Festa Parade

Sat 16, October 2010

10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Colourful carnevale walking parade.

Parade starts from Savoia Hotel then down Main Rd and finishes at the Mineral Springs Reserve.

The Official Opening & Schools in Concert follows.

Enquiries: 0429 084 013
Free Event

This colourful carnevale walking parade features local school children and families, community and visiting musicians including Swiss Matterhorn Yodellers, Alpenrose dancers and Swiss Companion Singers, the Victorian State
Youth Brass Band, circus performers, folkloric groups, and members of the Swiss and Italian communities in a lively parade of masks, costumes, puppets and flags celebrating our Swiss and Italian heritage.

Assemble 10am in Church Ave, Hepburn Springs, near The Grande Hotel.

Official Festa Opening

Sat 16, October 2010

11:00 AM to 11:15 AM

Soundshell, Mineral Springs Reserve, Hepburn Springs
Enquiries: 0429 084 013

JOIN our special guests to officially open the Festa.

Schools In Concert

Sat 16, October 2010

11:15 AM to 12:30 PM

Come and enjoy local schools entertain in Italian.

The district's Primary Schools (Hepburn, Daylesford, St. Michaels, Yandoit, Drummond & Bullarto) present songs and musical items in Italian. Compered by Daylesford Secondary College Italian LOTE students.

Festa per La Famiglia - Kids and Family Festa

Sat 16, October 2010

12:30 PM to 3:00 PM

An exciting family festival

An exciting festival for all the family and friends with entertainment including music, the Festa Jesta, dancing, amusements & loads of fun.

Food & drink stalls featuring Italian food and other tasty delights. Entertainment by the Swiss Matterhorn Yodellers, the Alpenrose Dancers, Daylesford Brass Band, Victorian State Youth Brass Band and The Daylesford Highland Pipes & Drums Band.

Lantern Parade and Grand Fireworks Finale

Sun 24, October 2010

7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Assemble in 10th St near Red Star and walk to Mineral Springs Reserve for fireworks display
Enquiries: Festa Hotline 0429 084 013
Free Event

Coloured lanterns and lampions signal the end of another Festa, as young and old alike join the Festa Jesta's twilight parade winding through the bush to the site of the spectacular fireworks display in the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve.

BYO lanterns or buy one locally made by the Daylesford Men's Shed and friends of the Festa.

Lantern Parade