Visit the Macedon Ranges

The Dirty Docker is a multi-day event encompassing cycling and running events, for participants of all levels, designed to showcase the beautiful natural surroundings and outdoor landscapes in the region and to help position the Macedon Ranges as an outdoor lifestyle and cycling destination. As well as the sporting events, the festival will encapsulate a food tourism and entertainment precinct - the festival village. The village is a central festival hub, used for registration and evening course practice, as well as featuring food trucks and live music with a festival atmosphere. The village is the location for visitors and locals to attend events for entertainment, spectating or competing. The Dirty Docker comprises three separate events: 1. a cross-country running event 2. an off-road cyclo-cross event, and 3. a gravel cycling event. These won’t be your average running and cycling races, but rather they will be off-road over challenging terrain including grass, mud, and sand, with obstacles along the way. A fun adventure and challenge for all levels Complete one, or attempt to complete ´The Dirty Hattrick´, which consists of competing in all three events across the weekend.

Enjoy the festive atmosphere while being entertained with local music So Saxy, sample and purchase a glass of wine from Double Oak Estate, or a gin and tonic from Gin distillery Travelling While Standing Still. Indulge in some homemade tasty treats courtesy of Macedon CWA, including their popular scones, jam and cream. Grab a barista coffee from Miss Fleur's Vintage Coffee Van, or grab a sausage from the Rovers Sausage Sizzle. A variety of local stall holders such as Wired for living, Chin Chin Farm, Little Mountain Jewellery, Sarah Caddy Ceramics, Mount Macedon Nursery, and more will be set up on the forecourt to the stables and in the courtyard. Take this opportunity to walk through the Duneira homestead circa 1875 and view Stuart Stoneman's art collection. Guided garden tours will be held in the morning and afternoon. Entry to the house and garden tours are included in the ticket price. The Festival runs from 10am - 3pm on Saturday 2nd and 3rd November. Onsite parking is available. Ticketing Information: KIDS UNDER 16 HAVE FREE ENTRY TO THE FESTIVAL.  ADULTS NEED TO BOOK TICKETS. 

Discover the cool wines and warm hearts of Macedon Ranges winemakers at their annual wine festival, Budburst, taking place each Spring on the third weekend in November! Budburst is a once-a-year opportunity to step behind the vines and meet the family-owned and small-batch makers who shape mainland Australia’s coolest wine region. Across the weekend, more than 25 Macedon Ranges winemakers will open their wineries and cellar doors to wine enthusiasts. From 11am till 5pm Saturday and Sunday, you can enjoy wine tastings, curated food menus championing local produce, art shows, sculptor walks and live music. Explore at your own pace or jump on one of the Budburst bus routes. This year Budburst will run smaller buses to more wineries, delivering participants directly to cellar doors around the Macedon Ranges. Additional details will be released soon. Please note that this year buses will only run on the Saturday. Festival and bus tickets are on sale from 1st September (early bird until 30 September). For more information and to book tickets, visit budburst.com.

Come down and visit some of the finest producers in the state at the Macedon Village Farmers' Market, held below the majestic Mount Macedon on the welcoming grounds of Macedon Primary School. The market will be an extension of the Woodend Community Farmers' Market and you can look forward to shopping with many of the same stallholders, who will be bringing their high quality produce to the Macedon and surrounding communities, 4 times per year on the 5th Saturday. You can expect the same focus on sustainability, authenticity and community as the Woodend Farmers' Market. The Macedon Primary School are involving the school community in this event and will use any funds raised to further their landcare project.