Hurstbridge Wattle Festival

03/09/2026

Wattle Festival may be over for 2026, but there is no reason why you can't come back and visit Hurstbridge every weekend.

The lovely Jessie shared this photo of her enjoying a quieter version of a day in Hurstbridge, still enjoying the wonderful decorations around.

💛💛 There are so many lovely cafes, gift shops, restaurants and local services ready to welcome you back 💛💛

02/09/2026

A spot of BTS Hurstbridge Wattle Festival trivia!

First time this trio has been in a photograph together! From left to right: the amazing Bec who does all the marketing for the Hurstbridge Wattle Festival including all the social media in the lead up and post event! Massive job! Plus Bec runs the HUGE school market on the day. 👏🌟 Legend and volunteer. 🫶

Tamara local community pages legend helps Bec with the zillion DMs and Suzy creates reels and posts wandering around the festival finding interesting stories to share!

It was fun to get together for our moment and the very first time Suzy met Tamara IRL after messaging each other for years. 🧡

We all love Hurstbridge and the wider region and are just of few of the volunteers who are proud to contribute to the festival. 💛

01/09/2026

31/08/2026

31/08/2026

We need your feedback!
Last year 200 people give us their feedback, but this year we welcomed around 20,000 people to the festival.
So we're aiming to get 500 people to let us know what they loved, what they didn't and inform our future grant funding applications.

Please take 5 minutes to help 🙏

https://forms.gle/hwL6iD5iFDZ9eZjo8
(link here or in our bio and our stories)

30/08/2026

Come and say hi to STAPS at the Hurstbridge Wattle Festival today! We are all set up down near the Hurstbridge Hub. Make an echidna, chat about our school and community programs!

30/08/2026

30/08/2026

Primary School stage area live!
Music, ponies, Highland Games, Scouts climbing wall and HEAPS of market stalls!

29/08/2026

The ponies have arrived! 🐎🐴
Head down to the Primary School stage to get on board these lovely ponies!

29/08/2026

A leafy village in Melbourne’s north is hosting a cheery spring festival this weekend, with steam train rides, 150+ market stalls, camels and more 🚂💛