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Best Australian festivals to visit in 2022 and 2023 (Part C)
- Unwined Subiaco – October 22-23, 2022
Western Australia’s best wineries, distilleries and producers descend on Subiaco’s Market Square Park for two days in October for a giant picnic.
- Brisbane Street Art Festival – May 7-22, 2022
Since 2016, this festival of outdoor art has been turning Brisbane into a giant open-air art gallery. This year it’s introduced a dedicated arts precinct called Superordinary Northshore in Hamilton, which will host workshops, performances and live mural painting.
- Blues on Broadbeach – May 19-22, 2022
This unique Gold Coast event is ideal for those who want the musical festival experience without the roughing it in a tent. It’s mostly unticketed, so you can wander from venue to venue checking out some of the best blues acts from Australia and around the world, then retire to beach or bed, depending on your preference.
- Swell Sculpture Festival – September 9-18, 2022
Sydney’s Sculpture by the Sea has nothing on Currumbin’s Swell Festival, with more than 50 enormous sculptures installed amid the beach landscape. Not only that, there are connected exhibitions at various galleries and a fringe festival featuring workshops, artist talks, wine tastings and music.
- Mona Foma – February 17-26, 2023
The summer sister to Dark Mofo, Mona Foma takes place in Launceston, Hobart and sites across the midlands. Curated by Brian Ritchie of The Violent Femmes, expect big-name musical artists, trippy conceptual art and a focus on Tasmanian Indigenous culture.