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THE annual Portarlington Mussel Festival is on this Saturday January 12 and promises to be bigger than ever.
Located on the picturesque Port’ harbour frontage the festival promotes the local mussel industry as well as all the wonderful food and wine producers that are located on the Bellarine Peninsula.
Since the commencement of the festival in 2007, the festival has grown and expanded to include a large variety of entertainment for all age groups. The festival now attracts over 20,000 people to the event each year.
This year the event will include mussel cooking demonstrations, more than 60 food stalls and mussel farm visits.
There will also be a massive classic car display, hourly trips on the Enterprise sailing ship as well as two stages with a full day of live music.  Among those appearing will be Ocean Grove’s The Tiny Giants, as well as Soul Sister Swing, the Hip Cats, Matt Orchard and the Tess Righetti Jazz Trio.
For the kids there will be face painting, Dazzling Dan the Magic Man and Wilbur the Giant Fish.
There’s even sport of a kind – The Hayman Reese Tug of War and the Neville Richards Real Estate Dry Boat Event.
The Portarlington Mussel Festival is on  Saturday from 9.30 am to 5pm. Entry is by gold coin.