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Featured RV Friendly Events

TAS
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Wynyard Tulip Festival

Date: 11/10/2026

In conjunction with Table Cape Tulip Farm opening its gates to a world of colour, the Wynyard Tulip Festival 2025 celebrates this iconic landmark, which attracts over 20,000 visitors every spring. The festival features live entertainment, Tasmanian produce, a fireworks display, thrilling rides, and family-friendly activities.

The inaugural Tulip Festival took place in 1991, born from the community’s pride in the vibrant tulips that blossomed each spring at Table Cape Tulip Farm. Over the years, we have celebrated 33 successful festivals, with only 2020 missed due to COVID.

What began as a small local celebration of spring and the region’s tulips has since transformed into a nationally recognised festival, attracting visitors from across Australia as well as countries such as India and China. Last year, the festival welcomed an estimated 20,000 guests.

This year, festival-goers can look forward to special appearances from nationally recognised guests, including MasterChef Australia 2024 runner-up Josh “Pezza” Perry and ABC Gardening Australia host Hannah Moloney, returning for her second year!

TASMANIA
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Salamanca Market

Saturday (Weekly) 

8:30 am to 3:00 pm


Salamanca Market showcases over 300 stallholders every Saturday and is an experience not to be missed. It’s the best place to find Tasmanian-designed and handmade products and discover the heart of a creative island. You will meet local artisans, designers, collectors, and producers and discover the story behind the makers that make a visit to Salamanca Market so special. With so much to see, give yourself plenty of time to browse, enjoy the buskers and musicians and soak up the atmosphere. There is delicious market food to enjoy and plenty of tastings and hot coffee to be found as you stroll around. You will find a huge selection of products to explore, including local gins, whisky and wines, preserves and cheeses, organic skincare, Tasmanian timber and ceramics, woolen products and handmade jewelry, clothing and homewares. Salamanca Market is the most visited tourist attraction in Tasmania and is open every Saturday from 8.30 am to 3 pm. The market is centrally located at historic Salamanca Place, nestled against historic Georgian sandstone warehouses. It is home to galleries, restaurants and cafes and is only a short stroll to the city center. Salamanca Market is proudly owned and operated by the City of Hobart.

QLD
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Mary Poppins Festival

Date: 05/07/2026

Time: 9am - 3pm

Step into the magic of Maryborough, the birthplace of beloved author P.L. Travers, and celebrate the wonder of Mary Poppins! This enchanting, family-friendly festival transforms the city into a world of whimsy, storytelling, and fun.

Stroll through historic Queens Park and the Portside Precinct to enjoy:
 - Grand costume parades and lively character appearances
 - Live music and street performances that will have everyone dancing
 - Creative workshops, artisan markets, and interactive activities for kids and adults alike
 - Themed trails, scavenger hunts, and magical installations that bring your Favorite nanny to life

Dress in your best Mary Poppins-inspired outfit, grab a picnic blanket, and immerse yourself in a day full of music, laughter, imagination, and community spirit. It’s a magical experience the whole family will treasure


Featured RV Friendly Towns & Destinations

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
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Overland Corner Hotel - SA RVFD

The historic Overland Corner Hotel is situated 21 kilometres from Barmera in the Riverland, South Australia (1.5 kilometres off the Goyder Highway on a loop road). The building was originally erected in 1859 as a resting place for drovers passing through, and a stopping place for paddle steamers operating on the Murray River, found 680 metres from the hotel.Today, the hotel is a pub as well as a living museum. The hotel offers free parking to RV travellers, The stay limit is negotiable and access to toilets is included. An additional fee for showers is required, and pets on a lead are welcome. Visitors to the hotel can enjoy the walking trails in surrounding reserves (Overland Corner Reserve and Herons Bend Reserve), see water fowl in their habitats as well as fossils exposed on the river cliffs and old quarry walls. With regular live events, several of the finest locally-brewed beers and wines, and a friendly and comfortable atmosphere, the Historic Overland Corner  Hotel is a ‘must visit’ location for locals and travellers alike.Cost: Nil cost. $5 for use of showersParking: No time restriction, shower, bins, pets on lead & toilets availableOpening Hours: Tues – Thurs 11am - 6pm.  Fri - Sat 11am - late. Sun 11am - 6pm. Check website for restaurant opening hours
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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Nabawa Valley Tavern

Free parking (when a meal is purchased in the tavern) available to those travelling in self-contained vehicles only. 72 hour time limit applies and pets on a lead permitted. 
NEW SOUTH WALES
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Manilla - NSW RVFT

Manilla is a town steeped in history and is the centre of a rich wheat-growing, wool, mixed farming and livestock district, at the junction of the Namoi and Manilla Rivers. It is situated 44 kilometres north of Tamworth on the Fossickers Way and 456 kilometres north of Sydney.For generations Manilla was a familiar campsite for Aboriginal families of the Kamilaroi Nation, the large Indigenous population inhabiting the central north-west region of NSW. The town was laid out in the early 1860s by Arthur Dewhurst. It was gazetted in 1863, although a major flood the following year swept away a number of buildings.You can experience a diverse range of activities in the Manilla district, including great fishing and water sports at Split Rock Dam (long-term parking is also available here) and Lake Keepit Recreation Area (an RV Friendly Destination™). Olives and other olive products such as oil are available to buy and taste at the Canberra Cafe, Manilla Street and platypus can be found in the Namoi and Manilla Rivers.Visit the Warrabah National Park, 35 kilometres north-east of Manilla, and enjoy the pools, rapids and bush walking tracks. It surrounds the Upper Namoi River, which traverses 18km of striking gorge country, where a number of large rapids flow gently past the car, camping and picnic area at the park entrance. Activities include bushwalking, canoeing, rock climbing, abseiling, fishing and swimming.In Manilla Street you will find Royce Cottage and Museum, which has the Pioneer Gallery, a schoolhouse, a machinery museum and the original house.So be sure to relax, stay and enjoy what Manilla has to offer.Tourist/Visitor Information CentreManilla VIC, 197 Manilla St, Manilla NSWPh: 02 6785 1207visitmanilla@bigpond.comwww.visittamworth.comCasual Parking (near retail centre)Manilla St & behind the VIC in Alexander LaneShort Term ParkingManilla Freedom Camp, Namoi St, 72hoursLong Term ParkingSplit Rock Dam, (15km north of Manilla), $10.00 pn unpwr; $18.00 pn pwrDump PointCoronation Park, near the Charles St entrancePotable WaterBP Australia Ltd, Manilla RdHospitalManilla Dist Health Centre, Ph: 02 6785 4000Doctors Surgery113 Manilla St, Ph: 02 6785 1095Pharmacy163 Manilla St, Ph: 02 6785 1651Supermarket165 Manilla St, Ph: 02 6785 1104