The East Gippsland Winter Festival returns 20 June - 20 July, 2025!
Experience HOW WE WINTER in East Gippsland as the region comes alive in a month-long festival of luminous art, epic winter feasts, trestle bridge soirees, lively music, dark skies, roaring fires and cold plunges.
Incorporating Winter Solstice and the Winter School Holidays, the fifth annual East Gippsland Winter Festival will present one of the largest winter festival programs anywhere in Australia, offering something for all ages and a memorable winter getaway with family or friends. Choose from over 100 different events, right across East Gippsland.
Expect beautiful hand-made lanterns, projection art that augments reality, live music in unexpected places, engaging pop-up events, long lunches and winter feasts in spectacular locations, creative hands-on workshops, wellness experiences overlooking lakes, on-foot adventures and much more.
DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Head east this Winter.
Paynesville Lantern Parade & Street Food Fiesta
Experience the magic of the Paynesville Lantern Parade and Street Food Fiesta! Enjoy a glowing lantern walk along the foreshore, tasty street food from local eateries and food trucks, and buskers at various locations along the Esplanade. A vibrant night of community, food, and music awaits!
Deep in the Weeds
Join Sailors Grave Brewing for a special ‘Deep in the Weeds Festival’ at their new Dunetown brewery! Come along and celebrate the final weekend of the month-long East Gippsland Winter Festival in style with great live music, delicious food by Gippsland favourites Trulli and The Long Paddock, and of course - Sailors Grave's weird and wonderful beers!
Hoggengrog
We're celebrating Winter the old-fashioned way at the Waterwheel Beach Tavern: Whole Pig on the Spit, Mulled Wine, Fire Pots on the Deck, Great Music, Good Company. Many Brews. Eat the Hog. Drink the Grog. From lunchtime until the depths of the night.
Dunetown ~ Barrel Room Launch Dinner with The Long Paddock
Join us Sailors Grave Brewing at Dunetown for the launch of our koelschip & barrel room with an exclusive 20-person beer dinner with The Long Paddock. Enjoy a relaxed afternoon with 4 courses crafted by The Long Paddock paired with 4 barrel-aged beers from Sailors Grave Brewing's cellar.
2025 Festival Program
Jam-packed full of pop-up events, lantern parades, long lunches and one-off collaboration dinners, live music, wellness experiences and more - the 2025 EGWF Program has something for all ages. Book in your winter adventures now!
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