Warrandyte Festival

08/04/2026

The Warrandyte Festival is all about community, and it wouldn't be possible without the incredible generosity of our sponsors and supporters.

From the Billycart Derby to the Pet Parade and Battle of the Bands, their support ensures our riverside magic keeps sparkling year after year.

Thank you to our major sponsors Manningham Council and Nillumbik Shire Council. We are immensely grateful for your support.

Thank you to our wonderful sponsors - Community Bank Warrandyte, Warrandyte Riverside Market, Traffic Works and Avada Group. You make a huge difference!

Special thanks to Warrandyte Police, SES Manningham Unit, SES Nillumbik Unit, CFA North Warrandyte Fire Brigade, South Warrandyte CFA and Warrandyte CFA for your invaluable contributions right across the event.

Thank you to our supporters who make individual activities possible:
Bunnings
Ember Social
Five Star Music
Fox Racing
Lions Club of Warrandyte
Music Factory
Now & Not Yet
Rotary Club of Warrandyte/Donvale
The Sassafras SWEET CO. Warrandyte
Warrandyte Veterinary Clinic

And thank you to our activity hosts for bringing the events to life:
Manningham Youth Service
Warrandyte High School
Warrandyte Historical Society
Warrandyte Mountain Bike Club
Warrandyte Netball Club
Warrandyte Pottery Studio
Warrandyte Scouts
Warrandyte Toy Library

Thank you to our volunteer photographers: Ruigrok Media, Gavin Andrews, Stephen Reynolds and James Taylor.

Do you have more photos from the weekend? Tag us and share the love!

06/04/2026

Check out the April Warrandyte Diary for a festival roundup

Warrandyte! You paraded, you partied, and the Diary has now published the record of your glorious celebration of community, chartiy, and volunteers! Download your copy now to read all about Warrandyte Festival weekend and all the other fantastic things happening in and around Warrandyte. https://warrandytediary.com.au/current-edition/ In print from tomorrow and in spoken word form by Wednesday night! Manningham Council Nillumbik Shire Council Lange Carli Nicole Werner MP Gabriel Ng MP Warrandyte Community Association Community Bank Warrandyte Nillumbik Artists Open Studios Warrandyte Historical Society

05/04/2026

Top marks to our 2026 Duck Race winners:
1st: Kelly S
2nd: The Bellman family
3rd: Meredith K

A massive shout-out to the SES, and the Ditchfield and Rawlinson families for their incredible help launching and collecting our plastic friends 🐥

Thank you to everyone who bought a duck and cheered them on from the riverbank. See you all next year!

04/04/2026

A massive round of a-paws for the winners of the 2026 Warrandyte Festival Pet Parade:

1. BIGGEST DOG
1st Ariette

2. SMALLEST DOG
1st Yoda
2nd Bear
3rd Pixel

3. WAGGIEST TAIL
1st Ernest
2nd Lizzie the black lab
3rd Polly

4. BEST GROOMED DOG
1st Oreo
2nd Daisy
3rd Tulsi

5. SHAGGIEST DOG
1st Daisy

6. CUTEST DOG
1st Popeye
2nd Teddy and Chicken

7. MOST APPEALING EYES
1st Cookie and Rocky
2nd Millie

8. BEST TRAINED DOG
1st Joey
2nd Kevin
3rd Luna

9. DOG MOST LIKE IT’S OWNER
1st Peppy
2nd Yoda
3rd Toffee

10. JUDGE’S CHOICE- BEST DOG IN THE SHOW
1st Kneessa
2nd Toffee, Coffee, Tilly and Bear
3rd Ash and Arriette

The Pet with the Best Whiskers
Ammie the Siamese Cat

Hosted by: Warrandyte High School

Supported by: Warrandyte Veterinary Clinic

03/04/2026

Zoom zoom - 2026 Billycart Derby winners

Congratulations to
1st Archie M
2nd Ellie B
3rd Sophie D
4th Stevie L

Emergency services race - Ellie B in the police billycart

Thanks to: Warrandyte CFA, CFA North Warrandyte Fire Brigade, South Warrandyte CFA, SES Manningham Unit and Warrandyte Police

Supported by: Bunnings, Fox Racing, Warrandyte Lions Club, Rotary Club of Warrandyte/Donvale, The Sassafras SWEET CO. Sassafras, Olinda, and Warrandyte

Photos: Ruigrok Media

02/04/2026

Congratulations to all of the amazing Kid's Stalls - so much talent and imagination.

Prizes were awarded to:

2026 Stall of the Year- Katarina, Emma and Maggie for their decorative key rings, necklaces and bracelets.

Environmental Sustainability Award- Georgia and Lucy for their repurposed fabric bookmarks and packing made from scrap materials.

Creativity Award - Saiyuri for crochet hair ties and dolls clothes.

Best Run Business - Lily and Harry for earrings, necklaces and fidgets.

Supported by: Ember Social & Dining

Photos: Gavin D Andrew

31/03/2026

We’d love your feedback on Warrandyte Festival.
It’s our 50th anniversary in 2027 and we’d love to hear your ideas.

Visit https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/v7kVySaktw

30/03/2026

We hope you had a fabulous time at the 2026 Warrandyte Festival.
With everything happening in the world, it was awesome to celebrate community, friends and family, and childhood.
Thank you to all of the amazing people who donated their time and talent to make the event so special - all of the parents running stalls, the emergency services volunteers, the people who get up super early to set up, the people who collect the ducks after the race and drive the cars in the parade, the volunteers running activities, the volunteers representing community groups at their stalls, the team who tagged and tested electrical cords. The list goes on.
So much happens behind the scenes so we can all celebrate together.
We’re very grateful ❤️

Thank you to everyone including
SES Manningham Unit

CFA North Warrandyte Fire Brigade
Warrandyte CFA
South Warrandyte CFA
Warrandyte Netball Club
Yarra Warra Preschool & Bush Kinder
Warrandyte Scouts
Warrandyte Primary School
Andersons Creek Primary School
Park Orchards Primary School
Warrandyte Toy Library
Warrandyte MTB
Warrandyte Repair Cafe
Warrandyte Community Association
Ruigrok Media

❤️Sorry if we haven’t tagged you yet - we love and appreciate every single volunteer

28/03/2026

On today: Rotary Club of Warrandyte/Donvale Art Show and The Pottery Expo
Support local, Australian and international artists

Rotary Club of Warrandyte/Donvale Art Show
Community Church, 57 Yarra St, Warrandyte
warrandytedonvalerotary.org.au

The Pottery Expo
10.00am - 5.00pm
Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen
potteryexpo.com

28/03/2026

Battle of the Bands - People’s Choice
Vote - https://strawpoll.com/GeZARbWY8yV

28/03/2026

Kid’s Market 2026!