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Yarra Valley Harvest Picnic Festival 2017
26 February, 2017 @ 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Yarra Valley Harvest Picnic Festival 2017 – Yarra Valley Racecourse
Sunday 26th February 11am – 6pm
PRIVATE VIP MARQUEE – PURCHASE 10 TICKETS
(Get your own private marquee trackside with 10x chairs, tables. Limited to first 30 marquees only. Until sold out)
PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS – GET 1 BONUS GLASS OF WINE!
1x Bonus glass of wine & access the air-conditioned Members Area
(Limited, until sold out)
TICKETS AT http://www.winequest.com.au
$66 Gate Ticket
$100 Bus Ticket
All TICKETS INCLUDE:
1x Souvenir Tasting Glass
10x Yarra Valley Food & Wine Tasting Tokens
1x Harvest Picnic Entry Lanyard
$56 Entry Ticket Only (Does not include tastings or glass)
(See winequest.com.au for Pre-Sale Offers & Members Area)
Buses available & depart all over Melbourne
2 TYPES OF MUSIC:
1. LIVE BANDS – FUNK, SOUL, JAZZ, LATIN, REGGAE
Our headline act are funk band “Afrodisia” playing a combination of funk, soul, Jazz, Latin, Reggae and top 40. We also have Melbournes hottest 10 piece Latin Band “Quarter Street” for all the salsa fans along with Melbourne Salsa dance lessons, Acontra Cuban Rueda and Latin House DJ’s.
2. CITIBEATZ R&B DJ’s, FLOORSHOW & DANCERS
This mini disco is for those looking to party with live DJ’s and performances from the Citibeatz Crew, includes the Sambasita Dancers.
The 2017 Yarra Valley Harvest Picnic Festival offers a combination of live music & local produce
Sample Over 50 Different Local Yarra Valley Products..
The event follows in the footsteps of our very successful Yarra Valley
“Cuban Jazz Festival – Harvest Picnic “that is celebrating its 14th year later in 2017.
The Harvest Picnic concept offers a wonderful combination of live music, dance performances, salsa, carnival floor shows, funk bands, R&B, commercial DJ’s and a showcase of all things Yarra Valley.
With the Summer Harvest Picnic its time to roll out your picnic rug and relax to the rhythms of live music while discovering and sampling some of the best food, wine and produce from the Yarra Valley.
Yarra Valley produce will include local beer, wine, cider, cheese, fruit and other treats from the providore including Four Pillars Gin & The Famous Yarra Valley Fling cocktail.
Trader List – Over 20 traders
ST RONANS CIDER
ZONZO ESTATE WINES & WOOD FIRED PIZZA STRAWBERRIES
DE BORTOLI PROSECCO & MOSCATO
YARRA GLEN SPIT ROAST & GOURMET BBQ
HARGRAVES HILL GOLDEN ALE, PALE ALE, ESB & HEFEWEIZEN
COLDSTREAM APPLE & PEAR CIDER
YARRA VALLEY GIN COCKTAIL BAR INCLUDING FOUR PILLARS GIN & THE FAMOUS YARRA VALLEY FLING
ALSO
Coldstream Dairy Platters, Coldstream Brewery, apple & pear cider
Yarra Glen “Spit Roast” Quality Meats
Kookaberry Strawberries dipped in chocolate
Cherry Hill beer, cider & non alcoholic spritzer
St Ronans apple & pear cider
Come and see why so many people say it’s their best event calendar date of the year. Offering Yarra Valley food and wine and a music spectacular set amongst the iconic back drop of the Yarra Valley ranges.
The “Yarra Valley Food & Wine Avenue” will be situated trackside, sample local produce & explore our Harvest Picnic. Sample local cheeses, beers, ciders, wines, gin, chocolates, coffee and also showcasing regional providores, wood fired pizza, Yarra Valley gin cocktails and wine available to taste & purchase.
This event also offers a family friendly environment.
We will also have an indoor air-conditioned members grandstand dining room for families to relax overlooking main stage, from here you can head to the trackside disco or have some fun Salsa dancing at the main Stage. Playground facilities also available behind the grandstand pavilion.
See further details, running sheets, menu’s, bus time tables, videos & site maps on line at Wine Quest.