Floriade Festival

Floriade is the biggest flower festival in Australia, a spectacular celebration of spring, set in Canberra's Commonwealth Park.



This year Floriade is set to rejuvenate visitors with a stunning festival that will feature more than one million blooms and fantastic entertainment depicting a Mind, Body and Soul theme.

From 12 September to 11 October in Commonwealth Park you can enjoy uplifting entertainment; sample regional food and wine; learn from informative workshops and educational demonstrations and meander amongst magnificent garden bed displays in the heart of the nation’s capital.

Be a part of the true Mind, Body, and Soul experience at the Lotus Lounge which combines the serenity of natural therapies such as express facials and luxurious hand treatments with the brilliance of garden beds in full bloom. For a treat, book yourself an indulgent High Tea experience or sample Lindemans Early Harvest less calories, lighter alcohol wine range.

Enjoy daily live entertainment throughout the park with a series of lunchtime concerts presented by the ANU School of Music, street performers and visual theatre, comedy acts, and dance. Be sure not to miss special guest performances from soul songstress Marcia Hines or the country music sensation the McClymonts.

See yourself uplifted with the new giant 35 metre ferris wheel offering a spectacular view of Floriade and beyond.

Look out for garden bed designs of clouds, ocean waves, a giant chess board, an eye, the elixir of life and the feast of colour as you soar above amazing displays.

Invigorate your body and explore the world of sport at the Australian Sports Commission marquee. Get the latest tips for coaching, see a nutritionist cook up a storm and find out the secrets behind talent identification. Plus, meet Australian Institute of Sport athletes, coaches and scientific experts.

Families will also love the popular Patting Paddock for a chance to meet your favourite farm animal, learn more about the amazing creatures at the Riveting Reptile exhibition.

Get in touch with your creative side and see top Interflora designers going head to head with their wonderful floral artistry creations in a national competition.

View a wealth of displays from a giant citrus guitar to spectacular Australian flower display.

If you are looking for inspiration to upgrade your garden, get some great ideas from the showcase gardens.

Make a date with Floriade 2009 and reinvigorate your Mind, Body and Soul. There are plenty of things to see and do in the capital this spring.

So come on, see for yourself!

Call 1300 554 114 or go to visitcanberra.com.au or Floriade Australia for information.
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UPDATES FOR SEPTEMBER

New Zealand Water and Wilderness Weekend
On the 26th until the 29th of September, experience a weekend celebration of everything the Marlborough Sounds has to offer, this weekend is your way to tap into the magic of the Sounds. All day long and into the night there is something happening for you to choose from. We suggest The Portage Party, or grabbing the Morning Big breakfast in looking at the magic Marlborough Sounds and Explore the Sounds by boat, kayak, bike, walking, sailing, fishing - for starters…..read full story

Brisbane River Festival
What will you be doing from 29 August - 7 September 2008 in Brisbane, Australia? You should be setting your eyes on the Brisbane River Fest. A popular international event on the banks of the river, which commemorates Australia’s River City……read full story

Alice Desert Festival
The Alice Desert Festival 2008 is a unique annual event showcasing the thriving community of visual and performing artists, both indigenous and non indigenous from the Central Australian region. The Festival attracts inspirational acts from interstate and overseas. Alice Springs is the meeting place of many different cultures and the Alice Desert Festival will celebrate this rich diversity…….read full story

Rugby World Cup 2008
This 2008, the Rugby League World Cup concludes the Centenary of Rugby League in Australia. The event that started back in 1954 features the top ten RL nations. The 2008 RLWC will be the 13th World Cup that is scheduled to take place between October 25 and November 22, 2008 in Australia….read full story

Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival
It’s every chocolate lover’s dream. The Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival in San Francisco is undoubtedly the “Earthquake” Sundae-Eating Contest, where the winner takes home his or her weight in Ghirardelli chocolate………read more

August UPDATES!

What's the scoop in Australia, New Zealand and USA this August?

Blues Barbecue and Fireworks

Fireworks and barbecue! What could be better than this? On August 24 at Pier 54 witness the majestic Brooklyn Bridge, linking Manhattan and Brooklyn, and the amazing fireworks display. Catch free live blues by the water at Pier 54, part of the Hudson River Park’s annual summer of fun. Top bands play at this one-day mini festival and, to get things really sizzling a barbecue is thrown in too... read more at MyDriveHoliday

Rally New Zealand

The New Zealand Rally Championship will be held on 28 -31 August 2008. Headquarters is at Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton which includes the Super Special Stage where the family can get close to the action. The event travels through the picturesque Waikato, Franklin, Pirongia and Waitomo regions and features the best roads in the World Rally Championship... read more at MyDriveHoliday

Australian Formula One Superboat Series

The Australian Formula One Superboat Series forms part of a national seven round series and includes not only the elite F1 racing but also includes jet skis. The Superboat Series are conducted on a closed calm water circuit allowing close views of all the action... read more at MyDriveHoliday

What's New This August?!

Australia Flying Fox Festival

Drive to the vibrant celebration of the Flying Fox Art and Cultural Festival!

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NZ Bay of Islands Jazz & Blues Festival

What do you get with 3 days of quality music - jazz and blues? Five fantastic venues in Paihia, Waitangi, Haruru Falls and Russel. Not to mention classic vintage car parade and displays.

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USA Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza

When? August 1 to 2, 2008. Where is it going to be? Sam’s Wood Site, Mammoth Lakes, CA. What is it? The 13h Annual Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza!

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Burton New Zealand Open

Follow the world’s top snowboarders compete on giant super pipes and slope style courses in five days. Click on Campervan hire NZ for more!

Dunedin Cadbury Chocolate Carnival

Indulge on Dunedin’s delicious event this July 12 to 18, the Cadbury Chocolate Carnival!
A carnival choc-full of Cadbury chocolate delights to suit a range of tastes! Everything for everyone from chocolate butterflies, chocolate sculpting and costume, chocolate here and there, everywhere! Carnival goers will have the opportunity to participate in a broad range of chocolate activities to beat the cold winter!
The Cadbury Jaffa Race will be at the world’s steepest street, Baldwin Street, Dunedin. The kids will enjoy “Glenfalloch’s Gnaughty Gnomes and Fabulous Fairies Party” where they can join fairies, pixies, elves in costume and dresses! To continue, click Campervan hire New Zealand

Australian Festival of Chamber Music

Don’t miss out on the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. The Australian Festival of Chamber Music is an international chamber music festival held over nine days each July in Townsville, North Queensland. New talents pop up at the Festival and every year up to 20 music students attend and participate with festival artists and perform concerts within the program……read full story at Campervan hire Australia Motorhome rental

Celebrate all things Celtic at the Australian Celtic Festival

Heading down from Brisbane or heading up from Sydney? Drop by Glenn Innes. This lovely place is home to the Australian Standing Stones. On May 1 to May 4, 2008 celebrate the great traditions of Celtic culture. The four day festival provides everyone with entertainment, song, dance, history and, of course, food.
The Australian Celtic Festival celebrated in Glen Innes, NSW displays a spectacular range of entertainment and history. Thousands pour into Glen Innes to experience the Celtic experience, Australian Standing Stones and the opportunity to meet with Aussies.
The festival’s main venue is the Australian Standing Stones. Imagine rising at dawn and listening to the eerie sounds of pipes in the autumn mists at the Standing Stones. Quite a Celtic experience that one should not miss. The festival includes street parades, ceremonial roles performed by re-enactment groups, Celtic Strongman events, bands, children’s entertainment, dancing, market stalls, and Celtic foods.
Anyone can partake in Celtic music and dance at one of the four stages at the Standing Stones or in one of the many concert venues in the town of Glen Innes. Mingle with the locals in pubs, clubs or restaurants. In Glenn Innes, there is something for everyone.

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Celebrate all things Celtic at the Australian Celtic Festival

Heading down from Brisbane or heading up from Sydney? Drop by Glenn Innes. This lovely place is home to the Australian Standing Stones. On May 1 to May 4, 2008 celebrate the great traditions of Celtic culture. The four day festival provides everyone with entertainment, song, dance, history and, of course, food.
The Australian Celtic Festival celebrated in Glen Innes, NSW displays a spectacular range of entertainment and history. Thousands pour into Glen Innes to experience the Celtic experience and Australian Standing Stones, the festival’s main venue. Imagine rising at dawn and listening to the eerie sounds of pipes in the autumn mists at the Standing Stones. Quite a Celtic experience that one should not miss.
The festival includes street parades, ceremonial roles performed by re-enactment groups, Celtic Strongman events, bands, children’s entertainment, dancing, market stalls, and Celtic foods.
Anyone can partake in Celtic music and dance at one of the four stages at the Standing Stones or in one of the many concert venues in the town of Glen Innes. Mingle with the locals in pubs, clubs or restaurants. In Glenn Innes, there is something for everyone.

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North Carolina Gold Festival

Every town has its own story of how it struck gold in the good ol’ days. In 2004, the loyal citizens of North Carolina formed the North Carolina Gold Festival to promote, educate and preserve the state’s gold heritage. And this year, the festival, to commemorate the discovery of gold in California, will take place on April 18 and 19, 2008 at Tom Johnson’s Rally Park on Highway 70.
The festival includes a schedule of events that makes way for derbies, entertainment, gold panning, treasure hunting, food and live bands. With over three thousand attendees, the festival welcomes one and all!
The festival kicks off on Friday the 18th at noon. If you’re heading to North Carolina during this time, don’t miss this event. It’ll be a fun adventure for the whole family and in this state you will find that “all that glitters is gold”.

April 25 is ANZAC Day.. Let us remember..

Don’t be surprised to see poppies flowering in the stores, or even decorated along the streets.On the month of April, the people of New Zealand (and even Australia) will remember ANZAC day.
This is an occasion that people, every year, pay tribute and remember. ANZAC stands for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps, these members landed at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War. It is a public holiday in some parts of the world like the Cook Islands, Samoa and many more.
The Dawn Parades and other commemoration or memorials nationwide are attended by the local community, as well as the uniformed community service groups.
ANZAC Day promotes a sense of unity for everyone. Paper poppies are given away and worn as symbols of remembrance. The day is a half-day holiday in New Zealand, as per the Anzac Day Act 1966. But this is not only a remembrance of war, it is also a celebration of life for many!

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2008 Dirt and Dust Festival

This April 4-6, head to Oz for the Julia Creek Dirt and Dust Festival. This celebration, for fourteen years, brings people together from Queensland and all over for QLD’s must-go event!
Since 1994, the community has been trying to put Julia Creek on the map. Then in 1997 the event grew when the number of competitors grew every year! It has now become a professional series that even Queensland’s hottest climate can boast of. The event does not only host the annual triathlon. Attractions include musical talents, amateur boxing, cultural performances, fire works display, tobacco rolling contests and many more!
Men, and even women, can test their skills. The men you see taking on the bulls at the Dirt and Dust Fest are the best in Australia. These men are Professional Bull Riders!
This year, the event will run from April 4 to April 6. The 2008 Dirt and Dust will start off with the welcoming events followed by free rides, bull rides and dance parties. On the 5th and 6th, live bands, sports and the triathlon will commence. But the list of event goes on! All you have to do is to drive down to Queensland in your campervan hire Australia, and you’re ready to join in on the fun!
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Waka Fest 2008

This first week of April, the Tauranga Harbour Challenge, or what is now known as the Waka Fest 2008 will take place.
The 11th Annual Outrigger Canoe event will be held on Tauranga Harbour. The even is the largest of its kind in the country with over 500 competitors involved. The event will take place from April 4 to April 6 and the activities include the W1 and Surfski Ocean Race on the first day, the Harbour Challenge Race (Waka Ama and Surf Ski) and the Waka Sevens Team Relay on the second and third day respectively.
The Waka Fest 2008 draws spectators from around the country as well as visitors from all over. The three day event also includes key speakers as well as cash prizes, spot prizes and entertainment as well. Be sure not to miss this event when in the Bay of Plenty in the North Island of NewZealand.
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Anvil Shooting Festival

What’s interesting in Laurel,Mississippi in April? The all-time festival state: The Anvil Shooting Festival. It’s a bit bizarre, but for the people of Mississippi, it’s all fun!
The annual event at Laurel’s Wood Expo held every April dates back to the Civil War when the Yanks came through the South destroying all of the metal works. They’d put gun powder underneath the anvils and try to blow them up. And up they went, up in the air. Now, from this historical event, sprouts a bizarre festival that everyone loves and enjoys!
If you wish to join the event, the rules are simple. The anvils must be made of steel and weigh at least 100 lbs. Not more than 2 pounds of black powder can be used to blast that anvil in the air. There are two classes in the event, the Traditional and the Super Modified. In the Traditional class, shooters use real, antique anvils and shot the traditional way. Some anvils shot the traditional may reach heights up to 100 feet, but for some that’s not high enough, now that’s the Super-Modified category.
But here’s something you should know: No one has ever been crushed by a falling anvil and no one has ever lost an arm to the explosive blasts.
Don’t miss out on this explosive event when touring around the Deep South!

Australia World Youth Day

The World Youth Day is the largest youth event in the whole world, and this year the event will be held in Sydney from July 15 to July 20, 2008.
Every two to three years, since the conception of the event by Pope John Paul II, the Catholic Church gathers all the youth from around the world to build bridges of hope and friendship between continents and cultures. Pope Benedict XVI has chosen the event to be hosted by the Australian State when he announced it last August 2005.
WYD08 will be the first visit to Sydney, Australia of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.
Young people throughout the world will make this pilgrimage to Australia with their faith to rediscover the beauty of the Gospel.
If you are traveling to Sydney at that time, be sure not to miss this event with the company of the youth, the Pope, the beauty of Sydney, and the hospitality of the Australian people!

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The World Triathlon

The World Triathlon festival in New Zealand kicks off on April 4, 2008 until April 6, 2008.

The 3 day weekend festivities includes the Weetbix kids race, the popular beginners triathlon, specific age-group competitive triathlon, competitionbetween teams triathlon, the one mile feature run, the 1.5 km Ocean swim (where competitors from all over the world gather to compete for the fastest swim time in rough waters), and the all famous BG Triathlon World Cup - New Zealand’s best athletes taking on the World. Read the full story at Campervan hire New Zealand

Mardi Gras Parade!

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras began in 1978 as a parade down the city’s Oxford Street to mark International Gay Solidarity Day (in commemoration of the Stonewall Riots in New York’s Greenwich Village).

The following year, the event became known as the Mardi Gras and has grown year on year to become one of the biggest gay and lesbian festivals anywhere in the world. The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras will show Sydney what it means to come of age as this iconic event returns for its 30th anniversary in 2008. Read the full story at Campervan hire Australia

Rugby 2008 in Oz

This 2008, the Rugby League World Cup concludes the Centenary of Rugby League in Australia. The event that started back in 1954 features the top ten RL nations. The 2008 RLWC will be the 13th World Cup that is scheduled to take place between October 25 and November 22, 2008 in Australia... for the full story, read more at My Drive Holiday