Calendar of Blues Festivals and other
Music Festivals held around Victoria and Australia, featuring local
blues artists and international performers.
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JANUARY 2009
Thredbo Blues Festival
Thredbo - New South Wales
3rd Weekend in Jan
http://www.thredbo.com.au/blues
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Flyer
FEBRUARY 2009
Australian Blues Festival
Goulburn - New South Wales
1st Weekend in Feb
http://www.australianbluesfestival.com.au
Bruthen Blues Bash
Bruthen - Victoria
3rd Weekend in Feb
http://www.bruthenblues.org
Homestead Blues Festival
Point Cook - Victoria
3rd Weekend in Feb
http://www.pointcookhomestead.com
MARCH 2009
Mossvale Music Festival
15th March
Located 16km from Leongatha, heading towards Mirboo North on the
Strezlecki highway. For enquiries and bookings please call (03)
5664 9239 or log onto http://www.myspace.com/mossvalemusicfestival
Blue Mountains Music Festival
Blue Mountains - New South Wales
2nd Weekend March
http://www.bmff.org.au
The Latrobe Valley Rhythm & Blues Festival
Gippsland Rhythm & Blues Club Inc.
Ralf Koss (03) 5135 3516
PO Box 900, Morwell Vic 3840
Forth Valley Blues Festival
Forth Recreation Ground, Forth, Tasmania.
Chris Bramich
Bridge Hotel, Forth (03) 6428 2239
www.ozblues.net/lbc
Point Nepean - Mornington Peninsula
Victoria
22-23 March
http://www.pointnepeanmusic.com
18th Annual East Coast International Blues & Roots Festival
Byron Bay- NSW
Throughout 20-24 March
http://www.bluesfest.com.au
APRIL 2009
MAY 2009
Blues on Broadbeach
Broadbeach - Queensland
www.broadbeachgoldcoast.com
JULY 2008
Milawa
Gourmet Region July 2008.
Beat the Winter Blues Event
2.5 hours north east of Melbourne, near Wangaratta
Download Flyer to follow
Echuca Moama
Winter Blues Festival
TBA July, 2008.
Shop, wine and dine whilst enjoying great blues music and some of
the many delights which this exciting Murray River town has to offer.
AUGUST 2008
MBAS Victorian/Tasmanian
Blues Music Awards
Contact Sonia Meggs: email - sonia@mbas.org.au;
phone - 0425 776 613
Toyota
Muster 2008
August TBA 2008
For more information, look yo website: www.muster.com.au
The
Bellingen Jazz and Blues Festival
3rd weekend of August 15th - 17th August 2008.
For more information, : www.bellingenjazzfestival.com.au
SEPTEMBER 2008
Bimbadgen Blues
September 6th.
For more information, - www.bimbadgenblues.com.au
CoastFest
September 5,6 and 7
Point Wolstoncroft Sport and Recreation Camp
Kanagra Drive Gwandalan - Lake Maquarie
Central Coast NSW
For more information, -www.coastfest.org.au/music/the-music/
OCTOBER 2008
MBAS Blues Performer of
the Year Contest
Usually in October each year.
Contact Sonia Meggs - sonia@mbas.org.au
Great Southern Blues and Rockabilly Festival
Narooma - New South Wales
1st Weekend October
http://www.bluesfestival.tv
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues
Wangaratta - Victoria
Last weekend of October
www.wangaratta-jazz.org.au/docs/index.php
NOVEMBER 2008
Blues at Bridgetown
Bridgetown - Western Australia
2nd Weekend in November
http://www.bluesatbridgetown.com
Deniliquin Spring Blues Festival
Deniliquin, NSW
TBA November
http://www.denispringblues.com
DECEMBER 2008
Woodford Folk Festival
Queensland Folk Federation Inc.
PO Box 1134, Woodford, Queensland 4514
(07) 5496 1066
qff@woodfordfolkfestival.com
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