Hurstbridge Wattle Festival

02/06/2026

Guess what? 👀
Hurstbridge Wattle Festival steam train tickets are now on sale!
Grab those early shuttles before they sell out

Join Steamrail Victoria as we operate a steam locomotive and the heritage electric “Red Rattler" Tait train between Hurstbridge and Eltham on...

08/05/2026

**2026 stallholder applications are now open**

To become a stallholder at this years festival, please apply via our website: https://www.wattlefestival.org.au/

Preference is given to:
📌local vendors from the Nillumbik area and surrounding suburbs
📌vendors that don't compete with existing Hurstbridge traders
📌high quality-low plastic products and environmentally friendly set ups
📌healthy and low junk food options with environmentally friendly packaging

Note: only the official Festival page will comment about spaces available. Any individual claiming to represent the festival market organisers on social media is spam. We will do our best to remove these nuisance posts.

07/05/2026

The 2026 festival is just over 3 months away, can you believe it!?
It's time to get it in the diary - Sunday 30 August 2026.

🌼 Join the Facebook event to stay up to date

🌼 Steam train tickets will go on sale early July

🌼 Stallholder applications will open soon. We'll announce on our social media and applications will be taken ONLY via the application form. Please don't email us to apply.

🌼 Jump in the comments and let us know what you are most looking forward to at this years festival!

23/09/2025

Our September 2025 edition of the Manningham & Nillumbik Bulletin is available online NOW, in print from tomorrow, and on your favourite podcast playlist on Wednesday. This month features the Hurstbridge Village Wattle Festival and the Junior Football Club's League accolade, the latest from NANY Gallery, the Manningham Council Community Awards, and much, much more. Visit our website for more information https://warrandytediary.com.au/homepage/bulletin/

14/09/2025

Thank you for joining us at Hurstbridge Wattle Festival 2025!

We would still love your feedback about what you love and what could be better.

Complete the survey here
https://forms.gle/xKAYeCMUu7nuyauD6

31/08/2025

Thank you for joining us at Hurstbridge Wattle Festival today!

We would love your feedback about what you love and what could be better.

Complete the survey here
https://forms.gle/KYEjiGM6f7aa7ZbF6

30/08/2025

🌤🌤 Event day weather report 🌤🌤
Cloudy, low chance of rain and, thankfully, not much wind!
Come down and join us for loads of FREE family fun

📍Full program is pinned or visit our website
📍 Catch the free bus if you can from Diamond Creek, Wattle Glen or Mernda stations

30/08/2025

Find Drum Connection Aus and so many great musicians at the Allwood Neighbourhood House Inc stage!

30/08/2025

Feeling energetic? Join the Hursty Hustle. Sign up when you arrive and race the steam train into Hurstbridge!
8:47am - Relaxed walker
8:57am - Power walker
9:15am - Slower runner
9:22am - Medium runner
9:25:30am - Faster runner

📣 Calling all runners (and walkers!)

The Wattle Festival Hursty Hustle Train Race is a free 3.5km fun run/walk racing against the Wattle Festival steam train.

The event goes along the Diamond Creek Trail from Wattle Glen to Hurstbridge.

Participants get a head start from the train. Everyone starts at a different time (slower runners & walkers go earlier, faster runners go later).

Can you beat the train this year?
Sign up now!

https://www.valleyaths.org/events/293077

30/08/2025

Tickets for the last shuttle to Eltham and the return trip from the city are still available!