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International rose garden festival and outdoor dining initiative

International rose garden festival and a complementary outdoor dining initiative in Morwell.

By Portal Admin - 22nd November 2020 - Back to News

Latrobe City Council is staging the International Rose Garden Festival and a complementary Outdoor Dining Initiative in Morwell this weekend which may be of media interest. Media may like to cover the AGL Midsummer Night Lights from 7.30pm - 10.30pm Saturday and Sunday evenings, and outdoor dining: Saturday 14 November, 12 to 9pm and Sunday 15 November, 10am to 3pm.

International Rose Garden Festival (Morwell Centenary Rose Garden) you are invited a free online event and are welcome to participate and engage in live chats

Online event inclusions

This will be the only on-ground activity at the Morwell Centenary Rose Garden, as the rest of the festival will be held online this year due to COVID-19. The online events include:

• Workshops
• Music
• Children’s entertainment
• Stalls and garden talks
• Gippsland food and wine producers
• Local musicians and the AGL Midsummer Night Lights

The festival will be broadcast to the world as a fully interactive online virtual event. Council is also staging a Latrobe City outdoor dining initiative across the weekend featuring a host of cafes and restaurants, al-fresco social spaces, live music and children’s entertainment. The event is designed to support local traders' rebound from COVID hospitality restrictions.

What

• International Rose Garden Festival (Morwell Centenary Rose Garden)
• Latrobe City Outdoor Dining Initiative (Tarwin Street and Church Street)

When

• International Rose Garden Festival
• All day 14 and 15 November

Outdoor dining

• Saturday 14 November, 12 to 9pm
• Sunday 15 November, 10am to 3pm (Tarwin Street only)

For more information, please visit the international rose garden festival  and outdoor dining initiative websites.

The event will run in accordance with the state government’s COVIDSafe restrictions to keep everyone as safe as possible, free live music will be provided

Pictures from International Rose Garden Festival Morwell and Latrobe City websites.

Source: www.gippsland.com

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