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 6 March all of the participating shopfronts will have their displays ready for Friday judging day, so Friday to Sunday (6 – 8 March) are the days to…
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…
The Heritage Bank Food and Wine Fiesta, is on Friday 6, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 March – 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. Savour the flavours of regional…
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! The bands will again gather and join in on the main Channel 7…
A festival highlight is the Channel 7 Grand Parade which sweeps through Stanthorpe’s main street in a colourful celebration of community and the Granite Belt harvest. Straight after the parade the marching and brass bands will all gather in the main street for a bands finale, from approximately 2.30pm to 3pm. Find out about entering…
Just after the Grand Parade, the iconic Grape Crush – the epitome of harvest celebration is staged in the main street of Stanthorpe, in the area outside the Stanthorpe Post Office at 4pm. Watch the contenders battle it out to see who has the fastest feet and who will take out the title of Queensland…
Saturday night is time for the fireworks extravaganza over Stanthorpe! The fireworks are set off on Carnarvon Bridge, which is at the bottom (southern end) of Maryland Street (Stanthorpe’s main street). There will be an exclusion zone around the fireworks and we recommend viewing from Maryland Street, in the area nearby to O’Maras Hotel.
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