Events and Festivals in Apollo Bay
Events and festivals held in Apollo Bay include:
- The Apollo Bay Music Festival (first held in 1993). A poster for the festival of 1999 by Jeff Ragus was featured on a postage stamp issued by Australia Post in 2006.
- Great Ocean Sports Festival
- Apollo Bay and Otway District Show
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