27 February – 8 March 2026
Stanthorpe Apple & Grape Harvest Festival
Saturday 7 March (MAIN WEEKEND)
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it’s up to you! When is it? Every Saturday at 7:00am. Where is it? The event takes place at Gleeson Park, Talc Street, Stanthorpe, Queensland 4380. See Course page for more details. What does it cost to join in?…
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, from artists to farmers, crafters and hobbyists all together all…
Bush Poets Breakfast A new addition to the festival, the Poets Breakfast promises to be an unforgettable morning of artistic expression and culinary delight. Featuring renowned poets, the Poets Breakfast will captivate audiences with their eloquent verses, drawing inspiration from the bountiful orchards and vineyards of the region. These accomplished wordsmiths will weave their words…
The Food & Wine Fiesta is on 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. Friday 5pm – 10pm (last drinks 9.30pm) – $20 Saturday 10am – 10pm (last drinks 9.30pm)…
All day Saturday from 9am til late there’ll be roving performers, food and market stalls and entertainment on pop-up stages in the CBD of Stanthorpe. All the action is happening along Maryland, High and Victoria Streets and it’s all free entry. And nearby on Saturday… It’s just a short walk to the Food & Wine Fiesta…
Open Gardens The rare opportunity to see private gardens open across the Granite Belt during the 2026 Stanthorpe Apple & Grape Harvest Festival. Proudly sponsored by Braeside Homestead, Stanthorpe Garden Club and Mitre 10 Stanthorpe. All Gardens Passport $40 per adult (17 years & under free of charge) Best value – visit all 12 gardens…
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…
Music on the Rabbit Ridge Wind Farm Stage
See the colourful and creative installation of fruit grown on the Granite Belt. Free entry, inside the Civic Centre. Be there Sunday afternoon for an auction of the fruit.
The parade of bands is one big, amazing gathering of local and visiting bands – an amazing sight in the main street of Stanthorpe. There’ll be Brass, Pipe and the thunderous Marching Drum Bands all parading in one big spectacular show talent! View them Saturday on High and Maryland Streets in Stanthorpe’s CBD. Times to…
A festival highlight is the Grand Parade which sweeps through Stanthorpe’s main street. It’s a colourful celebration of community and the Granite Belt harvest, running along High and Maryland Streets from 2pm. Straight after the parade the marching and brass bands will all gather in the main street for a bands finale, from approximately 3pm Download…
After the Channel 7 Grand Parade the bands will gather encase for a finale. There’ll be Brass, Pipe and the thunderous Marching Drum Bands all parading in one big spectacular show talent! Times to view the bands in the CBD on Saturday 5 March: 10.30am – noon for Stanthorpe RSL Bands Parade (Grand gathering of…
Just after the Grand Parade, the iconic Celebrity Grape Crush – the epitome of harvest celebration is staged in the main street of Stanthorpe. Find all the fun of this event in the area outside the Stanthorpe Post Office at 4pm on the corner of High and Maryland streets. A big shout out to Balancing…
Celebration of Favourites To mark the 60th anniversary of the Stanthorpe Apple & Grape Harvest Festival, the Granite Belt Choir will be revisiting some beloved favourites from festivals past. Join them for the much-loved Musical Quiet Hour at St Paul’s Anglican Church, held on both days of the main festival weekend. Not quite 60 years…
Tomb playing on the Main Dais 6pm – 10pm Corner Maryland and Railway Street
Saturday night is time for the fireworks extravaganza over Stanthorpe! The fireworks will be preceded by an impressive concert at 6.30pm. The fireworks are set off on Carnarvon Bridge, which is the bridge at the southern end of Maryland Street in Stanthorpe’s CBD. If you’re already in the CBD enjoying the festival watch from Maryland…