Grand Parade & Family Festa
Sat 3, November 2012
10:30 AM to 3:00 PM
GRAND PARADE AND FAMILY FESTA
Celebrating 20 Years!
The Swiss & Italian Festa Grand Parade is a highlight for locals and visitors alike - a wonderful community event and a colourful spectacle not to be missed! The theme of the Parade this year is Celebrating 20 Years - Harlequin & Diamonds. Dress up and take part or just observe this delightful event from the sidewalk as it travels along Main Road, Hepburn Springs. This year the parade will feature local kinder, primary and secondary colleges, along with community groups including; Swiss Matterhorn Yodellers, Swiss Companion Singers, Gruppo Culturale Italiano, the Daylesford Community Brass Band and Daylesford Pipe Band to name a few.
Immediately after the Parade the Family Festa will take place in the beautiful surrounds of the Mineral Springs Reserve. Enjoy performances of music, dance, spoken word and theatre by local school children and Swiss & Italian community groups and enjoy a wonderful array of delicious foods with a Swiss & Italian flavour. Immerse yourself in the wonderful historic surrounds of the Mineral Springs Reserve, meet the Festa Jester and roaming characters, have your face painted, enjoy a Punch & Judy exhibition by local artist Peter Kirk, take part in the Spaghetti Slurping Competition, watch a Waiters Race or just find a spot on the grass and while the day away.
The Hepburn Pavilion Café is open all day and is licenced with great regional brunch and lunch options along with Arabica coffees, sweet treats and cold drinks. The Pavilion is also open every day of the Festa.
A special thank you to the local SES for overseeing the event.
DATE & TIMES:
Saturday 3rd November
Parade: 10.30am - 11am
Family Festa: 11am - 3pm
FREE
EVENT INFORMATION:
Parade: Assemble in Savoia Hotel Car Park at 10am
(Cnr Sixth Street & Main Road, Hepburn Springs)
Family Festa: Soundshell, Mineral Springs Reserve, Hepburn Springs
The Parade runs down Mian Road, Hepburn Springs turning right at Ninth Styteet and Tenth Street and winds its way down to the Soundshell in the Mineral Springs Reserve.
Road Closures
Main Road, Hepburn Springs from Sixth Street to Tenth Street will be closed from 10am - 11am on Saturday 3rd November.
T: 0447 697 997
E: info@swissitalianfesta.com
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RED ENERGY
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Spaghetti Slurping Competition coordinated by our friends at the Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville.
Candid shot from 2011 Festa Parade - members of the Swiss Yodel Choir Matterhorn
20th Anniversary Party at The Palais
Sat 3, November 2012
8:00 PM to 1:00 AM
20th Anniversary Party at The Palais with The Shuffle Club.
Swiss & Italian Festa 20th Anniversary Party at The Palais
Theme - Harlequin and Diamonds
If you only attend one evening event at the Festa this year then this should definitely be the one! In 2011 The Shuffle Club blew the roof off The Palais with an outstanding evening enjoyed by all. Back by popular demand are these legends of hot jazz, swing, blues and boogie! These guys posses a raw energy and enthusiasm - the kind of energy that will bring you to your feet and onto the dance floor before you know it! Performing classics by Louis Prima, Dean Martin and Count Basie to name a few. The Shuffle Club are favorites on the Festival circuit from Mexico to Melbourne, Carlton to the Caribbean. Polish your dancing shoes, dress up in your finery and prepare to be laid out for an evening of dancing and frivolity, all within the salubrious surrounds of the beautiful Palais Ballroom. Mikelangelo (know by same as the Balkan Elvis) will MC the evening and Swiss & Italian Community groups will also make special guest appearances with a few other surprise guests on the night!
http://theshuffleclub.com.au/
DATE & TIMES:
Saturday 3rd November | 8pm - 1am
BOOKINGS:
$25 pre-sale or $30 at the door
Restaurant open / pizzas available on the night.
T: 5348 4849
Or in person at The Palais
EVENT INFORMATION:
The Palais
111 Main Road, Hepburn Springs
Swiss Italian Themed Mass
Sun 4, November 2012
10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
MASS – SUNDAY MASS AT ST PETER’S DAYLESFORD
Celebrant Fr. Kevin Maloney
In keeping with tradition, join the descendants of the Swiss and Italian communities in celebrating a Swiss & Italian themed Mass. Performances by The Swiss Companion Singers and the Swiss Yodel Choir Matterhorn.
DATE & TIME:
Sunday 4th November | 10.30am onwards
FREE
EVENT INFORMATION:
St Peter’s Church
13 Duke Street, Daylesford
T: 0447 697 997
Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra at The Convent
Sun 4, November 2012
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
MELBOURNE MANDOLIN ORCHESTRA AT THE CONVENT
Since its formation in 1967 The Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra has thrilled and entertained audiences throughout Australia, Europe and Asia. The 23-piece orchestra perform a repertoire spanning several centuries and styles ranging from Renaissance to contemporary compositions including popular Italian songs; Mari Mari, Funiculli Funiculla, Arriverderci Roma and works by Witt, Wolki, Ambrosius and a selection of Italian Arias with soloist, soprano Charlotte Betts-Dean. The Orchestra will also perform La Montanara, a very well known folk song of the Swiss/Italian region.
This concert will be held in the magnificent and intimate surrounds of The Convent Chapel.
www.melbournemandolinorchestra.org.au
DATE & TIME:
Sunday 4th November | 11.30am - 12.30pm
BOOKINGS:
$30.00 + booking fees
T: 1300 GET TIX (438 849)
And all moshtix outlets
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Tickets also available in person at the Daylesford Regional Visitors Information Centre - 98 Vincent Street, Daylesford
*Seats are limited for this special event so please book early to avoid disappointment
EVENT INFORMATION:
The Convent Gallery Chapel
Cnr Hill & Daly Streets, Daylesford
T: 0447 697 997
The Convent's Bad Habits Cafe open for pre and post show food & drinks.
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Festa Closing Night Party at The Old Hepburn Hotel
Sun 4, November 2012
9:30 PM to 1:00 AM
FESTA CLOSING NIGHT PARTY AT THE OLD HEPBURN HOTEL
Join in the celebrations after the Festa Fireworks Finale as we thank the local community for their support of the 2012 Festa. Enjoy an informal drink, some food and entertainment from Ricketty Bridge as we bring the Festa to an end. The Old Hepburn Hotel has been a focal point of the Hepburn Springs community since the Gold Rush days of the 1850's. The hotel has had only three owners in the last 65 years. The Bakers, the Johns and now, the Dooleys. This is a Great Good Place where you can meet the locals, swap stories, enjoy a good meal and soak up the relaxed atmosphere of a "real country pub".
Ricketty Bridge
A multicultural, acoustic crossover band performing an exuberant blend of contemporary and traditional folk & world music. Singing in six languages they will take you on a global journey: from Klezmer to Celtic, chanson to country, Europe to Mid East. Octave mandolin, accordion, melodeon, gaita (Spanish pipes), fiddle and saxophone are just some of the instruments this band will entertain you with.
DATE & TIME:
Sunday 4th November | 9.30pm onwards
FREE
EVENT INFORMATION:
The Old Hepburn Hotel
236 Main Road, Hepburn Springs
T: 5348 2207
Courtesy Bus available
The Old Hepburn Hotel is open every day of the Festa
Monday & Tuesday: 4pm - midnight
Wednesday & Thursday: noon - midnight
Friday & Saturday: noon - 1am
Sunday: noon - 11pm
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