Mini Fest comes to Deans Marsh

THIS weekend, Sunday 27 March festivities will fill Deans Marsh with live music, food stalls, pony rides, art stalls and more.

The Dean Marsh Mini Festival will run at the Deans Marsh Memorial Reserve between 10am and 3pm.

Secretary of the Deans Marsh Community Cottage, Jennifer McDonald, said the group was excited to host the mini festival again this year, bringing the community together after a difficult few years.

“This is a really good opportunity for the community and visitors to come together and enjoy a really lovely time at our community reserve,” Ms McDonald said.

“We’ll still have the usual array of market stalls ranging from native plants, local produce, with wine, olives, honeys, cards, prints, ceramics and we’ve got a number of our young entrepreneurs, one in particular does wax wraps for foods so we’re very happy to have them back as well.”

 

Ms McDonald said the festival is run by the community for the community, with a gold coin donation entry raising money for the Deans March CFA.

“There will be some raffles for local community groups, all of the money that’s made will either go back to the individual store holders, or the individual groups,” she said.

“The real key is bringing the Deans Marsh community together and showcasing local produce.

“The school play a really big part in the day as well, providing us with pony rides and cake stands, and a number of other activities as well. So it’s really about bringing the community together.

“All of the music will be Surf Coast locals, so they’ll be given the opportunity to showcase their talents and make a bit of money from a gig on a Sunday afternoon.”

The Deans Marsh Memorial Reserve is at 10 Pennyroyal Valley Road, Deans Marsh.

To find out more head to the Deans Marsh Festival website www.deansmarsh.org.au.