Check out our top picks of festivals and events happening in May 2023.
We bring you the best gigs, festivals, and culinary and cultural events from around the country. Get a taste of Tasting Australia, take off at Elevate Festival or see some opera in the Outback.
Tasting Australia in Adelaide. Image from Tasting Australia.
Tasting Australia Presented by RAA Travel
April 28-May 7; Adelaide, SA
Be part of one of Australia’s longest-running food and drink festivals and savour all things South Australia. Satisfy your cravings at Tasting Australia with a wide range of masterclasses, the Storytellers series and dining experiences by distinguished chefs.
Image from pbraustralia.com.au.
PBR Monster Energy Sydney Invitational at Meatstock
May 5-7; Sydney, NSW
Get a taste of bull riding at the Sydney Invitational at Meatstock. With three events over three days, you don’t want to miss this. If you can’t make it, catch another show on their Australia-wide tour.
Another May 2023 event, Elevate Festival. Image from australia.com.
Elevate Festival
May 6; Northam, WA
To kickstart the National Ballooning Championships, hear live music, experience unique interactive activities and see the inflated balloons tethered to the ground for the ‘Balloon Night Glow’ at
Elevate Festival.
Image from australia.com.
Kernewek Lowender Copper Coast Cornish Festival
May 15-21; Moonta, SA
Celebrate 50 years of the festival this May in Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo. Honouring Cornish traditions and heritage, experience traditional dress, food, drinks and events for all ages over a whole week of festivities.
Image by Cameron Jones Visuals; amtf.org.au.
Australian Musical Theatre Festival
May 17-21; Launceston, TAS
Celebrate Australia’s theatre scene and attend one of the many events in this festival’s program with seasoned Australian performers.
Image from Outback Queensland Tourism Association.
Festival of Outback Opera – Opera Ball
May 21; Longreach, QLD
Dance the night away along the Thomson River and experience fine dining and opera in a unique setting.
Image by Great Barrier Reef Masters Games.
Great Barrier Reef Masters Games 2023
May 25-28; Cairns, QLD
Get your athletic fix at the Great Barrier Reef Masters Games in Cairns. From football to archery to lawn bowls, spend the weekend competing in over 20 different sports.
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Vivid Sydney 2023
May 26-June 17; Sydney, NSW
Be illuminated by the best light artists, live musicians, food creatives and brilliant minds in Sydney this year.
For another great May 2023 event, check out Good Beer Week in Victoria.
