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The Taste Festival

Get ready to sample delicious bites and sip spirits at The Taste Festival, coming to a city near you!

The Taste Festival is the perfect event to indulge in an afternoon of local Australian wine, spirits, cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages. Coming to five locations around Australia, The Taste Festival will run for four days, kicking off in Canberra at the Casino Canberra this weekend.

After finishing in Canberra, The Taste festival will then travel to Brisbane 20-22 May, followed by the Gold Coast 9th - 12th of June, Sunshine Coast 15-17 July, with dates in Newcastle to be announced soon.

Each ticket purchased will be all-inclusive affair including:
- Glass of bubbles on arrival
- 3 hour tasting session from wineries and spirit distillers
- Live entertainment
- ‘Walk and fork’ Gourmet plates
- Lucky door prizes and more

Grab your friends and enjoy wines and spirits from a large variety of vendors including; Manly Spirits, Shingleback Wine, Twisted River Wines, Byron Bay Chocolates, Pizzini, Brockenchack Wines, Whitley Neill Gin, Brix Estate, Gibson Wines, Peterson House, Bellevue Estate, Lyres Non-Alcoholic Spirits + many more. All while enjoying a range of ‘walk and fork’ gourmet plates of food.


The Brisbane, and Gold Coast Taste Festivals will not only allow you to experience some of the best tastes in food and drinks but also embrace the stunning views of the dazzling destinations. The Brisbane Taste Festival will be held at The Rivershed: Howard Smith Wharves, allowing guest to take in the panoramic views of the Brisbane River and the Story Bridge. While the Gold Coast Festival will be held waterside at the Southport Yacht Club.

Every session held across the four days has a strict limit of tickets, to help ensure everyone can indulge comfortably without overcrowding. Sounds the ideal situation to taste and sip the weekend away!

Make a weekend of it with a Brisbane staycation or Gold Coast getaway and for more information and ticket purchase available for each location HERE

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