Most Famous Festivals in Australia

Most Famous Festivals in Australia

These famous festivals in Australia have become omnipresent and are being celebrated every year in Australia. Festivals like these provide a great opportunity for international performance to Australian viewers and a platform to show the artwork of Australia.

All these famous festivals attract and fascinate even tourists which are listed below:

1. International Comedy Festival:

This festival is held in Melbourne. It is a huge cultural occasion for Australia and is the most famous festival among others. This festival has 148,000 guests who attract the best comics and actors of the world. This is continued till the last week of April in every year.

2. Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercar Race:

This famous festival for the motor racing fans who come from outdoor Australia. The Bathurst race is a 1000 km experience that is one of the tourist attractions. The race happens on Sunday and fans come here one week before to set their camps on mountains.

3. Byron Bay Bluesfest:

This famous festival celebrated all over Australia runs through 5 to 6 days of Easter. This incredible festival has many entertaining and enjoyable moments for audiences and extremely capable artists and musicians are there for you.

4. Falls Festival:

This is a music and art festival that is started with New Year celebrations. This festival has ended with gala concerts and there are music performances, plus dance, circus, and comedy.

5. Cup Carnival:

The Melbourne Cup Carnival is one of the famous festivals in Australia with four days of outstanding horse racing that happens over a week in November. The prize money is $6 million, which magnetizes the best instructors and house racers from Europe.

6. Sydney Mardi Gras:

The Sydney Mardi Gras famous festival is a collection of events which is held over many days that have been held on Bondi Beach. Every year, this event is taking place in March and many tourists come from all over the world.

7. Splendor in the Grass Festival:

Splendour is one of the top observed music festivals in Australia which attracts a lot of visitors from around the world. Always fascinating the most different variety of acts to please lovers of all music’s genre and carrying them to the typically charming and quiet seashore town of Byron Bay for a three-day festivity.

8. International Jazz Festival:

Melbourne’s famous festival is really fascinating for jazz music lovers. This contemporary music festival has great gala concerts with the majority being international audiences.

9. Perth International Arts Festival:

This famous festival has taken place in three weeks of February showcasing different arts, film, music, and literature of the world. And different acts are shown such as dance, drama, and acrobatics.

10. Lost Paradise:

Conducted over New Year’s Eve in Glenworth Valley, New South Wales (75 minutes outside Sydney). It is a 3-day festival of music, camping, food, art, and yoga, wrapped in community lovingly. The line-up is top-notch with an amazing venue, and one of the best New Year eve’s music festival.

11. Strawberry Fields:

It is a yearly festival of creative expression, sound, and art. It is held for three days each November, a few hours outside of Melbourne, Australia. Every year, a varied selection of both distinguished and breakthrough electronic music from both within Australia and overseas is presented.

12. Subsonic:

A weekend of exceptional electronic, roots and soulful music in the gorgeous surrounds of Riverwood Downs Mountain Valley Resort – a therapeutic three-hour drive from Sydney.

13. Field Day:

Book your tickets in advance for this for this one-day Sydney party to start the New Year. This one-day extravaganza is spread over 4-5 stages at the venue, The Domain. Top-notch artists along with local talent will impress you.