Australian Sake Festival Melbourne

About Sake Festival

• Sake stalls by multiple Australian distributors and Japanese sake breweries directly from Japan
• Sake tastings on site for participants to sample
• Sake available for purchase on site (takeaway only)
• Sake-ware (pottery), artisan Japanese ceramics and products for sale
• Kimono for sale
• Edo Digital Art Exhibition (large LED screen)
• Artworks done by local artists
• Free Sake 101 seminars and food pairing sessions 
• Panel talks by Australian sake industry professionals
• Live Japanese drum (taiko) performance, singer, DJ, sword fighting performance, HANNANINGEN show
• Food stalls by local restaurants

Venue, Date and Time

• Venue: Queen Victoria Market, Queen St, Melbourne, VIC 3000
• Date: Saturday July 1 & Sunday July 2, 2023
• Time: 10am - 4pm

Tickets

• General Admission: $69 per person
• Early Bird: $59 per person (Applies to first 200 tickets)
• Group Discount for 4 people: $260
• Aged under 17 are free (No tasting or drinking of alcohol is allowed)

Tickets include:

• Tasting glass to keep
• Sake brewers from Japan and local wholesalers to meet
• 200+ sake to taste
• A variety of umeshu, yuzushu and other fruit liquor to taste
• Shochu, Awamori and Whisky to taste
• Bottles available for take home purchase
• Foods (sushi, sashimi, wagyu, vegan & vegetarian Japanese foods) available for purchase
• Access to Edo Digital Art Exhibition and Artwork display

Responsible Service of Alcohol practices will be observed.

Australian Sake Festival Ticket Refund Policy:

If you have Australian Sake Festival tickets and the event is cancelled or postponed, we will contact you to offer you a transfer of your booking to a future event or a refund. Tickets will not be refunded for a change of mind.

Even if someone else will be attending the event with your ticket, you do not need to change the name on the ticket. You will not be refused entry if you are not the person named on the ticket. You will be required to check in.