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Join the festivities on the Mornington Peninsula. Celebrate the visual arts from regional galleries to community festivals and local artists studios. Experience fresh produce, incredible environments, live entertainment or get a feel for the community. There’s always more happening than we can bring to your attention but this section is a selection of some of the events the LTP editorial team will experience throughout the year.

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Rare Hare Preview Dinners

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Accommodation, Australia, Cellar Door, Eat, enjoy, Farm, Food, Function, Garden, Jackalope, Kitchen, Local, Merricks, Mornington Peninsula, Peninsula, Rare Hare, Restaurant, Shop, Stay, store, Vegetables, Victoria, Vineyard, Wedding, Weekend, Willow Creek, Wine
The first of two preview dinners commences in collaboration with Mornington Peninsula Brewery and Commonfolk Coffee. Highlights include five rounds of brews and chews, with dishes like snapper crudo, wood roasted prawns, and lamb shoulder, all served with select MP hops.

Winter Wine Weekend

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Australia, Buy, Cellar Door, Eat, enjoy, Local, lunch, Mornington Peninsula, Peninsula, Red Hill, Victoria, Vineyard, Weekend, Wine
The opening event of the weekend is the Winter Wine Fest (Saturday only 11am - 4pm), held at the Red Hill Showground is an exhibition and tasting which traditionally marks the beginning of the extensive Winter Wine Weekend program. One place on one day all under cover where you can taste more than 200 premium wines from 47 wineries.

Willow Creek Preview Dinner

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Australia, Balnarring, Buy, Cellar Door, Eat, enjoy, Food, Food Store, Jackolope, Kitchen, Local, Mornington Peninsula, Peninsula, Victoria, Vineyard, Weekend, Willow Creek, Wine, Winery
A hop from the Peninsula's anticipated luxury hotel, Jackalope, Willow Creek's spiritual home will reopen on 01 March, completely reimagined as Rare Hare Wine & Food Store. With indoor and outdoor tables for 90 tails, Rare Hare is a restaurant, wine bar and produce store - destination dining, with a devil-may-care air.

Stories are forever

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Art, Artist, Australia, Beach, Buy, Cafe, Cellar Door, Coffee, Eat, Exhibition, Food, Gallery, Local, Merricks, Mornington Peninsula, Peninsula, Restaurant, Victoria, Vineyard, Walk, Weekend, Wine
An Exhibition featuring: Omie bark cloths, Oro Province PNG; sculptures by Owen Yalandja and Samson Bonson, Maningrida Arts and Crafts, central Arnhem Land; new paintings by Keturah Zimran from Ikuntji Artists, Haasts Bluff, NT and Tiger Yaltangki, Iwantja Arts, Indulkana, SA

‘Secrets of Seafood’ cookery class at Georgie Bass

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Something for 'the blokes', this class brings together a variety of meal ideas that can be easily replicated at home. Having worked in Austria for 10 years, Head Chef Michael Cole will talk you through the diversity of Austrian cuisine whilst you prepare dishes such as schnitzel and potato salads using locally sourced produce and meats.