Australia
Banana Festival and Harvest Week August 2008
The Tweed
Valley Banana Festival and Harvest Week is held during
August each year. The Festival features spectacular
street parade, food, and music festival,many free events,
billycart grand prix, garden competitions, and much more.
Visit their website at http://www.bananafestival.asn.au
The
Toyota National Country Music
Muster
Queensland in August 2008
Check out the website www.muster.com.au
Kangaroo
Valley Folk Festival:
September 2008
CoastFest
2008 5 - 7
September
Point Wolstoncroft Sport and Recreation Camp
Kanagra Drive Gwandalan - Lake Maquarie
Central Coast NSW
5.00pm Friday to 5pm Sunday
Blues, Roots, World, Folk and Alternative Beats
+Indigenous Space Drum & Fire Circle, Multicultural
Dance, Healing and Environment Village.
The Festival will feature 3 days of celebration on the
shores of beautiful Lake Maquarie, surrounded by water
and bush-land with a range of cabin and lodge
accommodation on offer, as well as waterfront, and bush
camping.
As well as multiple
performance stages, the festival will also include,
dance, drumming, an Indigenous space, theatre, visual
arts and crafts, children's activities, a healing and
environmental area, a Tavern as well as lots of fantastic
Market stalls, art installations and a themed spectacular
on Saturday night.
More Info: 0434 948 197
website: www.coastfest.org.au
Towradgi
Beach Rock & Blues
Festival
www.towradgibeachhotel.com.au
Blues
Festivals in Australia
October
Long weekend 2008 -
Narooma
Great
Southern Blues and Rockabilly
Festival
The
Black Stump music
festival
is held near
Appin, south of Sydney and has bands from Australia and
overseas. The website is http://www.blackstump.org.au
October long weekend 2008
Port
Fairy Spring Music
Festival
-
October 2008
Moruya
Jazz Festival
October 2008 -
website
Campbelltown's
largest free all ages music event, Fisher's Gig '08
More info,
www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au
Wangaratta
Festival of Jazz & Blues - November 2008
www.wangaratta-jazz.org.au
Melbourne
Cup
LAUNCESTON
BLUES FESTIVAL November 2008
www.ozblues.net/lbc
www.FestivalofFlight.com.au
- Nov 2008 Stanwell Park
Lismore
Country Music Festival
www.austcountry.com.au
November 2008
Midland
Folk Festival
Nov 2008 -
Festival
Website
Music
at the Creek Folk Festival
Major Creeks
near Braidwood - November 2008 - website
NATIONAL
GOSPEL HAPPENING
Canberra
November 2008 - More info: www.nationalgospelhappening.org
QUEENSCLIFF
MUSIC FESTIVAL November
2008 - www.qmf.net.au
The
Falls Festival
Woodford
Folk Festival
New
Years Eve
14th
Thredbo Legends of Blues Festival
Australia’s legends of blues! January 2009
visit
www.thredboblues.net.au
Australia
Day
HARVEST
FESTIVAL
The annual
Music, Film and Art celebration, Harvest Festival
2008
January
at the Victorian Mornington
Peninsula town of
Red Hill. www.harvestfestival.com.au
Tamworth
Country Music Festival
Illawarra
Folk Festival (Jamberoo)
2009
Watch the website: www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au
Call 1300 887 034 - Late Jan at Bulli Showgound
www.bigdayout.com
The
National Festival Australian Blues
Music
2nd weekend in February every year
www.australianbluesfestival.com.au
ph: 1800 353 646
Australian
Blues Music Festival - Goulburn - February 2009
For all the
latest information on the Festival log on to
www.australianbluesfestival.com.au
Further Information: Goulburn Visitor Information Centre
on 1800 353 646 or info@igoulburn.com
MAITREYA
FESTIVAL
They're about
hippie art, music and lifestyle, and proud of it. It's
held in Feb www.maitreyafestival.com
Cobargo
Folk Festival
-
Feb 2009
One of the best quality Festivals in New South Wales,
Australia. Top Australian and International folk artists
appear each year and the event is popular with locals,
tourists and folk music lovers. Website
BRUTHEN
BLUES and ARTS FESTIVAL February 2009
For more
information go to their web
site
Kiama
Jazz & Blue Festival March
2009
Info from
Kiama Visitors centre on 02 42323322
Country
Music Festivals
www.austcountry.com.au
March
2009 - During
the long weekend in March, the world famous
Port
Fairy Folk Festival,
attended by over 30,000 fans. This major international
and national festival features folk, country, bluegrass,
acoustic rock and world music artists in a four day
musical extravaganza. Looking for accommodation at
Port
Fairy
Blue
Mountains Festival of Folk, Roots & Blues
-
March 2009 -
Website
Festival Hotline 1800 651 322
Brisbane
Blues Festival - Feb/Mar 2009
Waterloo Hotel
(Corner of Ann St. & Commercial Rd. in Fortitude
Valley)
For more information - www.brisbanebluesfestival.com
Jazz
Festivals Around
Australia
Lake
Bolac Eel Festival - March 2009
Enjoy fabulous
music on the banks of Lake Bolac, accompanied by great
food, an art exhibition and a craft market. Celebrate
traditional indigenous culture and learn about the
environmental importance of the lake and waterways.
www.eelfestival.org.au
Illawarra
Annual Jazz Festival
is held on the long weekend in Easter - Website
East
Coast Blues and Roots Festival -
EASTER weekend
- Website
Blessing
of The Fleet Festival
- Ulladulla - Every Easter - Website
Byron
Bay Blues and Roots 2008
The annual
Byron Bay Blues and Roots festival held every year in
the
northern New South Wales town over the Easter weekend
Camden
Haven Music Festival
14th annual
CHMF April. Some of Australia's foremost musicians
celebrate the spirit of music in a heavenly corner of the
Greater Port Macquarie area. Contact the Coordinator on
6556 9622, email chmf@tsn.cc
and check out www.camdenhavenmusicfestival.org.au
Apollo
Bay Music Festival - April 2009
For a feast of
music styles, street theatre, roving performers, kids fun
and games plus food from all over the world. You'll enjoy
great classical, blues, country, rock, world, gospel,
folk, hip hop and jazz music. Call (03) 5237 6761 or
visit www.apollobaymusicfestival.com
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