


165 GREAT SPECIAL EVENT IDEAS
1. Opera Under the Stars
2. Wearable Arts Festival
3. Motor Fest
4. Bay to Town Fun Run
5. Craft Fair and Expo
6. Country Music Muster
7. Alice in Wonderland Festival
8. Never Never Festival
9. Brass in the Grass Concert
10. Beer Can Regatta
11. Teddy Bears Picnic
12. Desert Harmony Festival
13. Kites for Kids Festival
14. Kidsfest
15. Sea Fest
16. Children’s Character Festival
17. Country Fare
18. Wild Foods Festival (www.wildfoods.co.nz)
19. Good Food and Wine Show
20. Wool, Wine and Wheat Show
21. Sculpture by the Sea (www.sculpturebythesea.com)
22. Mind, Body and Spirit Festival (www.mbsfestival.com.au)
23. Combined Churches Children’s Brunch
24. Un Wined Festival
25. Festival of Gardens
26. Springfest
27. Seduction by Tastebuds
28. Light Up Christmas Carnival
29. Australia Day Celebrations
30. Vintage Farming Field Day
31. Cool Music + Kites
32. Feel Good Festival
33. Dreams of the Bay Exhibition
34. Festival of Country Gardens
35. Fatherhood Festival
36. Iron Kids Triathlon
37. Fire and Ice Festival
38. Festival of Magic
39. Healthy Life Expo
40. Home and Gardens Inspiration
41. Hot Sauce and Fiery Foods Festival
42. Tales at Dusk
43. Fairness in the Park
44. Grand Kids Day
45. Philosophy, Science and Theology Festival
46. Drive Back In Time Festival
47. Elvis Revival Festival
48. It’s a Dad Thing
49. Blessing of the Harvest Festival
50. Blessing of the Fleet
51. Dirt and Dust Festival (www.dirtndust.com)
52. Heritage Farming Weekend
53. Good Vibrations Festival
54. Taste the Harvest
55. Midsummer Feast
56. Multi Cultural / International Festival
57. Envirofest
58. Harmony Day Celebration
59. A Jazzy Lunch
60. Little Hands Children Festival
61. Mad Hatters Morning Tea / Festival
62. Sun Dance Festival
63. VegFest: Festival for Vegetarians
64. Food on a Stick Festival
65. All Organic Festival
66. Lunar Film Festival
67. BookFest: Writer’s and Reader’s Festival
68. Flowers Festival
69. Jazz & Heritage Festival
70. 2 Hot 2 Handle
71. Adventure & Wilderness Festival
72. Buskers by the Bay
73. Jailhouse Rock Festival
74. Grape Expectations Festival
75. Coast to Coast Foot Race
76. Ute Muster
77. Dive and Surf Festival
78. Seaside Song and Dance Carnival
79. Palate of Passions
80. Festival of Romance
81. Kids festival and Youthopia
82. Festival of Disability Arts & Culture
83. IMAGE-in: A photography and Imaging Festival
84. Drive Back in Time Festival
85. Idea Festival (www.ideafestival.com)
86. Beertopia
87. Motorcycle Spectacular
88. Beaut Ute Festival
89. Words in Winter (www.daylesfordonline.com/wordsinwinter)
90. Book-a-rama
91. Feral Food Festival
92. Annual Town Garage Sale
93. WETA (We Encourage the Arts) Festival
94. Sea, Sky and Bushwalk event
95. Fringe Festival (www.calgaryfringe.ca)
96. Tastes of the Neighbourhoods
97. WOW Festival
98. Festival of Body Arts
99. Winter Solstice Fire Festival
100. Midwinter Carnival
101. Fine Food & Wine Festival
102. Riverfest
103. Spring Time on the Mountain
104. Jazz and Blues Festival
105. Old Wheels in Motion
106. Festival of Cultures
107. Victoria Week (www.capemaymac.org)
108. Bloomin Tulips Festival
109. 50’s Festival (www.tallangaltafifties.com.au)
110. Medieval Fayre and Tourney (www.mmfat.org.au)
111. Garden Designfest (www.gardendesignfest.com.au)
112. Cruelty Free Living Festival (www.crueltyfreefestival.org.au)
113. World Buskers Festival (held in Christchurch, New Zealand)
114. Rock ‘n’ Roll Festival (www.adelaiderocknroll.com.au)
115. Fella Festival
116. Awesome Festival (www.awesomearts.com)
117. Festival of Wind
118. Man from Snowy River Bush Festival (www.manfromsnowyriverbushfestival.com.au)
119. Festival of Funk
120. Art is Everywhere Festival
121. Wine and Fine Living Festival (www.montereywine.com)
122. Baby Boomers and Country Living Festival (www.donald2000.org.au)
123. Breakfast with the Birds
124. Beer Can Regatta (www.beercanregatta.org.au)
125. The Taste Festival (www.tastefestival.com.au)
126. Moonlight theme Markets e.g. Halloween Moonlight Market, Valentines Moonlight Market, Christmas Moonlight Market
127. Jazz in the Vines (www.jazzinthevines.com.au)
128. Caring for Country Festival (www.girringun.com.au)
129. Opera in the Outback (www.undora.com.au)
130. Loxton Christmas Lights (www.loxtonlights.com)
131. FOOD week (www.orangefoodweek.com.au)
132. Flickerfest (www.flickfest.com.au)
133. Cheesefest (www.cheesefest.com.au)
134. Go Troppo Arts Festival (www.go-troppo-arts-festival.com)
135. Round Up of Memories – cowboy poetry, music and story telling
136. Shakespeare in the Park (www.myshakespeare.ca)
137. Community Garage Sale
138. Tastes of the Outback (www.tastesoftheoutback.com)
139. Beanie Festival (www.beaniefest.org)
140. Fun 4 Kids Festival (www.fun4kids.com.au)
141. Feast of the Senses
142. Healing Waters Festival (www.healingwatersfestival.com.au)
143. Windscape Kite Festival (www.windscapekitefestival.ca)
144. Jazz on Track
145. Blues and Roots Festival (www.bluesfest.com.au)
146. Oracles of the Bush (www.oraclesofthebush.com)
147. World’s Greatest Pubfest (www.worldsgreatestpubfest.com.au)
148. Shakespeare Festival (www.australianshakespearefestival.com.au)
149. Friday Flicks (www.fridayflicks.com.au)
150. Farmalicious Weekend
151. Taste the Landscape
152. After Dark Weekend
153. Festival of Moving Media (www.festivalofmovingmedia.ca)
154. Organic Expo and Green Show (www.organicexpo.com.au)
155. Words in Winter
156. Urban Country Music Festival (www.urbancountry.com.au)
157. Comedy Festival
158. Festival of Dangerous Ideas
159. A Child Could Have Done It (Art Exhibition)
160. Backyard / Farmyard
161. Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph (Victoria)
162. Time of Your Life Festival
163. International Buskers & Comedy Festival (www.coffsharbourbuskers.com)
164. Festival of Voices (www.festivalofvoices.com)
165. Gertrude Street Projection Festival (www.thegertrudeassociation.com.au)
Courtesy Bank of I.D.E.A.S. webpage