Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival in Ranelagh, Tasmania, Australia | Festival

Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival

Locality: Ranelagh, Tasmania, Australia

Phone: +61 3 6264 4108

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25.01.2022 A big whopping thank you to Alive Technologies Group for working with us to deliver a smooth live stream festival experience

24.01.2022 Burning Men and Bonfires are being constructed from Margate to Wagga ready to collectively let go of negative energy and make way for the new this Saturday night Use #hvmwffromhome so we can see everyone celebrating across the country - or heck, the world!

24.01.2022 Pagan inspired finery got you stumped? Never fear, Fi is here to help you with your last minute Mid-Winter Fest costume! Fiona Whiteway is the creative force behind the look and feel of our festival - including many a beautiful costume for friends and family ... Here Fi takes you through some quick and easy flower/cable tie crown ideas (watch the video, it’s a thing!) or head ware made from roadside foliage and the contents of your craft cupboard Happy costume making! COSTUME COMP Get your costume pics uploaded onto your socials using #midwintercostumecomp by 6:30pm Saturday 11 July to be in the running to win! See www.huonvalleymidwinterfest.com.au for more info. *Apologies for the quirks in the sound - it was a bit noisy at the Shed that day

20.01.2022 Big Willie’s second last sunset. Be watching here on Saturday night after 6.30pm to see him go up

13.01.2022 Hanging out for your annual toffee apple hit? For those in southern Tassie you've got until midnight to order your Mid-Winter Banquet - packed full of local Huon Huon Valley produce and toffee apples if you wish. So what's in the box?... Sturmer apple & pork sausages made especially for you by the Cygnet Butcher, local root veg, apple sauce, caramelized onion and of course, apple pie! Toast it all with a bottle of our Willie Smith's Cider Makers Kingston Black Pick up only from Willie Smith's Apple Shed, grab your pack here: https://www.williesmiths.com.au/shop/

13.01.2022 2020 sure has/is flipping the script on so many levels isnt it? Next Saturday night we'd love you to dig deep and let all the negative energy go, wassail your hearts out to bless the apple trees and extend it to every living thing on the planet . Pic by @billbradshaw from a few years back when you could get real close.

12.01.2022 Mini Big Willie leading the way to the light He'll go up in flames next Sat 11 July during the live stream, starts at 6:30pm via FB. Good one @gibbo160r

11.01.2022 Our #midwintercostumecomp finalists! Absolutely incredible efforts by all! Please like your favourite images - the most liked image from each category will win! #democracy ... Voting cuts off at 7.15pm with winners announced after Big Willie goes up!

09.01.2022 Festivalgoers! Your hosts for tonight.. The much loved, could pop up anywhere at any moment and play or do anything, Ukrainian duo, Tovaresh! See you HERE at 6.30pm TONIGHT as we bring all Mid-Winter’s favourite traditions including the wassail, storytelling, top folk funk acts, the costume competition and of course our Burning Man, to you via Facebook Live

09.01.2022 REMINDER - upload your photos with #midwintercostumecomp by 6.30pm to your Facebook or Instagram accounts (make sure it’s public so we can see them!) to go in the draw to win hundreds of dollars worth of vouchers either to @williesmithsappleshed or @williesmithscider online store - your choice! GET VOTING: Finalists will be announced at 6.45pm - find the album on our Facebook page and get voting - the entry with the most likes wins! PRIZES: $100 voucher for Best Dressed Little Human, $100 voucher for Best Dressed Adult and $200 voucher for Best Dressed Family!

07.01.2022 A massive thank you to all of the amazing Tassie artists who gave us their all tonight To grab the @thedeadmaggies album or merch head to www.folktilyapunk.com/store. Find @lagoonhillzydeco on Facebook or YouTube.... Stay tuned to @the_stragglers for new material coming soon. Follow the bush poet Hairyman and the most excellent Ukrainians, Tovaresh on Facebook. For Young Dawkins, you’ll just have to come back to Mid-Winter next year

07.01.2022 We're sharing Tassie's best Mid-Winter acts with the whole world this Sat 11 July from 6:30pm. The Stragglers - AUS - ratbag, boozy folk The Dead Maggies - Australia's best folk-punk band Lagoon Hill Zydeco - washboard led, gypsy jazz... Tovaresh - our Ukrainian mates Hairyman - the singing poet Young Dawkins - Poet - Tassie's (maybe Australia's? I'm calling it) Godfather of storytelling Tassie represent P.S. sending love to Vic

03.01.2022 This time next week the mid-winter community from all over Australia will be gathering a small crew and getting ready to make a big racket! Here's your checklist for how to Mid-Winter at home: _an open heart... _costume for costume comp _hot spiced cider ready to go on the hob _bonfire _wassail lyrics _beafy speakers to listen to Tassie's best folk-punk _apple tree to sing to (creative license granted here) costume inspo from @ripplesartfar, Shelley, @fionawhiteway And a sneaky burning man prep pic - @gibbo160r

02.01.2022 To our Tassie crew, order your @williesmithscider hot spiced cider kit today so you've got your stash delivered and ready for the live stream on 11 July and you'll be as happy our mate Justin! Or pop into @williesmithsappleshed if you can to grab your kit. Grab your kit today! https://www.williesmiths.com.au/produ/famoushotspicedcider/