Other HISTORICAL FESTIVALS AND Events

These are other historical events during the year in Goulburn that you might like to visit.

Goulburn lilac city festival | 1 OCT - 4 OCT 2021

Goulburn’s Lilac City Festival occurs every October long weekend. This year the festival is on from Friday, 1st October until Monday, 4th October and will be run in line with Covid-Safe guidelines. Australia’s longest running festival welcomes a myriad of food, flowers, festival markets, music, carnival, and heritage celebrations to Goulburn.

A traditional shop-front competition has the City’s Auburn Street dotted with lilac windows. Check out the winners once they are announced on our Facebook link below.

There will be the crowning of the Festival’s Lilac Queen and the Junior Prince and Princess during the official opening of the Festival on Saturday 2nd October 2021.

Witness the Garden Competition and marvel at our region’s horticultural skills, including lilac trees and lilac colours! A list of gardens to admire is always published on our Facebook link below.

Find more information on the Lilac City Festival Facebook page here.