Grafton Jacaranda Festival 2009

Be a part of the the world-renowned Jacaranda Festival held yearly in Grafton, Northern Rivers New South Wales, from Friday, October 30th and concludes on Sunday, 8th November.

The festival brings flowers competition, parades, concerts, boats, film festival, fun run and more events together. This is a festival set to express the people's thanksgiving for the generosity with which nature blesses this part of the globe. Inaugurated in 1934, this was the first of Australia's folk festivals and is based upon the magnificent spectacle of the hundreds of lilac-blossomed trees which grow in Grafton's broad tree lined avenues. Dont miss this unique and oldest celebration in Grafton.



Grafton is located on the Mid North Coast of NSW, 300kms south of Brisbane and 600kms north of Sydney. Interest yourself on campervans in NSW. More about the festival at www.jacarandafestival.org.au

Night out for wine and food lovers

Happening 6-8pm Tuesday 20 October, Wellington. Be there and be among the first to sample new release and award-winning wines from the Wairarapa sub-regions of Martinborough, Gladstone and Masterton, and discover how various foods accentuate different flavours in the wine.

Wines from the region are small in size but huge in style. Distinctively boutique, they achieve international acclaim for intensity of flavour. It is the genuine cool climate that creates this food friendly style.

Want to stay longer and see more of Wellington? Then move around through Campers New Zealand. Join "A dream night out for wine and food lovers" for an opportunity to taste a fine collection of wines from 30 of the regions wineries - including gems from artisan vineyards that are not widely available. See you at the Atrium, Chaffers Dock Building, 1 Herd St, Wellington. Want to know more? Visit A dream night out for wine and food lovers.

October is Sydney International Food Festival

Planning on another campervan hire holiday in Sydney? Fantastic! If you are good to go then don't yet. Yes I know you probably are jumping on excitement to see your camper Australia. Hang on because Sydney together with a campervan holiday can even make it a food-filled vacation for you this time.

It's the food event of the year and you can be there to see a galaxy of kitchen stars, local and international.

The Sydney International Food Festival has something for everyone: extravagant dinners in our best restaurants, markets, tours, cooking classes and community and regional events. It's a celebration of our amazing food scene. All the favourites from Good Food Month are here, including Hats Off dinners, Let's Do Lunch, the Night Noodle Markets and Hands-on cooking classes. We have special guests from overseas, including Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini from Italy (October 18). Explore Sydney International Food Festival to know more about this event.

The Dunedin Rhododendron Festival

Dunedin, with great pleasure, welcomes garden and Rhododendron lovers to the city during Rhododendron Festival 2007 to view the spectacular displays of Rhododendrons in private and public gardens.

Diverse microclimates abound in Dunedin's temperate coastal setting providing a variety of environments for Rhododendrons and plants from around the world.

The week-long Dunedin Rhododendron Festival offers more than 50 events, including wine and food tastings in the Larnach Castle gardens, art in Glenfalloch gardens, garden tours and demonstrations. Dunedin has an ideal climate for rhododendrons and azaleas which thrive in private gardens, as well as three gardens of 'national significance'.

More info about this? Visit Dunedin Rhododendron Festival. Or contact tel: (03) 477 1092 and or e-mail to info@rhododunedin.co.nz

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