About the Bright Autumn Festival

The Bright Autumn Festival has been running since 1962 making it one of the oldest continuous running festival in Australia. In 1962, Bright celebrated its Centenary and the town organised various activities to mark the occasion.These included an art and photographic exhibition, visits to places of local interest and a Gala Day street parade.

Since that time, Bright has continues to celebrate each Autumn. The Art Exhibition has become very well known and is the largest exhibition at the Bright Art Gallery. The Gala Day Parade continues to be one of the highlights of the festival.