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The Festival Launch – Friday 3rd OCTOBER 2025

Spend the morning whale watching with our two local charters; Sapphire Coastal Adventures & Freedom Charters.  The festival officially kicks off in the afternoon with the Official Opening at the Eden Killer Whale Museum at 2pm – enjoy light refreshments, Acknowledgement to Country, followed by some fabulous light entertainment.

THE BIG TWO – Friday evening 3rd October and Saturday 4th October 

Early risers can enjoy the Poets Breakfast at 8am at the Uniting Church Hall.

FRIDAY EVENING 3rd OCTOBER at 5.30pm.. Rock & Roll band – come dance with us.  Food Vendors, Beverage tastings and Long Stocking Beer sales. Fire dancers, stilt walkers.   Art Competition display and sales at the Pavilion on the Sports Ground including wood working, Photography and paintings. Also local potters will be selling their wonderful pottery. Finishing up with a monster fireworks display.

SATURDAY 4th OCTOBER AT  9AM The famous street parade.  Meeting and starting point outside the Great Southern Inn and winding their way down Aslings Beach Road to  the Barclay Street, Sports Ground. At 10am at the Main Festival Stage welcoming the sponsors and of course the parade participants.

From 10am at the festival site you can catch market stalls, chainsaw carving,  and rock & roll live music all day. Skate Board and bike display at the skate park, Wood chopping. Great food and beverage stalls. Art, wood work, photography and pottery sales.

Don’t miss the Kids Zone at the Eden Soccer ground open from 9am – 4pm , Rock wall climbing, Bungee trampoline. fun races, Quoits and much more.

DISCOVER EDEN – Sunday 5th. October

 The fun continues on Sunday!

  • Classic Car and Bike Show’n’Shine – from 9am to midday out front of the Great Southern Hotel in Imlay Street.
  • Seafarers Service at 10am at Rotary Park Seamen’s Memorial Eden. Very moving experience.
  • Join the National Parks and Wildlife Service and explore the fascinating whaling history of the Eden area on one of our guided tours of Davidson Whaling Station or at Green Cape Lighthouse.  Bookings are required – click on the links below to secure your tour!
    Sunday 20th October 2024
    Green Cape Lighthouse guided tour9am-10.30am11am – 12.30pm

         Historic Davidson Whaling Station tour9am-10.30am       11am – 12.30pm

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