{"id":2914,"date":"2017-03-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wotif-blog-staging-lb-1978096533.ap-southeast-2.elb.amazonaws.com\/vc\/blog\/wots-on\/events-april\/"},"modified":"2020-04-02T05:33:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T19:33:28","slug":"events-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/events\/australia\/events-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Events in Australia to travel for in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve gathered our top six events to travel for in Australia in April, including plenty of iconic long-running shows and festivals everyone should tick off at least once. From surfing championships to wine festivals, there&#8217;s something here for everyone<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastershow.com.au\/about-us\/)\">Sydney Royal Easter Show<\/a><\/strong><br \/><em>When: 6 \u2013 19 April<\/em> <br \/>Started in 1893, this is actually Australia&#8217;s largest annual ticketed event! The agricultural fair is a great day out for the family, with carnival rides, exhibitions, foodstalls and entertainment spread across two fun-filled weeks.\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/wotif\/ads\/2017\/wotif-insider\/14-march\/sydney.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/goldcoast.triathlon.org\/\">Jewel World Triathlon, Gold Coast<\/a><\/strong> <br \/><em>When: 8 \u2013 9 April<\/em> <br \/>With the perfect mix of sun, surf and sand at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Gold-Coast-Hotels.d180064.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL\">Gold Coast<\/a>, this one will definitely draw a crowd. Cheer on elite Olympic contenders as they battle it out in the second triathlon in the world series.\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/wotif\/ads\/2017\/wotif-insider\/14-march\/gold-coast.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripcurl.com.au\/events\/international\/rip-curl-pro-bells-beach.html\">Rip Curl Pro, Great Ocean Road<\/a><\/strong><br \/><em>When: 12 \u2013 24 April<\/em> <br \/>Celebrating 56 years, this iconic surfing festival is the longest running world championship contest. Run at the renowned Bells Beach on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Great-Ocean-Road-Hotels.d6135588.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL\">Great Ocean Road<\/a>, watch on as world-famous surfers &#8216;ring the bell&#8217;.\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/wotif\/ads\/2017\/wotif-insider\/14-march\/rip-curl.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluesfest.com.au\/\">Byron Bay Blues Fest <\/a><\/strong> <br \/><em>When: 13 \u2013 17 April<\/em> <br \/>Set up camp and chill out amongst like-minded folk, listening to top musical talent with the backdrop of beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Byron-Bay-Hotels.d6138873.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL\">Byron Bay<\/a>. The 2017 line-up promises only good things with confirmed artists including The Lumineers, Corinne Bailey Rae, Santana and Casey Chambers.\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/barossavintagefestival.com.au\/\">Barossa Vintage Festival<\/a><\/strong><br \/><em>When: 19 \u2013 23 April<\/em> <br \/>Started in 1947, Australia&#8217;s longest running wine festival has gallons on offer. Festival highlights include gin making classes, a scarecrow trail, and if you&#8217;re game, there&#8217;s a 33km hill climbing trail run through Riesling country. The traditional Ziegnmarkt will also be on, where you can bid on fresh produce and buy live stock from pheasants to pigs.\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ayersrockresort.com.au\/events\/detail\/tjungu-festival\">Tjungu Festival, Ayers Rock<\/a><\/strong><br \/><em>When: 22 \u2013 25 April<\/em> <br \/>Tjungu, pronounced tjoo-ngoo, means &#8216;meeting together&#8217; in local Anangu language,and celebrates the best of Australian Indigenous culture with music, food, art, and much more! Make sure you go to the outdoor desert dining experience &#8216;Tastes of Tjungu&#8217;, with a modern bush inspired menu hosted by a celebrity chef.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Time to start planning?<\/strong><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Flights?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL\">Flights<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL\">Hotels<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Holidays?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL\">Packages<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Activities?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL\">Activities<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Car-Hire?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MARCH2017-EVENTS-TRAVEL-APRIL\">Car hire<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve gathered our top six events to travel for in Australia in April, including plenty of iconic long-running shows and festivals everyone should tick off at least once. From surfing championships to wine festivals, there&#8217;s something here for everyone Sydney Royal Easter ShowWhen: 6 \u2013 19 April Started in 1893, this is actually Australia&#8217;s largest &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[740,771],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2914"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2914"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4570,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2914\/revisions\/4570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}