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Featured RV Friendly Events

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Flame Festival - Copper Coast

Event date: 8 - 10 May 2026

Get ready to ignite your senses at the FLAME Festival 2026, a vibrant celebration of creativity, culture, and community across the Copper Coast. Returning for its third edition, this biennial event lights up the towns of Kadina, Moonta, and Wallaroo with a spectacular showcase of local talent and artistic flair.

Whether you're a curious visitor or a proud local, FLAME Festival offers something for everyone, a chance to connect, create, and celebrate the spirit of the Copper Coast.

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Loxton Lights Festival

Event date: 29 November - 31 December 2025

Christmas is a magical time, full of enchantment, celebration and family. For over 30 years, the Loxton Lights Festival has been embracing the joyous festive season for locals and visitors alike. The local community comes together to create a memorable Christmas experience for all, with spectacular Christmas light displays in large clusters of residential streets, and homes adorned with over 350 unique hand-painted Christmas scenes.

Loxton’s village-style main street, East Terrace, is a joy to behold at night from the enormous Christmas tree dazzling on the roundabout to the spectacular Light Show in the trees through the centre of town. During the day, wander the Riverland’s best shopping strip and browse the diverse range of local specialty shops with many independent, family-run small businesses providing a unique Christmas shopping experience.

Loxton is situated in the Riverland of South Australia. A 2½ hour drive east of Adelaide, Loxton is a popular destination for sheer relaxation, indulgences in food and wine, aquatic and outdoor activities, and of course our fabulous Christmas Festival.

Enjoy browsing through the website and discovering the many Christmas events associated with the Lights Festival. We look forward to welcoming you to Loxton for one of the Riverland’s most loved family events.

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Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival

Event date: 15 May - 17 May 2026

The Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival 2026, will be held in May 2026, and will celebrates its 34th year as one of regional Australia's premier arts events. Set in the historic town of Penola and the renowned Coonawarra wine region, the festival offers a vibrant mix of visual arts, music, literature, and culinary experiences.

Attendees can enjoy a range of activities, from the lively "Shenanigans" music event on Saturday night to the family-friendly "Down the Lane" market on Sunday, which includes artisan stalls, food vendors, and live performances . Workshops, literary discussions, and children's programs further enrich the festival experience.

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Featured RV Friendly Towns & Destinations

NEW SOUTH WALES

Mathoura Bowling Club - NSW RVFD

This friendly bowling club offers a maximum 48 hour stay for free as long as you patronise the club and use their bistro and bar facilities. Toilets and showers are available in the club house. They offer unpowered facilities and a dump station. Enter the camping area via Steven Street.The bar is open everday from 11am until late. The dining room is open for lunch daily from 12noon until 2pm. Dinner, Sunday to Wednesday is open from 6pm until 8pm. Dinner, Thursday to Saturday is open from 6pm until 8:30pm.Parking: Parking on site (facilities of club must be used), self containted vehicles only, 48rs, nil cost, pets on lead, WiFi availableOpening Hours: Bar 11.00am - late, Bistro also available

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Tumby Bay - SA RVFT

Tumby Bay is located 45km north of Port Lincoln, on the eastern coast of the Eyre Peninsula. The town is predominantly an agricultural district renowned for cereal crops and sheep farming. When visiting Tumby Bay you will find craft shops, boutiques and local produce. Parking opposite the jetty at the traveller’s rest area will allow for you to stroll along the foreshore walking trail, where signage explains the native flora and fauna. This very flat area is also perfect for a bicycle ride. Visit the Rotunda Art Gallery with its display of local art and call into the Feral Fish Factory Gallery, where fish and other sea creatures are shaped from stainless steel. There is the skills centre, incorporating an olive press, where young people are trained in the olive industry, and several museums depicting the areas pioneering past. After your sightseeing, stop in at the Tumby Bakery for a delicious snack.Tumby Bay has a great self-contained RV Park on Lipson Road on the northern entrance to town with a dump point. Sites are $10 per night with bookings to be made online. The caravan park, which has tourist information, is in Tumby Terrace and all your grocery and medical needs are catered for in the streets around the foreshore.It’s easy to experience everything from the hills to the sea at Tumby Bay, with fantastic coast and country scenic drives, accessible beaches, great fishing and a variety of other interesting attractions.Tourist/Visitor Centre Rodda's Roadhouse1 Bratten Way, Tumby BayPh: 08 8688 2584www.tumbybay.comCasual Parking Travellers Rest Area, Tumby TerraceShort Term Parking Self Contained RV Park, Lipson Rd, $10.00 pvpn, only bookings only. email: admin@tumbybay.sa.gov.au or 08 8688 2101Dump Point Self Contained RV Park, Lipson RdPotable Water Self Contained RV Park, Lipson RdHospital Esplanade, Ph: 08 8688 2007Doctors Surgery Esplanade, Ph: 08 8688 2200Dentist Esplanade, Ph: 08 8682 1169Pharmacy Spencer St, Ph: 08 8688 2148Supermarket Newsagency & Grocer, Lipson Rd, Ph; 08 8688 2015; IGA, Spencer St, Ph: 08 8688 2010

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Carpenter Rocks Recreation Reserve - SA RVFD

Carpenter Rocks Recreation Reserve is located in the small coastal town of Carpenter Rocks, 35 kilometres south-west of Mount Gambier. Carpenter Rocks is known for its rugged coastline, and the area provides wonderful fishing and diving locations. The rocks of the coast were named ‘Les Carpentiers’ or ‘The Carpenters’ by a Dutch navigator, as the indented and serrated nature of the coastline reminded him of a carpenters saw.Carpenter Rocks Recreation Reserve, provides parking for self-contained vehicles for up to 72 hours, free of charge, however, a donation to Progress Association is always appreciated. Visitors will find amenities such as toilets, covered seating and barbecue areas. Pets on lead are also welcome.Come to Carpenter Rocks Recreation Reserve and experience the beauty of the Australian coast.Cost: Nil charge but donation to Progress Association appreciatedParking: 72hr, self-contained vehicles only, pets on lead, mobile phone coverage, toilets, bbq, covered seating. Please note: The Hall is not part of the RVFDOpening Hours: 7 days

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