strawberry and cherry festival 2024, bacchus marsh

This is a fantastic festival for the whole famil to enjoy. What could be better than a whole weekend of strawberries and cherries!? Well for one weekend in November the Strawberry and Cherry Festival is all about delicious fruit!

Plus there is a heap of activities happening including market stalls, great food, live entertainment, and fun-a carnival atmosphere complete with rides!

You all know how much Mamma loves going fruit picking, So now imagine how excited she gets over a WHOLE WEEKEND dedicated to celebrating the opening of the summer fruit picking season in Bacchus Marsh or 'The Fruit Bowl' as it is referred to!

The locals get just as excited about the Strawberry and Cherry festival too - so the weekend is chock full of family friendly fun.

Some of the FUN you can expect:

-fruit picking*
-carnival rides
-live festival style entertainment (e.g. music and dancers),
-foodtrucks
-large main street festival market
-fireworks (Saturday night, 9.30pm) TBC
-makers market
-community stalls
-kids activities - face painting, animal farm

Click here for the full line up of fun!

 Mamma says to get there early and expect a few queues, LOTS of fruit and TONNES of fun! 

 *pending stock availability due to weather - it also gets very very busy on the roads folks, so check here for all you need to know about access to the event - CLICK HERE

the nitty gritty

Bacchus Marsh

2024 Dates
Friday, 15th of November:
5pm - 10pm
Saturday, 16th of November:
9am - 10pm
Sunday, 17th of November:
9am- 4pm

mammas special mention: Have a play at the gorgeous Maddingly Park Adventure Playground