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Portland's Upwelling Festival and Three Bays Running Festival

  • DateSat, 31 Oct
  • Time7:30am – 5:00pm
  • AreaPortland
  • CostFree
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About this event

What to expect

The Portland's Upwelling Festival and Three Bays Running Festival is a community led festival that has been running since 2010. Celebrating the Ocean and honouring the Bonney Upwelling, which is a natural phenomenon that occurs in only a few places in the world. Nutrient rich cold waters are pushed up to the Victorian coast, creating a feeding frenzy that lasts up to seven months.

The community hold a parade, a call to the ocean, a First Nations Dance program that honours the Koontapool, the Southern Right Whales. There is a musical line up, markets, art walks and workshops, science talks, wandering acrobats, facepainting, and food stalls.

Event features

  • Food available

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair access
  • Accessible parking
  • Accessible toilets
  • Step-free access
  • Assistance animals welcome
  • Accessibility information available from the organiser
Presented byPortland's Nyamat Yarkeen Karween, Upwelling Festival and 3 Bays Running Festival

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