Festival Activities in 2019
Just as nature is exciting, rugged, beautiful, untamed and unpredictable, so too are our experiences. WILDfest mixes premium produce, culinary artisans, award winning regional beverages with accessible luxury and whimsical touches in unique natural environments to craft truly exceptional events.
Whatever your passion from heart racing adventures, soul fuelled explorations, outdoor wild food feasting or the calm quiet of sleeping under the stars, let us show you our region like never before.
FIRE
Wild Harvest Feast
Guest Chef Lennox Hastie from Firedoor
More than a feast cooked with fire, this is a front seat to all the action
On Fire
Grand Bistro Alfresco
More than a chilli inspired menu, this a fiery spice assault
The Gathering
Guest Chef Mark Olive Australia’s Most Renown Indigenous Chef
More than a cooking class, this is an intimate opportunity to make and break bread together
WATER
Wild Spirit Challenge
Challenge yourself on this epic water voyage and discover your Wild Spirit
Canoes, Champagne & Canapes
Nowhere else in Australia are can you paddle through a sunken forest, sip champagne,
on a fresh water lake, in our custom-built canoes
Ghost Gum Astro Photography
Night Workshop with Ari Rex
Join us for the ultimate night workshop in canoes in the sunken forest on Lake Yarrunga
EARTH
Cheese, Chocolate & Dirt
Horizontal Wine Tasting Dinner featuring Pinot Noir
Highland Forage
Tasting Local Produce and Cool Climate Wines is just the beginning of this Regional Food Trail
Forest Bathing
2 Hour Session or Overnight Nature Connect Package
Not everyone loves a crowd, sometimes it’s just about you
AIR
Glamping Pop Up Retreat
A Wild Night Out at Tidbinbilla
See Canberra’s iconic Wildlife Sanctuary, Tidbinbilla in a whole new light
Highland Wilderness Retreat
Overnight Glamping
Think you know the Southern Highlands? think again
Taking Flight
Tour of Australian Raptor Centre Fitzroy Falls
Caring for our wildlife is just the beginning, this is the largest Raptor Avery in the Southern Hemisphere