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March Holiday in Australia

March brings the first hints of autumn to the southern states, the light softening and the vineyards of the Barossa and Margaret River filling with the noise of harvest. Adelaide hosts its Festival and Fringe, turning the city into a stage for a fortnight of theatre, comedy and music. In the north, the wet season begins its slow retreat, though roads into the Kimberley often remain closed until the following month.

March Highlights:

  • Grape harvest gets underway in the Barossa Valley and Margaret River, with cellar doors busy and the smell of crushed fruit in the air.

  • The Adelaide Festival and Fringe fill the city with theatre, comedy and street performance through March.

  • Warm days and cooling nights make the Great Ocean Road and the Grampians good for walking as the summer crowds thin.

  • The wet season eases in the Top End, though Kimberley tracks generally stay closed until the roads dry out.

Top 10 reasons to visit Australia in March

  • Grape harvest gets underway in the Barossa Valley, Margaret River and the Yarra Valley, cellar doors busy and vineyards full of colour.
  • The Adelaide Festival fills the city with theatre, dance and music for a fortnight of arts programming.
  • Sydney's Mardi Gras parade lights up Oxford Street, the culmination of a month long festival of performance and colour.
  • The Australian Grand Prix brings Formula 1 to the streets of Melbourne's Albert Park.
  • Melbourne's Moomba Festival fills the city over the Labour Day long weekend with parades, water skiing on the Yarra and fireworks.
  • Warm days and cooling nights make the Great Ocean Road and the Grampians ideal for walking as the summer crowds thin.
  • The ocean stays warm along the eastern beaches, good for swimming and surfing before autumn sets in properly.
  • Whale sharks begin arriving off Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia towards the end of the month.
  • The wet season eases in the Top End, Kakadu's floodplains still full and green after the summer rains.
  • Perth and the south west enjoy some of their warmest, driest days of the year, ideal for Margaret River and Rottnest Island.

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