Best entertainers in East Warburton
East Warburton is the last cluster of houses before the valley closes in and the road heads for the forest and the reservoir, and the list here is Warburton's with the distances shifted a few minutes east. A soloist and a singer-songwriter in Warburton come first, a harpist at Yarra Junction next, then a folk band and a country singer from Healesville. After them the first screen fills with five wedding bands that all give the Yarra Valley as their address, which is a region rather than a town, so read their distance as a guess and ask where they actually start from.
That mix is the valley's honest shape. Solo and acoustic acts live up this end, where the venues are gardens, riverside lawns and small halls under Donna Buang, and the bands say Yarra Valley, which could mean Healesville or Yarra Glen or somewhere down near Lilydale, and the difference is half an hour of driving up here. For a garden wedding by the Yarra, the local soloists and the harp cover the ceremony and the afternoon; for the dance floor you're bringing a band up the highway, and the drive home after midnight is on their mind when they quote.
Top picks in East Warburton
Top picks are the nearby performers with the most visible reviews, then rating, then the closest; further afield the closest come first, and premium listings break remaining ties. Distances are straight-line from East Warburton. Ask each act whether they travel to your venue and what that costs.
Questions people ask about entertainers in East Warburton
How much to pay wedding ceremony musicians in the Upper Yarra?
Ceremony musicians charge for a short set plus the set-up and the getting there, which at East Warburton means the acts from Warburton and Yarra Junction usually quote lower than an act from further down the valley doing the same half hour. A harp or a solo guitar for the vows and the signing is the common ask. The soloists up this end mostly haven't listed a from-price, so the enquiry is the only way to a figure, and asking is free.
Will a Yarra Valley wedding band play East Warburton?
Yes, the five on this page work the whole valley, but East Warburton is its far end and they'll want the venue and the finish time before they quote. A shed at Yarra Glen is their home ground; a lawn under Donna Buang is a longer night. Expect the drive on the price and ask whether they've played this end before.
Is there a DJ near Warburton?
The first screen at East Warburton has no DJ on it; it's soloists, a harp and wedding bands. DJs are in the mix further down and nearly all of them are Melbourne's eastern suburbs, Ringwood and Berwick way, which is a fair drive up the Warburton Highway and back. If the reception needs one, send that enquiry first and give the finish time.
Booking tips
Ask what Yarra Valley means
Five bands on this page share that address. A band at the Healesville end is under half an hour away; one down near Lilydale is closer to an hour on a Saturday afternoon. The card can't tell you, so the enquiry should.
The river is loud
A ceremony on the bank of the Yarra up here is beside fast water, and a harp or an unplugged guitar can get lost in it. Ask the act to bring a small amp even for an acoustic set, or stand the ceremony a little back from the bank.
Warburton's page is nearly this one
Warburton's list is the same acts a few minutes closer to the shops. Read that one if the venue is in the township, and this one if you're out along the Woods Point Road or toward the reservoir.