Horizontal Festival
How good are road trips? Here’s another one for you. Round up the gang – a brand-new food, wine and music festival is going down this October at Bowral’s ridiculously pretty Centennial Vineyards. And the best bit? It’s only a 1.5-hour drive from Sydney – making Horizontal Festival perfect for a weekend getaway. The Southern Highlands’ best producers, distillers, creators, artists, DJs and more will be out in full force for a killer two-day celebration of food, wine, art, music and culture, all surrounded by ’gram-worthy vines.
The festival will be broken up into different sensory zones – so you can wander, sip, snack, dance and experience as you please. There’s the ‘Sparkling Bar’ featuring classical music, freshly shucked oysters, truffles and sparkling vino. Other highlights include the ‘Cheese Den’, where you can feast on sweet, salty, hard and soft fromage; the ‘Hops Garden and Concert Stage’, where you’ll go for a boogie (with headliners to be announced soon), burgers and local drops; and the ‘Barrel Room’ – a red wine haven with jazz and New Orleans energy. Plus loads more.
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Horizontal Festival is going down on Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5. Day sessions run from noon to 4pm, while evening sessions take place from 5.30pm to 9.30pm. Tickets cost $59 per person and include entry to the festival, all musical acts, wine and cheese tastings, a take-home festival glass and...