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Written by Rajoo on May 22, 2020 Share on

10 Amazing Festivals In Australia You Must Attend

The country famous for its diverse and rich wildlife has a strong cultural and folk scene. Australians love to drink, so you’ll find loads of festivals in Australia to hang out and events to chill. If you wanna experience good food, entertaining music, lively ambience and memorable time, then Australia offers you everlasting moments of fun time and some mesmerizing festivals in the country.

Be a part of the celebration and explore the ethnic cultures of Australia and other important things about the most famous festivals in Australia, As we bring you the 10 best festivals of Australia which you simply cannot miss and Add at least one of these fests to your itinerary for a fulfilling experience.

10 Best Festivals In Australia

1. Adelaide Festival

Adelaide Festival of the Arts
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The Adelaide Festival of Arts, also known as the Adelaide Festival, is one of the arts festivals, an annual arts festival held in the South Australian capital of Adelaide in March. it is considered to be one of the world’s major celebrations of the arts, and a pre-eminent cultural event in Australia. It comprises events like opera, theatre, dance, classical and contemporary music and literature. The Festival attracts interstate and overseas visitors. This gem has emerged as one of the biggest celebrations in Australia of art, capturing the imagination of audiences world over. 

2. Melbourne International Comedy Festival 

MICF, The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is a stand-up comedy festival. It takes place annually starting in March and running through to April, in Melbourne over four weeks. The MICF plays host to hundreds of local and international artists. The festival is geared towards supporting local artists. Although the mainstream is stand-up and cabaret acts, the festival has also included sketch shows, plays, improvisational theatre, debates, musical shows and art exhibitions. One of the country’s foremost platforms for budding as well as established stand up comics, this festival features performances that range from hilarious to beautiful stage art. 

3. New Year’s Eve 

Festivals in Australia don’t get better than this. It’s an exhilarating celebration you won’t soon forget. This is one of the largest and most popular free events in the world and the crowds build steadily from about midday.  With celebrations engulfed in fireworks, light shows, and parties along the beaches. We would highly recommend flying out there to welcome the new year and attending one of the most beautiful family-friendly festivals in Australia. Experience a world-renowned New Year’s Eve party.

4. Byron Bay Bluesfest

Byron Bay Bluesfest
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The Byron Bay Blues-fest is an annual Australian music festival that has been held over the Easter long weekend in Byron Bay, New South Wales. A five-day blues music event festival that features a large selection of blues and roots performers from Australia and around the world and is one of the world’s leading contemporary music festivals. Attended by over five thousand people every year, It is a dream come true for music lovers, with large food courts, licensed bars, fast-food corners, and beer counters adding to the overall charm. This is what dreams are made of!

5. Melbourne International Arts Festival

Melbourne International Arts Festival is an international arts festival. This portrays the true spirit of Australian festivals and celebrations of dance, theatre, music, circus, visual arts, multimedia, held across Melbourne, Australia. The festival is attended by over 400,000 people. The festival has been noted for epic art performances. It is one of the popular and Australia’s most high profile festivals that offers an insight into the evolving cultural dialogue that takes place between the artists and their audience all around the world and art installations.

6. Parrtjima

Parrtjima is Australia’s only Aboriginal-dedicated event. This event celebrates the world’s oldest living culture with the very newest technology. One of the most beautiful Australian festivals. The festival centres around the Aboriginal artists of the country. The objective is to raise awareness about the ancient and yet unexplored art forms of the Aborigines and to display their wonderful artworks, but also to help educate others about their rich culture and history and is certainly one of its kind celebrations of arts and culture.

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7. Woodford Folk Festival

Woodford Folk Festival
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The Wood-ford Folk Festival is an annual music and cultural fest. Approximately 2000 performers and 438 events are programmed featuring local, national and international guests. one of the biggest folk festivals in the world, It features a wide range of performance styles, musical genres and nationalities, with artists playing at over 25 different venues within the festival grounds. Spending this colorful fest with your loved one could be the best ever thing to gift them. Australia Honeymoon Packages might be the thing you might search for. Along with musical acts, the festival offers entertainment such as circus, cabaret, comedy, street performance, workshops, debate, a Children’s Festival and more. The streets are lined with restaurants, cafes, stalls, bars, street theatre and parades. 

8. Melbourne Cup – Spring Racing Carnival 

The Spring Racing Carnival is a horse racing series held annually in Melbourne during October and November. Australia is big on horse racing, and nowhere is it more apparent than at the Melbourne Cup. Traditionally held on the first Tuesday of every November, the event brings the entire nation to a halt. There are a plethora of events that happen alongside the race. 

9. Sydney Mardi Gras

Sydney Mardi Gras is an annual LGBT  festival in Sydney, Australia.  The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras is one of Australia’s biggest tourist attraction with international and domestic tourists. One of the best festivals in Australia, this three-week-long celebration of LGBT, Organized in Sydney for the past forty years now, celebrating pride, self-expression, and love. 

10. Vivid Sydney Winter Festival 

Sydney Winter Festival
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This biggest winter festival, Vivid Sydney is an annual festival of light, music and ideas, held in Sydney. It includes performances by local and international musicians. This event takes place in May and June.  Vivid Sydney is a combination of light sculptures and multimedia interactive work and an ideas exchange forum featuring public talks and debates with leading creative thinkers. 

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