ADVERTORIAL
Bask in the Golden Glow of the Windsor Gas Lamp
Festival
October Long Weekend
Fri 3 October to Monday 6 October 2025
This coming October long weekend, the historic town of Windsor will once more celebrate being bathed in the amber light of her famous network of gas lamps, the largest in the southern hemisphere, as the annual Gas Lamp Festival unfolds.
Festivities begin on Friday evening, 3 October, with Canapés Under the Gas Lamps. For $ 50 a head, townsfolk and visitors alike may stroll the gas lit streets, tasting delicate morsels and temperance drinks, while the soft flicker of the lamps whisper stories of yesteryear.
On Saturday 4 October, the night markets will open at 4pm, their stalls spilling colour and fragrance into the cool spring air. Music will fill the rotunda and, at 5pm, the parade will set forth from Thompson Square- bagpipers skirling, the proud“ Gasketeers” marching in their finery. Prizes await the best-dressed in the community, for in Windsor tradition is worn with pride.
Sunday 5 October brings the Windsor Mall Sunday Market to the Mall, a cheerful hub of goods, crafts, and conversation.
The merriment draws to a close on Monday 6 October with Children’ s Day in Hollands Paddock from 10am to 3pm. There, young folk will find food trucks, face painting, craft, games, and laughter enough to fill the paddock and spill into memory.
The Windsor Gas Lamp Festival is not merely a programme of events – it is the living heart of a town that honours its past while welcoming all to share in its historic light.
BOOKINGS ARE REQUIRED for Friday evening, 3 October with Canapés Under the Gas Lamps. Contact 0418 491 288 or email thewindsorexperience @ gmail. com.
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