The Mirboo North Winterfest will be a FREE two day event in 2024.
Saturday 3rd August 4pm - 8.30pm
The Saturday is full of festival vibes with food and drink stalls operating throughout the afternoon and evening. Begin your visit with drumming and dance workshops followed by the Ridgway Lantern Parade at dusk. We'll light up our Pyromancer & Co seed sculpture after the parade giving us a theatrical bonfire.
Live music with Ally Row in the Tipi will take us through until the end of the night along with the Winterfest Bar.
An energetic end to the evening with SKA band Skazz performing in the Shire Hall from 8.30pm, finishing the night with a dance.
Skazz will be a ticketed event. See listing below to purchase tickets.
Sunday 4th August 9am - 2pm
The Sunday is all about our Artisans Market with over 75 stalls. Relaxing in the Tipi with live music all day and feasting your way through the food stalls.
There will be a Forest & Friends Community Ceremony to pay tribute to the forests that we lost earlier this year at midday.
Paul Stafford will sculpt a powerful owl out of local cypress that was salvaged from storm damage while we watch.
Floral Crown and Bee Hotel Workshops along with Clootie Writing will be in the Tipi from 10am - 2pm with free walk-up workshops for kids and adults alike.
Face painting all day for the little ones.
Welcome to Country & traditional smoking ceremony with Clootie Writing, music, poetry, fire, stories and art.
Live Music in the Tipi all day long
Embrace the spirit of renewal and the enchantment of winter at our Flower Crown Workshop!
Make your very own native bee hotel during walk up workshops during the Sunday Artisan Market.
The Sunday is all about our Artisans Market and relaxing in the Tipi with live music and a delicious lunch.
Watch Paul Stafford sculpt a powerful owl out of local cypress that was salvaged from storm damage earlier this year.
A double barrel mix of two blistering musical styles, Ska and Jazz, played by 8
of the sharpest shooters in Australia.
Ally Row are an indie pop-folk/rock duo that are breaking the barriers of genres with toe-tapping yet emotive music.
Experience the unforgettable climax where our Winterfest sculpture erupts in a vibrant tapestry of fire and theatre. The raw power of the flame will ignite your senses, warm your soul, and leave you breathless with wonder.
The Lantern Parade will see Ridgway transformed into a trail of light from beautiful handmade and professional lanterns made by locals and visitors alike. The parade will begin at 5.45pm next to The Grainstore and be led by Asanti Dance Theatre.
Welcome to Country & traditional smoking ceremony
Join in the dance workshops and experience the joy of West African culture with Appiah from Asanti Dance Theatre.
Join in the drumming workshops and experience the joy of West African culture with Appiah from Asanti Dance Theatre.
Get your needles, hooks and hands working with any type of yarn to create your "tea cosy" for the 12th Arty Bras!
Join us at the Grainstore with Ritual Artist, Margie Mackay, for a day of making to prepare for the Ridgway Lantern Parade. Margie will be on hand to offer guidance and assistance in making a lantern for the parade or to come up with some ideas to dress up on the day. All materials provided.
Join us at the Grainstore with Ritual Artist, Margie Mackay, for a day of making to prepare for the Ridgway Lantern Parade. Margie will be on hand to offer guidance and assistance in making a lantern for the parade or to come up with some ideas to dress up on the day. All materials provided.
Join us at the Grainstore with Ritual Artist, Margie Mackay, for a day of making to prepare for the Ridgway Lantern Parade. Margie will be on hand to offer guidance and assistance in making a lantern for the parade or to come up with some ideas to dress up on the day. All materials provided.
Join us at the Grainstore with Ritual Artist, Margie Mackay, for a day of making to prepare for the Ridgway Lantern Parade. Margie will be on hand to offer guidance and assistance in making a lantern for the parade or to come up with some ideas to dress up on the day. All materials provided.
Join Olivia for this immersive and enriching woodblock carving workshop, where you can tap into your artistic potential and experience the satisfaction of transforming a simple piece of wood into a work of art.
Enjoy a Cucina Povera-style lunch of humble southern Italian fare in an exclusive lunch at Mirboo North Winterfest. Four delicious courses of antipasto, pasta dishes, famous Trulli fire-cooked meats and delicious Italian desserts to bring you the Sunday lunch of your Italian dreams.
A two hour workshop teaching the basics of shadow puppet making - including creating a performance by attendees for family & friends.
Keep the kids smiling with a skate on our realistic-looking synthetic ice rink. It’s just like skating on real ice!
A one hour workshop to get your body moving with Gilbert Douglas.
In this workshop, Amy will teach you the few simple stitches you’ll need to know to embroider a “stick & stitch” design onto a ready-made tote; it’s just like colouring, but with needle and thread!
In the Tipi with the Sailors Grave Winterfest Bar is DJ Danny Silver taking us through to the end of the night.
David Leach uses a combination of circus arts, fire twirling and magic to warm up the crowd and atmosphere in the heart of the Winterfest. Catch our fire twirler in the Ridgway Lantern Parade and afterwards for his solo show.
The Lantern Parade will see Ridgway transformed into a trail of light from beautiful handmade and professional lanterns made by locals and visitors alike. The parade will begin at 5.45pm next to The Grainstore and be led by Asanti Dance Theatre.
Welcome to Country & traditional smoking ceremony
You will begin a beautiful woven wall hanging and have enough know-how to continue with this mindful craft at home.
A vibrant and interactive experience inviting subjects to unleash their creativity and immerse themselves in a world of spontaneity, joy and the winter spirit. Photos will be available after the event for you to download and keep. Grab your friends and fam and have some fun.
