IF you’re looking for some free fun to entertain the whole family, mark your calendars for Sunday, March 2, 2025, because TatFest is returning to Mactier Gardens.
Organised annually by the Tatura Lions Club, TatFest is a family-friendly festival featuring meals, sweets, drinks and activities for children, along with entertainment for all ages, demonstrations and market stalls.
The festival runs from 10am to 4pm at Mactier Gardens at Hogan Street, Tatura, offering a full day of festivities. Entertainment will include performances by the Wildings, Rushworth Band, and Kyabram Bush Poets, along with various dancers and singers.
Food options include the Lions BBQ, as well as Filipino, Indian and American cuisines, twisted veggies on sticks, ice cream and gelato, fairy floss, pancakes, coffee and soft drinks.
Children can enjoy free face painting, a bouncing castle, pedal cars, tiny tails experiences, train rides, a gyroscope and more. Additionally, there will also be a demonstration and training session with the CFA, SES, and Ambulance Victoria.
Since TatFest began is 2017, the festival has raised over $35,000 for projects in Tatura, including funding a bus for Moyola Lodge, beds for Tatura Hospital with help from the Australian Lions Foundation, and contributed to funding the fit out of the Tatura Library.
Entry, activities and entertainment are all free. Come along to TatFest on Sunday, March 2, at Mactier Gardens. For more information, visit the TatFest Festival Facebook page or website: www.tatfest.com.au
