January

Opera in the Alps
Held on the 3rd Saturday in January at Beechworth Golf Course, Opera in the Alps heralds some of Australia's finest operatic artists entertaining.

Tickets are currently on sales and bookings are essential. Click below for further information.

Beechworth Music Festival
This 2 day outdoor events is held at the Madman's Gully Amphitheatre Mad Day Hills on the last weekend in January Gates will open from 4pm Friday with local artist entertain8am Saturday for a big day of music starting at 11.30am.

For further information please click the link below.

Bridge Road Brewers Tours Every Saturday

April

Easter - Golden Horseshoe Festival
The Beechworth Golden Horseshoe Festival is the biggest annual event on the calendar. These are plenty of activities to delight the whole family, including Music, Grand Parade and Golden Easter Egg Hunt.  There will be buskers, markets, a fun run and kids actives.

The event celebrates the history of Beechworth and a parade lead Daniel Cameron in 1855 on a horse shod with shoes made from pure gold to attend the gold fields first election. He won and became Ovens Goldfields Victorian Parliament Represented.

Please click for the event program.

May

Drive back In Time
The event run by Beechworth Old Cranks Motor Club is traditional held on the first weekend in May and has grown to become one of the region’s most popular car shows and cruising events, attracting over 250 participants from around Victoria, as well as interstate.

The historic streets of Beechworth will have on display will be a range of rare, classic and vintage cars, motorcycles and trackers. The weekend kicks off 10:00am on Saturday with a tracker run and a barbecue at midday at the Old Railway Goods Shed in Beechworth, followed by a Street Cruise of display vehicles from 4:30pm.

On Sunday, visitors will be able to view the incredible array of pristine cars and motorbikes lined up either side of Ford Street in the Historic Precinct area of Beechworth which is closed to traffic as well as vintage engines displayed in the Police Paddocks. Gates open at 8am and entry is $5 for display vehicles and free for the public. Barbecue and drinks plus a fantastic raffle all day.

High Country Harvest
Soak up the history and taste flavours of Beechworth during the High Country Harvest Festival. With locally grown produce from bountiful harvests and locally foraged ingredients. There will be locally brewed craft beers to internationally renowned local wines.

Beechworth boasts a vibrant local food scene and hatted restaurant which makes every year’s harvest different.

Beechworth Farmers Market - first Saturday of every month

August

Annual Kelly Country Pick
This bluegrass music festival is held over a week and includes children’s classes early in the week, tuitions for adult and lots of jamming.

The main concerts will run over the weekend so click here and plan ahead and come for a week of fun.

October

Bridge Road Brewers Oktoberfest
Get your annual dose of Ohm-pah and sample world class beers at Bridge Road Brewers annual Oktoberfest.

The event is loosely based around the original Oktoberfest held in Munich in late September each year. Punters are encouraged to get out the Lederhosen or Dirndle (traditional Bavarian dress) and enjoy the festivities.

Held in the old coach house on the first weekend in October, click for further details.

November

Celtic Festival
Held within the walls of the Old Beechworth Gail, the Beechworth Celtic Festival is set to attract the crowds of Celtic lovers and Scots to Beechworth. Please click is see program.