Celebrating the longest night of the year, the sensational Mansfield Lantern Festival has evolved into one of the hottest and most eagerly anticipated annual events in Victoria’s High Country.

Alli Walker of Walker Events has steered this beautiful celebration of the Winter Solstice in Mansfield, the year-round getaway town at the foot of snow-capped Mt Buller, since 2015. The festival is returning with a fun and packed long weekend program from Friday 17 to Sunday 19 June 2022.

Highlights will include live music and performances, exhibitions and buzzing market stalls showcasing the amazing, food, wine, craft beer and spirits produced in and around Mansfield.

From tiny beginnings, the Mansfield Lantern Festival now regularly attracts more than a thousand festival-goers to the celebrations. Ahead of the event, free lantern-making workshops are available to encourage anyone and everyone to get creative and get involved.