Barossa Vintage Festival
Barossa Vintage Festival takes place Apr 21 - 25, 2027 (biennial, odd years) in Tanunda, Australia. The dress code is Smart-casual; layers for cool cellar visits and comfortable shoes for long lunches and walking between wineries. Free to attend; budget up to 220 EUR per person for hospitality and extras.
Australia's oldest wine tourism festival, held biennially in odd years to celebrate the Barossa harvest with winery feasts, a heritage parade and events hosted by the valley's multi-generational winemaking families. For five days, cellar doors, halls and backyards open for long lunches, masterclasses, markets and open-air concerts, spanning free community gatherings to exclusive winemaker dinners.
- When
- Apr 21 - 25, 2027 (biennial, odd years)
- Where
- Tanunda, Australia
- Dress code
- Smart-casual; layers for cool cellar visits and comfortable shoes for long lunches and walking between wineries
- Cost
- Free to attend; budget up to 220 EUR per person for hospitality and extras.
- Weather
- 8 - 24C, mild sunny autumn days, cool nights, generally dry
- When to book
- Book valley accommodation and marquee long-table dinners months ahead; full program releases in the months before April 2027
- Getting there
- ADL (Adelaide), 1 hr drive to Tanunda
- Where to stay
- The Louise, Kingsford The Barossa, Novotel Barossa Valley Resort
- Official site
- https://barossavintagefestival.com.au/
How to attend
Base yourself in Tanunda, Angaston or Nuriootpa in the Barossa Valley, about an hour from Adelaide. Many parade and community events are free; ticketed dinners, masterclasses and cellar experiences sell via the official festival site and individual wineries once the program releases in the months before the festival. Book accommodation and marquee dinners months ahead as the valley fills.
Many parade and community events are free, and the ticketed dinners, masterclasses and cellar experiences for April 2027 are not on sale yet - the programme is released in the months beforehand.
Insider tip
Target the events hosted in family cellars and backyards rather than the big marquees - the Barossa's multi-generational winemaking families open spaces during Vintage Festival that are closed the rest of the decade.
Get inside Barossa Vintage Festival
Booking matters here: book valley accommodation and marquee long-table dinners months ahead; full program releases in the months before April 2027. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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