Batlow’s best Ciderfest

Batlow is famous for its delicious apples. Grown in the fresh Snowy Mountains air, their crisp, sweet taste is something people just keep coming back for.

What better way to celebrate Batlow’s apples this autumn than the Batlow CiderFest?

The little town comes to life with autumn colours each year. It’s a beautiful venue for the CiderFest, where you can sample many different types of ciders while enjoying the huge amount of entertainment provided throughout the day.

Batlow CiderFest will be held on Saturday May 20 from 10am to 4.30pm on Pioneer Street. There are two stages, the Church Stage and the Cider Space, where musicians will perform all day. There will be interactive roving street performers adding to the street party atmosphere, plus so much more for everyone to enjoy.

There will be RV parking available at the Batlow Memorial Park, which can be booked online. Organisers encourage people to stay in Batlow itself for the CiderFest.

A welcoming town with a great little community, there is so much to enjoy in this stunning part of the world.

Some of the very best ciders will be on offer, including Apple Thief, Darkes Cider, 3 Sons Cider, Batlow Brewing Co, Small Acres Cyder, Cedar Creek Cider, Crafty Cider, Tumut River Brewing Co and Daylesford Cider just to name a few.

Right now you can take advantage of the early bird special and grab a ticket for just $20 plus booking fee. After April 30, the tickets will be $30 plus booking fee.

For more information and to keep up to date, visit www.batlowciderfest.com.au or check out the Facebook page.

The sights, sounds and tastes of dozens of nationalities will be embraced at the upcoming Cooma Multicultural Festival with event organisers expecting this year’s event to be the biggest yet.

The Cooma Multicultural Festival on Sunday March 19 will bring together more people than ever before for a day of music, dancing and eating.

For the first time in the festival’s history, there will be an event on the Saturday night. A Latin fiesta is taking place at the Alpine hotel on Saturday March 18 to celebrate the region’s Latino community.

The Latin fiesta starts at 6.30pm and through NSW Government funding and support from local businesses, the event is free. There will be a band, salsa dancing and lots of fun.

Cooma Multicultural Festival organiser Yvi henderson said this year’s festival will be special with Cooma now home to many new families due to the Snowy 2.0 project.

“We have many more families in Cooma now, similar to when the Snowy Scheme started. There are more people from South America, and our Indian community is the largest it has been,” Yvi said.

‘it’s a wonderful tome to live in Cooma with so many different cultures and the festival allows us to celebrate everyone.”

Yvi anticipates the 2023 event will be the best yet.

“I encourage everyone to come along, it’s the best day of the year. Not only do we have the excellent stage performances, we have food markets and a range of local service providers holding stalls,” Ms henderson said.

“This year is particularly exciting and I expect the festival to be the best yet.”

The annual Cooma Multicultural Festival has become one of the region’s most popular events with the community coming together to celebrate the Snowy Monaro’s many nationalities and cultures.

“We have dancers and food stalls representing nations from across the world,” Yvi said.

“The festival embraces what we love about living in a multicultural community like Cooma.”