WINERY WALKABOUT 2019

About WINERY WALKABOUT 2019

THE OLDEST WINE FESTIVAL IN VICTORIA!

Since 1974, thousands of people have descended on Rutherglen for one of the biggest wine festivals in the country. A general admission ticket to Winery Walkabout gets you access to wine tastings, live music, entertainment, tours and more at over 19 wineries, making for an epic jam-packed, fun-filled long weekend!

There's a reason people have been coming back for Walkabout for over 40 years - find out for yourself and get your tickets!

IMPORTANT TICKETING NOTES:

TICKETS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON THE DAY.

TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ONLINE. TICKETS WILL SELL OUT!

GENERAL ENTRY

¹These tickets give you your entry wristband, your Walkabout glass for tastings, and access to all the participating wineries, wine tastings, live music, entertainment and more!

These tickets do not include access to our shuttle or regional bus services.

Ticket Instructions: Please present your ticket at the Rutherglen Showground: Festival Hub & Bus Exchange, or at your nominated winery, to exchange it for your entry wristband and festival glass.

GENERAL ENTRY + SHUTTLE BUS

² The General Entry + Shuttle Bus ticket gives you unlimited hop on/hop off access to the buses servicing participating wineries. You can jump on any bus and visit your favourite wineries without needing to worry about a designated driver! You can even use our free wine check in service: check in your purchased wine with the bus driver and they'll safely store it for you at the Rutherglen Showground: Festival Hub & Bus Exchange for you to pick up at the end of the day, so you don't need to carry it around.

This ticket also provides you your entry wristband, your Walkabout glass for tastings, and access to all the participating wineries, wine tastings, live music, entertainment and more!

Ticket Instructions: Please print or present your ticket on your smartphone/tablet at Rutherglen Showground: Festival Hub & Bus Exchange. This will be exchanged for your Bus/Entry Wristband & festival glass.

Children under 16 travel free and do not require a ticket.

GENERAL ENTRY + SHUTTLE BUS + REGIONAL BUS

³ We offer a regional shuttle bus which services Corowa, Wahgunyah, Yarrawonga, Bundalong, Mulwala, Wangaratta, Chiltern, Beechworth, Howlong, Albury and Wodonga. For more information about the various regional pick up points please CLICK HERE.

Return drop off buses leave 5pm sharp from Rutherglen Showground: Festival Hub & Bus Exchange.

This ticket also provide you your entry wristband, your Walkabout glass for tastings, and access to all the participating wineries, wine tastings, live music, entertainment and more! This ticket also includes our shuttle bus service (see above), which means you can hop on/off at all the wineries all day!

Ticket Instructions: Please print or present your ticket on your smartphone/tablet to the bus driver at your pick up location. The bus driver will issue you with your bus wristband. On arrival at Rutherglen your festival glass & wristband will be available from the Rutherglen Showground: Festival Hub & Bus Exchange.

Children under 16 travel free and do not require a ticket.

DESIGNATED DRIVERS

⁴ Are you the designated driver for Walkabout this year? Awesome! You're welcome to enjoy the festival for free – Just grab a free ticket and make sure you collect your white DD wristband and your 2 x free tea/coffee/softdrink vouchers at Rutherglen Showground: Festival Hub & Bus Exchange or at your nominated winery.

Please note: Designated drivers are not able to consume any alcohol at Winery Walkabout - wineries will not serve any alcohol to those wearing the DD white wristband. This is event policy, and all DDs at this festival must have a BAC reading of 0.00.

CHILDREN

Young children are welcome to attend this event but it is not advised. Children do not need any tickets to attend Winery Walkabout. Parent/Guardian supervision is required at all times while at participating venues.