GRAPES OF MIRTH – THE FESTIVAL is a two-day event extravaganza at Seppeltsfield Estate in the Barossa Valley.

2 DAYS – 3 STAGES – loads of stand-up comedy, live podcasts, comedy cooking shows, roaming entertainers, wine and food masterclasses, art activations, a G&T walkthrough mister, a Year of South Australian Wine bottling station, Late-Night Cellar Club, music acts, AND MORE!

The festival’s comedy line-up is the biggest in its history with sets from Judith Lucy, Tom Gleeson, Peter Helliar, Tommy Little, Dave Thornton, Nazeem Hussain, Zoë Coombs Marr, and the 2021 Melbourne Comedy Festival, Best Show winner Geraldine Hickey. Geraldine’s fellow Best Show nominees will also be coming to South Australia, with Michelle Brasier joining Rhys Nicholson and more in the Late-Night Cellar Bar.

The Barossa line-up will also bring Australia’s favourite comedy podcasts to the stage with its program featuring live recordings from Myf Warhurst and Zan Rowe with their smash hit ABC podcast Bang On, Peter Helliar with his podcast You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet, and Kyran Wheatley’s hilarious Wax Quizzical.  Luke Heggie will also present his podcast Mid-Flight Brawl with co-host Nick Cody before they both take to the main stage.

The food line-up will feature Melissa Leong (MasterChef) and Colin Lane (Lano and Woodley) who will be hosting a comedian’s cook-off on the main stage. Ivan Aristeguieta will present the live debut of his lockdown cooking sensation About This Much. Merrick Watts will also host the ultimate BBQ masterclass as part of the festivities. Festival-goers will enjoy tunes from Big Bad Barry and the West End Dirty Thirty and DJ Pedro Moshman.

ALL WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
Seppeltsfield & Friends Wine Bar | Gin & Tonic Mister & Cocktail Bar | Coco Loco & Other Roving Performers | Espresso Martawny Bar | Rosé Lounge | Gourmet Food Stalls | Pineapple Brothers | Food & Wine Masterclasses | Year Of South Australian Wine Bottling Station

Grapes of Mirth – The Festival will deliver a weekend of non-stop entertainment Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 October 2022.