Summer festival season is dying down but in the lead up to Easter there’s no shortage of events and activities to check out in the west and Western Melbourne Tourism highlights list.
Steve McCurry’s 100-photograph exhibition ICONS exhibition opened at the SeaWorks Maritime Precinct in Hobsons Bay on February 28, and will run until May.
From March 8-28, Wyndham Park in Werribee’s LIT offers wondrous landscapes transformed by brilliant lighting experiences to explore when the sun goes down.
The Yarraville Festival returns on March 10 offering a true celebration of the Inner West, the festival offers quality food, entertainment and activities for locals and visitors of all ages.
March 14-23 is the Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival – ten days packed with events, authors in conversation, workshops and an entertaining theatre work by First Nations Ilbijerri Theatre.
The West Footscray Festival of Colours is on March 16, the annual festival at Barkly Square coincides with the colourful Indian Festival of Holi.
Then, Eat Drink Westside from March 15-24, includes 12 Westside Wanders, with one in Melton and one in Caroline Springs.
Western Melbourne Tourism executive director Richard Ponsford said March is another “epic month” in the west.
“With an exciting lineup of events… tickets are selling fast this year so be sure to book soon,” he said.
