Events & Attractions
Events & Attractions

Events & Attractions

While Tumbarumba may give the impression of a quiet country town, every now and then life is life is spiced up a bit with festivals, events, rodeos and shows.

Come and join the celebrations of music, food, wine and culture at TumbaFest, as well as the exciting New Year's Day Rodeo and the Tumbarumba Gold Cup Races.

Khancoban, at the south end of the shire annually hosts the exciting Upper Murray Challenge in October, and for the fishing enthusiast, the week long TroutFest in November.

Cellar doors, Arts and Crafts outlets, The Old Mason's Cinema Cafe, the Boggy Creek Show, the Tumbarumba Museum and the Pioneer Women's Hut provide absorbing entertainment and browsing opportunites.

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Khancoban TroutFest

A week of fishing competition in the picturesque Khancoban area. Fishing waters include Khancoban Pondage, Tooma Dam, Geehi Dam and associated rivers. This year the competition begins on Saturday 22 November and finishes on Saturday 29 No...

XPD

XPD is Australia's own expedition length adventure race. The 4th Edition will be held from 17 -28 November in the Australian Alps. Up to 80 teams of four will trek, mountain bike and kayak over a 800 km course. For more information go to ...

Tumbarumba Rodeo

The annual Tumbarumba Rodeo is held on New Year's Day. This event attracts professional competitors from around Australia. A day of thrills and spills, sideshows, bar and stalls.

Beat the Heat Cycle

From 10th to 14th January 2009. Laurel Hill Forest Lodge is offering a program for cyclists which includes both mountain and road bike routes from easy to hard grades with a variety of distances; vehicle support; wonderful views; all meal...

Tumbarumba Races

This is a great day out on Saturday 14 February, 2008. The highlight is the running of the Tumbarumba Cup. There are fashions on the field, on site bookies, TAB facilities and wine and beer sales.

Tumbafest 2009

Tumbarumba comes alive on the 21st and 22nd February 2009 with Tumbafest. This is a weekend of non stop music and entertainment, with market and food stalls, and the opportunity to taste the local cool climate wines.
For more i...

Carcoola Children's Centre Art Show

An exciting exhibition of quality works by regional artisans. Annually in June , at the Pioneer Hall, Tumbarumba Showgrounds, The Parade, Tumbarumba.

Upper Murray Challenge

Head to the Upper Murray on the first weekend in October where you can cheer on some of Australia's finest athletes.
The Snowy Hydro Upper Murray Challenge is open to individuals and relay teams, with the modest distances disgu...

Arts and Crafts

There are active artists groups in Tumbarumba Shire. Artists on Parade, The Parade, Tumbarumba, is a non profit, community based gallery and artist workspace run by local artists and volunteers. It features regularly changing gallery spac...

Museums

Tumbarumba Historical Society Museum, Bridge Street, Tumbarumba. (In the Tumbarumba Visitor Information Centre). The current feature exhibition is the story of the Southern Cloud aircraft that flew over Tumbarumba just before it crashed i...

The Boggy Creek Show

An entertaining and informative show about rural life. For information on dates and times phone 02 69488273. www.boggycreekshow.com.au

Glenroy Heritage Reserve

Located 7 kilometres from Tumbarumba on the Wagga Road, the Reserve is home to the Pioneer Women's Hut Museum, the Glenroy Cottage Craft Shop, and other fascinating heritage displays including a shed full of early farm machinery. There ar...

Cellar Doors

Cellar door sales are available at:
Glenburnie Vineyard, Black Range Road, Tumbarumba. 02 69482570
George Martin's, at Sunnyside, 12 Albury Close, Tumbarumba. 02 69483200
Lankeys Creek, Walwa, Vic. 02 6037...