Everything you need to know about the WINTER HARVEST FESTIVAL
Scenic Rim Eat Local Week’s signature event -Saturday 6 July
Eat Local Week: Saturday June 29 to Sunday July 7
The signature event of Scenic Rim Eat Local Week is the famous Winter Harvest Festival on Saturday 6 July, and this year it promises to be the biggest yet, a fitting finale to one of the world’s most authentic food celebrations.
More than 70 market stalls selling everything from local vegetables to eggs, cheese, olives, relishes, jams, honey, camel milk products, carrot ice-cream, beer and wine will feature at the Aratula Community Sports Complex along with celebrity chef cooking demonstrations, food-themed Fashions on the Field, live music, loads of kids rides and adventures (Hay Maze, Kalfresh Carrot Central, face painting and free kids corner activities) and of course, the world famous Kalbar and District Bendigo Community Bank Tractor Pulling competition!! The Winter Harvest Festival runs from 10am through to 4pm, with highlights including:
- The famous Kalbar and District Bendigo Community Bank Tractor Pulling competition
- Local musicians Ross Weber and Dilly performing live all day
- Celebrity cooking demonstrations with Ben Ungermann (Master Chef 2017 runner-up), Ash Martin (Spicers Hidden Vale), Glen Barratt (Wild Canary) and Richard Ousby, hosted by Queensland’s leading food authority and Scenic Rim Regional Food Ambassador Alison Alexander
- Face painting and activities for the kids
- 70 market stalls and seven coffee stalls
- Local beef, pork and lamb, including locally raised beef from The Butcher Co, Running Creek Beef & Fassifern Valley Foods.
- FIVE ice-cream & gelato vendors – Ungermann Brothers, Lemon Lovers Gelato, Summer Land Camel Farm’s gelato, Moffatt Fresh Produce carrot ice-cream and Naughty Little Kids goat’s milk gelato.
- CHEESE made from sheep, camel, goat and cow’s milk, from Summer Land Camel Farm, Towri Sheep Cheese, Naughty Little Kids and Pure Artisan Cheese.
- Valley Pride Produce, Moffatt Fresh Produce and Peak Veggie Patch all selling fresh, locally picked fruit and vegetables.
- Sample Scenic Rim craft beers from Scenic Rim Brewery (including their brand-new beer the Beauy & Blue Spiced Pumpkin Ale), Fortitude Brewery and 4Hearts Brewing drops including the famous Wabbit Saison Carrot Beer.
- WINES from O’Reilly’s Canungra Valley Vineyards, The Overflow Estate 1895, Sarabah Estate Winery and Witches Falls Winery.
- Fresh CARROT JUICE from Moffatt Fresh Produce!
- 2m8’s BBQ & VUE Events will be selling smoked meats, including brisket, pulled pork, pork ribs plus plenty of authentic local flavours. There’ll even be a vegetarian option – pulled jackfruit!
- Delicious Scandinavian sweets and pastries from local food artisan Flemming Jakobsen at the Nordic Cuisine food truck.
- Woodfired pizzas, topped with local Scenic Rim ingredients.
- Arthur Clive’s Bakery Café’s cakes, slices, pies and bread.
- Native bush ingredients grown on Tamborine Mountain by Wilde Foods.
- A range of gluten-free and vegetarian food options will also be on offer.
- FASHION – for the first time the Winter Harvest Festival will feature Fashions on the Field! Entrants should come dressed in food-inspired outfits, with a nod to Scenic Rim local food and produce.
WINTER HARVEST FESTIVAL – FAST FACTS
ü Saturday 6 July 2019 at the Aratula Community Sports Complex
ü 10am to 4pm; adults $10 and children under 12 free
ü Tickets at the gate and online
ü The first 1,000 people through the gates receive a reusable Winter Harvest Festival souvenir shopping bag
ü Bring your own water bottle for free all-day water top ups from Queensland Water Utilities!
ü Make sure you bring a cooler for your purchases and a shopping bag
ü There are free rides for kids all day and the Winter Harvest Festival is an all-weather event.
ü There’s plenty of parking,
