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East Gippsland Winter Festival

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Experience winter in East Gippsland as the region comes alive in a month-long festival of light, food, music, art and culture.
A metal dragon sculpture spits fire onto a bonfire pile
An illuminated giant squid lantern wraps around the Lakes Entrance footbridge at nighttime
A large illuminated water dragon lantern sits behind some bushes at the Lakes Lights lantern display
An illuminated blossom fox lantern at the Lakes Lights lantern display
A spectacular fire show takes places next to an ice carving with a large crowd gathered around
Two ladies with colourful swimming caps on are swimming in the lake, both laughing
Tables are set for a long lunch on the old Nicholson River Railway Bridge
Long lunch on the Nicholson River Railway Bridge, high above the Nicholson River with blue skies
Two people dressed up in medieval costume stand in front of a bonfire
A group of four women dressed up as Sea Hags walk along a footpath in Lakes Entrance
Featuring dozens of spectacular events right across the region, the East Gippsland Winter Festival presents one of the largest and most diverse winter festival programs in Australia.

Embrace the chill of the season with a unique series of events that salute winter’s long dark nights with beautiful hand-made lanterns, projection art that augments reality, live music in unexpected places, winter feasts in spectacular locations, creative hands-on workshops, wellness experiences overlooking lakes, on-foot adventures and much more!
Information

Website

egwinterfest.com.au

Address

470 Esplanade, Lakes Entrance, Victoria, 3909

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