The Hepburn Springs Swiss Italian Festa is COMING

The decorations are up, the masks are being made and the artists are dusting off their studios. The full program is on the website but here are our recommendations
Friday 9 October
Landscape Art Prize and Exhibition at the Hepburn Pavilion Cafe - winner announced at the official opening 6.30pm
Saturday 10
The annual Grande Parade kicking off in Main Road Hepburn Springs at 10.30am followed by Festa Per La Famiglia and Primary Schools in Concert at the Hepburn Mineral Springs Sound Shell
Heritage Walk to Hepburn Mineral Springs and Gold Diggings

Masked Venetian Ball, 8pm at The Palais

Heritage Centre at Cricket Willow Noon-4pm
Sunday 11 October
Fabulous Feast of Choirs at the Daylesford Town Hall featuring Jonathon Welch and THECHOIR (formerly The Choir Of Hard Knocks) and more choirs on Sunday 18
Swiss Italian Themed Mass at St Peters Church
Also
Heritage Centre at Cricket Willow Noon-4pm
Convivio and dinners at local Wineries on both weekends

See www.swissitalianfesta.com for details
Old Macaroni Factory 150th Anniversary Photographic Exhibition at Daylesford Museum
Saturday 17
Giovani Calcisti in Torneo - Primary Schools Soccer Tournament at Cricket Willow
Heritage Walk to La Franchi's Hut
Heritage Centre at Cricket Willow Noon-4pm
Winery Wanderers Bus Tour
Cucina Nostrana - Community Feast featuring band Ricketty Bridge at the historic Daylesford Town Hall
Sunday 18
Ciclismo: Giro Del Distretto - Cycle Road Race start/finish at Old Hepburn Hotel
Family Bocce Tournament at Cricket Willow
Heritage Walk around Hepburn Springs Village
Heritage Centre at Cricket Willow Noon-4pm
Ensemble Gombert at the Convent Gallery
Trick Circus straight from the Melbourne Fringe Festival
Lavandula La Primavera: a tribute to Ticino
Pasta Sauce Competition at the Palais followed by pasta meal
Traditional Lantern Parade and Grande Finale Fireworks to close the 2009 Festa
Also
Artists' Open Studios, Galleries and Landscape Art Prize Exhibition throughout the ten days
Glenlyon Annual Sculpture Show Glenlyon Hall
Italian and Swiss themed Dinners at various restaurants and Cafes
Convivio and dinners at local Wineries on both weekends
Open Gardens featuring the historic Glenlyon Church (Sunday only), Villa Parma, Stafford Garden and Forget-Me-Not Garden (Saturday and Sunday)