EVENTS
Wine Gippsland members are involved in an exciting range of events across the calendar, showcasing the diversity of wines, drink and food from Gippsland producers at community Food & Wine Festivals, wine pairing dinners, pop-ups and more.
NEXT EVENT:
The 2025 Tinamba Food & Wine Festival will be held on Sunday 6 April from 11am to 4pm.
Book your tickets here - and grab some great earlybird discounts online.
The Tinamba Food & Wine Festival is one of Gippsland's most anticipated events, with a street party celebrating the best of the region from artisan producers and award-winning restaurants and vendors.
At this family-friendly festival, you can enjoy live music, premium wines and delicious local food, supplied by the iconic Tinamba Hotel and artisan producers.
Leave the car at home and book a ticket on one of the festival buses, including easy connection with the train at Traralgon from Melbourne options from towns around Gippsland too. We have some exciting treats in store - including the option for a heli-flight over local wineries with views of picturesque Lake Glenmaggie.
There's plenty to see, taste and experience - all set in the beautiful community of Tinamba in Wellington Shire's Middle of Everywhere.
PREVIOUS EVENTS:
Click below to view images from the 2024 Tinamba Food & Wine Festival, Sunday 14 April 2024
Click here to book now for 2025 and save - don’t miss out!
In 2024, this popular festival and street party beside the iconic Tinamba Hotel, celebrated the best in Gippsland’s exciting food and wine scene. Wineries featured included: Blue Gables (Tinamba), Carrajung Estate (Willung South), Glenmaggie (Tinamba), Lightfoot (Calulu), Narkoojee (Glengarry North), Wyanga Park (Lakes Entrance) and Xavier Goodridge (Maffra).
The Hip Pockets, a 10-piece funk, soul and RnB band (with four-piece horn section) were a crowd favourite and brought the party vibe, with a set list packed with 70s, 80s and modern faves, including Steely Dan, Chicago, Earth, Wine and Fire, Aretha Franklin, Bruno Mars and The Cat Empire.
PAST EVENTS
Some of the recent events Wine Gippsland members have attended as a region, or where Wine Gippsland has featured as a partner or supporting sponsor, include:
West Gippsland Railtowns Food & Drink Festival (March 2024)
Eat Drink Explore Bruthen (January 2023)
Gippsland Presents - A night of legends and rising stars, Melbourne (December 2023)
Village Feast @ Inverloch (November 2023)
Pinot Palooza, Melbourne (October 2023)
Loch Food & Wine Festival (June 2023)
Tinamba Food and Wine Festival (April 2023)
West Gippsland Railway Towns Food & Drink Festival (March 2023)
Meeniyan Garlic, Food & Wine Festival (18 February 2023)
Australian Pinot Noir Celebration Conference and Workshops (11 February 2023)
Village Feast @ Thorpdale (18-20 November 2022)
Loch Food & Wine Festival (June 2022)
Tinamba Food and Wine Festival (April 2022)
Pinot Palooza, Melbourne (May 2022)
Loch Food and Wine Festival (12 June 2022)
Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference (26-39 June 2022)