by Anthony Osborne | Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
We’re looking for great pics to feature in the Eden Whale Festival Special Publication to be published in the Eden Magnet, Merimbula News Weekly and Bega District News in the lead up to this year’s Festival – 1 to 3 November. Submit your favourite photo from a past...
by Anthony Osborne | Aug 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Our little corner of the world is special – the people, the places, the community spirit. I just love the huge sense of local pride that brings together the Eden Whale Festival every year. It’s unique and something I hope we can all get behind” Host Frankie J Holden...
by Anthony Osborne | Aug 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
This coming school holidays kids will be able to build their own kites, ready to fly at the Eden Whale Festival. How cool! There’ll be a series of kite making and festival-related kids workshops held up and down the Shire from Eden to Tura Beach as well as a High Tea...
by Anthony Osborne | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Eden Whale Festival is the perfect way to reach more than 4,000 people with your food product or offering. That’s right, thousands of people who love good times, great experiences and tasty food. We’re on the hunt for a foodie business keen to run a cooking...
by Anthony Osborne | Aug 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
We owe a huge thanks to three of our local licensed clubs and the Bega Valley Club Grants initiative for making our 2019 Festival Kite program possible. Clubs that earn over $1 million annually in gaming machine revenue provide funding for community projects and...
by Anthony Osborne | Jul 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
For the third year running, the Port Authority of New South Wales is a major Festival sponsor and supporter of our popular recycling competition – Repurpose It. Paul Webster, Harbour Master, Port Authority of New South Wales says the Authority’s support for Repurpose...
by Anthony Osborne | Jul 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Our 2019 Photography Competition theme has been announced! We invite all amateur photographers, school groups and clubs to take part in our annual Eden Whale Festival Photography Competition and Exhibition. Our Seaside Town is the theme of this year’s...
by Eden | Jun 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
We are pleased to announce that Allied Natural Wood Exports has joined our community of supporters as a major sponsor of the 2019 festival! ANWE has been a long time supporter of our festival sponsoring a number of events from the street parade to the Timber Sports...
by Eden | Jun 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Welcome back Wheelers Seafood Restaurant and Takeaway as a festival partner! A successful collaboration between Wheelers Seafood Restaurant and Takeaway and the Eden Whale Festival resulted in an unforgettable opening night for our art exhibitions centre in...
by Eden | May 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Our 2019 major raffle is HUGE thanks to our generous donors! Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, the 2019 Major Raffle is our biggest yet! Purchase your tickets at the local vendors listed below or from members of the festival committee. Find tickets...
by Eden | Apr 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Forestry Corporation of NSW sponsor the “Artists Who Wood” competition and exhibition for the seventh year in a row. The Eden Whale Festival is excited to announce that Forestry Corporation of NSW will once again be sponsoring the annual “Artists Who...
by Eden | Feb 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Feb 4, 2019 – Date, Location and Committee Decided for the 2019 Eden Whale Festival The Eden Whale Festival Annual General Meeting was held Wednesday January 30th at the Eden Fishermen’s Recreation Club. November 2nd has been chosen for the 2019 main event...
by Eden | Oct 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Eden Marine High School giving a helping hand to the 2019 Eden Whale Festival! Thank you to the students and staff of Eden Marine High School for their ongoing support of the Eden Whale Festival. Eden Marine High School staff and students support the Eden Whale...
by Eden | Sep 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Our Timber Sports arena features an award-winning carver! Rob Bast always impresses with his beautiful sculptures carved in front of our eyes. Watching this champion sculptor at work with a chainsaw as his primary sculpting tool is an impressive sight. The results and...
by Eden | Sep 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Friday is for our official festival and exhibition launches, whale watching and exploring Eden Explore the bay on a whale watching charter or shore-based whale watching adventure in the morning. Later head back to town for the official festival launch at 1:30pm at the...
by Eden | Sep 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Taking the lead from major festivals and councils around the world, the Eden Whale Festival is helping to reduce single use plastic usage. Balloons, plastic bags and bottles are the three most harmful pollutants threatening marine wildlife, according to a 2016 study...
by Anthony Osborne | Apr 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Killer Whale Trail immerses you in the story of the Killers in Eden. This is a tale rich with whales and maritime adventure set in the unspoilt beauty of Twofold Bay. Visit sites of 18th century architecture, the whaling station, elevated lookouts & an old...
by Anthony Osborne | Mar 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
In 2016, the Sapphire Coast’s Port of Eden was named the premier whale watching destination in New South Wales! That year, Australian Geographic released a top 10 list of Australian whale watching destinations, putting Eden third overall and first in New South...
by Anthony Osborne | Apr 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
Join the migration to Eden! The countdown is on for the festival and the whales have begun their northbound journey to warmer waters. Soon they will be dropping in on Eden as they make their journey home. Check back here in July to see out some of the local whale...
by Anthony Osborne | Sep 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
If you want to see them feeding, you’d better come to Eden! There’s a remarkable whale migration building in a little NSW village called Eden. Each year the townsfolk and a growing number of whale-crazy visitors, enjoy some of the greatest whale ever seen ,...
