2024 Blues & Blueberry Festival

WHAT’’S NEW IN GELLIBRAND?

For those of you that have not been to Gelli in the last twelve months, the reopening of the Pub has been welcomed and enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. This year we were unfortunately forced to cancel our Blues and Blueberry Festival due to illness of key staff.

Since then, we have had many requests for the dates of the music festival to be put ack to the previous dates due to the fact that the end of April is generally cold and probably wet as well as the need to shorten the duration, as it was deemed to be unsafe to operate the event in the dark.  The event was put back to those dates as we were no longer allowed to have public gatherings in the Otways during the bushfire danger period, which caused the Lorne Falls Festival and some other events to also be cancelled.

After consultation with team members and staff at the Gellibrand River Hotel, we have decided and are pleased to announce that we will hold future Blues Music Events at the pub which has a large beer garden, bars and restaurant facilities and the necessary security procedures in place to conduct a successful and safe outdoor music event.

The event will now be named Gellibrand River Blues and be held from Friday, February 23 2024, to Sunday February 25th.  Friday night from 6.00 pm to 10 pm and on Saturday from 12.00 noon till 10.00 pm. We will also have our popular Markets again from 10.00 am till 3.00pm on Sunday, and yes, we will have all our Blueberry treats, all in all, we look forward to a great Festival.