The Perisher Valley in NSW's Snowy Mountains will open the 2012 Australian Winter Ski Season with a vibrant 4 day festival packed with live music at the snow over the June long weekend.
This is your opportunity to soak up the magic of the snow fields whilst listening to some of our best musicians step up to the mic with a mix of world, folk, roots, celtic, acoustic, traditional music, song, dance, poetry and yarnspinning. The Snowy Mountains of Music will take place in up to 10 indoor venues in Perisher Valley, Smiggin Holes and Guthega Alpine Village.
The June long weekend is the official start of the Australian Ski season, so it will be cold and there will be snow to enjoy, especially for first-timers. Weekend festival pass and accommodation packages offer great value, especially when combined with a Perisher Lift pass, at prices only available to Festival goers. Click Here to see package deals.
The Perisher Snowy Mountains of Music festival begins on Friday evening and continues at pace over Saturday and Sunday, finishing with a not-to-be-missed Finale event on Monday afternoon. It promises to be a very unique festival, so get out your favourite winter woollies and book now to get your earlybird discount rate.
Located at various bars and venues throughout Melbourne, the International Jazz Festival will liven up many a bar.
The Melbourne International Jazz Festival brings Melbourne to life this winter, entertaining jazz aficionados and newcomers alike with more than 300 musicians and 100 events creating unforgettable experiences.
The rich program brings jazz into the heart of Melbourne with late-night art parties, intimate club gigs, film screenings, masterclasses, daily free concerts, Evening Soundwalks and events for families and children.
All under the one roof at South Australia’s creative heart, the Adelaide Festival Centre, you can experience the Adelaide Cabaret Festival every June beginning on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.
The Festival has become a major event in the international and Australian arts calendar, as the most comprehensive cabaret festival in the world with a reputation of highlighting the best local, national and international artists in the cabaret genre, with classic and contemporary cabaret performances.
So head on down to the Adelaide festival centre for a cultural insight into the world of cabaret. Prices vary throughout the festival.
Cradle Mountain Lodge, one of Tasmania’s iconic wilderness experiences, celebrates Tasmania’s premiere culinary event ‘Tastings at the Top’.
A gourmet extravaganza rated among the country’s best food and wine experiences; a 3-day festival celebrating the finer things in life – a chance to celebrate the very best in Tasmanian produce.
From degustation dinners to cooking demonstrations, fresh produce markets to wine and cheese tastings and decadent spa treatments at the famous Waldheim Alpine Spa, Tastings at the Top encompasses the very best Tasmania has to offer.
The Noosa Long Weekend Festival is a collection of Arts, Literature, Food and Fun and it promises to offer something for all tastes, all ages groups and all price budgets.
A 10 day festival of theatre, literature, music, dance, film, visual arts, cuisine and barrier-breaking forums – in one of Australia’s most enviable destinations: Noosa Heads, Queensland.
Now recognised as one of Australia’s foremost regional cultural events, The Noosa Longweekend festival was launched in 2002 by a local group of creative visionaries wanting to blend their passions with the beautiful environment that is Noosa.
The Noosa Longweekend festival presents a diverse program of events which in its nine years has attracted some of the best Australian and international performers, writers, film-makers, musicians, artists, chefs, environmentalists and commentators.
The Denmark Festival of Voice is held over three nights and two days on the first weekend in June.
It is a celebration of the human voice, particularly community singing, and features an extensive assortment of vocal-based acts and workshops, and a great vibe. Every year we have an exciting array of headline acts complementing a large number of choirs, ensembles and groups, plus numerous fringe events all over the shire. The festival club caters for those who want to party and sing on into the night.
You get to participate in the workshops, are treated to great performers as part of the audience, and even sing your heart out in concert. Hundreds of voices provide a wonderful festival atmosphere and great music.
And all of it set in the beautiful town of Denmark on the south coast of Western Australia.
