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* REGIONAL QUEENSLAND SUNSHINE COAST | GOLD COAST | TROPICAL NORTH | WHITSUNDAYS | OUTBACK | CENTRAL | FRASER COAST | MACKAY | TOWNSVILLE | SOUTH-EAST COUNTRY | BUNDABERG & CORAL COAST | WESTERN DOWNS | |
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ONE-OFF — 2010 § Ginger Flower & Food Festival — Brings together a fabulous line-up of celebrity gardeners, floral artists, foodies and chefs. Prevention is Better than Cure is the theme for this year's festival. The Ginger Factory, Yandina. 21–24 Jan. DETAILS § Tin Can Bay Seafood Festival — A full day of family entertainment, free activities, music, food, cold and hot seafood and other assorted delicious things to keep you going. Tin Can Bay foreshore. 25 Sep. DETAILS REGULAR § Eumundi Markets — The iconic and towering heritage listed fig trees rise above the 600 plus stall market. Wide shady walkways make strolling among the stalls and old quirky buildings a pleasant experience. A plethora of all things locally handmade, the market sells everything from delicately constructed craft to organically grown produce. Their policy of make it, bake it, design it, sew it or grow it, ensures that they select the very best of items and crafts. Eumundi. Every Saturday and Wednesday. DETAILS § Beerwah Markets — Browse and breakfast or lunch at Beerwah Marketplace. Explore unique crafts, fresh produce, great shops, fantastic food, entertainment and family fun. Beerwah. First Sunday of the month. DETAILS *Synopses and dates are as listed on relevant organiser websites. |
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REGULAR § Marina Mirage Farmers Market — Fresh produce, gourmet foods, specialty items and luscious skin products. Products include boutique roasted coffee and chai blends, a wide range of freshly made spices and baked items as well as a whole range of delicatessen items such as stuffed olives, cold meats, pates and dips. Marina Mirage, Main Beach. First, third and fifth Saturday of the month until 31 Mar. DETAILS *Synopses and dates are as listed on relevant organiser websites. |
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ONE-OFF — 2010 § Feast of the Senses — A two week festival that tantalises the five senses of taste, sight, touch, sound, and smell with the treasures of the Tropics. Activities in 2010 will incorporate a Feast of Tropical Food and Produce, a Feast of Nature, and a Feast of Art and Culture. The Feast of the Senses will appeal to people who enjoy great tropical foods, wine, and entertainment. Showcase events during the festival include a Wine and Cheese tasting, a Gala Dinner that showcases local produce, a Market Day that incorporates an extensive range of exotic tropical fruits, art and photographic exhibitions, entertainment and bus tours to local fruit and flower farms. Innisfail. 19–28 Mar. DETAILS *Synopses and dates are as listed on relevant organiser websites. |
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*Synopses and dates are as listed on relevant organiser websites. |
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ONE-OFF — 2010 § Blackall Heartland Festival — A dynamic and diverse collection of events presenting a range of arts and cultural activities based around the central theme of 'Art, Food and Fibre'. Various Blackall locations. 12–30 May. DETAILS *Synopses and dates are as listed on relevant organiser websites. |
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*Synopses and dates are as listed on relevant organiser websites. |
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ONE-OFF — 2010 § World's Greatest Pink Pub Crawl — A chance to make international history, as Maryborough attempts its sixth assault on the Guinness World Record for the largest ever pub crawl, trying to beat its own record of over 3,000 pub crawlers set last year. Also, a gourmet food and beer tasting appreciation evening at the Brolga Theatre on Friday with master brewer, Dr. Charles (Chuck) Hahn, founder of Hahn Brewery. Maryborough. 13 Jun. DETAILS § Fraser Lions Hervey Bay Seafood Festival — The commercial fishing industry and Fraser Lions Club showcase the faboulous seafood that is substainably harvested from the waters adjacent to the Fraser Coast. Celebrate the sea and feast on Sandy Straits whiting, blue swimmer crabs, prawns and the famous Hervey Bay scallopsEntertainment, wineries and loads of marine displays and demonstrations featuring the seafood industry. Fishermen's Park, Hervey Bay. 15 Aug. DETAILS REGULAR § Maryborough Heritage City Markets — Fresh home grown fruit and vegetables, plants of all varieties, home made craft. Mayborough CBD. Every Thursday. DETAILS *Synopses and dates are as listed on relevant organiser websites. |
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*Synopses and dates are as listed on relevant organiser websites. |
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ONE-OFF — 2010 § Australian Italian Festival — A celebration of Italian heritage located in tropical North Queensland. Enjoying the best of authentic Italian cuisine and an extensive range of Italian wines and beverages visitors join the exuberant celebrations in the town's piazza, and ""mangiamo, beviamo e cantiamo"" .....Eat, Drink and Celebrate. Ingham Showgrounds. 14–16 May. DETAILS REGULAR § Cotters Markets — Ultra-fresh fruit and vegetables, stunning jewellery, original art works, massages, woodwork, stuffed toads, home-baked cakes, gifts for all occasions and entertainment. Flinders Mall, Townsville. Every Sunday, 8.30am–1pm. DETAILS *Synopses and dates are as listed on relevant organiser websites. |
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ONE-OFF — 2010 § Sicilian Vintage Lunch — Be wined and dined with our award winning wines and a traditional lunch prepared especially by our Sicilian-trained chef returning from two years in Palamero and Taormina. Golden Grove Estate, Ballandean. 6 Feb. DETAILS § Apple And Grape Harvest Festival — Celebrates and promotes the harvest and lifestyle of the Granite Belt. The region is unique in Queensland: the combination of altitude and granite produces some of the country's best produce and wine. Various locations in Stanthorpe. 5–7 Mar. DETAILS § South Burnett Wine and Food in the Park Festival — Showcases the excellent food and wine that the South Burnett has to offer in a relaxed carnival atmosphere. There will be a variety cruising music from a number of performers all day, wine tasting, cooking demonstrations, roving street performers, and a wide variety of interesting foods. Memorial Park, Kingaroy. 13 Mar. DETAILS § Fassifern Fresh Food Festival — Celebrating the fresh food grown and produced in the beautiful heart of the Scenic Rim the Fassifern Fresh Food Festival will be a feast for the taste buds. Incorporating a farmers market, cooking demonstrations, food and wine sampling and fun activities for children themed around the great winter vegetables that grow around Boonah. Enjoy a day out in the country surrounded by the magnificent mountains of the Scenic Rim. This will be a great day for the family to come out and have some fun whilst tasting the fresh food the region has to offer. Bicentennial Park, Boonah. 4 Jul. DETAILS REGULAR § Market in the Mountains & Granite Belt Farmers Market — Where they Make It, Bake It, Sew It or Grow It. There are a wonderful range of jams, pickles, honey, cheese, cakes, biscuits and much more. Also enjoy a variety of arts and craft, plants, fruit and vegetables. Civic Centre, Stanthorpe. Every second and fourth Sunday of the month. DETAILS *Synopses and dates are as listed on relevant organiser websites. |
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*Synopses and dates are as listed on relevant organiser websites. |
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ONE-OFF — 2010 § Australian Camp Oven Festival — A weekend of great family fun that celebrates their cultural bush heritage. Visitors can sit back while watching the horse whisperer or sheep shearer, or enjoy the arts, crafts, local produce and old working machinery. Enjoy some authentic camp oven food before you kick up your heels at the bush dance on Saturday night. Showgrounds, Millmerran. 2–3 Oct. DETAILS *Synopses and dates are as listed on relevant organiser websites. |