What To See and Do

Apollo Bay, Tourist Information
The Apollo Bay Great Ocean Road Information Centre is located on the Apollo Bay Foreshore.

Events and Festivals in Apollo Bay

Apollo Bay Music Festival. The annual Apollo Bay Music Festival has been held for 15 years; usually in March or April. It is a smaller more laid back version of the Port Fairy Festival.

Apollo Bay Great Ocean Sports Festival – held in February

Apollo Bay and Otway District Show - Apollo Bay and Otway Show was held on the 3rs Saturday in January on the Apollo Bay Recreation Reserve, right on the Great Ocean Road, beside the Barham River and the beach.

Apollo Bay Saturday Foreshore Market - Every Saturday market stalls are set up between the Information Centre & the Surf Lifesaving Club.

Apollo Bay, Old Cable Station Museum
Open on weekends this museum is housed in the old cable station which was established to achieve telecommunications between Tasmania and the mainland.

Apollo Bay, Bass Strait Shell Museum
Located at the eastern end of Noel Street the Bass Strait Shell Museum is open most days. It has an impressive collection of local and overseas shells.

Otway Ranges
Apollo Bay is one of the many entry points to the beautiful Otway Ranges and the Otway National Park. There are a number of routes into the ranges which are spectacularly beautiful and largely untouched. A great area for visitors to explore.

Apollo Bay, Tanbryn Gallery
Tanbryn Gallery is situated to the north-east of Apollo Bay in the Otway Ranges. It displays and sells fine arts and craftworks. Morning and afternoon teas are available, as is bed-and-breakfast accommodation. It is open daily on school and public holidays from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. At other times it is open Thursday to Monday but closed entirely from mid-July to mid-September. To get there head east along the Great Ocean Road for 6 km to Skenes Creek then veer off, heading north for 13 km to the intersection of Skenes Creek Rd and Wild Dog Road at Tanbryn, ph: (03) 5237 6271.

Apollo Bay Lookouts, Picnic Spots and Walks
Apollo Bay is surrounded by interesting and important lookout and picnic spots including the Barham Paradise Scenic Reserve and Marriners Falls, the exceptionally beautiful Barham River Valley, Grey River Scenic Reserve and Walk (23 km east of Apollo Bay), Elliot River and Elliot River Walk (10 km south-west of Apollo Bay).

Maits Rest Picnic Ground is located 17 km west of Apollo Bay, just off the Great Ocean Road. The Maits Rest Rainforest Walk is a 30-minute stroll through fern gullies and eucalypts to a viewing platform beneath a 300-year-old myrtle beech which is on the National Trust register. It is an unusual growth combining two or three trees in one. The route is wheelchair accessible.