Gorgeous Festival 2013

Gorgeous Festival 2013

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Posted 2013-10-22 by Dave Walshfollow

Fri 22 Nov 2013 - Sat 23 Nov 2013



The Gorgeous Festival is a celebration of Australian music, food, wine and art held over two days in McLaren Vale, the heart of Adelaide's scenic Fleurieu Peninsula.

Now in its third year the Gorgeous Festival just keeps on getting bigger and better. The music entertainment this year kicks off on the Friday evening with songbird Laura Hill, husband/wife duo Microwave Jenny, Steve Smith and Lanie Lane warming up the crowd with some moving performances before the internationally recognised John Butler Trio comes on stage at 9.30 pm.



The headline act on Saturday November 23 is Eskimo Joe, winner of eight ARIA Music Awards. He will be supported by the bands Blue King Brown and The Audreys, with singer Paul Greene, Triple J's Unearthed competition winner Thelma Plum, Patrick James, Brother Fox, and Gemini Downs giving the audience a gorgeous performance on the night.

I can't imagine that there will be a better way to enjoy some fantastic Australian musicians than in a beautiful McLaren Vale vineyard on a warm Adelaide evening.

Of course the festival audience will be busily enjoying gorgeous foods such as Argentinean char-grilled beef short ribs from The Elbow Room, pulled BBQ pork sandwich from The Currant Shed and a delicious Fleurieu lamb yiros from Fino, together with a selection of Adelaide's fine street foods.



The wine list has been pared to ten wines drawn from the cream of McLaren Vale's fine wineries including Maxwell Wines, Chalk Hill, Oliver's Taranga, Serafino and Wirra Wirra. With choices like these there may be a slight temptation to over indulge, but remember the festival lasts for two days and you should, too.

If you have children then take advantage of the Gorgeous creche, with arts and crafts tables for your little ones to be creative while being supervised by professional carers. More active kids will be exploring the Eco Maze created by textile artist Evelyn Roth, with its tunnels and hideouts that are suitable for all ages to play in.

If you'd like to stay in McLaren Vale for the weekend you can book powered camping sites, choose from a huge range of accommodation options , or book a bus from Adelaide and return. The bus ticket also comes with some discounts at city pubs. See the Gorgeous FAQ for more information about this.



The whole weekend promises to be a splendid opportunity to relax in the fresh Fleurieu country environment, while absorbing world class wines, food and music. Now tell me if that isn't a gorgeous way to spend a weekend?

For more information about prices and what's included in the Gorgeous Festival weekend of November 22-23, browse the website , follow the Facebook page or see the event page on Facebook. Just looking at the photos is enough to tempt me.

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!date 22/11/2013 -- 23/11/2013
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