REASONS TO GET LOST

COMPILED BY TAYLOR ALBIOLI

Kyneton has a long history and famed reputation for breeding and growing daffodils. They are an intrinsic symbol of the town and the annual Kyneton Daffodil & Arts Festival has been shaped around this heritage.

This true country-style community festival welcomes spring in Kyneton with an exciting series of activities including visual and performing arts, crafts, gardens, flower shows and hospitality.

THE GRAND PARADE: Held on the last day of the festival, the ‘Grand Parade’ is a wonderful experience of life in a Central Victorian country town and features bands, dancers, floats, cars and vintage vehicles. The festival closes with a fair, performances, activities in Kyneton’s main streets and an after-party at Major Tom’s burger joint on Piper Street. It’s a fantastic family day out!

Join us for a special performance by Fred Smith, accompanied by our very own Urban Sea Shanties Community Choir.

This performance is a culmination of months of choir rehearsals under the guidance of choral leaders Andrew Price and Seija Knight, producing a multi-layered, witty and moving live performance with Fred Smith and his four-piece band.

Fred Smith writes songs. Some of them are sad. Some of them are funny. Some of them are sad and funny. Some of them are quite serious. They have melodies and stories you can remember, they reflect the world he has seen in what, so far, has been a messy and interesting life.

A Brand New Stand Up Show.

Hannah Gadsby, world class, award-winning funny person, is coming to Kyneton this September with her much celebrated show Body of Work.

In 2018 the global sensation and ground breaking Netflix special Nanette really changed things for Hannah. She won an Emmy and a Peabody.

An exclusive open garden experience for one weekend only in the beautiful village of Macedon.

Wander through this expansive 2.3-hectare garden and enjoy the abundance of blossoms – including weeping cherries, crabapples, camellias, azaleas – mature trees, many wearing their soft emerging foliage, and an abundance of bulbs.

Stylish bridges, which span the lakes and ponds, link the wide lawns which contain hedged garden beds, pergolas, arches, and various forms of garden art. A gazebo sits amongst various statues and urns.

The inaugural Mountain Writers Festival will be hosted in the regional town of Macedon, Victoria (Wurundjeri Country). It will be the first Australian writers’ festival to focus exclusively on the environment – the most important topic of our times – with a forever theme of ‘Place, Story, Nature’.

An epic lineup of thought-leaders with worldchanging ideas, a passion for the environment, and a desire to write a better future for us all.

Join us for some regional local hospitality, great company, author panels, in-conversation events showcasing novels with regional settings, environmental science writing, indigenous storytelling, nature writing and cli-fi.