Easter Festivals
In Australia, there are many festivals held during Easter.
2009 Sydney Royal Easter Show
April 9 - 22, 2009
The largest one of these is held in Sydney Australia and is known as the Sydney Royal Easter Show. The dates for the 2009 Show are April 9- 22 and the show is held at the Sydney Showground at Sydney Olympic Park.
The Show displays many of Australia’s best produce, farm animals, parades, rides, fireworks, food, sideshows and fun.
http://www.eastershow.com.au
2009 Bendigo Easter Festival, Bendigo, Victoria
The Bendigo Bank Bendigo Easter Festival is quite simply, great fun! Steeped in history, culture and more than a dash of contemporary entertainment, Easter in Bendigo has the city buzzing with excitement and spectacle. With four days of vibrant activity, Bendigo Easter Festival has something for everyone to enjoy.
Coliban Water Family Day on Good Friday features the ever popular Easter egg hunt which will thrill intrepid little hunters who will dig for the ultimate Easter treasure – chocolate! Kids will be enchanted by the entertainment on stage throughout the day. Adults can stroll around the market, covet the classic cars, be captivated by the art or be tempted by a taste of local wine.
Saturday in Rosalind Park is for the kids. Heaps of fun free activities and great shows will captivate every child who dares to venture into Kidzone in Rosalind Park.
Music on Bull, brought to you by the Bull Street hospitality traders features a sensational line up of jazz, folk, alternative rock and the legends of Bendigo rock.
Spectacular China is a must see this Easter. Buy your ticket to enjoy this unique and powerful stage show with music, dance, acrobatics and martial arts that brings to life the Chinese dynasties long gone, but not forgotten. Tickets are available at www.bendigotourism.com.
Dance, drums, Lion Teams and 100,000 crackers are all part of the Chinese Spring Festival and the Awakening of the Dragon as Bendigo celebrates its Chinese heritage on Easter Sunday. As the sun sets on a day full of colour and culture, find your place along the road to cheer on the convoy of illuminated floats in the Torchlight Procession concluding with a spectacular fireworks display at Lake Weeroona.
The highlight of the Bendigo Easter Festival has to be The Bendigo Advertiser Gala Parade with colourful floats, clowns, marching bands and the breathtaking performance of Sun Loong as he winds his way through the streets. Chinese crackers will ward off evil spirits and bring good luck to the City until everyone comes together again for the Bendigo Easter Festival in 2009.
Bendigo Bank proudly sponsors the Bendigo Easter Festival.
For more information please visit the Bendigo Tourism website www.bendigotourism.com or call 1800 813 153.
Check out www.bendigoeasterfestival.org.au for festival info & Parade Entry Forms.
The experience of Easter in Bendigo will live in your memory forever!
2009 National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
9 - 13 April 2009
The National Folk Festival is celebrated in Canberra, every Easter, when the city is frocked up in its golden autumn best. Australia’s festival flagship, the ‘National’, draws together people from all around Australia and the world. They come to share in the songs, dances, tunes, and verse that have flowed through the ages from many communities into Australian folk culture.
For five days Exhibition Park in Canberra dresses up and becomes a magic place, filled with colour and sound. Hundreds of the world’s best musicians perform daily, in a non-stop flow of entertainment across twenty two fabulous venues. Every day is packed with workshops and sessions, where you can join in the dancing, singing and playing and become part of the celebration. It’s all there for you; once you’ve bought your ticket and come through the magic time portal you won’t need to leave.
For more information check out www.folkfestival.asn.au
Bluesfest 2009, Byron Bay, NSW
This year the Bluesfest festival leads off with some big names in blues, reggae and roots pop, nicely rounded off with great artists in the alternative country, hip hop, soul, world and rock genres. With a list like this, it’s hard to believe there will be more amazing line-up announcements made, but there will be!
The 2007 Festival included artists like Missy Higgins, Bo Diddley, Taj Mahal, Wolfmother, Tony Joe White, John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Kasey Chambers, Fishbone, Fat Freddys Drop, John Butler Trio, Amos Lee, Xavier Rudd, The Waifs and Flogging Molloy.
For the latest most up-to-date line up of artists and playing schedule see www.bluesfest.com.au
A must weekend for blues lovers.
Point Nepean "A Music Experience"
POINT NEPEAN "A Music Experience" is a unique music festival positioned on the exclusive site of the Point Nepean Quarantine Station, showcasing spectacular views and some of the worlds most talented performers. The festival is held over Easter Weekend annually, and is the sister event to the East Coast International Blues And Roots Music Festival (Byron Bay Bluesfest).
POINT NEPEAN "A Music Experience" - A rare opportunity to discover a unique location.
www.pointnepeanmusic.com
Easterfest (Australian Gospel Music Festival )
Toowoomba, QLD
10 - 12April 2009
Things are changing at AGMF. . . our name has changed to Easterfest and we are going ‘all-out’ to make our 10th anniversary year amazing!
New venues, improved camping, free showrides with every ticket, our biggest artist line-up ever and the inclusion of new events including the Iona Passion Play, Focus on the Family LIVE! and ‘Have you got talent?’.
Easterfest is about music, it is about having fun with friends and family, it is about community, it is about making a difference in the world… but most importantly it is all about Easter itself. The first Easter split time in two and thousands of years later it is still the most defining point in history - worth celebrating!
For more information see www.agmf.com.au.
2009 Ulladulla Blessing of the Fleet Festival, Ulladulla, NSW
Good Friday to
Easter Monday 2009.
The Blessing of the Fleet is an old and revered tradition which has been passed down from generation to generation originating in Sicily and as ancient as biblical times. This centuries old Italian rite calls on divine providence to safeguard ships and crews from the danger of the seas
Ulladulla’s Italian community’s traditional ceremony of blessing the Ulladulla is on Easter Sunday at 12 noon at the harbour under the watchful eye of St Peter, the Patron Saint of the fisherman and the festival princesses.
www.blessingofthefleet.info
www.blessingfleet.org.au
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