Events – High Country
Time your visit to coincide with one of the region’s many events and festivals, and share in the colour and excitement of High Country lifestyle.
Visit Bright during the popular Autumn Festival and enjoy tours, markets, and arts and culture amid the glorious colours of the season. Adventure sport enthusiasts can take on the challenge of events like the International Kangaroo Hoppet XC Ski Race at Falls Creek in August and music lovers shouldn't miss Australia’s premier jazz event, the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues held in November.
Whether you’re a wine buff or simply enjoy the good things in life, there are wonderful opportunities to celebrate all year round. Sample epicurean delights at the Alpine Valleys Wine and Food Festival in March, join the Rutherglen Winery Walkabout over the Queen's Birthday weekend in June, or experience La Dolce Vita in the King Valley in November.
January
- Opera in the Alps – Beechworth
- Alpine Valleys Gourmet Weekend – Bright
February
- Tolmie Family Sports Day – Tolmie
March
- Alpine Valleys Wine & Food Festival – Myrtleford
- Merrijig Rodeo – Mansfield
- Yackandandah Folk Festival
- Tastes of Rutherglen
April
- Alexandra and District Open Gardens weekend – Alexandra
- End of Harvest Fiesta – Milawa and the King Valley
- Bright Autumn Festival – April to May
- Mount Beauty Music Muster – Mount Beauty
- Brown Brothers Easter Festival – Milawa
- Golden Horseshoes Festival – Beechworth
- Geebung Polo Match – Dinner Plain Easter Sunday
May
- Beechworth Harvest Celebration
- Drive Back in Time – Beechworth
- Historic Winton
June
- Stitched Up Textile Festival – Wangaratta
- A Weekend Fit for a King – King Valley
- Brown Brothers Winter Weekend – Milawa
- Trails, Tastings and Tales – Glenrowan
- Rutherglen Winery Walkabout – Queen's Birthday weekend
- The Alexandra Truck, Ute & Rod Show
August
- The Kangaroo Hoppet – Falls Creek
- Ned Kelly weekend – Beechworth
September
- Mt Buller World Cup Aerials
October
- Benalla Show
- Tallangatta 50’s Festival
- Chinese Moon Festival – Beechworth
November
- Kelly Country Classic ride event
- Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues
- Brown Brothers Wine & Food Weekend – Milawa
- La Dolce Vita – Milawa and the King Valley
- Beechworth Celtic Festival
- Mansfield High Country Festival
- Benalla Rose Festival
- Thoona Wheelie Bin Championships
December
- Nariel Creek Folk Festival
- Mansfield New Years Eve Party
