Events
See below a list of fantastic events happening in Hunter Valley Wine Country:
June 2010
Category: Exhibition Display
Date:
11 Jun 2010 to 11 Dec 2010
A journey to delight your senses awaits visitors to The Wine Label Show. This exhibition features a showing of wine labels produced for Australian Table Wines from the late 1940’s through to the contemporary era. With a special focus on the Hunter Valley
September 2010
Category: Festival
Date:
01 Sep 2010 to 30 Sep 2010
Festival of Flowers is an event designed to immerse visitors in a visual and sensory experience they will never forget.
There are over 250,00 annuals planted throughout Hunter Valley Gardens along with fabulous entertainment, activities, attractions, d
Category: Concert
Date:
07 Sep 2010 to 08 Sep 2010
Join the Cessnock Community of Great Public Schools for a night of Power Rock, Rock and Roll, Hip Hop Rock, Hippy Rock, Rock that will make you shake your tail feather, twist and shout!
Category: Music
Date:
11 Sep 2010
MUSIC - FILM - ART - MARKETS - FOOD - CAMPING - DRUMMING WORKSHOP. A funky, definitely groovy, high energy music festival in Wollombi. Gates open at 11am just 2 minutes outside the Wollombi village.
Category: Festival
Date:
11 Sep 2010
Over 18's event only.
Get funk'n - if it's infectious and makes you want to groove we do it. Pop, rock, funk, dance, roots, soul and more outdoors in the fantastic natural setting of Hunter Valley Wine Country. Great live bands & plenty of room to move!
Category: Country Fair
Date:
12 Sep 2010
Bring the family for a day out at the Broke Village Fair and Vintage Car Display.
Category: Food and Wine events
Date:
17 Sep 2010
The Pink Ribbon High Tea and Fashion Show will be an opportunity for women to come together to support Breast Cancer awareness while also enjoying tea, wine and themed finger food.
Category: Event
Date:
18 Sep 2010 to 19 Sep 2010
Family Fun Fest @ Richmond Vale Railway 18th & 19th September - teddy bears, steam train rides, miniature train rides, scrapbooking display, face painting, guided tours and more.
The Family Fun Fest is held annually on the third weekend in September.
Category: WINE TASTING EVENT
Date:
18 Sep 2010 to 19 Sep 2010
Be guided through a selection of quality Shiraz wines from five Australian wine growing regions.
Category: wine tasting
Date:
18 Sep 2010
What's Shape got to do with it? Want to find out if the shape of tasting glass can influence the taste of the wine?
Category: Markets
Date:
19 Sep 2010
The Old Northern Trading Post at Laguna - 9.30am to 1pm.
Local produce: veggies, free range eggs, fruit, herbs, plants, flowers, tubestock, olives, olive oil, preserves, lavender products.
Category: Concert
Date:
24 Sep 2010
Enjoy the delightful music of Purcell, Schubert, Faure, Chausson, Brahms and many more! Performed by the Hunters rising star Louise Crosdale.
With supporting artist Kate Marskell, a talented pianist performing works by Debussy and Brahms.
Category: Food Event
Date:
25 Sep 2010 to 26 Sep 2010
The Feast of the Olive is the annual celebration of all things olive at Gartelmann Estate.
Category: Food and Wine Fair
Date:
25 Sep 2010
The inaugural Boutique Food & Wine Festival at First Creek will be held in the Hunter Valley.
Category: Food Event
Date:
25 Sep 2010
Join us at Potters Hotel Brewery Resort for a cooking school with a difference! The BBQ School offers a BBQ Cooking course designed to help you get the most out of cooking more confidently on your BBQ.
Category: Food & Wine
Date:
25 Sep 2010 to 26 Sep 2010
Come and join the celebration of the 2010 harvest. Visit boutique olive groves, vineyards, restaurants and olive mills and meet the characters that bring you the Hunter’s renowned olive products.
Category: Food, Wine & Fun
Date:
25 Sep 2010 to 10 Oct 2010
Soar to new heights! Come to Wyndham Estate these holidays, and fly kites on our amphitheatre, BBQ on the riverbank, and taste award winning wines!
October 2010
Category: Long Weekend Warehouse Clearance
Date:
01 Oct 2010 to 04 Oct 2010
De Bortoli Wines are having a massive warehouse clearance this October Long Weekend. Huge discounts and a choice of over 50 wines.
Category: art exhibition
Date:
01 Oct 2010 to 07 Nov 2010
An exhibition of indigenous artworks that explore the culture, lives and stories of the original Hunter Valley inhabitants, informed by oral history, archaeological research and anecdotal evidence.
Category: Food, Wine & Fun
Date:
02 Oct 2010 to 04 Oct 2010
Wyndham Estate invites you to indulge your senses by taking part in this fun, guilty pleasure of Wine & Chocolate tasting this Long Weekend the 2nd. 3rd & 4th October.
Category: Concert
Date:
02 Oct 2010
Simply Red are Bring The Curtain Down After 25 Years. “Welcome to the final year of twenty-five mind-blowing years,” says Mick Hucknall of Simply Red’s final shows. “What an adventure it has been!”
Category: Film Festival
Date:
02 Oct 2010
Do you have the creative flair of Steven Speilberg or the spine-tingling supsense of Alfred Hitchcock, whatever ever your domain, the "Wollombi Valley Short Film Festival" gives you the opportunity to showcase your talents.
Category: Gem & Mineral Show
Date:
02 Oct 2010 to 04 Oct 2010
The Gem & Lapidary Council of NSW Presents the Treasure Trove of Gems at the NSW Gemkhana 2010 from 2nd - 4th October at Cessnock Indoor Sports Centre.
Category: Music
Date:
03 Oct 2010
Free Entry....... Come along and listen to Pat Drummond live in concert from 12.30pm till 4pm (or maybe later) on the Sunday of the October Long Weekend, live at the Gartelmann Cellar Door.
Category: Markets
Date:
03 Oct 2010
FREE ENTRY 9am - 2pm - The Vintage Markets are on again! Come & sample some of the Hunters finest including: wine & liqueurs, cheese, bread, cookies, nuts, coffee, olives & olive oils, pies, honey, Turkish food, lavender products, handmade soaps, clothing
Category: Art Exhibition
Date:
03 Oct 2010 to 26 Jan 2011
The Exhibition features an innovative array of large-scale outdoor and site specific works amid the beauty of Wollombi vineyards. Sculptures are by internationally, interstate and local sculptors.
Category: Food and Wine events
Date:
08 Oct 2010 to 10 Oct 2010
Celebrate a weekend programme of Semillon themed events including simply sensational Hunter Valley semillon lunches, dinners and tastings.
Hunter Semillon and Seafood feature event, Saturday 9th October, 2010.
Category: Play - Drama
Date:
09 Oct 2010
The relationship between Miss Daisy, a stubborn elderly southern women of priviledge and Hoke, her loyal and patient chauffeur, makes this one of the best dramas of all time. Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Category: Food, Wine & Fun
Date:
10 Oct 2010
A Branxton Greta Community Business Chamber Event.
A family fun day to celebrate both the history of a horse breed & the birthplace of our wine industry. FREE ENTRY
Category: Wine Masterclass
Date:
10 Oct 2010
Andrew ‘Thommo’ Thomas will showcase his award winning Semillons in the Icon Lounge during the Hunter Valley’s Semillon and Seafood Festival.
Category: Events
Date:
11 Oct 2010 to 14 Nov 2010
Spanning over 60 acres, be amazed by the sensational sights, colours, and fragrances of the ten stunning feature gardens. Explore each garden one-by-one and enjoy an exciting journey with over 35,000 rose bushes in 186 different varieties there is an air
Category: Event
Date:
16 Oct 2010
Come join us at Potters for Oktoberfest. With great German style Beer perfectly matched with traditional food and entertainment for the whole family.
Category: Markets
Date:
17 Oct 2010
The Old Northern Trading Post at Laguna - 9.30am to 1pm.
Local produce: veggies, free range eggs, fruit, herbs, plants, flowers, tubestock, olives, olive oil, preserves, lavender products.
Category: Concert / Event
Date:
23 Oct 2010
Wyndham Estate, an historic vineyard situated on the banks of the Hunter River, welcomes this spectacular Annual Opera under the stars with full orchestra.
Category: Wine and Food Event
Date:
23 Oct 2010 to 24 Oct 2010
The annual wine & food event in the beautiful Broke Fordwich area will see 10 of the boutique cellar doors offering structure tastings, master-classes, blending games, food, wine, music ....
Category: Charity Event
Date:
24 Oct 2010
Don't miss the 3rd Annual Doggy Day Out on Sunday 24th October at Calais Estate. All proceeds raised go to Hunter Animal Rescue.
Category: Festival
Date:
30 Oct 2010
Jazz in the Vines is not your average Jazz Festival. It´s also the friendliest festival around and the great food and wine but it is the great vibe and some of the grooviest music that makes the difference. Tickets are $70 plus booking fee.
November 2010
Category: Wine & Food Event
Date:
02 Nov 2010
We invite you to be a part of the annual Hope Estate Melbourne Cup Gala Luncheon in 2010.
Category: Festival
Date:
05 Nov 2010 to 07 Nov 2010
NOT JUST A FOLK FESTIVAL. The 4nd annual Folk in Broke festival is happening on the first weekend in November 2010.
Category: Country Fair
Date:
06 Nov 2010 to 07 Nov 2010
Saturday 6th November from 10am til late evening, and Sunday 7th November from 10am-4pm.
Local food, wine, produce, entertainment, wood chopping at the Tavern. Join in the fun!
Category: Concert
Date:
06 Nov 2010
Andrew McManus Presents is proud to announce that America, Chicago and Peter Frampton will be touring the Hunter Valley for an unforgettable night of classic rock’n’roll favourites this November.
Category: Christmas Event
Date:
11 Nov 2010 to 05 Jan 2011
See the Gardens alive with light and colour. There will be entertainment, food and wine, childhood memories in the Storybook Garden and see if you can spot Santa surfing amongst the dolphins below our 10 metre waterfall in the Sunken Garden.
Category: A Day On The Green at Bimbadgen Estate
Date:
13 Nov 2010
A 10th anniversary deserves a very special celebration and that’s exactly what a day on the green has planned with Aussie rock legend Jimmy Barnes heading up the festivities for this noteworthy occasion.
Category: Craft Market Day
Date:
13 Nov 2010
Be suprised by the beautiful hand-made Christmas gifts and decorations, whilst enjoying the ambience of historic Marthaville.
Category: Event
Date:
21 Nov 2010
Ride behind a steam train. See Santa arrive by train. Free face painting and activities for the children.
The Santa Special is held annually, on the third Sunday in November.
December 2010
Category: A Day On The Green @ Bimbadgen Estate
Date:
11 Dec 2010
Roundhouse Entertainment & LG present 'BLONDIE AND THE PRETENDERS' with special guests Little Red and Adalita. A Day on the Green Saturday 11th December 2010 Bimbadgen Estate Hunter Valley
Category: Concert
Date:
21 Dec 2010
A variety of guest artists from the region will perform a selection of Christmas songs and lead the carols.
Category: Christmas Day Luncheon
Date:
25 Dec 2010
Christmas Day Luncheon, enjoy a sensational long lunch on Christmas Day at The Verandah Restaurant, $130 per person. Please see our website for more details.
Category: Christmas Day Luncheon
Date:
25 Dec 2010
The Christmas Day celebrations with friends and family at Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley. Enjoy a decadent grand Christmas buffet and large dessert selection.
Category: New Years Eve
Date:
31 Dec 2010
A firm decision to enjoy the party celebrations happening at Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley on New Year's Eve. Join all the action in our lively Redsalt restaurant, including 5-course degustation dinner and live entertainment.
Category: New Years Eve
Date:
31 Dec 2010
Celebrate NYE at The Verandah Restaurant with a great set menu and live music. $130 per person.
February 2011
Category: Concert
Date:
26 Feb 2011
Andrew McManus Presents is delighted to announce that Roxy Music will be touring nationally in Australia in February and March 2011. Roxy Music will be supported by Australian rock'n'roll royalty, Mondo Rock.
March 2011
Category: Rodeo
Date:
12 Mar 2011
17th Annual Reg Lindsay Wine Country Rodeo & Music Reunion
