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No matter what time of year you visit, Wagga Wagga + Surrounds is humming with life.
There’s the thundering hooves of the Wagga Gold Cup Racing Carnival in autumn, the warmth and vibrancy of Lost Lanes in winter, a spring jam-packed with festivals like Fusion or Gears and Beers, and a summer of sun-drenched fun by the river. Choose your season and discover Wagga Wagga + Surrounds.
Summer
- New Year's Eve family event
- Sounds of Summer Concert Series
- Australia Day Races
- Tumbafest, Tumbarumba
- Riverina Rumble
Autumn
- Wagga Wagga Mardi Gras Festival
- Lockhart Vintage Verandah Fest
- GAMMA.CON
- Wagga Wagga Food and Wine Festival
- Stone the Crows Festival
- Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Racing Carnival
- Annual Koala Count, Narrandera
- Batlow Ciderfest, Batlow
- Festival of the Falling Leaf, Tumut
- Australian International Animation Festival
Winter
- Wagga Comedy Fest
- Lost Lanes
- Wagga Wagga Swap Meet
- Wagga Wagga Trail Marathon
- Cootamundra Wattle Time Fair and Street Parade, Cootamundra
Spring
- Gears and Beers Festival
- Henty Machinery Field Days
- Wagga Wagga Picnic Races
- Burning Seed
- Spring Jam
- Spirit of the Land Festival, Lockhart
- Fusion Multicultural Street Festival
- Snake Gully Cup, Gundagai
- Annual Miniature Railway Invitational Run
- Christmas on Broadway, Junee
As well as great season events, there's also plenty of regular events that happen all-year-round.
Regular Events
- Willans Hill Miniature Railway
First and third Sunday of each month - Downside Bushdance
First Saturday of each month (except January) - Riverina Comedy Club
First Friday of each month - Open Studio Gallery
Every Saturday - Ladysmith Tourist Railway Open Day
Second Saturday of each month - Cork & Fork Fest
Selected dates throughout the year - Temora Aviation Museum Aircraft Showcase
Selected dates throughout the year
Markets
- River and Wren Market
Selected dates throughout the year - Riverina Producers' Market
Every Thursday - Mates Gully Produce Market
Every Saturday - Wollundry Saturday Markets
Second Saturday of each month - Tarcutta Markets
Third Saturday of each month - Markets by the Lake
Selected Saturdays throughout the year
For all events happening in Wagga Wagga + Surrounds stop over to our What's On Calendar, updated regularly with the best major events, free events, school holiday activities, exhibitions and more.
