We’re kicking off the Winter Festival with a BONFIRE NIGHT!

Embrace the cold, lean into the dark and let out your wild side with fire, sparkles, DJ, dancers and delicious food…

NEW DATE August 8

Eats – Spit Roast, Cheeeeese, Truffles, Dumplings, Cannoli, Gozleme, Potatoes and more

Branch and Burrow – Pasture raised pork, cooked on a spit for a dramatic and delicious dinner! Branch and Burrow raise ethical meat just outside of Braidwood.

Le Cheeserie – Oozie raclette and truffle toasties!

Cannoli Brothers  – Fresh traditional cannoli, handmade shells with all sorts of delicious fillings! Including a range of vegan and gluten free products, and special bonfire marshmallows!!

Queer Food – a social enterprise caterer and food retailer run by Trans* and Queer* people. Testing a new menu on the Winter Festival crowd.

Shandong style Chinese style hot food such as dumplings, pork buns, pancakes, spring rolls, and deepfry chicken.

Pop Up Poffertjes Hot Dutch Pancakes (Poffertjes) cooked to order served with sweet toppings including stewed apples ice cream and cream

The Dumpling Diplomat four types of aromatic Nepalese inspired dumplings – chicken, pork, beef and veg, with your choice of sauce, 

Canan Turkish Gozleme – the authentic taste of traditional Turkish street food in the heart of Canberra. Our specialty is fresh, handmade gözleme.

Tornado Potatoes experts in crafting delectable Potato Twists

Drink – Cocktails, Boozy Hot Chocolates, Wine by the Glass, Kombucha and Fermented Sodas

Unscripted Fermentation – Hot and cold brew coffee, a variety of kombucha flavours, house made sodas. Also for sale, hot sauces, not hot sauces, and cordials

Hold Fast Distillery – Braidwood distillery based out of the Historic Braidwood Hotel, making nautically inspired gins, vodka and whisky. For Winter Festival Bonfire Night they will be treating you with warming winter cocktails!

Nine Circles Distillery – this Pambula based distillery will be whipping up some fancy little cocktails with their craft gin, vodka, and whisky. Bottle sales also available on the night.

Ambrosia Distillery – based at Dairy Road, Ambrosia will be wheeling out their mobile cocktail trailer and mixing up winter hot toddies, mixed drinks and boozy hot chocolates.

Intrepidus Wines – To be fearless in the unknown. Sometimes life takes you on unexpected journeys, ones that challenge every inch of your sanity. It’s not until you finish that journey that you realise, that course is the exact direction you needed to go.

Wallaroo Estate –  one of the largest vineyards in the Hills of Hall wineries area. The Hills of Hall is a picturesque area with most of the wineries having stunning views over the Brindabellas. Our family-owned vineyard was planted in 1996 to Riesling, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Apart from our own wine, we also supply iconic brands such as Clonakilla, Nick O’Leary wines and Gundog Estate with premium grapes.

Vino Friendo Italian style, Canberra made, for Friends and Friendos. Sustainably made minimal intervention wines

Celebrate

Music – Canberra DJ Pactman plays all-vinyl soul, funk, disco and jump-up party classics. A specialist in the hallowed 45 vinyl format, Pactman is a resident DJ at the Old Canberra Inn and regularly plays major events, supporting touring artists at local festivals, venues and feature parties.

Fire Dancers – The Blaze Brigade, with performers Bambi Valentine, Fyrelaw, and Wild Fyre

Pre-loved and Vintage – Cosy Winter retro and vintage jumpers, coats, jackets and cardigans for sale.

AND THE NEXT DAY…. Saturday is our Winter Festival Market featuring more local produce, arts, crafts, food, and drink!

AND THE DAY AFTER THAT…….Sunday workshops and Winter Truffle Long Lunch!