🎊 Spring is here and there’s so many great events on this month to celebrate the warmer season.
To help you plan ahead, the Monitor has compiled a list.
📧 If you have any suggestions you’d like to share please email us at [email protected].
If you’re looking for events in August, click here.
Wild Harvest Seafood Festival
Mussels at Wild Harvest Seafood Festival.
This biannual festival features fresh local seafood like abalone, oysters and sea urchins, along with a range of events like inlet cruises, cooking demonstrations, live music and a central market.
When: Friday September 25 - Saturday September 26.
Where: Mallacoota.
Michael Donnelly - Stories and Dreams exhibition
Painting by local artist Michael Donnelly.
Michael Donnelly is an East Gippsland visual artist whose practice spans figurative drawing, painting, portraiture and landscape. His exhibition at the East Gippsland Art Gallery ends early September.
When: Friday July 31 - Saturday September 5.
Where: East Gippsland Art Gallery, 2 Nicholson Street, Bairnsdale.
Elizabeth Blakeman - With a Beady Eye, Bushfire and Beyond exhibition
Artwork by Elizabeth Blakeman.
Through a variety of visual mediums, Elizabeth Blakeman revisits the experience of the night her farm burned down in December 2019 in this exhibition in Bairnsdale.
When: Friday July 31 - Saturday September 5.
Where: East Gippsland Art Gallery, 2 Nicholson Street, Bairnsdale.
Tom Gleeson in Warragul
Tom Gleeson.
Australian stand-up comedian Tom Gleeson currently hosts Hard Quiz and Taskmaster Australia. He’ll be performing in Warragul in September.
Ticket price: $64.90.
When: Saturday September 12.
Where: West Gippsland Arts Centre, 1 Civic Place, Warragul.
A Taste of Ireland
Dancers in A Taste of Ireland.
The Taste of Ireland Company is returning to Australia with its flagship production celebrating Irish music and dance. Expect tap dancing, folk melodies and storytelling.
Ticket price: $84.90.
When: Wednesday September 16.
Where: West Gippsland Arts Centre, 1 Civic Place, Warragul.
Father's Day at Gumbaya World
Father’s Day at Gumbaya World.
Celebrate Father’s Day with bumper cars, rides and wildlife at Gumbaya World.
Tickets: $35-$45.
When: Sunday September 6 .
Where: Gumbaya World, 2705 Princes Highway, Tynong North.
Cosentino
The magician Cosentino.
Australian illusionist and magician Cosentino will be performing his tricks in Sale this month.
When: Wednesday September 16 and Thursday September 17.
Where: The Wedge Performing Arts Centre, 100 Foster Street, Sale.
Gippy Shifty Fifty - Round 6
A mountain bike rider at a Gippy Shifty Fifty event.
Partnering with local mountain biking club Gippsland MTB, Gippy Shifty will be hosting a day of races at Blore Hill.
When: Sunday September 20.
Where: Blores Hill, Tinamba West.
Walhalla train rides
A Walhalla train crossing the Thomson railway bridge.
The Walhalla Goldfields Railway has trains trips through the picturesque Baw Baw Shire town every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
Ticket price: Adult return tickets are $40.
When: Every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
Where: Walhalla.
August Events
Gippsland International Winter Festival All Breeds Championship Shows
There will be four canine competition events held to test how well trained the canine entrants are. International and interstate judges will evaluate top-tier competitors across every breed category.
When: Friday August 21 - Sunday August 23.
Where: Maffra Rec Reserve, McLean Street, Maffra.
Local Legends Show
The Gippsland Vehicle Collection Museum has reopened after the completion of general upgrades and to celebrate the Maffra Shed hosts a brand new exhibition of vintage vehicles.
When: Exhibition opens on August 30.
Where: The Maffra Shed, 1A Sale Road, Maffra.