The Australian food festivals have become one of the major attractions of the country to the food-loving travelers. The rich tradition of the Australian culture and heritage; makes these food festivals most gorgeous to the attendees. So, whenever you travel Australia, make it a point to attend any of the Australian food festival held in any nearby location.

Popular Australian Food Festivals

Oyster in the Vines

Enjoy the combination of fresh oyster with exquisite wines, by joining this food festival. This year, it was celebrated in New South Wales in the month of January. This popular Australian food festival showcased fresh and natural oysters, along with a palatable selection of dressed oysters.

Chinchila Melon Festival

Chinchila is known as the ‘Melon Capital’ of the country and no wonder, the city will celebrate a special event just for the harvest of melons in February. There are a plenty of fun events to enjoy along with the local participants. Some of these events are melon skiing, melon bungee, melon tossing etc. In addition to the unlimited fun, the melon festival also offers great local food and live entertainment.

Melbourne Food & Wine Festival

Celebrated in the month of March, this Melbourne food festival can be described as a gastronomical extravaganza. The purpose of the festival is to showcase the quality produce from the talented and skilled chefs across the country. The festival is going to celebrate the 20^th anniversary in 2012. Other than greatest food, the festival offers exciting activities too.

Taste of Sydney

One of the biggest Australian food festivals, this food event is also a celebration of March. The festival is attended by expert chefs from around the country, who represents their culinary traditions through their skillful cooking abilities. The festival also organizes producers market, special activities related to coffee, cooking demonstration and many more.

A Taste of the Huon

This festival is an added attraction to visit Tasmania, in the month of March. The festival is arranged to showcase the fresh produces of the region including apples, mushrooms, cherries, berries, truffles, salmons etc. By attending the festival, one can also experience a sophisticated culinary adventure through exclusive foods, fine wines, original art and crafts and plenty of entertainments.

Melbourne Thai Culture and Food Festival

This annual show of Thai culture and culinary tradition has already gained much acclaim among the local and outsiders of Melbourne. It is another March food event to experience a huge assortment of delicious Thai cuisines. The festival offers several entertainments like drum parades and beauty contests. One can also buy Thai products and cooking ingredients from the product stalls.

On top of these celebrations, many other Australian food festivals are organized in different cities of the country including Perth, Adelaide and Sydney. So, there is no way one can miss the opportunity to experience the gorgeous culinary tradition of Australia.

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