Friday 26th April till Sunday 5th May 2024. Gala Day Saturday 4th May. 2025 Dates 25 Apr - 4 May 2025

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Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony

Howitt Park 7 Riverside Avenue, Bright, Victoria, Australia

An Indigenous ceremony to welcome visitors to traditional land, including a smoking ceremony to open the Bright Autumn Festival. Music and food to entertain in the park.

Alpine Light “Autumn Showcase Launch”

Alpine Light Gallery 102a Gavan St, Bright, Victoria, Australia

Local photographers Mieke and Matt would like to invite you to attend the launch of their “Autumn Showcase” of spectacular Autumnal scenery at their Alpine Light Photography Gallery on Gavan Street in Bright. Come and be immersed in spectacular landscapes from the Alpine Valley and beyond!102a Gavan Street, across the road from the Cinema /…

Free entry

The Bright Fun Run

Bright P12 Bakers Gully Rd &, Park St, Bright, Victoria, Australia

The Bright Fun Run, which started in 2011, is now a featured fundraiser for Bright P-12 College in Bright, North East Victoria. This event is a great morning out for both families and serious runner alike. Whether you just want to support your kids in the short distances, or chase the single track on the…

Wandi Nut Festival

Alpine Park Wandiligong White Star Road, Wandiligong, Victoria, Australia

It's that time of year again when we all go a little bit nuts in Wandiligong.Chestnuts, Hazelnuts, Walnuts, Music-nuts and Crazy-as-a-coco-nuts. Saturday: Party Time with an afternoon of great music, delicious food and local wines, beers and spirits, and nutty entertainment galore.Sunday: Market Day with local produce and craft stalls plus more music and lots of…

$20

The Twisted Peppermint

Twisted Peppermint 15 Higgs Lane, Wandiligong, Victoria, Australia

Located in the beautiful valley of Wandiligong, you will find a true gardeners' gardenbelonging to Glenn & Andrea Jordan. The garden has been a work in progress over manyyears and continues to slowly evolve over time. It includes a diverse range of both exoticand native plants suited to the four seasons of the area.

Elm Haven

Elm Haven 13 Railway Avenue, Bright, victoria, Australia

Private town garden, framed by heritage listed 100 year old trees. This much loved gardenallows you to wander through its collection of traditional and cottage plants and trees. Anassortment of unusual, crafted garden art enhances the garden. The home and garden sitharmoniously within the 1/2 acre site.

$3

Mountain Fresh Trout and Salmon Farm

Trout Farm 10 Stony Creek Road, Harrietville, Victoria, Australia

Essentially a fish farm with a lot of ponds to wander around. Planted with many deciduoustrees, with an array of stunning autumnal colours. And of course, you are welcome to catcha fish! Fish, smoked trout, smoked salmon, delicious pate & caviar for sale.

Free

Chalet Lumineux

Chalet Lunineux 414 Back Porepunkah Road, Bright, Victoria, Australia

A beautiful, mature woodland garden, a variety of Arbre, lovely setting to lose yourself in.Colourful Oaks, Liquidambar, Silver Birch, Azaleas, Camelias and much more. Plenty ofparking and seating.

Gold Ore Crusher and Museum

Bright Battery Corner of Coronation Avenue and Churchill Avenue, Bright, Victoria, Australia

Gold Ore Crusher and Museum next to Doughertys Bridge will be open 2-4 pm on Saturday 27th April. Return to yesteryear with a fascinating description of the crushing process at the Bright State Battery, an intact quartz crushing battery in Coronation Avenue, just over Doughertys Bridge. Inspect our mining museum in the manager’s quarters. Parking…

$10

Bright and District Historical Society Museum

Museum 2 Railway Avenue, Bright, Victoria, Australia

The museum displays railway, gold and social history of the area. There is rolling stock typical of that used on the Ovens Valley Railway. Many Chinese miners worked on the goldfields, and there is a replica of the Buckland Valley Joss House that was destroyed in the riots of 1857. There is a large collection…

$5

Bright and District Historical Society Museum

Museum 2 Railway Avenue, Bright, Victoria, Australia

The museum displays railway, gold and social history of the area. There is rolling stock typical of that used on the Ovens Valley Railway. Many Chinese miners worked on the goldfields, and there is a replica of the Buckland Valley Joss House that was destroyed in the riots of 1857. There is a large collection…

$5

Bright Singers

Senior Citizens Centre 2 Cobden Street, Bright, Victoria, Australia

2024 Autumn Concert Series “Decades of Pop” Pop songs from’50’s to 2000’s! Bright Senior Citizens Hall   Entry $5 at the door or book at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bright-singers-present-decades-of-pop-tickets-859065838047?aff=ebdsshios

$5