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Portland's Upwelling Festival and Three Bays Running Festival

Portland Bay Foreshore Reserve

The Portland's Upwelling Festival and Three Bays Running Festival is a community led festival that has been running since 2010. Celebrating the Ocean and honouring the Bonney Upwelling, which is a natural phenomenon that occurs in only a few places in the world. Nutrient rich cold waters are pushed up to the Victorian coast, creating a feeding frenzy that lasts up to seven months. The community hold a parade, a call to the ocean, a First Nations Dance program that honours the Koontapool, the Southern Right Whales. There is a musical line up, markets, art walks and workshops, science talks, wandering acrobats, facepainting, and food stalls.
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Bonney the Whale
The Call to the Sea by the Community, including school children
The Community Parade features hundreds of people in costume walking down to the Foreshore.
When
31 October, 2026
Venue
Portland Bay Foreshore Reserve
Contact
Social
Location and DirectionsBentinck St Green and Portland Foreshore Portland Victoria 3305 Australia
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Ticket Prices
Free
Product Types
  • Community Events
Facilities
  • Carpark
  • Coach Parking
  • Family Friendly
  • Kiosk
  • Parents Room
  • Pet Friendly - Enquire
  • Public Telephone
  • Public Toilet
  • Shop / Gift Shop
Accessibility
  • Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Accessibility Information
  • Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
  • Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Dates
  • Saturday 31 October, 202607:30 - 17:00Confirmed Event
  • Sunday 01 November, 202607:30 - 17:00Confirmed Event

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