The Barossa Vintage Festival is a celebration of food, wine, arts and heritage like no other. With traditions passed down through generations, and abundant produce from the soil and the makers, the community looks to share this with others in the community, and the many visitors that come from Adelaide and from interstate.
Autumn Vines
There are numerous events and dinners at the Vintage Festival, many with an enviable (but fair) price tag. But there are also many FREE events and activities available for families and friends alike so that the community of the festival can be enjoyed by all.
Scarecrow Trail (19 March - 19 April)
Popping up all over shopfronts, gardens, vineyards and fields throughout the Barossa Valley will be scarecrows of various shapes and sizes. Why not grab a car-load of friends and family, or take the cycling route, and follow the
Scarecrow Trail through the Barossa taking in all of the local sights.
Scarecrow Trail
is the annual exhibition of work by the dedicated emerging artists and designers who have just completed the Jam Factory's intensive two year training program. Held at the dedicated exhibition space at the iconic
Seppeltsfield Winery, it is a must for everyone to see.
Generate
The
Woodcarvers Haven at Eden Valley is holding woodcarving and woodturning demonstrations all day. There are various craft items for sale including rocking horses, as well as Devonshire teas and coffees available all day long.
Festival Memorabilia Exhibition (14 - 19 April 9am-7pm)
The Vintage Festival is the longest running wine tourism festival in Australia, and this
exhibition displays over six decades of lovingly preserved posters, programmes and films from 1947 until now. The exhibition is on show at the Festival Hub in Tanunda.
2015 Poster
The
Festival Garden in Angaston is open for an enchanting day of family activities including kids potter classes, cooking schools, a mini Harvest Market and picnic, cooperage exhibitions and live music.
Yalumba
Proudly supported by volunteers, this
coffee shop in Greenock provides some great tasting Vittoria coffee and home made baked goods while you admire the artworks and ponder a purchase from a selection of books, handicrafts, preserves and biscuits.
Ziegenmarkt (16 April 8am-11am)
Literally meaning "goat market", the
Ziegenmarkt is a fresh produce and livestock market with a heritage dating back to the 1800's. Goat Square in Tanunda is transformed in to a bustling German market with pheasants, sheep, hares, fruit and vegetables, as well as an experience that embodies the sights, sounds and tastes of a bygone era.
Ziegenmarkt
Following on from the Ziegenmarkt, the
Barossa Made Markets in Tanunda provide an opportunity to admire local artists, craftspeople, producers and pick up hard to find authentic Barossa made wares.
Barossa Made Market
Supported by the
Barons Foundation at Nuriootpa, there is a chance to be part of the launch of the unique collection of remarkable oral histories of Barossa wine industry characters, carefully recorded to share vineyard tales and spark memories.
Let's go fly a Kite (17 April 9am-1pm)
Held at Seppeltsfield Winery, this event is an opportunity to
build and fly a kite. With coffee on tap, and all day breakfast, a pop-up market and the other activities that are normally associated with the
Seppeltsfield Winery, this is a great event to take the festival up to new heights.
Fly a Kite
The weekly
Farmers Market takes place near Angaston with the
market stallholders offering their abundant array of fresh, seasonal and local produce, baked goods, traditional smoked meats and sweet treats. From personal experience the breakfast burger at the café, with the 'hot' tomato chutney, is to die for.
Nuriootpa's Barossa Brunch (18 April 9am-1pm)
As a prelude to The Parade,
the Brunch enables you to enjoy live music, amusement rides, a scavenger hunt for kids, plus food, art and crafts stall, all in the main street of Nuriootpa.
The Parade (18 April 10am-1pm)
The
Vintage Festival Parade from Nuriootpa to Tanunda is the longest parade in the Southern Hemisphere, and guests line the route with pavement picnics, brunches and sausage sizzles as they watch the parade go by.
Festival Parade
Held at Keyneton the
Village Fair has traditional Eden Valley fair activities with food and wine at the Heritage Hub. And in conjunction with the Fair, the 9.2km Keyneton Heritage Trail will be launched - a self-guided tour of pioneering and historic sites around Keyneton.
And more...
And of course, the cellar doors will all be open for you to sample some of their latest products as well as all the other tourist attractions including the
Barossa Sculpture Park, Jacob's Creek Visitor Centre,
Barossa Goldfields Walk,
Lyndoch Lavender Farm and the
Whispering Wall just to name a few.
And if you wanted to pay for some events during the Vintage Festival, then there is plenty more to see and do with details available on the
Barossa Vintage Festival website.
