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Friday 27/02/26
In front of the Old School
Start your day off here with the most delicious breakfast you've had since last WWR. The Heywood & District Secondary College will give you the best start to the morning with their wonderful breakfast on the street.
OPENING PARADE!
Sponsored by the Heywood & District Community Bank. It's the main street of Heywood is where the festival has its grand opening parade. The west side street running from Barclay street to Cameron street is where everyone congregates to watch all the floats and entries in the street parade. They range from Schools, Community groups, sports clubs, businesses and individuals.
A great spectacle to see.
Main Stage
Traditional Aboriginal dance group based on Gunditjmara Country (Heywood, VIC).
Main Stage
The Cadillac Drifters are 3 young musicians who play 50's Rock'n Roll and Rockabilly music.
Main Stage
Our Dinosaurs Walk, Talk, Blink, Breathe & Roahhhhhh! Great fun for all.
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Main Stage
The Cadillac Drifters are 3 young musicians who play 50's Rock'n Roll and Rockabilly music.
Main Stage
A great set of pub rock classics so get your flock on and come on down to shake your tail feathers
Main Stage
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Main Stage
An Australian tribute to Status Quo, are here to rectify that. These four “lads” raised themselves on Status Quo classics and were still in high school in the late 70’s, when they first discovered this classic band.
Main Stage - Feature Show.
THE FINAL ACT for the 2026 Heywood Wood, Wine & Roses festival.
Classic John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival hits played the way they should be!
Riverbank - Family Area
All Day
Experienced wildlife demonstrators who offer a variety of displays, huge range of animals and wealth of information.
Their fun and interactive wildlife displays allow the audience to hold and touch our hand tamed birds, marsupials, reptiles and many other animals.
Riverbank - Family Area - Roving All Day
Shimmering and gleaming, these majestic water creatures have people in awe of their beauty, and when it comes to the kids all we can say is, we hope you like bubbles!!
Riverbank - Family Area
12.30pm / 2.00pm / 4.00pm
Aerialist Artist Team. Come and be amazed by this highly energetic act.
Riverbank - Family Area
Come and meet the Dinosaurs and have a ROARSOME time. A fun and interactive experience.
Stage 3 - North Bank
Smashing out the tunes on the GibbTrans trailer stage.
Sit back and enjoy the sounds in the shade.
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North Bank
2.00pm & 4.00pm - Hot Wheels Stunt team performance.
All DAY - Hot Wheels Mack Truck activity area.
North Bank - All Day
Be part of the warm-ups for their season. Get your day pass and see how you go. Otherwise, sit back and take in the action, it will make you want to join in the fun next year.
Want to join the action, get onto the SALMRA website and get your day pass.
North Bank - All Day
Khanacross fits in between Motorkhanas and Rallysprints, introducing higher speeds, whilst not requiring high levels of vehicle modification.
Checkout this year's carnival rides, they will keep the kids and kids at heart entertained day and night.
Senior Citizens Centre
Come and check out what the Junior Photographers of the area have captured.
Senior Citizens Centre
Want to have a nice place to chill and have cuppa, some delicious cakes and sangas on menu. All in support of our local Secondary College. You won't regret getting a feed here.
One of the most popular spectator events throughout the festival is the annual wood chop. Featuring several stages of competition, festival goers can watch as competitors from the local area and interstate go head-to-head in a wonderful display of strength, skill and hard work. Who will win the major prize in this year’s wood chopping championship?
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If you’re partial to a drop of wine, you’re going to love the delights on offer during the Wood, Wine and Roses Festival. Come to the wine marquee between 11am and 10pm to sample some of the finest vintage wines from winemakers in the local region.
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With the "Treloar Roses" Rose Farm close by, roses have been a big part of our community for many years. The Roses section of our festival features beautiful flower displays, but also a range of classes for local gardening enthusiasts and of course, the rose-growing competitions that many local growers participate in.
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