2025 Dates: Friday 25th Apr - Sunday 4th May 2025. 2026 Dates: 24 April - 3 May 2026

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Bright Memorial Arboretum

Arboretum Mountbatten Ave, Bright, Victoria, Australia

A wide variety of trees planted in a large park in memorial to two firefighters killed in a helicopter accident in 1978. This park is completely fenced, making it a…

Free

Bright Art Gallery

Bright Art Gallery 28 Mountbatten Avenue, Bright, Australia, Australia

The premier event of the Bright Art Gallery’s year is the annual Autumn Art Show.  Running for over 50 years, the Autumn Art Show is held annually to coincide with…

$5

Shady Brook Cottages

Shady Brook 20 Mountain View Walk,, Harrietville, Victoria, Australia

A spectacular 14-acre garden of which over 5 acres are landscaped, bounded by OvensRiver and a mountain backdrop of natural forest. The Garden is only 20 years old but itsmicro…

$5

Alpine Perennials Nursery

Alpine Perennials Nursery 1828 Great Alpine Road, Harrietville, Victoria, Australia

Alpine Perennials Nursery at Harrietville are specialist growers of beautiful flowering plants& shrubs. Since opening in September 2021, the nursery has experienced great supportfrom locals and toursits. The majority of…

Free

Nightingale Bros – Alpine Produce

Nightingales 708 Morses Creek Rd,, Wandiligong, Victoria, Australia

We have many varieties of roses: standards bush and weeping. Rhododendrons, beautifulAzaleas and Hydrangeas. A variety of Conifers, Poplars, Maples and Dogwoods, includingmany Acers.

Gold Coin donation

Danica Park

Danica Park 41 Walkers Lane, Bright, Victoria, Australia

Fifty year old established European trees. Trees include Oak, Golden Ash, Elm, WeepingElm, Tulip Tree, Acer, Sycamore and more.

Elm Haven

Elm Haven 13 Railway Avenue, Bright, victoria, Australia

Private town garden, framed by heritage listed 100 year old trees. This much loved gardenallows you to wander through its collection of traditional and cottage plants and trees. Anassortiment of…

$3

Chalet Lumineux

Chalet Lumineux 414 Back Porepunkah Road, Bright, Victoria, Australia

A beautiful, mature woodland garden, a variety of Arbre, lovely setting to lose yourself in.Colourful Oaks, Liquidambar, Silver Birch, Azaleas, Camelias and much more. Plenty ofparking and seating.

Bright and District Historical Society Museum

Museum 2 Railway Avenue, Bright, Victoria, Australia

The museum displays railway, gold and social history of the area. There is rolling stock typical of that used on the Ovens Valley Railway. Many Chinese miners worked on the…

$5

‘Murders and Mysteries’

Visitors Information Centre 119 Gavan Street, Bright, Victoria, Australia

Meet at the Alpine Visitor Information Centre, 119 Gavan Street, Bright, at 6.00 for a walking tour of the CBD with a local historian who will tell the stories of…

$5

The Rush for Gold and the Chinese

Bright Cemetery Coronation Avenue, Bright, Victoria, Australia

Meet at the Bright Cemetery gates at 9.30 for an informative walk through the Chinese section of the cemetery, followed by a visit to the Bright Museum, where you will…

$20

Chestnut Tree Holiday Units

Chestnut Tree 154-158 Delany Avenue, Bright, Victoria, Australia

Three acres of beautiful landscaped gardens with a range of standard roses, camellias,dogwoods, maples, Mt Fuji Weeping cherries, catalpas, mulberries, and much more.