Stroll the CBD of Stanthorpe and while supporting our local stores, check-out the fun they have had turning their shopfront windows festive for the week! By Friday 23rd February all of the participating shopfronts will have their displays ready for judging, stroll the main street of Stanthorpe and take a look. Don’t forget to vote…
Welcome to the Mt Marlay Challenge, an exhilarating 10km challenge along with a 5km fun run, held in conjunction with the Apple & Grape Festival in the scenic town of Stanthorpe! Set against the amazing backdrop of Mt Marlay this event offers an unforgettable experience for both seasoned runners and beginners alike. Whether you’re seeking…
Come and meet the artist, crafter, maker, baker or grower. Stanthorpe hosts fabulous markets, featuring exclusively home and locally made products. The local artisans of the Stanthorpe region will gather on both Saturday and Sunday of the main festival weekend to showcase their wares. It’s a market where you’ll meet the people behind the products,…
Eastern Colour is opening its doors to the public for a special “Pick Your Own” event! They will have new season Royal Gala Apples available to pick by the kilogram as well as delicious hydroponic strawberries. The event will be from 9am to 1pm. Bookings are essential so please private message their facebook page to…
The Food & Wine Fiesta is on Friday, Saturday and Sunday – the main festival weekend. Bring a picnic blanket, or find a festival picnic table under the trees in Weeroona Park and relax and enjoy the onstage entertainment and food & wine delights. Sunday open 9am – 7.00pm (last drinks 6.30pm) 10 – 11.15am…
APPLE ORCHARD EXPERIENCE : NICOLETTI ORCHARDS Experience the freshest flavours of new season! Purchase tickets via their website to pick ‘your own apples’. Walk through the scenic apple orchard for photographs and purchase apples, juice & cider straight from inside the farm shop in the packing shed at Nicoletti Orchards near Stanthorpe on Friday, Saturday…
Stanthorpe has been enjoying beautiful years of rain and to celebrate our Open Gardens return to the festival in 2024! 7 Gardens will be opening their gates for visitors. COST: $30 to visit ALL the gardens (available in festival online box office). Or $5 per garden (cash at the gate.) An ALL Garden pass can…
On Sunday Victoria street will be closed to traffic and will be a hive of carnival activity, with street stalls, music on pop-up stages, some amusements rides for kids (fees apply) and roving entertainment. Victoria street sits between Maryland Street (the main street of Stanthorpe) and Weeroona Park – the venue for the Queensland Country…
Running alongside the Queensland Country Bank Food & Wine Fiesta, is a free Woolworths Kids Zone in the park, with kids amusements and family entertainment. The Woolworths Kids Zone will be open on Saturday and Sunday in an adjoining precinct within Weeroona Park, Stanthorpe. Featuring activities for primary school aged children – program of fun…
See the colourful and creative installation of fruit grown on the Granite Belt. Free entry, inside the Civic Centre. At approximately 3pm Sunday afternoon an auction of the fruit will take place, so gather round for the opportunity to take home some of the display.
Enter an oasis of calm amid the hype of the festival with The Granite Belt Choir’s performance of ‘The Musical Quiet Hour’ in St Paul’s Anglican Church. “For the Beauty of the Earth“. Beautiful choral music relating to nature, seasons, flora and fauna. St Paul’s Anglican Church is on the corner of Corundum & High…
The creative display of fruit inside the Civic Centre will be up for auction at the end of the festival, at approximately 3pm Sunday 3 March.
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