Cobargo

Cobargo combines the skills and craft of a working village with a historic past, its streetscape featuring the many turn of the century buildings that make Cobargo such an attraction for visitors. Many of these buildings house craftspeople who not only sell a range of unique goods from woodcrafts and pottery to leather and art works, they can often be seen at their craft working in the way that people did when Cobargo was a young town. 

Hundreds of international & local musicians flock to town each year for the Cobargo Folk Festival, an annual three day affair with great folk and roots music, markets, camping, poetry & more. The popularity of the festival has continued to grow since 1996, and it now attracts thousands of festival-goers every year to the beautiful Bega Valley.

Cobargo suffered devastating losses in the black summer bushfires of January 2020 but the community bond and spirit continues to shine on and the locals are welcoming visitors back to this bustling village once again. This close-knit rural community, one that was a self-sufficient village in the days preceding the motor car, remains resourceful, hardworking and welcoming today even in the face of so much adversity.

To the west of Cobargo is stunning Wadbilliga National Park. The park features remote and rugged wilderness that will leave you feeling like you’ve truly escaped into the great outdoors. It is popular with 4WD enthusiasts and offers remote camping opportunities. With steep gorges carved into dramatic ancient granite cliffs contrasting with wide, undulating plateaus from the high escarpment country down to the coastal plains.

Along the picturesque 20km drive is evidence of the early farms established by the pioneers of the district. The wilderness of the national park is in marked contrast to the cleared farmland to which it is adjacent.