Experience East Gippsland at its wintry best

Embrace the chilly season at the East Gippsland Winter Festival, a month-long celebration  that transforms the region into a captivating winter wonderland. Featuring an extensive program of light, food, music, art, and culture, it stands out as one of Australia’s largest and most diverse winter festivals.

Festival-goers can enjoy a variety of enchanting activities that celebrate the beauty of winter’s long dark nights. Marvel at intricate handmade lanterns and spectacular projection art that breathes life into the landscape of East Gippsland. 

With delicious seasonal feasts, live music, wellness experiences, and hands-on creative workshops, the East Gippsland Winter Festival offers something for everyone, making it a must-visit event during the winter season.

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East Gippsland Winter Festival

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20 Jun - 20 Jul 2025
Experience winter in East Gippsland as the region comes alive in a month-long festival of light, food, music, art and culture.Featuring dozens of spectacular...

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Beachcomber Holiday Units

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Discover the ultimate boutique accommodation in the heart of Lakes Entrance at Beachcomber Holiday Units. As the closest accommodation to the iconic Cunningham...
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Eight Acres Lakes Entrance

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Eight Acres Lakes Entrance- accommodation and wedding venue was established in December 2020 and is situated in a native bushland setting, only a short...
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Waverley House Cottages offer a private and peaceful retreat, nestled in landscaped native gardens. The six spacious cottages all have covered carports...
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NRMA Bairnsdale Riverside Holiday Park

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Cambria Cottage

Holiday houses
Cambria Cottage is a bespoke two bedroom home nestled in the idyllic foothills of Buchan. The beds look out onto leafy canopies of oak and cottonwood...
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Buchan Motel

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Buchan Motel is the ideal place to get away and relax. Each room has a private balcony with stunning views of the valley. The view from their covered barbecue...
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Araluen Park Cottages

Cottages
Set on the fringe of East Gippsland's lowland forests, Araluen Park Cottages boasts a unique setting amongst some of Victoria's most beautiful countryside...
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Country House Retreat

Holiday houses
Country House Retreat offers an unforgettable country escape, perfectly situated between Lakes Entrance and Metung in the Gippsland Lakes region, close...
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The Wool House

Retreats & lodges
The Wool House is a purpose built luxury studio for two adults on a working sheep farm fronting the Gippsland Lakes in East Gippsland. Perched on the side...
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Metung Hot Springs

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The award-winning Metung Hot Springs has bathing and wellness experiences for you to explore throughout its breathtaking site overlooking the magnificent...
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Buchan Caves Reserve

National parks & reserves
Buchan Caves Reserve on Krauatungalung Country, is highly significant to Gunaikurnai Traditional Owners due to its remarkable Aboriginal cultural heritage...
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East Gippsland Rail Trail

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Experience the diversity of East Gippsland as this trail weaves through farmland, forests, creeks, rivers and flood plains towards the Snowy River.
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Aboriginal Art Gallery at Forestec

Aboriginal art
The Aboriginal Art Gallery at Forestec offers a wide range of artworks from many talented Aboriginal artists living, working and practicing culture across...
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Nyerimilang Heritage Park

National parks & reserves
Nyerimilang Homestead is set among semi-formal gardens on a cliff top above the beautiful Gippsland Lakes. Perfect picnic spots are surrounded by garden...
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Raymond Island Koala Trail

Nature & wildlife
For nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts, the Raymond Island Koala Trail is the perfect place to visit and spot wild koalas in their natural habitat.Raymond...
East Gippsland Art Gallery

East Gippsland Art Gallery

Art galleries
Established in 1993, East Gippsland Art Gallery is the centre for visual arts in East Gippsland, celebrating the unique artistic spirit of the Gippsland...

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