
The East Gippsland Winter Festival will return in 2024! Save the dates....
21 JUNE - 21 JULY, 2024
Experience HOW WE WINTER in East Gippsland as the region comes alive in a festival of light, food, music, art and culture.
Featuring more than 100+ spectacular events right across the region, the East Gippsland Winter Festival presents one of the largest and most diverse winter festival programs in Australia.
The fourth annual EGWF will be a month-long celebration of regional art, food, culture and nature. From Bairnsdale to Benambra, Metung to Mallacoota and virtually everywhere in between, the 2024 Festival Program will have something for all ages and will once again incorporate Winter Solstice and the Winter School Holidays.
Expect beautiful hand-made lanterns, projection art that augments reality, live music in unexpected places, wellness experiences overlooking lakes, long lunches and winter feasts in spectacular locations, creative hands-on workshops, on-foot adventures and more! Sign up to our email list for updates on the 2024 Festival Program.
2023 Festival Program
From Paynesville on the Gippsland Lakes to Omeo in the High Country, and all the way to Mallacoota in the far east, our 2023 winter festival program was jam-packed full of family-friendly events, winter feasts, workshops and beautiful art installations to experience HOW WE WINTER in East Gippsland.
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