THE South Australian Country Music Festival will be held throughout the SA Riverland from 3rd to the 13th June 2011.
The SA Country Music Awards will also be staged, on the 11th - 12th June 2011 and there will be 12 sections held over two days in three Venues. Winners of all Sections will compete for the SA Award of Excellence at the SA Sunday Spectacular on Sun 12th June at Lake Bonney Barmera
New and Young Talent is discovered every year at the music festival and presentations will be made at the South Australian Awards Concert on Sat 11th June in Bonney Theatre Barmera - for Bookings please phone Barmera Visitor Information Centre on 08-85882289,
Known as the "Friendly Festival" it also boasts a Country Music Hall of Fame and a Hands of Fame Park.
The SA Sunday Spectacular will be held in the Barmera Monash Football Club and is another highlight with beautiful Lake Bonney as a backdrop to the day long show. National artists along with the best South Australian talent will appear at some ninety shows over ten days in twenty venues and shows are held indoors or in heated marquees.
Thousands of visitors from across Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand make the trip to the Riverland to enjoy ten days of fun and Country Music, each year fans visiting Australia from places as far away as Sweden, England and the USA have stayed to attend this wonderful event, many visitors have come to every Festival and catch up with old friends, and many come for the first time and make new friends. One thing is certain they all continue to come back, and the month of June is the perfect time to visit the Festival with days spent in the winter sun that filters through and crisp cool nights in warm cosy venues.
