Village News

Village by the Lake is coming to a climax! Adam Toms rocking out on the Main Stage right now! So You Think You Can Interpretive Dance on soon, Benalla Motor Group Fireworks about 9pm, giant bugs are roaming and the rockets and planets are about to light up! Explore The Rambler boat caravan installation. Don’t miss it! Enjoy Benalla Benalla Lake Foreshore!

We are almost ready for Village by the Lake in Benalla. Grab a drink at the One Wild Apple Bar, Kids get creative in The Dreaming Space, great music all afternoon, a gliding simulator. The World Kitchen will be cooking up stories and lots of good food. Benalla Motor Group Fireworks after dark! Enjoy Benalla Benalla Rural City Council. Street Parade 2pm. Village activities from 2.30pm to 9.30pm. Great weather for a day trip from wherever you are! All Free!

The Village is coming to Benalla, Victoria. We have two of Australia's best puppet makers working with the community over the next two weeks to create large-scale floats for the street parade on Saturday November 10.
Anyone from the Benalla community is invited to help create two puppets with Nick Wilson and Daniele Poidomani
Address: Benalla Men's Shed, Kevin Dosser Pavilion
Benalla Showgrounds
Dates: Thurs Nov 1, Fri Nov 2; 11 AM til 6 PM
Wed Nov 7, Thurs Nov 8, Fri Nov 9; 10 AM till 6 PM
Just turn up, or PM if you want to bring a big group.
Suitable for anyone aged 10 or above.

Friends, we officially announce that the Village Festival in Edinburgh Gardens will not run in 2018. Ultimately we didn't secure enough funding and we took a stand that we didn't want to ask artists and organisers to work for nothing.
We will return to Edinburgh Gardens refreshed in 2019.But The Village lives on! Visit The Village World Kitchen this Saturday 6 October at Piers Festival 2018. The Village Day by the Lake will be in Benalla Festival on Saturday 10 November (free entry) and The Village will be part of Falls Music and Arts Festival in Lorne (sold out) and Marion Bay (Tas, tickets available)

Young Talent "Flower Drum" up first at The Winter Festival on Saturday

WE ARE ON!!! TODAY IS THE DAY!!! SATURDAY 23rd JUNE - COME AND JOIN US AT THE VILLAGE WINTER FESTIVAL AT THE NEWSTEAD RACECOURSE. There will be fires to keep you warm, hot chocolates, mulled wine, hot Ethiopian Food, Fresh on the spot fried Donuts, soups and other warming foods!!!
ARTS - BANDS - MUSIC - STORY TELLING - ROVING GIANT BEAR PUPPET - *** there is too much to mention*** PET & PETAL COUNTRY AND WESTERN - STUDENTS SINGING & ROCK BAND - 2pm-5pm KIDS FLEA MARKET & MINI BUSKING STAGE - 4PM the FAMOUS VILLAGE DOG SHOW - WRONG TOWN BOUTIQUE with DOG COSTUMING WORKHSOP
****** BUILDING THE BOAT THAT WILL BE SET ALIGHT at THE 7PM FIRE SPECTACULAR! ******* STAY FOR LA DESCARGA SALSA BAND AND SO SO MUCH MORE!!! KIDS FREE!!!! ADULTS $15 / $10 concession $5 Teens
Book your tickets online now to help us reduce the queue at the gates and load on our valued volunteers https://www.trybooki...book/sessions…
comfy couches to chill - Indian wedding Tents to be undercover - parking aplenty - shuttle busses from Castlemaine Railway station & Victory Park - see details in bookings link

TOMORROW!!! 23rd JUNE THE WINTER FESTIVAL @ NEWSTEAD RACECOURSE - BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW!!!! WARMING FIRES SOUP MULLED WINE HOT CHOCOLATE
ARTS - FOOD - MUSIC - BANDS - DANCING - FAMILY FUN - STORYTELLING - SO YOU THINK YOU CAN INTERPRETIVE DANCE - 10 MIN DISCO - THE WORLD KITCHEN - PET&PETAL COUNTRY SISTERS - GHERKIN KAHN VICKING AMUSEMENT ALCAZAR - ROVING ARTISTS - KIDS FLEA MARKET - MINI BUSKING STAGE
///////!!!FIRE SPECTACULAR 7PM!!!!!\\\\\\
*** AND SO SO MUCH MORE*** $15/$10 Adults/$5 Teen/ KIDS FREE
https://www.trybooki...8&sec=672666

WE ARE SERIOUSLY EXCITED TWO MORE SLEEPS AND THEN WE ARE ON! FESTIVAL TENTS ARE BEING SET UP, ELECTRICS TESTED AND STAGES BUILT, THE WORLD KITCHEN IN THE MAKING, ALL ARTIST CONTRACTS SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED, THE FIRE SPECTACULAR TRIALLED AND TESTED: WE NEED ONE MORE THING! THAT'S YOU!!!!! BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW! CLICK ON THE LINK.
https://www.trybooki...book/sessions…
HOW TO GET THERE:
http://www.thevillag...tead-racecourse/
***SHUTTLE BUSSES, CAMPING & SUNDAY BREAKFAST for reasonable prices***

Next Week Saturday we are on again! Book your tickets now!
Free tickets still available - Camping and Big Sunday cook up breakfast!!!!
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Temperance
June 23 @ 2:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe good ship Temperance is a free-wheeling, itinerant tiny theatre house with a nautical twist. This winter festival she’s teaming up with part monster-slayer/part seer Miss Hera See to bring you curious and delectable stories for all your senses. Weaving the ancient with the modern and mystery with misadventure, Temperance is an immersive wonderland for all ye brave hearted land-folk. All aboard! Special story performances throughout the afternoon. Miss Hera See will mesmerize you!

For The Village WINTER FESTIVAL this coming 23rd June we have an absolutely incredible line up of musicians, bands and more! On our Main Music Outdoor Stage - with music from all corners of the globe and the town: LA DESCARGA will be on from 8.45pm!!! Feast your Famished Dancing Feet on this Winter Solctice with Music from Warmer regions!
Our FULL FESTIVAL PROGRAM has just been released! Go on over and check it out & while you're here you can book your tix on:
https://www.trybooki...361018&bof=1http://www.thevillag...l.com.au/events/

The Village Festival could not operate without the assistance of many fabulous volunteers. Could you be one? If you can drive a bus, serve food or drink, direct traffic, tweet and post, smile nicely or otherwise be helpful, consider volunteering. It's great experience and all volunteers get free festival entry, a free meal and drink, plus meet great people. The Village Winter Festival is on Saturday 23 June at Newstead Racecourse in Newstead! Complete our simple on-line form and we'll be in touch.
https://goo.gl/forms/LOHRhcgYhcQZpvfA3

Not sure if you can afford to come to The Village Winter Festival ? Not to worry...you can! If you are #HUFC (hard-up for cash), you can get one of our Earlybird tickets. Simply book on-line by Sunday 17 June and you can come for free. But you MUST arrive at the festival between 2pm and 3pm (and no pass-outs).
Otherwise, kids 12 and under are free anyway, 13-17 year olds get in for $5, concession $10 and full price only $15. Parking is free! Free shuttle bus from Castlemaine (first-come, first-served) Drinks and food are reasonably priced. ATM facilities on-site. However you do it, for 10 hours of entertainment, it's SUPER-AFFORDABLE. #cheapthrills #cheapskate

Full program for The Village Winter Festival is released! Highlights include The Seduceaphones CoastBusters and Kavisha Mazzella, a World Kitchen program with South Sudanese & Laotian food plus MonsterChef, a wide range of workshops at Smoke & Mirrors, Ten Minute Dance Parties, all manner of games and the big fire spectacular at 7pm.Full listing guide: http://www.thevillag...l.com.au/events/It's less than 2 weeks away, it's 90 minutes from Melbourne (by car OR train/shuttle bus) and it's only $15 full, kids free. OR if your #HUFC (hard up for cash) come for free on our earlybird deal. Book now: https://www.trybooking.com/UOBI#cheapthrills #wintersolstice #burnbabyburn

The Village WINTER FESTIVAL June 23rd! 2weeks to go! Book your tickets now! Village Fair, Arts, Music, Rovers, Circus, Kids Flea Market & Kids Mini Busking Stage, The Village Fog Show, Monster Chef, World Kitchen, Cuban Band, Story telling, Build a Community Boat and see this Ship Sink in the ashes of our FIRE SPECTACULAR At 7pm! Cafe & Bar, Heartwarming Foods, Village Fires to warm you up, and so much more! !
Camping & Big Breakie Cook up Sunday morning!