Apollo Bay Events Listings
Apollo Bay Community Market
Apollo Bay Market is on most Saturdays throughout the year and provides an excellent opportunity for a pleasant morning with quality handmade wares, conversation, coffee from nearby cafes and the beach all on offer.
Located on the Apollo Bay foreshore, on the Great Ocean Road, between the Apollo Bay Surf Life Saving Club and the Tourist Information Centre
Apollo Bay Market stall holders are from the local area, making or growing what they sell. It is very much a community market being held every Saturday morning throughout the year. The market is located on the foreshore in the centre of town. On the site there are interesting sculptures and original seating created by market stallholders.
The Apollo Bay market began in 1978 as a meeting place, an outlet for fresh produce to encourage the development of local crafts. It is unique and has maintained its integrity and high quality ever since.
Apollo Bay Music Festival
Rock along to the rhythm and views at this coastal music extravaganza.
Apollo, among his other ancient duties, was God of Music and the Arts. What more fitting place then than Apollo Bay as the stage for one of Australia's most popular music festivals.
The 19th Apollo Bay Music Festival is being held on the second weekend of April. As always, there is something for everyone, from the popular kid's tent with its shows and workshops, through to youth performances, rock, blues, hip hop, jazz, gospel, classical and street theatre.
Diverse music and cosy undercover venues with views to die for will complete this fabulous festival weekend.
When the music begins, sunny Apollo will smile on you all.
Great Ocean Road International Marathon
The Great Ocean Road International Marathon is a new and adventurous concept in Australian distance running.
The GOR Marathon will be staged for the seventh time in May.
The Great Ocean Road provides the most spectacular and challenging course of any marathon in the world and our program of events will appeal to runners and walkers of all abilities.
The international marathon is being publicised and promoted worldwide and has the capacity to appeal to runners and walkers of all abilities.
The marathon is designed to be a tourism drawcard for the Apollo Bay-Colac-Otway-Lorne region, four races will be held over the weekend.
Participants will compete for more than AUD40,000 in prize money, trophies and random awards.
Great Ocean Sports Festival
This two day event is a sporting and water festival involving the sporting clubs in the Apollo Bay. The event will feature the following: Great Ocean Swim, Dash for Cash, Otway Adventure Race , Four Kilometre Board and Ski Paddle, Otway mountain bike challenge , The Big Catch fishing competition as well as a 5 and 10 kilometre Beach Run.
Otway Odyssey MTB Marathon
The 100km Otway Odyssey starts on the Great Ocean Road in the picturesque town of Apollo Bay and finishes in the iconic MTB township of Forrest. The course takes riders on a heroic mountain bike journey through a range of wild landscapes in an Odyssey sent from the gods - this is a race along roller coaster single track so much fun you'll have a grin from ear to ear; it's a race up hills so steep you'll think your heart is going to leap from your chest; it's a race down flowing fire roads and white knuckle double track that will put tears in your eyes and all this is amidst some of the most spectacular countryside you'll ever see.
The 50km Otway Shorty will see riders in this shorter distance event start and finish in Forrest with a new course including more single track, some lung busting hills and flowing fire roads in and around this mountain bike Mecca.
And finally the super fun, 15km Otway Pioneer will provide kids and newcomers to the sport with a taste of the mountain bike action including a fun and scenic loop along plenty of local single track around town that also starts and finishes at Forrest. 15km ride is limited to 250 riders.