{"id":18426,"date":"2020-10-19T02:45:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T02:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/macleayvalleycoast.com.au\/dev7\/?page_id=18426"},"modified":"2025-06-25T22:45:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T22:45:38","slug":"festivals-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/macleayvalleycoast.com.au\/dev7\/things-to-do\/festivals-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Festivals &#038; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18426\" class=\"elementor elementor-18426\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58496c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58496c9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b7d391 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b7d391\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1517958 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1517958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festivals &amp; Events\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d2acd2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d2acd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Looking for what\u2019s on in the Macleay Valley? 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Drag Paint and Sip is the fabulously fun, constantly-requested event that's finally here. 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