres north-northwest of Adelaide. It is one of the three Copper Triangle towns famed for their historic shared copper mining industry, and known together as "Little Cornwall", the other two being Kadina ...	1973	Biennial
Leafy Sea Dragon Festival Leafy Sea Dragon Festival A biennial Leafy Sea Dragon Festival is held by the District Council of Yankalilla, South Australia. It is a festival of the environment, arts and culture of the southern Fleurieu Peninsula, with a theme of celebrating the leafy sea dragon. The inaugural festival in 2005 attracted over 7,000...	Fleurieu Peninsula Fleurieu Peninsula The Fleurieu Peninsula is a peninsula located south of Adelaide in South Australia, Australia. It was named after the French explorer and hydrographer Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu by the French explorer Nicolas Baudin as he mapped the south coast of Australia in 1802.Towns of interest in the...	2005
Live at the Zoo Live at the Zoo Live at the Zoo is a music festival held over the Easter long weekend at Monarto South Australia that started in 2008. It lasted from 10 to 13 April and was the first multiple day music/camping festival in South Australia. The event consisted of 4 stages...	Monarto Monarto, South Australia Monarto is a region and formerly proposed city in South Australia. It is north of the South Eastern Freeway between the Callington and Murray Bridge exits 63 km from Adelaide....	2008
Oz Asia Festival	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
SALA Festival	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	1998	South Australian Living Artists Festival, Annual Celebration of the Visual Arts
Sea and Vines Festival	McLaren Vale McLaren Vale, South Australia McLaren Vale is a township in the wine region of McLaren Vale in South Australia. At the 2006 census, McLaren Vale had a population of 2,908....
Soundwave	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	2007
WOMADelaide WOMADelaide WOMADelaide is an annual world music and dance festival, which was first held in 1992 in Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia as part of the WOMAD series of music festivals. WOMAD events are a showcase of different sorts of music, arts and dance. They encourage people to experience the music of...	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	1992

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Tasmania

Festival	|Began / When		Australian Shakespeare Festival	Hobart Hobart Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...		Held in January
The Cygnet Folk Festival	Cygnet Cygnet, Tasmania Cygnet is a small town 55 kilometres south west of Hobart, in the Huon Valley in Tasmania. At the 2006 census, Cygnet had a population of 839.-History:...	1979–present	Held in January
Falls Festival	Hobart Hobart Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...		Held in January
Festival of Broadway	Hobart Hobart Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...		Held in June
MONA FOMA	Hobart Hobart Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...		Held in January
10 Days on the Island 10 Days on the Island Ten Days on the Island is Tasmania’s state-wide biennial multi art-form festival. A unique event in Australia, Ten Days is a celebration of culture in Tasmania. With almost 250 events in 99 venues in over 50 locations, 195,000 Tasmanians and visitors took part in the 2009 event.Ten Days was the...		2001

Victoria

Festival	|Began / When		Altona Bayside Festival	Altona Altona, Victoria Altona is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, Altona had a population of 9685....	1997	Community Festival with Street Parade and Fireworks, held annually over a weekend in March.
Apollo Bay Music Festival	Apollo Bay Apollo Bay, Victoria Apollo Bay is a coastal town in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the eastern side of Cape Otway, along the edge of the Barham River and on the Great Ocean Road, in the Colac Otway Shire. The town has a population of 1380....
Art is... festival	Horsham Horsham, Victoria Horsham is the largest city by population and regional centre of the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia and is approximately north-west of Melbourne via the Western Highway. At the 2006 census, Horsham had a population of 14,125. Horsham is in the federal Division of Mallee...	1995	Annual Arts Festival http://www.artis.wimmera.com.au/
Bendigo Easter Festival Bendigo Easter Festival The Bendigo Easter Festival, formerly called the Bendigo Easter Fair, is an annual event held in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia since 1871. The festival includes the Easter procession which sees Sun Loong, the longest imperial dragon in the world, dance through the streets.- First fair :The first...	Bendigo	1871
Begonia Festival	Ballarat	1952	Tuberous flower festival - Labour Day long weekend
Big West Festival	Footscray Footscray, Victoria Footscray is a suburb 5 km west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maribyrnong. At the 2006 Census, Footscray had a population of 11,401....	1997	Biennial Contemporary Arts and Cultural Festival http://www.bigwest.com.au/
Broadford Country Music Festival	Broadford Broadford, Victoria Broadford is a small town in central Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Broadford had a population of 3,054. The town is the headquarters of the Shire of Mitchell Local Government Area and is approximately north of the state capital, Melbourne....		Country music festival
Buddha's Day and Multicultural Festival	Federation Square, Melbourne	1995	Annual Buddhist Festival celebrating the Buddha's Birthday
Castlemaine State Festival of the Arts	Castlemaine Castlemaine, Victoria Castlemaine is a city in Victoria, Australia, in the Goldfields region of Victoria about 120 kilometres northwest by road from Melbourne, and about 40 kilometres from the major provincial centre of Bendigo. It is the administrative and economic centre of the Shire of Mount Alexander. The...	1976	Multi-arts, 10-day, Biennial Festival in odd years, March/April.
Environmental Film Festival Melbourne	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	2010	Environmental films from Australia and around the world
Falls Festival Falls Festival The Falls Festival is a New Year's Eve music festival, held annually in Lorne, Victoria and Marion Bay, Tasmania Australia since 1993.It lasts four days, from 29 December to 1 January each year. The headline acts play mostly over two evenings, 30 December and 31 December...	Lorne Lorne, Victoria Lorne is a seaside town on Louttit Bay in Victoria, Australia. It is situated about the Erskine River and is a popular destination on the Great Ocean Road tourist route...	1993	Music festival - 29 December to 1 January
Folk Rhythm & Life	Eldorado Eldorado, Victoria Eldorado, or El Dorado, is a small town in the north-east of Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Eldorado had a population of 287.-History:...	1996
Maldon Folk Festival	Maldon Maldon, Victoria Maldon is a town in Victoria, Australia, in the Shire of Mount Alexander local government area. It has been designated "Australia's first notable town" and is celebrated for its 19th-century appearance, maintained since gold-rush days...		Folk festival
Melbourne Flower and Garden Show	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
Melbourne Fringe Festival Melbourne Fringe Festival The Melbourne Fringe Festival is an annual independent arts festival held in Melbourne, Australia. The Festival runs for three weeks from late September to early October, usually overlapping with the beginning of the Melbourne International Arts Festival...	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	1983
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival Melbourne Food and Wine Festival Launched in 1993, the annual Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is one of Victoria’s hallmark events. Each March the festival celebrates Melbourne and Victoria’s vibrant food and wine culture...	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	1993
Melbourne Jazz Festival Melbourne Jazz Festival The Melbourne International Jazz Festival is an annual jazz music festival held in Melbourne, Australia from 4 - 13 June 2011.-History:The Melbourne International Jazz Festival was first held in 1998....	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	1998	Music festival - May
Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival The Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival is an annual international jazz festival held in Melbourne, Australia in April or May. The festival was formed in 2005 to celebrate Melbourne’s burgeoning creative jazz scene...	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	2005	Music festival - May
Melbourne International Arts Festival Melbourne International Arts Festival Melbourne Festival is a celebration of dance, theatre, music, visual arts, multimedia, outdoor and free events held for 17 days each October in a number of venues across Melbourne, Australia.-History:...	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	1986
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Melbourne International Comedy Festival The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is the third-largest international comedy festival in the world and the largest cultural event in Australia. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks in April typically opening on or around April Fool's Day...	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	1987
Melbourne International Film Festival Melbourne International Film Festival The Melbourne International Film Festival is an acclaimed annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1951, making it one of the oldest in the World....  (MIFF)	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	1951	Film festival - October
Melbourne Queer Film Festival Melbourne Queer Film Festival The Melbourne Queer Film Festival, or MQFF, has been running continuously since 1991 . It is the oldest queer film festival in Australia and one of the oldest queer film festivals in the world...	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	1991	Film festival - March
Melbourne School Bands Festival Melbourne School Bands Festival The Melbourne School Bands/Strings Festival is a two week program where school bands mainly from metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, as well as country Victoria and interstate, gather to perform, listen and participate in tutorials. The Festival has an education focus. All ensembles receive either a...	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	1989	Music festival
Melbourne Underground Film Festival Melbourne Underground Film Festival The Melbourne Underground Film Festival was formed out of disagreements over the content and running of the Melbourne International Film Festival...  (MUFF)	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	1996	Film festival - August
Melbourne Writers Festival Melbourne Writers Festival The Melbourne Writers Festival is an annual literary festival held in the Australian city of Melbourne.- History :The festival was founded in 1986 as a joint initiative between the Melbourne International Festival of the Arts and the City of Melbourne...	Melbourne	1986
Meredith Music Festival Meredith Music Festival The Meredith Music Festival is a three-day outdoor music festival held every December at the Supernatural Amphitheatre, a natural amphitheatre located on private farmland near the town of Meredith in Victoria, Australia...	Meredith Meredith, Victoria Meredith is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong.Meredith Post Office opened on 1 November 1854 and the railway came to the town with the opening of the Geelong-Ballarat line in 1862, with the local railway station opened soon after. Now only...	1991	Music festival
Midsumma Festival	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	1989	Summer lesbian and gay festival
Moneyana Festival	Port Fairy Port Fairy, Victoria Port Fairy is a coastal town in south-western Victoria, Australia. It lies on the Princes Highway in the Shire of Moyne, west of Warrnambool and 290 km west of Melbourne, at the point where the Moyne River enters the Southern Ocean.-History:...		Summer festival
Moomba Moomba Moomba is Australia's largest free community festival and one of the longest running festivals in Australia. Held annually in the city of Melbourne, Australia, Moomba is celebrated during the Labour Day long weekend , and has been celebrated since 1955...	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	1955
Nati Frinj Nati Frinj The Nati Frinj is an arts festival that happens in Natimuk, Victoria, Australia. It runs over the first weekend in November in odd numbered years....	Natimuk Natimuk, Victoria Natimuk is a town in Western Victoria, Australia. It is located about 300km northwest of Melbourne. A further 10km west of Natimuk is one of Australia's best climbing areas, Mount Arapiles. At the 2006 census, Natimuk had a population of 449.-History:...	2000	Arts festival
National Celtic Festival	Portarlington Portarlington, Victoria Portarlington is a historic coastal township located on the Bellarine Peninsula, 27km from the city of Geelong, in the state of Victoria, Australia. The gently rising hills behind the town feature vineyards and olive groves, overlooking Port Phillip Bay. Portarlington is a popular family holiday...		Celtic festival
Next Wave Festival Next Wave Festival is a biennial festival based in Melbourne, Australia, which promotes and showcases the work of young and emerging artists. Encouraging interdisciplinary practice, Next Wave fosters the creation and presentation of works by artists aged 16 to 30 working across a broad range of art forms, including...	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	1985	Arts festival
Pako Festa Pako Festa Pako Festa is an annual festival held in Pakington Street, Geelong West each year around late February. The festival is held to promote cultural diversity and show appreciation for the artwork and fashion designed by citizens of the Geelong area....	Geelong West Geelong West, Victoria Geelong West is a commercial and residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. When Geelong was founded, the area was known as Kildare but its name was changed to Geelong West in 1875. The main street is Pakington Street.-History:...	1983	Cultural festival
Poppykettle Festival	Geelong	1981	Arts festival
Port Fairy Folk Festival Port Fairy Folk Festival The Port Fairy Folk Festival is a popular annual four-day music festival based in the historic fishing village of Port Fairy in Victoria, Australia....	Port Fairy		Folk music festival
Pyramid Rock Festival Pyramid Rock Festival The Pyramid Rock Festival is a New Year's Eve camp-out rock music festival at Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.Beginning in 2004, it runs over two nights with two stages - the Main Stage, and the Pharaoh's Annex...	Pyramid Rock Pyramid Rock Pyramid Rock is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Sai Kung District. It is located in Rocky Harbour .... , Phillip Island	2004	Music festival 30 December - 1 January (held annually) http://www.thepyramidrockfestival.com/
Queenscliff Music Festival Queenscliff Music Festival Queenscliff Music Festival is a live music festival held in the town of Queenscliff, located on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. The festival began in 1997 and is held annually on the last weekend of November.- External links :* * *...	Queenscliff Queenscliff, Victoria Queenscliff is a small town on the Bellarine Peninsula in southern Victoria, Australia, south of Swan Bay at the entrance to Port Phillip. It is the administrative centre for the Borough of Queenscliffe...	1997	Music festival
Rainbow Serpent Festival Rainbow Serpent Festival The Rainbow Serpent Festival is a large electronic music, art and lifestyle festival, located in Victoria, Australia. The festival is mainly known for Psychedelic trance and Minimal Techno music, but also features other genres of electronic music and non electronic music in the smaller stages...	Beaufort Beaufort, Victoria Beaufort is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Western Highway midway between Ararat and Ballarat, in the Pyrenees Shire local government area. It is 387 metres above sea level. At the 2001 census, Beaufort had a population of 987...	1997	Electronic music festival
St Jerome's Laneway Festival St Jerome's Laneway Festival Known simply as the Laneway or St. Jerome's Festival, the music festival began in Caledonian Lane in Melbourne in 2004. Emerging as an indie music event, the Laneway Festival has grown rapidly in popularity, receiving favourable reviews in music press....	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	2004	Music festival
St Kilda Festival St Kilda Festival The St Kilda Festival is a popular community festival held in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda. Traditionally held on the second Sunday in February, the festival is about showcasing live Australian music, family and children's entertainment, beach activities and much more all presented in a...	St Kilda St Kilda, Victoria St Kilda is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip...	1981	Music festival - 2nd Sunday in February
Sustainable Living Festival Sustainable Living Festival The Sustainable Living Festival is a yearly festival held since 1998 in Melbourne at Federation Square and Birrarung Marr along the Yarra River....	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	1998	Sustainable Living Festival
Sydney Road Street Party Sydney Road Street Party The Sydney Road Street Party is one of a number of large street-based festivals in Melbourne, Australia. While many other festivals of this type in Melbourne celebrate a particular occasion or cultural group, the Sydney Road Street Party celebrates the cultural diversity of one of Melbourne's most...	Brunswick Brunswick, Victoria Brunswick is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland...	1989	Cultural festival
Thai Culture and Food Festival Thai Culture and Food Festival The Thai Culture and Food Festival Inc. is a not for profit incorporated association in Melbourne, Australia that was established in 2004. It organises Melbourne's annual Thai Culture and Food Festival at Federation Square held in March...	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	2004	Multicultural festival
Wandong Country Music Festival Wandong Country Music Festival The Wandong Country Music Festival is an annual country music festival held in Wandong, Victoria, north of Melbourne, Victoria.Started in 1972, Wandong was once Australia's largest country music festival, but dwindling crowds in the 1980s lead to its cessation until 2001, when the modern version...	Wandong Wandong, Victoria Wandong is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is about north of the state capital, Melbourne, on the Hume Highway. It is located right next to the town of Heathcote Junction, and at the 2006 census, the two towns had a population of 1,490.. The main centre nearest Wandong is Kilmore.Wandong...	1972	Country music festival
Weerama	Werribee	1978
Williamstown Literary Festival Williamstown Literary Festival Starting in 2003, the annual Williamstown Literary Festival has grown into one of Melbourne’s most respected wordfests, attracting some of Australia's best-loved authors....	Williamstown Williamstown, Victoria Williamstown is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, Williamstown had a population of 12,733....	2002	Literary festival April/May annually
Winchelsea Festival	Winchelsea, Victoria Winchelsea, Victoria Winchelsea is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is in the Surf Coast Shire local government area and located on the Barwon River 115 km south-west of Melbourne and close to Geelong .- History :...	2000	Country festival November annually http://winchelseafestival.org.au/
Woodend Winter Arts Festival	Woodend Woodend, Victoria Woodend is a small town in Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Macedon Ranges Local government area. It is bypassed to the east and north by the Calder Freeway and is located about halfway between Melbourne and Bendigo...	2006	Multicultural Arts Festival (Queen's Birthday Wkend) http://woodendwinterartsfestival.org.au/

Western Australia

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Festival	|Began / When		Augusta River Festival	Augusta Augusta, Western Australia Augusta is a town on the south-west coast of Western Australia, where the Blackwood River emerges into Flinders Bay. It is the nearest town to Cape Leeuwin, on the farthest south-west corner of the Australian continent. In the 2001 census it had a population of 1,694; by 2006 the population of...		Music festival held in March
Boyup Brook Country Music Festival	Boyup Brook Boyup Brook, Western Australia Boyup Brook is a town located in the south-west of Western Australia, south-southeast of Perth and northeast of Bridgetown.The name Boyup is derived from the name of a nearby pool "Booyup", an Aboriginal term meaning "place of big stones" or "place of big smoke" .The town's economy is...		Country music, ute and truck muster, markets, bush poetry, art exhibitions, workshops, held in February
Bridgetown Blues Festival	Bridgetown Bridgetown, Western Australia -Notable people:*Emily Barker, singer-songwriter*Jon Doust, author and comedian*Robyn McSweeney, politician*Tom O'Dwyer, cricketer*David Reid, politician*Deborah Robertson, novelist and poet-External links:* * * * * * * *...		WA's premier blues festival held the 2nd weekend of November
Broome Arts & Music Festival	Broome Broome, Western Australia Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...		Music, arts and cultural festival held in March
Channel 7 Crab Fest	Mandurah		Food and music festival held in March
Darlington Arts Festival Darlington Arts Festival Darlington Arts Festival is a festival held annually in Darlington, Western Australia.The origins of the festival were in the relationship between the artists resident in Darlington in the 1950s, and the local voluntary community fire brigade....	Darlington Darlington, Western Australia Darlington, Western Australia, is a locality in the Shire of Mundaring on the Darling Scarp, dissected by Nyaania Creek and north of the Helena River.- Location :...		Community festival held in November
Denmark Festival of Voice	Denmark Denmark, Western Australia Denmark is a town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, south-south-east of the state capital of Perth. At the 2006 census, Denmark had a population of 2,732.-History:...		Choir music festival held in June
Fairbridge Festival Fairbridge Festival Fairbridge Festival of World and Folk Music is Western Australia’s most popular family camping festival which takes place annually in April. It is a friendly celebration of folk, roots, blues, acoustic, celtic, a capella and world music in a traffic-free, self-contained bushland site at Fairbridge...	Pinjarra		Folk, blues, roots, celtic, acoustic, world music festival held in April
Festival of Country Gardens	Balingup		Flora festival held in May
Festival of The Wind	Esperance Esperance, Western Australia Esperance is a large town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The shire of Esperance is home to 9,536 people as of the 2006 census, its major industries are tourism, agriculture,...		Food and music festival held in March
FotoFreo Festival	Fremantle Fremantle Freemantle is a suburb of Southampton in England.Fremantle or Freemantle may also refer to:- Places :* Fremantle, the port city to the capital Perth, Western Australia...		International photography festival held biennially in April
Fremantle Children's Fiesta	Fremantle Fremantle Freemantle is a suburb of Southampton in England.Fremantle or Freemantle may also refer to:- Places :* Fremantle, the port city to the capital Perth, Western Australia...		An annual event celebrating children, and reflecting the diversity of the Fremantle community, held in Samson Park
Fremantle Festival	Fremantle Fremantle Freemantle is a suburb of Southampton in England.Fremantle or Freemantle may also refer to:- Places :* Fremantle, the port city to the capital Perth, Western Australia...	1905	Art and music festival held in November
Fremantle Heritage Festival	Fremantle Fremantle Freemantle is a suburb of Southampton in England.Fremantle or Freemantle may also refer to:- Places :* Fremantle, the port city to the capital Perth, Western Australia...		Art, Music, cultural festival held in May
Fremantle Street Arts Festival	Fremantle Fremantle Freemantle is a suburb of Southampton in England.Fremantle or Freemantle may also refer to:- Places :* Fremantle, the port city to the capital Perth, Western Australia...	1997	Arts festival held in April
Fremantle Tomato Festival	Fremantle Fremantle Freemantle is a suburb of Southampton in England.Fremantle or Freemantle may also refer to:- Places :* Fremantle, the port city to the capital Perth, Western Australia...	2004	One-day tomato festival held in either February or March as part of the Fremantle Village Art Market
Great Southern Taste Festival	Albany Albany, Western Australia Albany is a port city in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, some 418 km SE of Perth, the state capital. As of 2009, Albany's population was estimated at 33,600, making it the 6th-largest city in the state....		Food, wine, art and music festival held in February/March
GWN Great Southern Multi-Cultural Festival	Albany Albany, Western Australia Albany is a port city in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, some 418 km SE of Perth, the state capital. As of 2009, Albany's population was estimated at 33,600, making it the 6th-largest city in the state....		Food and wine festival with street stalls held in March
Jurien Bay Easter Festival	Jurien Bay
Kimberley Writers Festival	Kununurra	2005	Arts festival held in June
Kings Park and Botanic Gardens Wildflower Festival	Kings Park Kings Park, Western Australia Kings Park is a park located on the western edge of Perth, Western Australia central business district. The park is a mixture of grassed parkland, botanical gardens and natural bushland on Mount Eliza with two thirds of the grounds conserved as native bushland. With panoramic views of the Swan...		Flora festival held in September
Leederville Street Festival	Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....		Food and wine festival with street stalls held in November
Mango Festival	Broome Broome, Western Australia Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...		Food festival held in November
Margaret River Wine Region Festival	Margaret River Margaret River Margaret River is a river in southwest Western Australia. Although small and unremarkable, it is the eponym of the iconic town and tourist region of Margaret River, famous for its surfing, caves and wine....		Wine festival held in November
Moondyne Festival	Toodyay Toodyay, Western Australia Toodyay is a town located in the Wheatbelt region in the Avon Valley, 85 km north-east of Perth, Western Australia. Toodyay is connected to Perth via both rail and road.-History:...	1984	Cultural festival celebrating the history of Toodyay, with markets and entertainment, first Sunday in May
Mount Barker Wine Festival Weekend	Mount Barker Mount Barker, Western Australia Mount Barker is a town on the Albany Highway and is the administrative centre of the Shire of Plantagenet in the Great Southern region of Western Australia...		Wine festival held in January
Mundaring Truffle Festival	Mundaring Mundaring, Western Australia Mundaring is a suburb located 34 km east of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway. The suburb is located within the Shire of Mundaring.The Aboriginal name of the area 'Mindah-lung', said to mean 'a high place on a high place', was anglicised to become 'Mundaring'.The Mundaring area is also considered...	2007	Food festival with a focus on edible truffles and other local produce, held in July
Nannup Music Festival Nannup Music Festival The Nannup Music Festival is a live performance music festival showcasing primarily folk music, but also other styles...	Nannup		Music festival held in March
Narrogin Spring Festival	Narrogin Narrogin, Western Australia Narrogin is a large town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, southeast of Perth on the Great Southern Highway between Pingelly and Wagin...		Open gardens, markets, music, food, street parade and other entertainment, held in October
Ningaloo Whaleshark Festival	Exmouth Exmouth, Western Australia -Further reading:* Western Australia. Ministry for Planning. Exmouth-Learmonth structure plan. Perth, W.A. : Western Australian Planning Commission...		Environmental, arts and ocean sport festival held in May
Northam Motorcycle Festival	Northam Northam, Western Australia Northam is a town in Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, about north-east of Perth in the Avon Valley. At the 2006 census, Northam had a population of 6,009. Northam is the largest town in the Avon region...		Motorcycle festival held in October
Northam International Festival	Northam Northam, Western Australia Northam is a town in Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, about north-east of Perth in the Avon Valley. At the 2006 census, Northam had a population of 6,009. Northam is the largest town in the Avon region...		Music, arts and cultural festival held in November
Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival	Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....	1996	Travelling independent Australian comedy film festival held from May until March the following year
Pemberton Autumn Festival	Pemberton Pemberton, Western Australia Pemberton is a town located in the South West region of Western Australia, named after the early settler Pemberton Walcott. It is the home of the karri tree, the largest tree in Western Australia and the third largest hardwood tree in the world...		Food & wine festival held on the first Saturday in May every year
Perth Fashion Festival	Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....		Fashion festival held in September
Perth Fringe Festival	Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....		Arts and cultural festival held in January/February
Perth International Arts Festival Perth International Arts Festival The Perth International Arts Festival is Australia's longest running cultural festival, held annually in Western Australia between February-March. The program features contemporary and classical music, dance, theatre, opera, visual arts, large-scale public works, Lotterywest Festival Films and the...	Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....	1953	Art, music, film, and theatre festival held in January and February
Perth Medieval Fayre	Perth		Fayre held in the style of a renaissance fair, entertainment, Combat displays, Vendors and food and drink. wear medieval costume have fun. 3rd Saturday in March
Revelation – Perth International Film Festival	Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....	1997	Film festival held in July
Rock It Festival Rock-It Rock-It is an Australian music festival held at the Arena Joondalup in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. The festival was first held in 1999, and mainly features modern rock music...	Joondalup		Biennial Music festival held at the Arena Jondalup in March and December
Rockingham Spring Festival	Rockingham Rockingham, Western Australia Rockingham is a suburb and primary centre in Western Australia south-west of the Perth city centre and south of Fremantle. It has a beachside location at Mangles Bay, the southern extremity of Cockburn Sound. To its north stretches the maritime and resource-industry installations of Kwinana and...		Family festival held in November
Rollercoaster Rollercoaster (Australian festival) Rollercoaster is an annual Australian music festival held at the western foreshore at Mandurah in December. The festival mainly features modern rock music....	Mandurah	2004	Annual music festival held on the Mandurah foreshore in December
Shinju Matsuri - Festival of the Pearl Pearl A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is made up of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other...	Broome Broome, Western Australia Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...	1972	Music, arts and cultural festival held in September
Southbound Music Festival Southbound (festival) Southbound is an arts, camping and music festival. A variety of Australian and international artists perform at this event. The festival occurs annually, early January, at the Sir Stewart Bovell Park in Busselton, Western Australia.-History:...	Busselton		Sunset Events music festival held in January
SPLIF Festival	Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....	2001	Independent short film festival for West Australian film makers held in January
Spring In The Valley Festival	Swan Valley		Wine and music festival held in October
Staircase To The Moon Festival	Broome Broome, Western Australia Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...		Heritage, and environmental festival held in March
Stuffit	Wanneroo Wanneroo Wanneroo may refer to:* City of Wanneroo - a local government area in the north of Perth, Western Australia* Wanneroo - a suburb in that local government area* Wanneroo Road - an arterial road north of Perth...		Taxidermy festival held in March
UWA Annual Spring Feast	Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....	1999	Night market international food festival held in October
Vintage Blues Festival	Albany Albany, Western Australia Albany is a port city in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, some 418 km SE of Perth, the state capital. As of 2009, Albany's population was estimated at 33,600, making it the 6th-largest city in the state....		Wine and music festival held in January at Wignalls Wines
WA Food and Wine Festival	Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....		Food and wine festival held in June
West Coast Blues & Roots Festival West Coast Blues & Roots Festival The West Coast Blues 'n' Roots Festival is an annual music festival held in Fremantle, Western Australia. It features many blues and roots performers, both international and local.-History:...	Fremantle Fremantle Freemantle is a suburb of Southampton in England.Fremantle or Freemantle may also refer to:- Places :* Fremantle, the port city to the capital Perth, Western Australia...		Sunset Events music festival held in February
Whale Song Augusta Festival	Augusta Augusta, Western Australia Augusta is a town on the south-west coast of Western Australia, where the Blackwood River emerges into Flinders Bay. It is the nearest town to Cape Leeuwin, on the farthest south-west corner of the Australian continent. In the 2001 census it had a population of 1,694; by 2006 the population of...	2010	Music and entertainment, whale-watching, to celebrate the arrival of the Southern Right Southern Right Whale The southern right whale is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus Eubalaena. Like other right whales, the southern right whale is readily distinguished from others by the callosities on its head, a broad back without a dorsal fin, and a long arching...  and Humpback Humpback Whale The humpback whale is a species of baleen whale. One of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length from and weigh approximately . The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with unusually long pectoral fins and a knobbly head. It is an acrobatic animal, often breaching and slapping the...  whales in the waters of Augusta during their annual migrations, first week of June
Wild West Comedy Festival	Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....	2007	Comedy Festival
York Jazz Festival	York York, Western Australia York is the oldest inland town in Western Australia, situated 97 km east of Perth in the Avon Valley near Northam, and is the seat of the Shire of York...		Jazz music festival held in September/October
Yum In My Tum - a food festival just for kids!	Whiteman Park, Perth, Western Australia		WA's only food festival dedicated to children, takes place annually on the last weekend in November

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