Loading ...This is a wonderful country town event where people from all around the region spend a wonderful afternoon browsing the markets and evening enjoying the carnival. A great place to take the kids and enjoy a family night out. Oh and the other wonderful thing is the beautiful art display throughout the main street over the Christmas New Year period. A beautiful town to visit and a great way to spend you New Year’s celebrations!
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Where else could be better to be on new years eve than at the Nathalia New Years eve carnival! A great place to catch up with friends, family and visitors alike. It is oganised by a committed band of local volunteers who put on new and entertaining attractions each year. Also supported by local businesses. The fireworks at midnight are terrific.
A great night to hang out with family and enjoy the friendly atmosphere.
Nathalia’s New Years Eve Carnival is one of the best carnivals for a family that I have attended. Being a mother of two young boys New Years Eve can be a bit of a hassell, although with Nathalia’s carnival they were kept interested all night, with side show amusements, Cobb & Co Rides, local singers and not to mention the HUGH BANG of fireworks to top off the night. at midnight. Well worth putting this event on your calander!!
The best part of the carnival is that the whole town is there and you can catch up with people you don’t always see. Its also a great fundraising event for local services and charaties who often have stalls there, so altogether, a fantastic community event!!
The fireworks at midnight are better than any I have seen, you are so close to the action you can even ‘feel’ the big ones go off!
Great New Year’s Eve spectacular - fantastic for the whole family - great effort from a small country town.
The New Years Eve Carnival is a fantastic way for the entire family from all age groups to bring in the New Year, we now have friends who bring their family from Melbourne every year to enjoy the event, the art windows, afternoon market, great food, rides for the kids, a friendly and safe atmosphere and all finished off with a fireworks display that last year, lasted longer than both the Melbourne and Sydney fireworks! There is no better place to see in the New Year.
A little town with a big heart and the New Years eve Carnival and art window display proves that. The town is a great place to stay.
Always a great night out for the whole family. Each year it seems to get better. The lead up to this event brings the whole town alive as we see out the old and run in the new. Where else would you want to be on NEW YEARS EVE?
To see all the kids and adults relaxing and having a great time is just fantastic.
great family experience,fantastic pub meals,going back this year to try and win my first chook raffle……can not beat being so close to one of best fireworks show ever seen,
A great family event. Something for all age groups.
Is great fun with a lot of activities.
If mum or dad proposes that we go away during the school holidays my sister always insists upon us being back home in Nathalia for New Years Eve. =)
We stumbled across the carnival a few years ago and loved it so much, that my family and I drive up from Melbourne every year to attend. It a great family orientated event with the fireworks spectacular at the end - a must for all families.
New Years Eve in Nathalia is fanastic for the whole family, I used to live in Nathalia and we would be there every year, its just a great family day/night, to be able to catch up and mingle with many people. I recommend to everyone out there to go and enjoy a wonderful day/night. Unfortunately as I live a distance away, myself,my husband and my children are disappointed that we are unable to return every year.
My family love to go to Nathalia for the New Years Eve Carnival. The variety of artwork displayed in the shop windows (and on the Broken Creek) shows the diverse talent of local artists. The street market followed by an evening Carnival provides entertainment for all ages, and the fireworks at midnight are spectacular. I would recommend the event to everyone.
A fantasic annual event that i always look forward to, so much entertainment for the whole family. Great time to end the year and start the new one.
The Carnival is a great, friendly old fashioned way to celebrate the start of the New Year with family and friends. The picturesque creek light ups at night giving a beauitful reflection of the water and surroundings. Midnight fireworks tops of a great night.
New Years Eve carnival is a great way to see the new year in. I have taken family from overseas there for the evening and they thought it the best, and the fireworks fantastic.
This is a fabulous carnival that the whole family can enjoy - a must for everyone.
Took my daughter, son-in-law & grandkids for the first time last year, what a wonderful family experiance & magical memories to treasure. Will be going back for this year’s celebibration, even though the midnight fireworks frightened the little grandson because he wasn’t expecting it to be so BIG.
An excellent way to entertain the whole family, just a great way to bring in the New Year
Great event for Nathalia .Plenty of things to do for the Family.
Myself and the family had an absolute ball at our first time at Nathalia , The fire works were orsome.
This event appeared to be very well organised and we will definitely go again
This is a fantastic event for a small country town.The art windows display in our shop windows is a must see as it hilights the artistic talent we have in our town. It is on display over xmas/new year and you can even purchase many of the artworks on display.l also love to brouse the market stalls on the broken creek frontage which is also a highlight of Nathalias New Years Eve Carnival.
Great event that brings people to the town .
One of the best kept secrets of Victoria, and it shouldn’t be, an event that’s family friendly and has something for everyone, including a raffle for a 6×4 trailer chockers full of goodies for a couple of bucks with the evening concluding with a countdown to a fireworks display that you’ll find unbelievable. Congratulations to the Nathalia Lions, Carnival Committee and all the other volunteers for a great community effort. And did I mention the fabulous Art Windows?
DON’T KEEP THIS A SECRET ANY LONGER -COME AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF
I have been going to the New Years eve carnival in Nathalia every year and I beleive it is a great evening for all ages. The fireworks are fanstatic. It is an amazing atmosphere from such a small community, yet it attracts such a great crowd.
Great event to catch up with friends at the carnival, with all its attractions, then to watch the fireworks at the Recreation Reserve or in your backyard.
Not only is the New Years carnival great, but the art work displayed in all the shop windows is really unique.
An authentic country experience!
See the entire wider community, all ages mixing together and having fun on an often very warm summers night.
Closing the very wide main street and filling it with people totally changes the feel of the town.
Nathalia is an attractive country town just two and a half hours north of Melbourne. It is the centre of the Murray River playground and a short drive to some of the best beaches along the great Murray River. It is close to the world-renowned Barmah Forest with its giant red gum trees where you can camp, swim, fish, or just relax in the great outdoors.
Between Christmas and New Year, Nathalia has an excellent display of works by local artists displayed in the shop windows for all to view. This is followed by a market and carnival on New Years Eve culminating with a magnificent fireworks display at mid-night. There is no better way to see-in the New Year…
A great family outting to cap off the year with the carnival and the fireworks at midnight.
The new years eve festival was far better than expected,with so many rides and sideshows leading down the main street to the market was fantastic,and so differant to anything else expirienced new years eve,finishing with the huge fireworks display at midnight.
a beautiful part of the country, close to the river and those BIG red gums and fabulous people like barrie and lynette
Nathalia New Years Eve Carnival Arts Windows Festival
Located close to the famous Barmah Forest on the Murray River in Northern Victoria, Nathalia is one of the state’s hidden “Treasures”. The New Years Eve Carnival and associated festivities is just one of many reasons families should mark Nathalia as a “must-visit” destination, not only during the Christmas New Year period but at all times of the year.
From the prospective of an over seas traveler, the New Years Eve carnival in Nathalia is simply amazing. The atmosphere of the entire town is bubbly and you can’t help yourself to get caught up in the excitement.
From Doge’em cars, the Rotary spinning wheel and local entertainment there is not a minute to be missed.
However, the main attraction would have to be the stunning fireworks display that is put on at the end of the night when the New Year begins.
I would not hesitate to recommend the Carnival to anyone!
I have been going to the Nathalia New Years Eve Carnival since i was born.
I am now 18 and i still love attending the event, from watching local talents preform (singers & artists) too spending a warm summers eve in Nathalia watching the fireworks at the stroke of midnight is simply amazing.
New Years Eve in Nathalia is not to be missed. There is something for every member of the family. The Art Windows showcases the many talented artists we have in the area and the market stalls and carnival have activities for all to enjoy.
It is particularly safe for those with young children.
What better way is there to relax amongst friends while listening to the band playing, enjoying samples of local produce (desserts by Lions Ladies Yum)
and hoping you win first prize in the major Hospital raffle.
At midnight a spectacular display of fireworks brings in the New Year.
Do yourself a favour and come for a visit. You will find this small town has a lot to offer.
all the rides,paddle boats and stalls are great and the fireworks are awsome
Alot of fun for the whole family with fun rides a petting zoo,paddle boats and heaps of other fun stuff for the family to enjoy
A fantastically friendly, safe and welcoming town. Plenty of local and semi -local attractions to keep the kids busy and happy. The New Years Eve Festival is a real highlight. The market stalls are great - plenty of variety- and the kids are kept entertained with amusement rides (even in the blistering heat!) The local motel is clean and well run. We were really impressed and would recommend it. Keep up the good work.
What a great way to start the year with a 15-20mins fire works, that by far is the best in the region.
Everyone is welcome to come to our small but proud little town and enjoy the whole day with the markets and side shows, and to see some of our great artists work hung in the front windows of the stores.
Very worth while to bring the whole family along to enjoy the day and night!!!
Just enjoy the festive atmosphere and the chance to have a chat to family and friends.
We take our kids up to the New Years Carnival and Market every year…It provides some wonderful entertainment for children and adults alike!!
The market stalls are fantastic & make you wish your finances had no limit, because there are so many wonderful bargains to be found..
And the fireworks? Well, the fireworks are just spectacular!!!!!!
I also love to browse in all the store windows at all of the beautiful artwork that is produced in our district…
We have so much talent here!!
The Nathalia New Years Eve Carnival Art Windows Festival, is a display of Art Works done by local people.
It has enabled our local artists to display their works of art, for all to view.
This small country town is very proud of the many talented artists that have emerged since the commencement of this event.
As a resident of this small town, I am very proud of this towns achievements.
The New Years Eve Carnival is achieved every year by a very hard working bunch of local volunteers. Nathalia provides a safe, fun environment for the whole family.
My favourite part: The gents from the Lions Club and their Fairy Floss machine!
this small community brings alot of joy to all the people who come and visit .this event is great for the hole family and brings lots of joy to our small community
l love all the rides for the kids.The animal farm was good to.
Fantastic event for the whole family .Live music,kids rides,even paddle boats on the broken creek that flows through the town.10 out of 10 for the fireworks at midnight.Huge event for a small country town that brings people together from all over Victoria.
Nathalia is a small picturesque town on the Broken Creek (30mins Shepp. 35mins Ehuca) Each year from early December the town holds an Art Windows Festival which leads up to the New Year’s Eve Carnival.
All businesses in town display art works and their is a people’s choice award. There are three weekends in December of Art Demonstrations, Music etc. and the culmination is the New Year’s Eve Festival - great family event, with paddle boats on the creek, Cobb & Co coach rides, amusements, stalls and food and a great fireworks display at midnight.
Great friendly town, close to the river for camping experience and to other district attractions. Worth a visit
Nathalia is a wonderful town that has the picturesque Broken Creek meandering right through it.
The New Years Eve Carnival is in the main street which is wide with huge grassy and treed areas. The rides and fun are old fashioned - which is part of the charm. There are dodgem cars, jumping castles and machines that whirl you around. Lots of other sideshow amusements, too many to mention. The carnival is a major fund raiser for the local hospital.
There’s a huge market along the creek banks on the lawns - it’s a really attractive setting.
Nathalia has quite a few well known artists. Bill Kelly (Internationally and Australian renowned) and Glenda Cornell who runs a small artists colony call “Cockatoo Island”. There are lots of exhibitors and the local shops display the paintings in their window. All up there is a kilometre of art to enjoy.
The best part about Nathalia is that it is affordable. The accomadation is priced within most peoples budget. There are 2 really good caravan parks and a Motel. Bernie Ryan has a wonderful B and B.
For those who travel with Dogs or Cats. Nathalia has an excellent short or long term boarding.
The night is topped off with a huge fireworks display - not good for dogs that are afraid of fireworks - but thrilling for people.
New Years Eve in Nathalia is a relaxed and enjoyable evening, with lots of free entertainment all evening and one of the best fireworks displays you will see out side of Melbourne.
It’s a great places to take your kids!