Australia

AUSTRALIA

Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts. [March] Adelaide Festival Corporation. Level 9, 33 King William Street, Adelaide, or PO Box 8221 Station Arcade, Adelaide South Australia 5000. Tel: +61 8 8216 4444 Fax: +61 8 8216 4455.
The Adelaide Festival of Arts is one of the world’s great performing and visual arts festivals. Since its founding in 1960, it has enjoyed a strong tradition of the presentation of challenging, innovative and sublime artistic experiences from across Australia and the world. Held in the warm South Australian autumn in every ‘even’ year, Adelaide Festival of Arts is a large-scale multi-arts event of extraordinary richness and diversity. For 40 years Australia’s premier biennial festival has seen a pilgrimage of patrons nationally and internationally for the two and a half week celebration.

Adelaide Fringe. [February - March] First Floor, 265 Rundle Street (enter via Ebenezer Place) Adelaide SA 5000. Postal Address: PO Box 3242, Rundle Mall Adelaide SA 5000. Tel: +61 (8) 8100 2000 Fax: + 61 (8) 8100 2020.
Australia's biggest arts festival and if that doesn't impress you enough, we're the second biggest Fringe in the world. The Fringe is open to any and all artists who wish to participate. With music, dance, theatre, comedy, visual arts, film, writing, cabaret, digital arts and more, there really is something for everyone

Darwin Fringe Festival. [July-August]
Live arts and cultural activity. The Darwin Fringe program is jam packed full of theatre, dance, music, visual arts, film and comedy.

Sydney Festival. [January] 36-38 Young St, Sydney NSW 2000. Tel: +61 2 8248 6500 Fax: +61 2 8248 6599 [contact: Director - Leo Schofield Deputy Director - Brett Sheehy. Manager, Marketing and Communications - Virginia Lovett]

The Melbourne Art Festival. [April] P. O. Box 611, Melbourne FL 32902. Office: Henegar Center, 625 E. New Haven Ave. Melbourne, FL. Tel: 321-722-1964 Fax: 321-722-5055.
The Melbourne Art Festival is held free of charge on the fourth full weekend in April each year in historic downtown Melbourne, Florida. The Melbourne Art Festival attracts nearly 60,000 visitors each year. The highlight of this free Festival is the juried art show, which features over 250 artists from around the country who compete for cash awards in nine categories.

Melbourne Festival. [October - November] P.O. Box 10. Flinders Lane, Melbourne Victoria 8009 [contact: Ree Izett. Public Affairs Manager. Tel: +61 3 9652 8639 Fax: +61 3 9663 4141]

Perth International Arts Festival. [February-March] UWA Festival Centre, 3 Crawley Avenue, Crawley WA 6009. Australia. Tel: +61 8 6488 2000 Fax: +61 8 6488 8555.
The UWA Perth International Arts Festival, the oldest annual international multi-arts festival in the southern hemisphere, is Western Australia's premier cultural event. The Perth Festival was established in 1953, following the birth of the Edinburgh Festival six years earlier, and now offers the people of Western Australia some of the best international and contemporary drama, theatre, music, film, visual arts, street arts, literature, comedy and free community events.

Australian Blues Music Festival. [February] Locked Bag 22 Goulburn, NSW, 2580. Tel: (+61) 02 4823 4492 Fax: (+61) 02 4822 2692.

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Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival. [May] Broadbeach Management Association. Level 12, Niecon Tower. Victoria Avenue, Broadbeach. QLD. 4218 Australia. Tel: +61 755398416 Fax: +61 755702655.
Blues on Broadbeach is a free five day music festival featuring the best in Australian Blues Music with open air concerts, street parties and venue performances.

Sydney Writers' Festival. [May] Ground Floor, 10 Hickson Rd. The Rocks, NSW, 2000, Australia. Tel: (02) 9252 7729 Fax: (02) 9252 7735.

Four Winds Easter Festival. PO Box 73. Bermagui, NSW, Australia, 2546
Primarily classical music, but with some jazz and world music performances

Melbourne Autumn Music Festival. [April-May] PO Box 92. Parkville, VIC 3052. Australia. Tel: + 61 3 9328 5455. Fax: + 61 3 9328 5466.
Festival of chamber music (early and contemporary) in a variety of venues in the City of Melbourne.

Adelaide Cabaret Festival. [June] Adelaide Festival Centre. King William Road Adelaide SA 5000. Tel: +61 8 8216 8600 Fax: +61 8 8212 7849.
Sixteen evenings of cabaret.

Melbourne International Comedy Festival. [April-May] PO Box 341 Fitzroy 3065 Victoria, Australia. Street address: First floor, 110 Johnston Street , Fitzroy 3065 Victoria Tel: 61 3 9417 7711 Fax: 61 3 9417 5540.
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is one of the "Big 3" Comedy Festivals in the world. And the other two are just about to kick off, proudly featuring dozens of Australian comedy performers! Some of them are performing for the first time overseas, and some of them are bona fide world famous stars. Either way, isn't it great to know that our country's specialty is making people laugh and not, you know, making rare, toxic cheeses or something.

The Adelaide Film Festival. [February - March] Adelaide Film Festival. 12 King William Rd, Unley South Australia 5061, Australia. Tel: +61 (8) 8271 1488 Fax: +61 (8) 8271 9905.
The Adelaide Film Festival celebrates the screen in all its diversity. Documentaries, shorts, music videos, animations, new media works, computer games and mini movies for mobiles will battle for your attention, imaginations, conversations and subconscious.

Flickerfest Festival. [See website for info] Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. Postal Address:PO Box 7416. Bondi Beach NSW Tel: 2026. (02) 9365 6888.
Flickerfest began as a small local festival at the Balmain High School in 1992. In the space of 14 years it has grown to become Australia's only competitive International Short Film Festival with contacts across the globe. Each year the festival director visits festivals around the world seeking new films of a high standard most of which have not been seen in Australia. Flickerfest is considered in International circles as the leading Australian competitive short film festival and increasingly filmmakers view it as one of the main festivals on the world circuit. In 2003 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science elected to recognise Flickererfest as a qualifying festival for the Best Short film and Best Animation categories of the Academy Awards®

Home Brewed International Film Festival. [November] PO Box 130, Dapto NSW 2530, Australia. Tel: 0403 848 914; or +612 403 848 914 (if calling from overseas).
Home Brewed first screened as the Home Brewed International Short FIlm Festival in November 2003 at the Dapto Leagues Club, just south of Wollongong, NSW Australia. Attracting a record 111 entries in its first year from around Australia and the World, a field of 20 finalists took to the screen before an appreciative audience of nearly 300 people.

The Newcastle Film Festival. [November]
Ten years ago there was a dream, that the Hunter would one day provide a platform for film enthusiasts to celebrate their creations and launch their careers. And so the Newcastle Film Festival was born. Since that time the Film festival has grown in caliber, with entries received not only from our own backyard, but also around the world. 2005 is set to exceed all expectations by showcasing a unique and diverse range of homegrown movies that chronicles the evolution of the Australian Culture through film.

SNOWYfest International Film Festival. [June]
Encouraging and supporting the wide range of filmmaking talent in Australia (and particularly the capital region) and to encourage the sharing of new film ideas, styles and skills from overseas with the Australian community. SNOWYfest launched in June 2004 at Thredbo, Australia's premier alpine resort.

Sydney Film Festival. [June] Level 5, Suite 501. 414-418 Elizabeth Street. Surry Hills, NSW 2010 Australia. Tel: +61 2 9280 0511 Fax: +61 2 9280 1520.
The film event of the year, the 53rd Sydney Film Festival will showcase the best and latest features, shorts and documentaries from around the world - 9-25 June 2006.

Dandenong Ranges Folk Festival. [February] The National Rhododendron Gardens - Olinda, Victoria. Dandenong Ranges Folk Alliance. PO Box 313. Belgrave. VIC 3160 Tel: 03 9754 1408 Fax 03 9751 1536
Great local and international acoustic, roots and world music at Australia's most beautiful festival site

Port Fairy Folk Festival. [March] Port Fairy Folk Festival Committee Incorporated. PO Box 176, Port Fairy, 3284, Australia Tel: +613 55682227 - Fax: +613 55681819.
The festival presents the of best International and National artists over the four days of folk, blues, jazz, bluegrass,celtic, country, jazz, rock, contemporary and other world roots music; a Children's Folk Circus and the Free Festival of the Streets.

Warrnambool Spirit of the Sea. [January] PO BOX 198. Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia 3280. Tel: 03 55 647885
Jazz, folk, blues, indigenous, country, zydeco and Celtic

Folk Dance and Music Weekend. [May] Erskine House, Great Ocean Rd, Lorne. Tel: 03 9481-3386 [contact: The Secretary. Folk Music and Dance Weekend. PO Box 5267, Mordialloc, Victoria, 3195 Australia.
Erskine House is 90 minutes drive from Melbourne, situated in six hectares of lawns and gardens with beach frontage. Established in 1868, it is an is ideal venue for this weekend celebrating traditional folk music and dance

Brunswick Music Festival. [February - March] Brunswick, Melbourne. PO Box 477. Brunswick, Vic, 3056. Tel: 03 9387 3376 For programs, bookings and information, call the festival hotline on 03 9388 1460]

Yackandandah Folk Festival. [March] Yackandandah. Tel: 02 6027 1742
Held in an historic gold mining town. Concerts, dance, workshops, buskers , chalkboard concerts, bush market, food stalls

Maldon Folk Festival. [October - November] PO Box 135. Maldon Vic 3463. Tel: 03 5475 1167 Fax: 03 5475 1523 [contact: Lynda Bullen.
Held in every year on the weekend preceeding the Melbourne Cup

Red Cliffs Folk Festival. [July] North-western town of Red Cliffs, near Mildura. [contct: Ian McDonald: (03) 5024 1468 Pam Hawson: (03) 5024 2116]

TSDAV Dance Festival. [November] Foreshore Community Hall Portarlington. [contact: Colin Moore-Towns. 11 Yann Street. Preston Vic 3072. Tel: (03) 9480 5776.
festival with a single stream of workshops/dances. Australian/anglo/celtic theme

Barossa Vintage Festival. [March-April] Barossa Vintage Festival, PO Box 296, Tanunda, South Australia 5352.
The biennial Barossa Vintage Festival began as the community’s celebration of vintage 56 years ago and today it is still an integral part of the Barossa’s social calendar. The Barossa’s world-renowned wine and fresh, regional food combine with the traditions and culture of the region to produce an event that is an authentic showcase of the Barossa. The Festival now attracts visitors from all over the world.

Brisbane Wine Festival. [June] Call Paula on (07) 3378 1630 or 0412 158 425. Fax Paula on (07) 3870 2899. A 3-day celebration of some of the best wines Australia has to offer. The venue, in the heart of the city, is the Grand Windsor Ballroom at the Carlton Crest Hotel. The festival will features fine wines and food from all over Australia, as well as some highly regarded imported wines.

Brown Brothers Wine & Food Festival. [Novemver] Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard Pty Ltd. Milawa, Victoria, 3678. Australia. Tel: (03) 57 20 5500. Fax: (03) 57 20 5511
Brown Brothers Winery is hosting its annual Wine and Food Festival in what promises to be a spectacular 2 day event providing quality wine and food.

The Budburst Festival. [November] Woodend Visitor Information Centre: 03 5427 2033. Kyneton Visitor Information Centre: 03 5522 6110.
A celebration of the wine, food & lifestyle of the Macedon Ranges and the emerging buds signal the beginning of the new grape growing season and the arrival of spring.

Casino Beef Week. [May] Casino Beef Week Promotions Committee Inc. 155 Canterbury Street, PO Box 192, Casino. NSW. 2470. Tel: 02 6662 8181 Fax: 02 6662 6577.
Casino in Northern New South Wales, is home to the annual Casino Beef Week festival. A festival of fun for all the family, celebrating the Beef Industry.

Margaret River Wine Region Festival. [November] PO BOX 1166. MARGARET RIVER WA 6280. ABN 60 161 965 572. Tel: 9757 9990; Fax: 9757 9991.
Its 4 days of wine food and music. Known as “Down South”, the Margaret River Wine Region offers quality, not quantity and that’s the deal with the events on offer during the festival. There’s a tempo to suit every one, with an selection of music wine and food events hosted at 27 venues presenting great local, national and internationally acclaimed musicians. Accompanied by fantastic cuisine, world-renowned wines and an astounding natural environment.

The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. [March] Rear of Prahran Market, 163 Commercial Road South Yarra 3141. Tel: +61 (03) 9823 6100. fax: +61 (03) 9823 6199
A unique event which operates on a not for profit basis. The Festival's charter is to promote the quality produce, talent and lifestyle of Melbourne and the State of Victoria and to reinforce Melbourne as the pre-eminent culinary city of Australia.The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival commenced in 1993 with a simple program of 12 events. Since its inception it has grown annually, with the 2005 Festival, encompassing over 120 events over a thirteen day period.

Tastes Of Prom Country. [January] War Memorial Arts Centre, Foster. South Gippsland. Tel: 03 5682 2035
An opportunity to taste the best produce of the region.

Noosa Jazz Festival. [September] Po Box 1345. Noosa Heads, Queensland 4567. Australia. Tel: 07 54499189 Fax: 07 54490828. Linda Jedynak. Noosa Jazz Festvial is a yearly event that conducted on either the 1st or 2nd weekend in September. it is a four day event that showcases over 140 national and international artists

Palmer Street Festival. [August] South Townsville, Townsville, Queensland 4810. Australia. Tel: +61 0408749843 Fax: +61 (07) 47215853 Conatct: Ross Nable. An annual event that is nationally recognized.

Wagga Wagga Jazz Festival. [September] Wagga Wagga Jazz Inc. PO Box K247. Kooringal. NSW. Australia. Tel: 61 2 6926 3521 Fax: 61 2 6926 4280 Annual Wagga Wagga Jazz Festival held on the second full weekend in September each year.

Wangaratta Festival of Jazz. [October - November] The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz is an annual festival of jazz and blues held in the town of Wangaratta 2.5 hours from Melbourne in North East Victoria, Australia. It has become the premier jazz event in Australia and is renowned internationally.Since inception in 1990, the festival has grown to include 90 events and over 350 national and international artists performing each year. The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz also hosts the National Jazz Awards, Youth Jazz Workshops, Masterclasses and events throughout Wangaratta and surrounding wine regions.

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FASHION

Australian Cottonweek Festival. [March] PO Box 402, Dalby 4405 Queensland Australia. Freecall: 1800 680 303 Tel: 0419 027 190 Fax: +61 7 4662 1738
Join in the fun of the Australian Cottonweek Festival on Queensland’s Darling Downs with live bands, cotton fashion parades, great food, country racing and many other fabulous entertainments running non-stop over five days

IDEAS

Adelaide Festival of Ideas. [July] Adelaide Festival Corporation. Level 9, 33 King William Street, Adelaide or PO Box 8221, Station Arcade, Adelaide SA 5000. Tel: +61 8 8216 4444 Fax: +61 8 8216 4455.
The first Adelaide Festival of Ideas was held in 1999 (July 9 –11) and explored the themes of reconciliation; ethics and the law; democracy, survival and cooperation and speakers participated in such sessions as Democracy, Survival and Co-operation, Life, The Universe and Everything and Hello Dolly: cloning, ethics and the law.

SCIENCE

Australian Science Festival. [August] PO Box 193 Civic Square ACT 2608.Tel: (02) 6205 0588 Fax: (02) 6205 0638
The first Australian Science Festival was held in 1993 when about 70,000 visitors attended the 65 events on offer. The Festival enjoyed rapid growth and now attracts about 120,000 visitors a year to approximately 180 high-quality events.