Events

The Spring Orchid Show at the Bega Civic Centre is an annual event on the Sapphire Coast and follows the Winter Orchid Show in Merimbula.  This event will be held on 20th & 21st September from 9am until 4pm.
The Gulaga Foyer is the perfect room to show Orchids at their best. The well-lit and open glassed room makes this a spectacular event. Whilst this show has a strong Cymbidium class it is becoming a showplace for Australian Native orchids with many top class plants on display. These are well supported by a large variety of other exotic orchids that are in flower at this time of the year. Entry is free and there is a sales table where club members sell plants excess to their needs. It’s a great place to pick up quality plants at very reasonable cost but be early. For more information go to the Sapphire Coast Orchid Club website. www.sapphirecoastorchids.org.au

Giiyong Story

On Saturday 22 September 2018 the Giiyong Festival will take place at Jigamy, just north of Eden. It will be the South East NSW’s first multi-art form festival celebrating traditional and contemporary Aboriginal culture through dance, art, music, film, theatre, food, sport, workshops and cultural tours.

Some of the most exciting Aboriginal performers in Australia will take the stage at Giiyong Festival, including powerful headline acts No Fixed Address and Baker Boy. The program is being updated daily as more acts are being added to the bill. 

Entry to the Festival is FREE!!!!

Giiyong means ‘come to welcome’ in Dhurga, the language local to the Eden and Bega area.

Spring Racing is back and the Melbourne Cup is currently on tour around the country before heading to the Victorian Capital for the race that stops a nation.  Sapphire Coast Turf Club are proud to host “the Cup”  as it comes to town on Thurs 27th & Friday 28th September 2018.  You can get up close to this iconic trophy in a variety of venues across the region and details are below.  Contact the Sapphire Coast Turf Club for more information or venue of your choice to make a booking.

An ever changing world of colour and form is at your fingertips on the  Sapphire Coast with a vibrant community of local artists producing extraordinary work, inspired by where we live.  This September, visit with award winning local artists at work in their studios.  Exhibitors include Peter Dunne, Tracey Creighton, Di Hocking, Carmen Coutts- Smith and Marjorie Roche. View their diverse range of paintings from traditional to abstract and everything in between. Work can be purchased directly from the artists and commissions happily considered.  For more detailed information about the event see the studio map below or contact the Merimbula Visitor Information Centre on 6495 1129.

Run, refresh, relax and renew in Bermagui this spring.

Held on the last week-end in September, ReBoot in Bermagui is a week-end of active participation in a variety of activities in the beautiful Bermagui coastal environment.

On Saturday ReBoot in Bermagui starts with the fun runs – Camel to Club and Tilba Rd to Town Fun Runs, and the Horizon Credit Union Kids Run followed by street Zumba and the ReBoot Tug-O-War challenge.

Bermagui’s Beachside Health Clinic will be open from 10am at the Bermagui Surf Club and includes massage, reflexology, dietary analysis, naturopathy, guided meditation and so much more to help you be the best you can be this spring.

Food stalls and local cafes will offer fresh food and beverages to keep you fuelled up for the weekend’s activities including yoga, tai chi, pilates, guided mountain bike ride and heritage walking tour, SUP, golf clinic, croquet, barefoot bowls and badminton.

After all this morning activity, the Bermagui Country Club is the place to be for the Car Boot Sale and to watch the AFL finals followed by live entertainment at the club and Bermagui Beach Hotel on Saturday night.

On Sunday the fun continues with more yoga, Tai Chi, boxing, boot camp and the main event being the Point to Point Ocean Swim at Horseshoe Bay beach and the Healthy Bermagui Breakfast. Spend the week-end or stay a week – this is the place to be on the last week-end in September.

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In conjunction with NSW Bike Week, the Bega to Tathra Safe Ride will take place on Sunday 30th September.  This fun, community event is in it’s second year and in 2018 will be raising funds for #Ride4Tathra as well as celebrating the BegaTathraSafeRide Track.

The 16km ride will leave from Bega Showground at 9am on Sunday September 30 and finish at Lawrence Park in Tathra.  Half road closures and traffic management will be in place to ensure that all riders will be able to enjoy the route in safety.  Upon arrival at Tathra  there will be community activities, prizes and of course food!  Book tickets via trybooking.com and registration is from 7.30am on the day at the Bega Showground.

The annual CRAB Bermagui Duck Race is on again.  Get along to this great FREE family fun day, all for a great cause — from 11.00am at the Bermagui River boat ramp, opposite Bermagui Bait & Tackle in Lamont Street.

Hundreds of  plastic ducks will be racing for line honours to raise funds for cancer research, with the first two ducks across the line winning cash prizes for their happy owners ($300 and $150 respectively) and a prize of $50 for the lucky last duck as well.

Making another appearance this year, will be the infamous duck #119, who went missing in the 2014 race only to mysteriously appear two years later at the Bermagui Blue Pool.  Be sure to follow Duck 119’s adventures and pre-race plans at https://www.facebook.com/BermaguiDuckRace/

Starting pistol approx 12.30pm depending on tide.

All money raised goes to cancer research and CanAssist.

Purchase your duck now for $5 at Horizon Credit Union Bermagui or from any CRAB member or call Jim on 0407 880 109.

Giant Duck Sponsors Race
Check out the spectacle of giant ducks and their riders attempting to steer their duck to the finish line. They will start upstream of the Bermagui Bridge and the first duck and seated rider to cross the finish line will win the race! The only rules are missiles used in unseating attempts must be bio-degradable and no sharp objects.

See and hear incredible cars, utes and trucks at this popular annual event. Let the kids be entertained by a myriad of events (there’s even a jumping castle for adults) and grab a bite to eat from the local food vendors.

Highlights include jet power demonstrations, a V8 tractor and Impound’s Ford XR won Summernats 27 Horsepower Hero along with local emergency vehicles and the South Coast Pin Up Girls.