Bright Spring Festival

The Bright Spring Festival showcases what the Great Alpine Valleys is all about; great cafes and restaurants, wineries, accommodation to suit all budgets, adventure sports, walking tracks and bike trails, street and river markets, art exhibitions and the natural beauty of the Ovens, Buckland and Kiewa Valleys not found elsewhere in Victoria.

This annual festival features street and river markets, open gardens and workshops, food and wine events, decorative arts exhibition and sale, craft workshops, the famous Alpine Four Peaks Climb (for walkers and runners) and family fun days. The Grand Fireworks Spectacular and Concert is on the Saturday of the long weekend.

Supporting events:

- Mt Buffalo guided walks and Chalet tours

- Traditional 'Make it, Bake It, Grow' it market by the river

- Family fun days

- Banquet lunches

- Degustation dinners

- High country, wine and historical tours

- Open museum

Regular attractions and activities:

- Walk or cycle over 100kms of sealed bike and walking trails

- Dine in the 14 cafes and 12 restaurants

- Visit the Alpine Valleys wineries for wine tastings

- Sample the wonderful food of this gourmet region

- Experience the thrill of paragliding, abseiling, micro lighting, caving, rock climbing, white water rafting, canoeing, fly fishing, horse riding

- Take a four wheel drive guided adventure tour to explore the national forests and wild flowers

- Play golf on one of the three courses

- Visit the High Plains Huts