This page contains a calendar of links to events located in Australia that are related to History, Historical Dance, Costuming, and Historical Literature.
As Australia does not seem to have the extensive networking that America and Europe do regarding historical reenactments and associated events, and because I have heard many people complain about how to find out about such events in Australia, I do hope that this page is useful! Events will be posted here up to 12-18 months in advance, and is always under construction. Many events are annual.
2017
The Polly Woodside Tall Ship has Pirate Days every month (Melbourne, VIC)
January
28th Dec – 3rd Jan – Renaissance Festival (Nyora, VIC)
6-8th – Cygnet Folk Festival (Cygnet, TAS)
14-15th – Cold Creek Geekfest (Korumburra, VIC)
20-22nd – Tamar Valley Folk Festival (George Town, TAS)
February
February – Roaring 20s Festival (Blue Mountains, Sydney, NSW)
9-12th – Ballarat Beat Rockabilly Festival (Ballarat, VIC)
12th – Classic Car Display (Hanging Rock, VIC)
10-13th – Australian Wooden Boat Festival (Hobart, TAS)
25th – Sound Of Music Sing-a-long (Sydney, NSW)
March
11-12th – Victorian Goldfields Medieval Fair (Ballarat, VIC)
11-12th – Lost Trades Fair (Kyneton, VIC)
17-26th – Ten Days on the Island (Hobart, TAS)
April
Easter weekend – Rowany Festival (High Range, NSW)
2nd – The 3rd Annual Melbourne Regency Picnic (Elsternwick, Melbourne, VIC)
18th April – 21st May – 2017 Heritage Festival Victoria (Melbourne, VIC)
21st-23rd – Jane Austen Festival (Canberra, ACT)
22nd-23rd – Ironfest (Lithgow, NSW)
May
4-7th Australian Celtic Festival (Glen Innes, NSW)
6-7th – Gumeracha Medieval Fair (Gumeracha, SA)
6-7th – Pirate Weekend on The Enterprize (Geelong, VIC)
13-14th – Ballarat Heritage Festival (Ballarat, VIC)
12-14th – Pirate Weekend on The Enterprize (Mornington, VIC)
20th-21st – Pirate Weekend on The Enterprize (Williamstown, VIC)
27-28th – Ballarat Heritage Weekend (Ballarat, VIC)
June
long weekend – Bundanoon Dance Festival (Bundanoon, NSW)
9-12th – National Celtic Festival (Portarlington, VIC)
10-12th – History Alive: A Journey Through Time (Lytton, Brisbane, QLD)
17th – Alice in Wonderland Ball (Melbourne, VIC)
July
1st-2nd – Winterfest Medieval Faire (Parramatta, Sydney, NSW)
8-9th – Abbey Medieval Festival (Caboolture, Brisbane, QLD)
14-16th – Huon Valley Mid-Winter Fest (Grove, TAS)
August
6th – Heritage Craft Day (Korumburra, VIC)
11-13th – Beechworth Gold Fields Fair (Beechworth, VIC)
19-20th – Steampunk Festival at the National Railway Museum (Port Adelaide, SA)
26-27th – Balingup Medieval Carnivale (Balingup, WA)
September
2nd – Picnic at Pemberley (Caboolture, QLD)
16th – The Pirate Market and Buccaneers Ball (Melbourne, VIC)
16-17th – Wentworth Falls Regency Weekend (Blue Mountains, NSW)
23-24th – St Ives Medieval Faire (St Ives, Sydney, NSW)
October
1st-2nd – Gold Coast Renaissance Faire (Robina, QLD)
14th – Goulburn Historic Waterworks Museum Annual Steampunk and Victoriana Fair (Goulburn, NSW)
14th – The Annual Melbourne Gothic and Victorian Picnic (Melbourne, VIC)
14-15th – Tasmania Medieval Festival (Sheffield, TAS)
27-29th – Timeline Festival (Ballarat, VIC)
November
12th – Medieval Village Fair (Yellingbo, Melbourne VIC)
December
2018
January
21st – Coal Creek Geekfest (Korumburra, VIC)
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