HERE’S a guide to this Sunday’s Derwent Valley Autumn Festival (April 12), which will be held at the New Norfolk Esplanade from 10am-3pm. Entry is free of charge although the Derwent Valley Rotary Club will gratefully receive any gold coin donations to assist with the costs of running this event.
The Derwent Valley Autumn Festival is a smoke-free and pet-free event. Anyone bringing pets or non-approved animals will be asked to remove them from the venue. “These are not our rules but we must follow them, so please be kind to our volunteers. Assistance dogs are of course welcome,” a spokesperson for the organisers said.
- Follow the official Facebook page for updates.
- See our photos from the festivals in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
How to get there
- Walk locally, entering the site via Bridge St, Bush Inn steps (Montagu St), or Ferry St/Page Avenue
- Free car parking at Kensington Park (beyond New Norfolk High School in Kensington St) and catch a free wheelchair-accessible shuttle bus running on a continuous loop from 9.45am
- Disability parking will be available at the New Norfolk Rowing Club at the corner of Ferry St and Page Ave, for accessible parking permit holders (bring your permit and photo identification), managed by the Lions Club.
- There is no public parking at the ground. Roads will be closed in the immediate area, with no access except for stallholders, service vehicles and disability parking. The Derwent Valley SES will manage traffic at Montagu St, Ferry St and Page Ave.
On-site services
- Information Tent
- First Aid
- Family change/feeding facilities
- Blooms The Chemist Pop-up Vaccination Clinic
On-stage entertainment
- 10am: MT Blues
- 11am: Derwent Valley Concert Band
- 1pm: The Sign
- 2pm: Silver Zephyr
Stalls and attractions
| 1-7 – Olmec Alpacas 8-10 – Daiquiri Isle 11 – Scoopy Doo Ice Cream 12 – Mr Bridges 13 – Invercarron Wines 14 – Metcalf Distilleries 15 – Two Metre Tall Farmhouse Ale & Cider 16 – Kiltro Street Food – Paellas 17 – Plenty Cider 18 – Derwent Distillery 19 – Derwent Estate Wines 20 – Clyde Mill Distillery 21 – Welcome Swallow Brewery 22 – New Norfolk Distillery 23 – Viridian Wines 24 – 7K Distillery 25 – Chan Bao 26 – Bay of Fires Cheese 27-28 – Sage & Lilly Coffee 29-30 – Fried & Loaded 31 – Old Kempton Distillery 42 – Derwent Catchment Program 43-44 – Derwent Valley Arts 45 – Country Fresh Hot Potatoes 46-48 – Miss Franks 49-51 – Little Island Waffle Co 52 – Thermomix 53 – Noble Life New Norfolk Resort 54-56 – Oakdale Plants/Bulbs 57-58 – The Bee Collective 59 – All the Bs 60 – Stasberry 61-62 – Canopy Ice Cream 63 – Cake Chaos 64-65 – Robbie’s Wood Fired Pizzas 66-67 – Filipino Street Food by Pogee 68-60 – Kung Fu Canteen 70 – Pretty Cute Coffee 71-73 – Jackie Porter Food Factory 74-75 – Hui’s Kitchen 76-77 – Chillin’ Dory 78 – The Smallest Pancakes in Town 79 – Chilean Empanadas 80 – Hot Spud 82-84 – Blooms the Chemist Flu Vaccinations 85-86 – Coffee DeCanters 87 – Pink Buns 88 – Donut 7 89 – Snack Food 90 – Floofy Cakes 91 – Que Sera Sera Coffee 92 – The Fizz Factory 93-94 – The Slush Factory 95-96 – Strawberry delight (ice cream and more) 97-98 – Festival Tempura Mushrooms 99-103 – The Loaded Carvery 104-105 – Tassie Sweet and Savoury Stix 106 – Gee Whizzer 107 – Tea Cups 108 – Candy Swing, Lucky Tickets, Elephant Ride, Classic Cars 109 – Lions Club Chocolate Wheel 110 – Derwent Valley Garden Club | 111 – Rachel’s Relishes, Sauces & Jams112 – Mad About Frankie 113 – Arundel Farm Sheepskins 114 – Nonpareil Confectionery 115-16 – AC3D 117 – Gifted Touch 118 – Awen Nayri 119 – Willow Court Heritage Site Inc. 120 – Pomegranates for Pixies 121 – Selina’s Iris Garden 122 – Blossoming bows and accessories 123 – North Grove Works 124 – Lil’ Lizzie’s Kitchen 125 – Fashion Express 126-127 – Just Magic 128 – One Off Wonders 129 – Nixx Earrings 130-134 – Totally Rusty 135 – Willow Court Asylum Tours 136 – BelleParker@homes Real Estate 137-138 – Loula-Eve Aromas & Jelila Designs 139 – Evie Silver Sculpture 140 – Henna tattoo & face paint 141 – Boyer Paper Mill Ltd 142 – Create & Wonder 143 – Emalyn Studio 144 – Rock ‘n’ Wood 145-146 – Toys and gifts 147 – Enchanted Valley Face Painting 148 – Creations By Soph 149 – Artemis Apiary & Art 150 – Cosmos Baby & Toddler 151 – Island Botanicals 152 – Tassie3DPrints 153 – Love Thy Lava 154 – The Queen of ‘Arts – Face Painting 155 – Evergreen Alchemy 156 – UTAS 157 – Judy Stone Leather Art 158 – Passionary Plants 159/165 – Eros Pet Treats 160 – ClayGeo 161 – Melua Studio 162 – T&D Curries 163 – Pie in the Sky Jewellery 164 – Doctor Oddity 165/159 – Eros Pet Treats 166-167 – Farahead 168-169 – Vietfinn Silk 170-171 – Derwent Valley Railway 172 – Pick a Duck 173 – Offbeat Tassie Artist 174 – DLB Clothing 175 – Dusty Road’s Country 176 – Tas Daffodils 177 – Fancy Freeze Tasmania 178 – Boutique Treats by Ange 179 – Life without Barriers 180 – Little House on the Hill 181-183 -C & M Market Plants 184 – Island Biltong also New Norfolk Fire Brigade and Derwent Valley State Emergency Service unit. |
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