Coonawarra set to host top quality acts

Coonawarra Fringe 2025 is shaping-up to again be an action packed weekend with a diverse lineup of shows in cellar doors with plenty of great wines to be enjoyed.

RAA has come on board the February 21-23 event as Presenting Partner.

Kicking off with a fun night of comedy at DiGiorgio Wines, picnic on the sweeping lawns for a layback evening of laughs under the stars.

Have you ever been to a supernatural show in a wine cellar? Here’s your chance with ‘Haunted’ in the Redman Wine Cellar will get you thinking or maybe seeing things.

On the plate for Saturday night is the ‘Faulty Towers -Dining Experience ’ – the longest running Faulty Towers show of any kind worldwide. Allow Basil, Sybil and Manuel to serve up chaos as you are treated to a delicious 70s-style, three-course meal as hilarity ensues.

It is an experience that has been described as ‘Immersive theatre at its startling best’ (Best of Theatre) and ‘side-splitting laughter guaranteed’ (Scottish Field).

To round off the weekend, Sunday at Parker Coonawarra Estate will see Bonnie Lee Galea and her Jazz in Cheek Quartet paying homage to the exceptional Nina Simone taking the audience on a journey through her music and her life that blended jazz, gospel, blues, folk, pop and classic.

Coonawarra Fringe, from February 21-23, is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy great wines in a stunning world class wine region, plus entertainment amidst the beautiful wineries of Coonawarra.

PROGRAM

Friday, February 21

5pm – 10pm

DiGiorgio Family Wines

Kel Balnaves & Amy Hetherington Comedy Road Trip

Mt Gambier’s own Loveit Murray will drag out a few of his best tunes to top off a fun night.

Food trucks and Bar open

Saturday, February 22

11am – 4pm

Coonawarra Walking Trail

The Coonawarra Wineries Walking Trail is an easy walk through the vineyards and between the wineries giving you a behind the scenes glimpse of viticulture and winemaking practices in Coonawarra. It includes six wineries and is just under 5 kilometres in length.

Saturday, February 22

1pm and 3pm

Redmans Cellar

Kevin Kopfstein – HAUNTED

Do you believe in spirits? Journey into the paranormal with this Scottish storyteller and magician. For more than 30 years Kopfstein has been collecting bizarre and unusual objects connected to the paranormal.

Saturday, February 22

5.30pm – 10pm

Faulty Towers interactive dining experience

This globe-trotting tour-de-force has been smashing records since 1997. The original Faulty Towers Dining Experience. Complete with a three-course dinner.

Sunday, February 23

12noon – 3pm

Parker Coonawarra Estate

Bonnie Lee Galea in her JAZZ in Cheek Quartet

Nina Simone A Musical Life – Let Us Put A Spell On You.

Food trucks and Bar open.

Sunday, February 23

1pm

Kevin Kopfstein – HAUNTED

Redmans Cellar

The paranormal journey continues with Scottish storyteller and magician Kevin Kopfstein.