What's on in Thredbo, Australia through the year

Peak crowds — Thredbo Blues Festival, Summer holidays in Australia

• Festival

  Thredbo Blues Festival

  10–25 Jan · usuallyMusic festivalCrowdedBook early

  Three days of blues in more than fifteen venues across the village, including a lunch at Eagles Nest reached by chairlift. Running for over thirty years; village beds go early. Source ↗

Still on: Summer bike park and hiking season (20 Nov – 26 Apr (usually))

Busy — Cannonball MTB Festival

• Festival

  Cannonball MTB Festival

  5–20 Feb · usuallySporting eventCrowded

  Four days of downhill racing on the bike park, with the village full of people who came to ride rather than to watch. It has moved around the summer calendar, so check before you book around it. Source ↗

Still on: Summer bike park and hiking season (20 Nov – 26 Apr (usually))

Busy — Lake Light Sculpture, Jindabyne

• Festival

  Lake Light Sculpture, Jindabyne

  20 Mar – 26 Apr · usuallyArts festivalCrowded

  Over the Easter long weekend the Jindabyne foreshore, about 35 minutes away, turns into an outdoor gallery of sculptures lit at night, with music and fireworks. Source ↗

Still on: Summer bike park and hiking season (20 Nov – 26 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Lake Light Sculpture, Jindabyne, Autumn / Easter break in Australia

• Season

  Between seasons

  27 Apr – 5 Jun · usuallyOff-season shutdownClosures

  After the summer program winds down in late April the village goes quiet until the June long weekend: bike trails close, some restaurants shut and it can snow without enough to ski. Source ↗

Still on: Lake Light Sculpture, Jindabyne (20 Mar – 26 Apr (usually)), Summer bike park and hiking season (20 Nov – 26 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Between seasons (27 Apr – 5 Jun (usually))

Peak crowds — Winter season, Winter (July) break in Australia

• Season

  Winter season

  5 Jun – 5 Oct · usuallySki seasonCrowded

  Lifts run from the June long weekend to the October long weekend, held up by snowmaking on the lower runs. Thredbo has the longest vertical in Australia, which is not the same as the most reliable snow. Source ↗

Still on: Between seasons (27 Apr – 5 Jun (usually))

Peak crowds — Winter season, NSW winter school holidays

• Season

  NSW winter school holidays

  4–19 Jul · usuallyCrowdedBook early

  The July break is when the village is full and the lift queues are worth avoiding. Prices peak, minimum stays apply, and the road in from Jindabyne needs chains carried. Source ↗

Still on: Winter season (5 Jun – 5 Oct (usually))

Busy — Winter season, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Winter season (5 Jun – 5 Oct (usually))

Peak crowds — Winter season, Spring break in Australia

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Winter season (5 Jun – 5 Oct (usually))

Peak crowds — Winter season, Spring break in Australia

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Winter season (5 Jun – 5 Oct (usually))

Busy — Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko

• Festival

  Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko

  26–28 NovSporting eventCrowdedBook early

  A UTMB-series mountain race staged out of the village in late November, with distances up to a hundred miles on the Main Range. Beds go to runners and crews for the weekend. Source ↗

• Opening

  Summer bike park and hiking season

  20 Nov – 26 Apr · usuallyTrail season

  From late November the lift-served gravity trails open alongside guided hikes, and the Kosciuszko Express cuts two hours off the walk to the summit. The events calendar runs through April. Source ↗

Busy — Summer holidays in Australia, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Summer bike park and hiking season (20 Nov – 26 Apr (usually))