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The Ultimate Fire Festival Escape at Lakeview 1st Weekend
Food • Fire • Wine • Music
7–10 August 2026
Experience Orange's iconic Fire Festival while staying at Lakeview Luxury Retreat. Relax in your private eco-luxury villa overlooking Lake Canobolas between a weekend of exceptional food, wine, live music and curated winter experiences.
Your package includes:
- Two nights' accommodation at Lakeview Luxury Retreat
- Transfers to and from all featured festival events:
- Friday: The Oriana's Fireside Feast – winter cocktails, wood-fired food, outdoor firepits and firelit festival atmosphere
- Saturday: Nashdale Lane Wines’ Food Over Fire experience with premium local wines, live music and a menu by Ignite Bar & Grill
- Sunday: The Strawhouse Shindig – relaxed live music, local wines and Japanese food available for purchase
When you're not at festival events, explore Orange at your own pace. Discover boutique shops, cellar doors, galleries and the region’s renowned food scene. Private wine tours, local transfers, and airport or rail transfers can also be arranged for a seamless stay.
Stay a little longer:
Many guests choose to extend for a third night, enjoying a slow Monday morning by the lake before heading home.
Package price: $1290 per couple
Contact hosts if you would like to extend your stay to 3-nights
The Ultimate Fire Festival Escape at Lakeview 2nd Weekend
Fire • Mystery • Feast
14–17 August 2026
Wrap yourself in winter and experience Orange at its most atmospheric during the Orange Fire Festival.
Stay at Lakeview Luxury Retreat and unwind in your private eco-luxury villa overlooking Lake Canobolas, returning each evening from a weekend of fireside wine, live music, mystery and unforgettable local food. You may even meet some of the Highland Cows that live nearby.
Your Fire Festival Weekend Includes:
- Two nights' accommodation at Lakeview Luxury Retreat
- Transfers to and from all featured festival events by Country Food Trails
- Friday: Ross Hill Wines – wood-fired pizzas, mulled wine, local wines and live music by the fire under the stars
- Saturday: Canobolas Dance Hall – an interactive Murder Mystery Dinner experience filled with intrigue, laughter and surprises
- Sunday: Hillside Harvest Ember Feast – spit-roasted pork, live acoustic music, fire buckets and a relaxed orchard setting
Between events, explore Orange at your own pace. Enjoy boutique shopping, galleries, long lunches, or join one of the many Fire Festival workshops.
Private wine tours can be arranged through Country Food Trails, along with airport, rail, and local transfers for a completely stress-free stay.
Why Rush Home?
After a relaxed Sunday at the Ember Feast, many guests choose to extend for a third night. Wake on Monday to a slow breakfast, a lakeside walk, and an unhurried journey home.
Package price: $1410 per couple
Contact the hosts about extending your stay to 3-nights
Discover the Best of Orange
The Orange region offers a wealth of activities for all tastes. From world-class wineries and award-winning restaurants to boutique shops, art galleries and quaint villages, there are endless things to do in Orange. Outdoor enthusiasts can explore cycling routes, mountain biking trails, bushwalking paths and water sports. Each tour is carefully crafted to ensure a rich, authentic experience of the region's culture, history, landscape, and flavours.
With a variety of clubs and outdoor activities, Orange is a vibrant destination with plenty to see and do. Book your stay at Lakeview Luxury Resort and experience the best of what Orange has to offer.
Seasonal Events & Experiences
Orange is bursting with seasonal festivals and events that bring locals and visitors together. On the second Saturday of each month, the Farmers’ Market showcases the region’s best—think fresh produce, handmade goods, and local flavours (second Saturday of every month). Wine lovers can enjoy cellar door tastings and events all year round. There are gallery exhibitions for art enthusiasts, cooking classes and farm tours for foodies, and plenty of scenic walking and cycling trails to explore the region at your own pace.
Experience the seasons at their most magical.
Each one brings its own charm to life here.
🍂 Autumn paints the region’s vineyards and rolling landscapes in amber, gold and deep burgundy. Wander through Cook Park’s Blowes Conservatory as the begonias bloom in all their vibrant glory. Don’t miss FOOD Week—our biggest celebration of local flavours, held across March and April.
🔥 Winter invites you to slow down. Think: crackling log fires, mulled wine, misty mornings and cosy blankets. The Winter Fire Festival lights up the season with ten days of music, art, wine, and food.
🌸 Spring bursts to life with blossoming orchards, spectacular gardens, and the first taste of fresh, ripening produce. It’s a season of beauty, warmth and new beginnings. The region also celebrates with a two-week Wine Festival, overflowing with tastings, vineyard events, and long, wine-soaked lunches under sunny skies.
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Summer means harvest. Cherries arrive in late November, followed by stone fruits, crisp apples—and eventually, the grape harvest and vintage for our local winemakers. The pace is gentle, and the flavour? Unforgettable.
Whether you’re visiting during harvest season or one of the region’s wine and food festivals, there’s always something special happening in Orange.
Fall in love with Orange as you experience expertly curated local tours, highlighting the best our region has to offer. From food and wine to farm experiences, there is something for everyone!
The Orange region has many restaurants and cafes to delight your tastebuds and senses. All our amazing restaurants and cafes pride themselves in utilizing locally grown ingredients.
Our beautiful but quaint little villages in this region are Our villages are: Canowindra, Cargo, Cudal, Manildra, Molong, Millthorpe, Blayney and Carcoar. All within a 30 to 40-minute drive.
Enjoy small walks on the property or around the Lake, or take a stroll or a jog in almost any direction as far as you would like to go. Enjoy a coffee and some food at the Mountain Tea House.
Lakeview is a great place to stay if you come to the Bathurst 1000 - you can enjoy the peace and tranquillity to contrast the excitement of the big race. Only a fifty-minute drive away.
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