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AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA
MELBOURNE
The Apollo Bay Music Festival is back for its 20th anniversary, and it has some big name in the line-up like Lior and Sabrina and the Red Vans. Taking place April 20-22, the Apollo Bay Music Festival is a major annual tourist and community event for Apollo Bay. With traditional as well as innovative performances, the diversity of the programming is a treat for those looking to enjoy their favorite kind of music or enjoy something new. When you tire of the music, and you might since there are so many acts to enjoy, you can enjoy the swimming and surf options Apollo Bay has to offer. www.apollobaymusicfestival.com
SYDNEY
The Sydney Royal Easter Show rolls into the city from April 5-18. This is the largest annual event in all of Australia and sees over 900,000 visitors a year. The event was bestowed a "royal" blessing from Queen Victoria way back when, but now the event, which is a combination of amusement park, fair, and agricultural show, presents Australia's agricultural industry to the international community. Sydney Royal Competitions are the backbone of the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Competition categories range from arts and crafts to cattle, sheep, poultry, goats, dogs, and horses to name a few, so be sure to bring your prized goat along. Though, probably the most highly anticipated competition is the legendary cake decorating extravaganza. www.eastershow.com.au
NEW ZEALAND
QUEENSTOWN
And all that jazz! The New Zealand International Jazz & Blues Festival is pleased to present a stellar weekend of some of the best jazz and blues talent in the country. Taking place April 11-15 at the Christchurch, the festival is staged outside and presents some of the world's finest jazz and blues musicians in a series of must-hear events. While the line-up has yet to be announced, the festival will not disappoint if it's anything like past years. To round out the weeklong event, people will be able to enjoy a "café lifestyle" in a relaxed atmosphere as they listen to live blues in Christchurch's top shopping and café precinct—Poplar Lanes. www.jazzfestivalnz.com
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