3:30 pm Family Friday at Cupitt’s Estate Friday September 5, 2025 • 3:30 pm Family Friday at Cupitt’s Estate Kick off the weekend with Family Friday at Cupitt’s – a relaxed afternoon of great food and fun for all ages. Enjoy our $75 Family Meal Deal featuring two delicious pizzas, a fresh salad, a jug of soft drink, and your choice of two glasses of house wine or beer. It’s the perfect way to
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Meet the Makers – Festival Opening Dinner Saturday September 6, 2025 • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Meet the Makers – Festival Opening Dinner a joyful long-table dinner celebrating spring, seasonality and the power of collaboration. hosted at the beautiful CUPITT’S ESTATE, this springtime gathering brings together the region’s talented producers, chefs, winemakers, brewers, distillers and artisans for an evening of shared food, local drinks, live music and stories from the people who make it all happen. expect a menu full $120
3:30 pm Family Friday at Cupitt’s Estate Friday September 12, 2025 • 3:30 pm Family Friday at Cupitt’s Estate Kick off the weekend with Family Friday at Cupitt’s – a relaxed afternoon of great food and fun for all ages. Enjoy our $75 Family Meal Deal featuring two delicious pizzas, a fresh salad, a jug of soft drink, and your choice of two glasses of house wine or beer. It’s the perfect way to
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm A Night at the Brewery Saturday September 13, 2025 • 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm A Night at the Brewery Join Dangerous Ales and The Milton Hotel for an unforgettable four-course beer dinner, celebrating award-winning brews and hatted cuisine. Enjoy a curated menu from the Milton Hotel’s two-time Good Food Guide Chef’s Hat team, paired with champion beers from Dangerous Ales — all set in the heart of the brewery. Limited tickets available – book now for a night $165
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Cupitt’s Estate Sunday Sessions Sunday September 14, 2025 • 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Cupitt’s Estate Sunday Sessions Come along every second Sunday for some free live music at Cupitt's Estate. Enjoy the Estate made wine, craft beer, and delicious food while singing along to their fabulous local talent who play with a backdrop of the green rolling hills of Milton, the Budawang ranges and Burrill Lake. Bookings for the Terrace tables are
3:30 pm Family Friday at Cupitt’s Estate Friday September 19, 2025 • 3:30 pm Family Friday at Cupitt’s Estate Kick off the weekend with Family Friday at Cupitt’s – a relaxed afternoon of great food and fun for all ages. Enjoy our $75 Family Meal Deal featuring two delicious pizzas, a fresh salad, a jug of soft drink, and your choice of two glasses of house wine or beer. It’s the perfect way to
Featured 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Pork & Pour – An Afternoon at Martin’s Ridge Farm Featured Saturday September 20, 2025 • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Pork & Pour – An Afternoon at Martin’s Ridge Farm Spend a relaxed afternoon at Martin’s Ridge Farm, where rolling pastures and vibrant farmland set the scene for a celebration of local flavours. Enjoy a guided farm tour, meet the animals, and hear the stories behind the land. Then settle in for a charcuterie tasting crafted from fresh farm produce, perfectly paired with elegant wines $60
5:00 pm - 11:00 pm Peter Bibby ‘On Tour’ Saturday September 20, 2025 • 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm Peter Bibby ‘On Tour’ Australia’s punk poet Peter Bibby returns with a raw and raucous solo show, performing songs from across his gritty, evocative catalogue — including new material from his next chapter as an independent artist. Expect loud, energetic, and wonderfully chaotic storytelling set to Bibby’s signature Australiana sound. This intimate solo set strips it all back to the bones $25
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Learn the Layers Sunday September 21, 2025 • 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Learn the Layers Learn the Layers! - Part of Meet the Makers Festival 2025 Learn how head chef and Co owner of Beurre Noisette Patisserie creates his wonderful plain croissants and how he places love in the layers from the dough right through to the creating of the perfect golden crust. Followed by a taste test of some $100
Featured 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm Long Lunch with Adam Courtenay Featured Friday September 26, 2025 • 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm Long Lunch with Adam Courtenay Adam Courtenay will be talking about his memoir My Father Bryce, at a long table lunch at Rick Stein at Bannisters. Dynamic, complex, driven: Bryce Courtenay was all of these as well as one of Australia’s most beloved authors. To his son Adam, he was larger than life, mercurial, and impossible to know completely. In $95
3:30 pm Family Friday at Cupitt’s Estate Friday September 26, 2025 • 3:30 pm Family Friday at Cupitt’s Estate Kick off the weekend with Family Friday at Cupitt’s – a relaxed afternoon of great food and fun for all ages. Enjoy our $75 Family Meal Deal featuring two delicious pizzas, a fresh salad, a jug of soft drink, and your choice of two glasses of house wine or beer. It’s the perfect way to
9:30 am - 12:30 pm Make & Graze: All Ages Timber Cheeseboard Workshop Saturday September 27, 2025 • 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Make & Graze: All Ages Timber Cheeseboard Workshop Join local artisan Rosa Hollows at Little Forest Farm for a hands-on timber cheeseboard workshop in a relaxed, rural setting. Learn to measure, cut, and shape your own board using real tools, then unwind with a shared grazing platter and stunning South Coast views. This beginner-friendly workshop is perfect for kids (5+) and adults alike. Meet the $35 – $185
10:30 am - 4:00 pm Sculptures, Sips & Sounds | Moondog Saturday September 27, 2025 • 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Sculptures, Sips & Sounds | Moondog Join us for Sculptures, Sips and Sounds at Willinga Park, A series of relaxed celebrations of art, music and landscape. The Bunker Café, catered by Killara Catering, will be open from 10.30am. Expect a seasonal menu, sweet and savoury snacks, coffee and cold drinks. Plus the Stables Bar will be open throughout the day. Or Free – $25
Featured 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Make & Graze: Timber Cheeseboard Workshop Featured Saturday September 27, 2025 • 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Make & Graze: Timber Cheeseboard Workshop Enjoy a relaxed afternoon of creativity and connection at Little Forest Farm. Guided by local artisan Rosa Hollows, you’ll craft your own timber cheeseboard from scratch, then unwind with a delicious shared grazing platter and stunning South Coast views. This adults-only session is perfect for beginners and those with woodworking experience alike. It’s a hands-on, social $35 – $185
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Cupitt’s Estate Sunday Sessions Sunday September 28, 2025 • 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Cupitt’s Estate Sunday Sessions Come along every second Sunday for some free live music at Cupitt's Estate. Enjoy the Estate made wine, craft beer, and delicious food while singing along to their fabulous local talent who play with a backdrop of the green rolling hills of Milton, the Budawang ranges and Burrill Lake. Bookings for the Terrace tables are
3:30 pm Family Friday at Cupitt’s Estate Friday October 3, 2025 • 3:30 pm Family Friday at Cupitt’s Estate Kick off the weekend with Family Friday at Cupitt’s – a relaxed afternoon of great food and fun for all ages. Enjoy our $75 Family Meal Deal featuring two delicious pizzas, a fresh salad, a jug of soft drink, and your choice of two glasses of house wine or beer. It’s the perfect way to
6:00 pm - 10:30 pm Comedy Night Friday October 3, 2025 • 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm Comedy Night Known for his “sharp wit, relatable observational humour, charismatic presence, and rare ability to tailor material with intelligence and insight”, award-winning comedian Chris Radburn is heading to Salt & Spencer. Alongside Sean Woodland and MC Rob Brown, this October long weekend Comedy Night will have you in stitches, and includes a curated two-course meal! Tickets $130
Featured 9:30 am - 11:00 am Women in STEMM Stroll – Shoalhaven 2025 Featured Saturday October 4, 2025 • 9:30 am - 11:00 am Women in STEMM Stroll – Shoalhaven 2025 Let's celebrate National Science Week with a STEMM Stroll. STEMM Strolls - aiming to bring STEMM students and professionals together in regional areas. Local get togethers to find new networks, find mentors, and support groups especially in regional areas where it is hard to do so. Sharing intersecting diverse experiences from the women in STEMM community through STEMM Strolls
Featured Saturday September 20, 2025 • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Pork & Pour – An Afternoon at Martin’s Ridge Farm $60
Featured Saturday September 27, 2025 • 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Make & Graze: Timber Cheeseboard Workshop $35 – $185