21 April 2008
24th Gladysdale Apple and Wine Festival
Posted by Mick under: Events .
Sunday the 4th of May sees the running of the 24th Apple and Wine Festival at the Gladysdale Primary School on the Little Yarra Road in Gladysdale.
TASTE the local produce and all the new varieties of the locally grown new season apples as well as juices and wines from the local vineyards.
- Have a great day and pick up a bargain at the Gladysdale Apple and Wine Festival.
- Wine tasting of local wines and gourmet platters and cheeses.
- Enjoy apple tasting of new local varieties from the local orchardist’s display and purchase bags of apples fresh from the trees.
- This year’s festival; is the 24th Apple and Wine Festival and will feature attractions for all ages.
- It is a country style family day that celebrates the completion of the apple and grape harvest in the Little Yarra Valley.
- There will be free live entertainment, clowns, displays, chainsaw carving demonstrations, competitions such as the best scarecrow, apple pie and the heaviest giant pumpkin.
- Plenty of entertainment for the young ones such as the popular animal farm, go karts, jumping castles, mini golf, archery and a bungy trampoline.
- The day will also showcase many varied craft and market stalls including very cheap plants.
- Numerous culinary delights can be enjoyed on the grass with your wine or Devonshire tea.
- The festival is held in the peaceful bush setting of the grounds of the Gladysdale Primary School, just four kilometres from Yarra Junction along the Little Yarra Road on the way to Powelltown.
- A grand raffle is run in conjunction with the festival with great prizes including a giant trailer package and various other prizes. Tickets are only $2 and drawn on the day.
So bring the family along and join in the fun at the Apple and Wine Festival on Sunday 4 May, between 10am and 4pm. Admission and parking is free and all profits from the day go to the Gladysdale Primary School.
Sounds good to me :)
2 Comments so far...
Julia Says:
28 July 2008 at 10:23 am.
How can I apply to have a market stall at next years festival please
Regards Julia Papp
Mick Says:
28 July 2008 at 8:23 pm.
I’m pretty sure that the event is run by the Gladysdale Primary School, so that would be the best place to start Julia.