terms & conditions

TERMS OF ENTRY

Thanks for purchasing a ticket to the Hunter Valley Wine & Beer Festival! You’re in for an amazing day.

WHAT TO BRING

YOUR TICKET
Once you’ve completed your order, this will be emailed to you. Print it out or have it ready on your phone. No ticket, no entry.

PROOF OF AGE
Drivers Licence, passport or proof of age card are a must-have.

CREDIT/DEBIT CARD
The festival is a 100% cashless event. With no cash to handle, this helps our bars and exhibitors process transactions quickly, which means more time for you to enjoy the festival.

WHAT NOT TO BRING
Bottles, cans, glass, food, drink, alcohol, illicit drugs, illegal substances, fireworks, explosives or anything that can be used as a weapon cannot be brought into the event. Please note that all bags will be checked on arrival, and are also subject to inspection at any point during the event.

BEHAVIOUR
Take your time, plan your drinks, and consume responsibly. Mix it up with plenty of water, which is freely available throughout the festival. We have a zero tolerance approach to anti-social behaviour.

EVENT POSTPONEMENT
If you have purchased tickets to an event that is later postponed for any reason, all tickets for the original dates will automatically be transferred to the new dates or converted to Ticket Vouchers usable at any future Schwartz events.

CHANGE OF MIND
If you have purchased tickets for an event that is scheduled to proceed on the date advertised at the time of purchase, unfortunately no refunds are available in this circumstance. You can transfer the ticket to another event or session (see below for more info), or give it to a friend. No change of name on the ticket is required.

TICKET TRANSFERS
Transfers to another person. If you’re unable to use your tickets, they can be given to another person. We don’t need the new attendee’s name.

BAR SERVICE TIMES
All bars at will open at the published start time of each session. All bars will close 10 minutes prior to the published closing time of each session.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILMING
By attending the festival, you agree and understand that your image may be taken at the event by official photographers and/or videographers, and consent to the commercial use of such images by Schwartz Events for advertising, marketing and social media purposes. If you do not want us to use your image, please email a clear photograph of yourself to lisa@schwartz.events in advance of the event you are attending, and we’ll make every effort to ensure no such images are used.

Hunter Valley Wine & Beer Festival Competition

The promoter is: Straight 8 Pty Ltd.
The competition is a promotional giveaway encouraging participants to engage with the Hunter Valley Wine & Beer Festival Instagram page for a chance to win prizes.
Routes to entry for the competition are:
• Follow the Hunter Valley Wine & Beer Festival Instagram/ Facebook account
• Comment on the competition post telling us which four friends you’d bring (1 comment with 4 tags = 1 entry), extra entry if you share our post to your story
Both actions must be completed for a valid entry.
Competition entry is limited to residents of Australia only.
1 winner will be chosen, by way of random draw by the promoter’s auditors.
We’re giving away one prize which includes 5 tickets plus one $50 gift card to spend on the day at the Hunter Valley Wine & Beer Festival on Saturday 11th July 2026!
Entrants must be over 18 years of age.
The closing date for entry will be midnight 31st May 2026.
No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for any reason whatsoever.
The promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable
law or regulation or any other event outside of the promoter’s control. Any changes to the competition will be notified to entrants as soon as possible by the promoter.
No cash alternative to the prizes will be offered. The prizes are transferable.
The winners will be notified by email within 7 days of the closing date. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 72 hours of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
The competition and these terms and conditions will be governed by Australian law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Australia.
All entrants agree to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity material. Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current Australian data protection legislation.
Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter or any other Social Network. The information provided will be used in conjunction with the existing Privacy Policy found at https://huntervalleywinefestival.com/
The prize is limited to the following outlined components. All additional travel costs, spending money, insurances, additional meals and miscellaneous items are prize winner’s expense.

The prize contains:

5 x tickets to Hunter Valley Wine & Beer Festival
1 x $50 gift card to spend on the day
Event date: Saturday 11th July 2026
(Valued at $200)
Tickets include entry into the festival, first drink free up to the value of $8, access to 50+ of the best local & interstate craft breweries, distilleries, gourmet food vendors, live music, and other festival activities.