2019 Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival

The Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival—now in it's twenty-eighth year—celebrates the Limestone Coast’s literary and arts heritage, its rich history and artistic talents with a program showcasing nearly eighty events including performances, exhibitions, competitions, workshops and music accompanied by fabulous food and fine wine in over forty venues in the heart of the Penola and Coonawarra region.

The 2019 Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival has confirmed:
- Penola’s new Town Square will be the ‘Gateway’ to the Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival! Head to the Square, meet up with friends, grab your Festival guide and set off on your day’s adventures. Meander to Penola’s historical heart of Petticoat Lane, reimagined as the contemporary cultural hub of our arts festival.
- Co-Opera is back! This year celebrating 25 years of continuously attending our regional festival with the quintessential opera, Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’.
- An exciting line-up for the Kids Program—including harnessing, creating and designing projects ‘From the Natural World’—including Kite making and flying, terrariums and much more, culminating in the popular Sunday Kids Show celebration.
- Sunday’s popular Literary Brunch is on again, with renowned author Jock Serong and his latest book ‘Preservation’—it’s sure to be a sellout, so be quick!

Head to the festival website for the full program of events and to book tickets.