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Railway Place, Bank Street Port Fairy VIC 3284 Thinking of Visiting Port Fairy? Contact us for up to date information. | |||
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1164 Princes Highway Killarney VIC Open: 10am to 5pm 7 days New and secondhand instruments. Sheet music and accessories. Collectables, old wares and antiques. | |||
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Labour Day Weekend Approximately 40,000 people come to Port Fairy every March for this world famous independent music festival. The best musicians from around the globe perform at this 4 day festival of folk, country, blues, jazz, bluegrass, acoustic rock and world roots music. The festival transforms the town into a spirit of cultural celebration with the “Free Festival of the Streets” alongside the main concerts in the ticketed arena. The festival has won 3 Australian Torism Awards in a row and the Hall of Fame Award. Demand for tickets and accommodation is huge (tickets sell out in 1 day) so contact the festival before October. | |||
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Christmas Eve to Australia Day The festival starts with a free BBQ, Santa and a sing-a-long on Christmas Eve. On New Years Eve the streets are lined with locals and visitors enjoying the vibrant colours and creativity of the old fashioned decorated float parade, followed by live music and spectacular fireworks display. Each day there are different events to suit all ages. | |||
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51 William Street Port Fairy VIC Open: 1pm to 5pm most afternoons or by appointment Well known local artist Kathryn Weatherly’s studio is a wonderful work and display space for her silk paintings and 2D work. Visitors welcome | |||
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21 Thistle Place Port Fairy VIC Open: 9.30 to 5pm (closed Tuesday & Wednesday) Minutes from the heart of town. Experience great art | |||
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1st weekend in September Ex-Libris is a celebration of literature inspired by the Welsh “bookshop” village of Hay on Wye. During the fair, Port Fairy will come alive with thousands of books for sale at the Community Centre and literary events happening at various venues around town. | |||
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Police 000 Campbell Street Port Fairy Ambulance 000 or 133 009 for non emergency transport Fire Brigade 000 SES Emergency 132 500 Hospital Moyne Health Services Villiers Street Port Fairy Ph: 03 5568 0100 Medical Clinic Villiers Street Port Fairy Ph: 03 5568 1559 Pharmacy Sackville Street Port Fairy Ph: 03 5568 1083 Vet Ph: 03 5568 1855 | |||
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Some Port Fairy beaches do allow dogs between 9am and 6pm daily for the period 1st December until 1st May. Please check the Visitor Information Centre for details. Dogs are never allowed onto Griffith Island. Owners must keep their dogs on a lead in the area bounded by Campbell, James, Regent and Williams Streets, King George Square and Martins Point. It is an offence not to carry a bag or clean up after your dog. | |||
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Population Normal 2,500 Peak Periods 10,000 Folk Festival 40,000 Climate Moderate climate with average temperatures Summer 22 degrees Winter 14 degrees Rainfall Average Yearly 700mm | |||
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