The Yarn Event is an annual day-long festival focussed on the great Australian tradition of the tall story. The event is held in the Pyrenees Ranges region of central Victoria. Yarn spinners come from all over Victoria to compete for the prestigious Golden Dag Award.
Popular vote decides the best yarn spinner.
The small Pyrenees Arts Council has staged the Yarn Event for the past three years over the Anzac Day weekend, and the event is now established as a popular fixture on the regional calendar. The event is held in woolsheds, lending an appropriately rustic and relaxed atmosphere to the occasion. It also features live bush music, good tucker and drink, and an array of local craft and produce stalls. In 1998 the event was held at Waubra. The inaugural Yarn Event initiated by the Pyrenees Arts Council in 1996 attracted a crowd of about 250 people.