{"id":2969,"date":"2017-05-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wotif-blog-staging-lb-1978096533.ap-southeast-2.elb.amazonaws.com\/vc\/blog\/wots-on\/top-events-in-june\/"},"modified":"2020-04-02T05:33:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T19:33:46","slug":"top-events-in-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/events\/australia\/top-events-in-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Wot&#8217;s on in June? Top events worth travelling for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Think winter means hibernation? HiberNOT! June 2017 has more awesome events than you can poke a stick at. But that&#8217;s kind of a weird thing to do. So drop the foliage and get into the real fun with&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyonice.com\/au\/en-au\/frozen\">Disney on Ice Presents Frozen<br \/><\/a><\/strong><strong><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Brisbane-Hotels.d179993.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE\">Brisbane<\/a>, 2 June \u2013 17 July<br \/><\/strong>Want to score some serious Cool Parent Points, but worried about getting catchy Disney songs permanently stuck in your head? All I can say is \u201cLet it go, let it gooo&#8230;\u201d Then give in and see Frozen by Disney on Ice. The kids will love the Academy Award-winning tale of Anna and Elsa (with special guests from <em>Toy Story, Finding Nemo<\/em>, and <em>The Lion King)<\/em>, while you&#8217;ll love the incredible ice-skating and special effects. Fun for the whole family!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/melbournejazz.com\/\">Melbourne International Jazz Festival<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Melbourne-Hotels.d178283.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE\">Melbourne<\/a>, 2-11 June<br \/><\/strong>Celebrating 20 awesome years of jazz in Melbourne, the 2017 Melbourne International Jazz Festival line-up is a doozy. Check out Dianne Reeves, The Necks, the Kenny Barron Trio, and the Carla Bley Trio&#8217;s Aussie debut. For the kiddos (or kiddos at heart), there&#8217;s also Play School&#8217;s Big Jazz Adventure, which features musical superstars Big Ted, Jemima, and Humpty (with a little help from TeoGebert and Rachel Coopes).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/wotif\/ads\/2017\/wotif-insider\/17-may\/600px-wide-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coolyrockson.com\/\">Cooly Rocks On<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Gold-Coast-Hotels.d180064.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE\">Gold Coast<\/a>, 7-11 June<br \/><\/strong>Two words: <strong>Poodle Parade<\/strong>. And a few more words: Classic cars, rockabilly bands, retro fashion, carnival rides, and the best swing dancing outside of a Rydell High School reunion. Cooly Rocks On is Australia&#8217;s biggest &#8217;50s and &#8217;60s nostalgia festival, all set in chilled-out Coolangatta and Tweed. There are heaps of free events (including all the awesome live music), but local accommodation books up fast. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Gold-Coast-Hotels.d180064.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE\" target=\"_blank\">Book now<\/a> if you want to stay in the thick of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/wotif\/ads\/2017\/wotif-insider\/17-may\/600px-wide-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><br \/><\/strong><em>Image credit: Cooly Rocks On<\/em><br \/><strong><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/darkmofo.net.au\/\"><br \/>Dark Mofo<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Hobart-Hotels.d6052485.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE\">Hobart<\/a>, 8-21 June<br \/><\/strong>I can&#8217;t go to this year&#8217;s Dark Mofo because I already have another holiday booked for the same time (I know, your heart bleeds for me). But missing this line-up is causing me physical pain. Ancient Rain (featuring Paul Kelly and Camille O&#8217;Sullivan), Mogwai, Einst\u00fcrzende Neubauten, Xiu Xiu playing the music of <em>Twin Peaks<\/em>, A.B. Original, Pussy Riot&#8230; For a seriously unique festival experience, you&#8217;ve gotta do Dark Mofo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/wotif\/ads\/2017\/wotif-insider\/17-may\/600px-wide-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/seaandvines.com.au\/\">McLaren Vale Sea &#038; Vines Festival<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Adelaide-Hotels.d6051330.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE\">Adelaide<\/a>, 10-12 June<br \/><\/strong>Now in its 25th year, the McLaren Vale Sea &#038; Vines Festival celebrates the region&#8217;s culinary and winemaking traditions, unique beach lifestyle, and&#8230; and my stomach is growling. It&#8217;s set over the NSW, VIC, ACT, SA, TAS, and NT Queen&#8217;s b&#8217;day long weekend, so you may already have all the necessary days off (woohoo!). Events include degustations, cooking demos, winery tours, and pop-up cellar doors, so leave your diet at home \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/wotif\/ads\/2017\/wotif-insider\/17-may\/600px-wide-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.supanova.com.au\/\">Supanova Pop Culture Expo Sydney<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Sydney-Hotels.d178312.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE\">Sydney<\/a>, 16-18 June<br \/><\/strong>Australia&#8217;s premier pop culture event, Supanova returns to Sydney in June 2017. This year&#8217;s guests include Dean Cain (Superman\/Clark Kent from <em>Lois &#038; Clark<\/em>), Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown from <em>Back to the Future<\/em>), Jennifer Hale (Commander Shepherd from <em>Mass Effect<\/em>), and Jess Harnell (Captain Hero from <em>Drawn Together<\/em> and Wakko from <em>Animaniacs<\/em> to name just two). It&#8217;s a great excuse to dress up, so make sure you pack a costume.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/tickets.nrl.com\/origin\">2017 Holden State of Origin, Game II<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Sydney-Hotels.d178312.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE\">Sydney<\/a>, 21 June<br \/><\/strong>Forget the finals \u2013 for many Queenslanders and New South Welshmen, the State of Origin games are <strong>the<\/strong> most important events on the rugby league calendar. Game II is sure to be a nail-biter and often the decider, making it (arguably) the most exciting game of the series. Tickets and accommodation sell out fast, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Sydney-Hotels.d178312.Travel-Guide-Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE\" target=\"_blank\">book now<\/a> if you want a piece of the action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need help getting there?<br \/><\/strong><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Flights?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE\">Flights<\/a><br \/><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Hotels?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE\">Hotels<\/a><br \/><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Holidays?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE\">Packages<\/a><br \/><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Activities?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE\">Activities<\/a><br \/><a style=\"color: #1e6fa8; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/Car-Hire?brandcid=WOTIF-au.display.WOTIFINSIDER.MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE.generic&#038;utm_source=WOTIFINSIDER&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_content=all&#038;utm_campaign=MAY17-TOP-EVENTS-IN-JUNE\">Car hire<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think winter means hibernation? HiberNOT! June 2017 has more awesome events than you can poke a stick at. But that&#8217;s kind of a weird thing to do. So drop the foliage and get into the real fun with&#8230; Disney on Ice Presents FrozenBrisbane, 2 June \u2013 17 JulyWant to score some serious Cool Parent Points, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2970,"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\/2969"}],"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\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2969"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2977,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2969\/revisions\/2977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}