Fleurieu Peninsula & Kangaroo Island
Holiday Events & Festivals SA
STRATHALBYN
PENNY FARTHING CHALLENGE
& STREET FAIR
March
Telephone: (08)
8536 3399
This annual event
attracts riders
from the Netherlands,
United Kingdom,
South Australia
and other states.
The only event of
its kind on the
Australian mainland,
it consists of up
to eleven Penny
Farthing Races ranging
from slow races
to the exciting
Strathalbyn Challenge
Race and Penny Farthing
trick riding competition.
A street fair is
also held around
the course offering
a selection of crafts,
foods and true country
hospitality.
VICTOR
HARBOUR FOLK FESTIVAL
October
Telephone: (08)
8552 4255
Held every October
long weekend, this
festival celebrates
folk music in its
many permutations.
Links with the past
are evident with
the re- appearance
of steam driven
vessels on the river.
AUSTRALIA
DUNNY RACE
Held
at Milang October
KANGAROO ISLAND RACING CARNIVAL
February
Telephone: (08) 8553 9065
Held annually at the picturesque Kingscote racecourse nestled alongside the Cygnet River, this event offers a truly memorable atmosphere with a feature-packed race card on both race days. It is the state's biggest non-TAB event attracting international race-goers.
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