About the Festival of Arts
To commemorate Henry Lawson’s Birth and his contribution to the arts, Grenfell hosts the annual Henry Lawson Festival on the June long weekend. The festival promotes and recognises aspiring Australians’ in their artistic endeavours.
Entries are received nationally for verse, short story, painting and photography, and performers travel vast distance to participate in the festival year after year.
Competition & Stall Forms Now Live
The Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Committee are happy to announce that the competition entry forms and stall expression of interest forms are now available ...
Introducing the Festival Concert
2022 sees the addition of a Festival Concert to bring the community and visitors together for an afternoon of pure escapism into the world of ...
Festival to Return Bigger & Better in 2022
On Thursday 17th February, Council unanimously voted at the Council Meeting on to proceed with The Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts to be held ...
SAVE THE DATE – 2023 HENRY LAWSON FESTIVAL – The Legendary Grenfell Henry Lawson Street Parade is BACK!
Mark your calendars for the June long weekend… the 2023 Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival is gearing up to be ...
Grenfell, NSW
Grenfell is situated in the Weddin Shire in central New South Wales. Less than half a days drive from Sydney and approximately two hours drive from Canberra, Dubbo, Bathurst and Wagga.
Grenfell is the birthplace of Henry Lawson and steeped in history with much of its old world character maintained.
Presidents Welcome
The Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Committee would like to warmly welcome everyone attending our 2022 Festival over the June long weekend. On behalf of the Committee, I would like to encourage all visitors to attend as many Festival events as possible and experience the best that Grenfell has to offer.
This is the 63rd Henry Lawson Festival and it’s been 65 years since the first Festival making it one of the longest running Arts Festivals in NSW.
