Editing List of festivals in Australia (section)

==Victoria==

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|Altona Bayside ||[[Altona, Victoria|Altona]] || 1997 
||| Community Festival with Street Parade and Fireworks, held annually over a weekend in March.
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|Apollo Bay Music Festival || [[Apollo Bay, Victoria|Apollo Bay]] || 
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|Art is... festival || [[Horsham, Victoria|Horsham]] || 1995 
||| Annual Arts Festival
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|ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE
|[[Melbourne]]
|2015
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|Biennial arts festival focusing on climate change and the environment.
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|Australian Contemporary Opera Co.
|Melbourne, Yarra Valley
|2017
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|Annual Opera Festival
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|[[Ballarat Beer Festival]]|| [[Ballarat]] 
|1995|| ||Annual Beer Festival In January
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|[[BeerFest]]|| [[Melbourne]] || 1952 
||| Annual Beer Festival in February
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|[[Beers by the Bay]]|| [[Mornington, Victoria|Mornington]] || 1952 
||| Annual Beer Festival on 17 November 2012
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|[[Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival|Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival]]
|Bendigo
|2011
|
|Annual Blues & Roots Music Festival usually held on the first week of November each year.
|- style="text-align:left;"
|[[Bendigo Easter Festival]] || [[Bendigo]] || 1871 
||| Held annually over the Easter long weekend. Australia's oldest ongoing community festival.
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|[[Begonia Festival]] || [[Ballarat]] || 1952 || March 
|| Community cultural festival with [[begonia]] theme – [[Labour Day#Australia|Labour Day]] long weekend
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|[[Beyond The Valley Festival]] || [[Lardner, Victoria]] || 2014 
||| A multi-day music festival held annually at [[Gippsland]] Parklands in [[Lardner, Victoria]], [[Australia]] over the New Year's Eve period.
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|Big West Festival || [[Footscray, Victoria|Footscray]] || 1997 
||| Biennial Contemporary Arts and Cultural Festival
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|Broadford Country Music Festival || [[Broadford, Victoria|Broadford]] || 
||| Country music festival
|- style="text-align:left;"
|Bruthen Blues and Arts Festival || [[Bruthen, Victoria|Bruthen]] || 1994 || third weekend in February annually
|| a weekend of blues music and fun
|- style="text-align:left;"
|Brewers Feast Craft Beer and Food Festival || [[Abbotsford, Victoria|Melbourne]] || 2016 to present || first weekend in December annually
|| a weekend of independent Beer, paired with craft food and music
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|Buddha's Day and Multicultural Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buddhaday.org.au |title=Buddha's Day and Multicultural Festival 2012, Buddhist Festival, Buddhist Celebrations, Buddhism Ceremonies, Buddhism for Kids Events |publisher=Buddhaday.org.au |accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> || [[Federation Square]], Melbourne || 1995 
||| Annual Buddhist Festival celebrating the Buddha's Birthday
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|Castlemaine State Festival of the Arts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.castlemainefestival.com.au/ |title=Castlemaine State Festival |publisher=Castlemainefestival.com.au |accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref> || [[Castlemaine, Victoria|Castlemaine]] || 1976
||| Multi-arts, 10-day, Biennial Festival in odd years, March/April.
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|Dancing Ground Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dancingground.org/ |title=Dancing Ground Festival |publisher=danicingground.org |accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref> || [[Gembrook, Victoria|Gembrook]] || 2011
||| Weekend dance and movement workshop festival. Camping based, includes meals. Annually in February.
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|Environmental Film Festival Melbourne<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.effm.org.au/ |title=Environmental Film Festival Melbourne - Home |publisher=Effm.org.au |accessdate=14 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005001532/http://www.effm.org.au/ |archive-date=5 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> || [[Melbourne]] || 2010 
||| Environmental films from Australia and around the world
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|[[Earthcore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earthcore.com.au/ |title=Earthcore|publisher=earthcore.com.au |accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> || [[Pyalong, Victoria|Pyalong]] || 1993 
|||  Earthcore hosted the first Bush [[Doof]] to be held in Australia and continues to every year during November.
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|[[Falls Festival]] || [[Lorne, Victoria|Lorne]] || 1993 
||| Music festival – 29 December to 1 January
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|Fest la Frog || [[French Island, Victoria|French Island]] || 7–13 April 
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|Festival of Sails
|[[Geelong]]
|1844
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|Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival
|Kinglake
|2014
|October
|Annual festival – Bluegrass music performances and workshops ([http://fmbluegrass.com.au/ Website])
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|Folk Rhythm & Life || [[Eldorado, Victoria|Eldorado]] || 1996 
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|[[Freeplay Independent Games Festival]]
|[[Melbourne]]
|2004
|May
|Australia's longest-running and largest independent games festival.
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| [[Gala Day]] ||[[Geelong]]||1916
||| Festival held annually in November. ([http://www.galaday.com.au/ Website])
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|Geelong Highland Gathering
|[[Geelong]]
|1857 
|March 
|Annual Festival held in Geelong. The original Highland Gathering was held on New Years Day and was organised and promoted by the local "Commun Na Feinne" Society formed in 1856.
Clans known to attend include attend Boyd, Buchanan, Donald, Donnachaidh (Robertson), Edmonstone, Fraser, Grant, MacLeod, MacDonald, MacKenzie, McLaughlin, MacLean, MacPherson, Thomas, Sinclair, Scottish Gaelic, VSU.

[http://www.geelonghighlandgathering.org.au/index.php/history Geelong Highland Gathering Association Website]
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| Globe to Globe World Music Festival ||[[Clayton South, Victoria|Clayton South]]||2001
||| Festival held annually around Australia Day. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20170312230403/http://www.kingston.vic.gov.au/Community/Council-Festivals-Events/Globe-to-Globe-World-Music-Festival Website])
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|[[Good Beer Week]]|| [[Melbourne]] ||2011
||| runs from 18 to 26 May<ref name="goodbeerweek">{{cite web|url=http://www.goodbeerweek.com.au/|title=Good Beer Week 2016|publisher=goodbeerweek.com.au|accessdate=13 May 2016}}</ref>
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|[[Grampians Grape Escape]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grampiansgrapeescape.com.au/ |title=Grampians Grape Escape |publisher=Grampians Grape Escape |accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref>  || [[Halls Gap]] ||1991
||| Food, wine, music festival in the Grampians National Park. Held annually, first weekend of May.
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|The Grass Is Greener
|[[Cairns]]
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|[[Great Australian Beer Festival]]|| [[Geelong]] ||2013
||| a Beer Festival Held annually, early February.
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|Guildford Banjo Jamboree
|Guildford
|2004
|September
|Annual music festival – performances, workshops ([http://banjojamboree.org/# Website])
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|Healesville Music Festival
|Healesville
|2010
|November
|Annual music festival with performances, workshops in a variety of venues ([https://www.healesvillemusicfestival.com.au/ Website])
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|[[Let Them Eat Cake NYD]]
|Werribee Mansion
|2011
|New Year's Day
|A NYD gathering for electronic music lovers featuring artisanal food, manicured gardens and art installations [https://letthemeatcakenyd.com.au/ (Website)]
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|[[Maldon Easter Fair]]|| [[Maldon, Victoria|Maldon]] || 1878<ref>{{Cite news|title=Maldon Easter Fair|date=4 April 1878|work=Tarrangower Times}}</ref> 
||| Held annually over the Easter long weekend. Australia's oldest continuous Easter Fair.
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|Maldon Folk Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maldonfolkfestival.com/ |title=Folk Music Dance & Theatre, Maldon Victoria |publisher=Maldon Folk Festival |date=2 November 2009 |accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref>  || [[Maldon, Victoria|Maldon]] ||1974
|||Held annually over the weekend before the Melbourne Cup.
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|[[Melbourne Art Fair]]
|[[Melbourne]]
|1988
|
|A biennial contemporary art fair. The first international art fair hosted in Australia. 
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|Melbourne Flower and Garden Show || [[Melbourne]] ||
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|[[Melbourne Fringe Festival]] || [[Melbourne]] || 1983 
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|[[Melbourne Food and Wine Festival]] || [[Melbourne]] || 1993 
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|[[Melbourne International Games Week]]
|[[Melbourne]]
|2015
|
|A week of events celebrating gaming culture in arts and education.
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|[[Melbourne International Singers Festival]]|| [[Melbourne]] || 2010 
||| Festival for choirs, singing groups and individual singers. Held over the Queen's Birthday Weekend in June. ([http://www.playitforward.org.au website])
|- style="text-align:left;"
|[[Melbourne Jazz Festival]] || [[Melbourne]] || 1998 
||| Music festival – May
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|[[Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival]] || [[Melbourne]] || 2005 
||| Music festival – May
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|[[Melbourne International Arts Festival]] || [[Melbourne]] || 1986 
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|[[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]] || [[Melbourne]] || 1987 
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|[[Melbourne International Film Festival]] (MIFF) || [[Melbourne]] || 1951 
||| Film festival – October
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|[[Melbourne Queer Film Festival]] || [[Melbourne]] || 1991 
||| Film festival – March
|- style="text-align:left;"
|[[Melbourne School Bands Festival]] || [[Melbourne]] || 1989 
||| Music festival
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|[[Melbourne Ukulele Festival]] (MUF) || [[Northcote, Victoria|Northcote]] || 2010 
||| Music festival – March
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|[[Melbourne Underground Film Festival]] (MUFF) || [[Melbourne]] || 1996 
||| Film festival – August
|- style="text-align:left;"
|[[Melbourne Writers Festival]] || Melbourne || 1986 || August
|| ([https://mwf.com.au/ Website]) 
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|[[Meredith Music Festival]] || [[Meredith, Victoria|Meredith]] || 1991 
||| Music festival
|- style="text-align:left;"
|[[Midsumma Festival]] || [[Melbourne]] || 1989 
||| Summer lesbian and gay festival
|- style="text-align:left;"
|[[Mildura Jazz Food and Wine Festival]]|| Mildura || 1979 
||| Traditional and contemporary jazz, food and wine
|- style="text-align:left;"
|[[Mildura Palimpsest Biennale]]|| Mildura ||
||| Contemporary site-specific visual arts festival 
|- style="text-align:left;"
|[[Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival]]|| Mildura || 1996 
||| A large regional arts festival
|- style="text-align:left;"
|[[Mildura Writers Festival]]|| Mildura || 1994 
||| Program of workshops, lectures and discussion forums 
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|Moyneyana Festival || [[Port Fairy, Victoria|Port Fairy]] || 
||| Summer festival
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|[[Moomba Festival|Moomba]] || [[Melbourne]] || 1955 
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|[[Murray River International Music Festival]]|| Mildura || 2003 
||| Beautiful music in beautiful locations 
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|[[Nati Frinj]] || [[Natimuk, Victoria|Natimuk]] ||2000 
||| Arts festival
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|National Celtic Festival || [[Portarlington, Victoria|Portarlington]] || 
||| Celtic festival
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|[[Next Wave Festival]] || [[Melbourne]] || 1985 
||| Arts festival
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|[[Pako Festa]] || [[Geelong West, Victoria|Geelong West]] || 1983 
||| Cultural festival
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|[[Pitch Music & Arts Festival]]
|Moyston
|2017
|March
|Electronic music and arts festival [http://pitchfestival.com.au/ (Website)]
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|[[Poppykettle Festival]]|| [[Geelong]] || 1981 
||| Arts festival
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|[[Port Fairy Folk Festival]] || [[Port Fairy]] || 1977 
||| Folk, blues, roots, Celtic, world music festival. Labour Day weekend annually.
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|[[Port Fairy Spring Music Festival]] || [[Port Fairy]] || 1990 
||| Open-air free annual festival, classical as well as other genres of music
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|[[Pyramid Rock Festival]] || [[Pyramid Rock]], [[Phillip Island (Victoria)|Phillip Island]] || 2004 
||| Music festival 30 December – 1 January (held annually)
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|[[Queenscliff Music Festival]] || [[Queenscliff, Victoria|Queenscliff]] || 1997 
||| Music festival
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|[[Rainbow Serpent Festival]] || [[Beaufort, Victoria|Beaufort]]||1997 
||| Electronic music festival
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|Rheola Charity Carnival
|[[Rheola, Victoria|Rheola]]
|1871
|
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|[[St Jerome's Laneway Festival]] || [[Melbourne]] || 2004 
||| Music festival
|- style="text-align:left;"
|[[St Kilda Festival]] || [[St Kilda, Victoria|St Kilda]] || 1981 
||| Music festival – 2nd Sunday in February
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|[[Sex Camp]]|| [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] || 2012 
||| A weekend of workshops, discussion, food, film and performance
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|[[Sustainable Living Festival]] || [[Melbourne]] || 1998 
||| Sustainable living festival
|- style="text-align:left;"
|[[Stringybark Festival]]|| [[Melbourne]] || 1985 
||| Sustainability / environmental festival – 3rd weekend in October
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|[[Sydney Road Street Party]]|| [[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]] || 1989 
||| Cultural festival
|- style="text-align:left;"
|[[Tarra Festival]]|| [[Yarram, Victoria|Yarram]] || 1972 
||| Easter festival
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|[[Tesselaar Tulip Festival]] || [[Silvan, Victoria|Silvan]] || 1954 
|||Tulip festival
|- style="text-align:left;"
|[[Thai Culture and Food Festival]] || [[Melbourne]] || 2004 
|||Multicultural festival
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|[[The Big Freeze Winter Family Festival]]|| [[Cranbourne, Victoria|Cranbourne]] || 2016 
||| Encouraging families to stay active, creative and use their imaginations over winter
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|[http://thevillagecontinuum.com.au The Village Continuum Festival]
|Bolinda
|2014
|Melbourne Cup Weekend (Saturday to Monday)
|3 day, fully catered, camping festival.
Traditional crafts, nature skills & well-being tools.
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|[[Toast to the Coast]]
|Geelong
|2004
|3–4 November 2012
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|[[Wandong Country Music Festival]] || [[Wandong, Victoria|Wandong]] || 1972 
||| Country music festival
|- style="text-align:left;"
|[[Weerama]]|| [[Werribee]] || 1978 
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|Williamstown Literary Festival || [[Williamstown, Victoria|Williamstown]] || 2002 
||| Literary festival April/May annually
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|[[Winchelsea Festival]]|| [[Winchelsea, Victoria]] || 2000 
||| Country festival, November annually
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|[[Wine and Cheese Fest]]|| [[Williamstown, Victoria]] || 2014 
||| Wine and cheese festival, annually in October
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|[[Woodend Winter Arts Festival]]|| [[Woodend, Victoria|Woodend]] || 2004 
||| Classical music and literature festival (Queen's Birthday Weekend)
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|[[YIRRAMBOI Festival]] || Melbourne || 2017
||| [[Indigenous Australian]] culture, biennially in May
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