THE Bright Autumn Festival continues in earnest this week after the Opening Showcase was held at Howitt Park last Friday afternoon.
After a welcome to all and an Acknowledgement of Country, attendees enjoyed the live music talents on display and dropped by the food and drink vans available.
The face-painting tent also ensured some lucky children in attendance were treated to a beautiful piece of facial artwork.
A large crowd enjoyed the Wandi Nut Festival last Saturday, and this week's events include:
- from 9:30am to 11:30am today, 'The Rush for Gold and the Chinese' historical walk takes place at the Bright Cemetery, then museum, with entry at $20, includes homemade morning tea;
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- three separate one-act plays at The Courthouse Theatre, each evening from May 1 to 4, to begin at 8pm;
- Bright Croquet Club open to the public this Thursday from 9am to 2:30pm; and
- on Friday, Bright Museum will welcome attendees on site at 9:30am, before driving to the Buckland Cemetery for an historic tour.
This Saturday the festival's grand centre piece - the Al Findlay Memorial Gala Day Parade - featuring floats inspired by films of the 1980s, is sure bring Bright alive at 1.45pm.
Saturday also sees the Bright Gala Day Rotary Market on in town from 9am to 1pm, and at 3pm, the Howitt Park Soundshell will ring as Bright's Got Talent gets underway, while you can also enjoy a village campfire at the Bright Brewery, with the traditional roasting of marshmallows, from 3pm to 5pm.
The last day of the festival sees the Freeburgh Community Hall host the town's bush market from 8am to 1pm, with stalls packed with handicrafts, home-made goods, produce, artwork and more will be open to all market-minded enthusiasts.-
For more information on the festival visit: https://www.brightautumnfestival.org.au/.
