Coming Soon: Meet the Makers Festival Is Returning to the NSW South Coast for 2025 with 30 Artisan Food and Craft Experiences
Make tracks for one of the state's most artisanal towns, with Milton set to burst to life over four weekends of dining and handicraft bliss.
Meet the Makers Festival is a month-long celebration of creativity, craftsmanship and culinary excellence on NSW's South Coast. Returning for its second edition in September, the jam-packed event will take over Milton with unique experiences designed to bring people closer to the talented makers who make artisan goods a reality.
Running from Saturday, September 6—Sunday, September 28, visitors will encounter 30 fascinating experiences, with each showcasing the region's vibrant community of makers.
Think immersive workshops, exclusive dining adventures, inventive exhibitions, gastronomic tutorials and more. While the full program is still to be revealed, a selection of highlights is bound to get you in the mood.
For instance, enchanting garden-to-plate cafe Milk HAUS will join forces with a host of its friends to present an intimate Dinner with Dangerous at the iconic Milton Hotel. At Cupitt's Estate, guests are invited to a hands-on blending workshop, where you'll have the chance to craft your own signature wine.
Meet the Makers Festival also presents plenty of opportunities to indulge your creative side. Allow yourself to get absorbed in a floral and art workshop by FRED Flowers, or head to Motion Ceramics to see if you've got the magic touch when it comes to shaping pottery. Then, pop over to Delicious Vibrant Beauty to create natural skincare products.
While there's no shortage of incredible dining throughout regional NSW, Milton has become a thriving culinary hotspot. When you're next in town, find Japanese-inspired cuisine and vinyl DJs at Bar Yuki, get caught up in the modern Middle Eastern flavours of Nomah and swing by the ever-popular Milk HAUS for wine and a feel-good feed produced entirely from its kitchen garden.
Meet the Makers Festival is happening in Milton from Saturday, September 6—Sunday, September 28. Head to Instagram for more information.
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