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.