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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Travel
Alyx Gorman

Winter weekenders: 21 Australian festivals worth travelling for from May to August 2025

A singalong at last year’s Australian Musical Theatre Festival
A singalong at last year’s Australian Musical Theatre festival, which takes place this year in May. Photograph: Cameron Jones Visuals

Beyond big-ticket winter festivals such as Sydney’s Vivid, Hobart’s Dark Mofo and Melbourne’s Rising, there’s a bounty of smaller events taking place across Australia. Whether you’re interested in food, music, film, visual arts or words, you’ll find a festival worth booking a weekend around.

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