Events in Bundaberg

Bundaberg is only 1.5 hours drive south from Agnes Water and 1770,  and offers a great variety of events that you can incorporate into your Agnes Water / 1770 stay. Most of these events in Bundaberg are annual  – so be sure to double check the dates!

• Regular Events

• Riverfeast

  WHEN: Every Friday 4pm-10pm
  WHERE: 1A Scotland St, Bundaberg
  COST: Free entry

  Friday nights at RiverFeast come alive on the Burnett River with the transformation of Bundaberg’s old Marine College facility into a lively, family friendly entertainment precinct. RiverFeast hosts a variety of food vendors offering unique and sumptuous cuisines and  a select group of retail stalls to wander through. Food choices are ever changing, but rest assured there is something on the menu for everyone.  Come along and enjoy the local region’s craft beverages (softdrinks, beers, spirits and ciders), great live entertainment and relax in Bundy’s biggest beer garden by the river.  Check out our website www.riverfeast.com.au or find us on Facebook and Instagram.

• Annual Events
  

• The Bundy Easter Roundup – Country Music Festival and talent search

  WHEN: 30th Mar – 1st April 2018
  WHERE: University Dr, Branyan (Bundaberg Recreational Precinct)
  COST: Free

  The Bundy Easter Roundup is a well established weekend event of Country Music and with on-site camping in a quiet bush setting situated in close proximity to many local tourist attractions. The talent search is open to non-professional performers of all age groups. Bring your own chair and enjoy two and a half days of non-stop, family entertainment in a large indoor area, with professional sound, meals, refreshments and raffles. Camping, powered and unpowered sites are available. There will be hot showers and disability access to facilities and parking. Call 0409 470 558 for more information.

• The Gin Gin Show

  WHEN: Sat 2nd – Sun 3rd June 2018
  WHERE: Gin Gin Showgrounds, Dear Street
  COST: 2 Day Family Ticket – $30; Single Day Tickets – Adults $12, Pensioner & High School $6, Primary School $1

  COME ALONG & ENJOY A REAL COUNTRY SHOW!

  There will be free entertainment all weekend for the kids, with a pavilion full of arts, craft, cooking, plants & veges.  There are cane exhibits, horse events both days, Prime & Stud Cattle and a young judges & paraders competition.  On saturday evening, enjoy the Young Farmers Challenge and the evolution Twilight Woodchop. Brendan Egan will be providing the music for the evening! On sunday, don’t miss the Ute Muster, woodchop, poultry displays,  Junior Farmers Challenge for the kids, Horse events and plenty of free entertainment for the kids!

  For more info visit  the ginginshowsociety.com.au  or call 0407 572 484.

• Winterfeast

  WHEN: Fri 6th – Sun 15th July 2018
  WHERE: Multiple areas in the North Burnett Region
  COST: Some free, some paid
  

  Winterfeast is back for another year of tantalising treats, enticing events and farm-fresh produce. These 10 delicious days are set to spoil food lovers with an abundance of premium quality produce, first-class dining experiences and family-friendly events. This is a chance for locals to show off the Bundaberg region’s ever-growing culinary tourism attractions, and for visitors to experience all that the region has-to offer through immersive, exclusive and stimulating culinary events. They are so exciting! With this year’s program we have been blown away by the support of local businesses who have proudly put their hand up to hold an event to showcase their beautiful region and the splendours of its farmable land. This year their events are bigger, better and tastier than ever with a variety of authentic farm-gate to plate events run by passionate locals guaranteed to build up your appetite! For more information visit http://www.winterfeast.com.au/

• 2018 NAIDOC Week Celebrations

  WHEN: Sun 8th – Sun 15th July 2018
  WHERE: Various locations
  COST: Most events are free, please check website for full details

  NAIDOC week is a nationwide celebration of Indigenous tradition and culture and in Bundaberg they offer a week full of events for people of all ages and walks of life to be involved and learn more about one of the oldest living cultures in the world.

  The Bundaberg and District Committee invites both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to join in to participate in events and march with them as they honour the 2018 National NAIDOC Theme: Because of her, we can!

• Childers Festival

  WHEN: Sat 28th – Sun 29th July 2018
  WHERE: Churchill and Crescent Streets, Childers
  COST: Free entry

  The Childers Festival is the only festival in Queensland that stops a highway by closing the mighty Bruce Highway! The festival transforms the highway into a gigantic food, market stall and entertainment hub, all staged between the heritage listed buildings and leopard tree lined streets of Childers, just 40 minutes west of Bundaberg.

  With free admission both days, the event kicks off on the Saturday afternoon from 2pm with a street party and lively bands performing well into the night. The main festival day, which closes the Bruce Highway is on the Sunday, kicking off from 9am to 3.30pm and features five stages of non-stop music, hundreds of market stalls and a smorgasbord of food from all over the world.

• Cane 2 Coral Fun Run

  WHEN: Sun 5th August 2018
  WHERE: Churchill and Crescent Streets, Childers
  COST: See website for entry costs for different runs
  

  The 2018 race will take place on Sunday, August 5th. All runs finish at the beautiful Coral Sea at Neilson Park, Bargara.
  Proceeds from the race assist local charities such as the Bundaberg Surf Club, Cancer Support Groups and Ronald McDonald House.

• Moore Park Beach Festival of Arts

  WHEN: Fri 17th – Sun 19th August 2018
  WHERE: Moore Park Beach, Community Hall, Club Avenue, Moore Park
  COST: Free
  

  The Moore Park Beach Arts Festival features a seaside view of a relaxed pleasant country lifestyle and approximately 20 kilometres of beautiful golden beaches.

  Enjoy a family friendly festival day – you set the pace on how much or little you do. The festival is based in Moore Park Beach, Queensland – which, includes:  Art exhibitions, Live entertainment, Workshops and Fun activities for young and old.

  The Moore Park Beach Arts Festival has support from the Wide Bay region – local and extended area’s to provide a wide range of opportunities for local talent and businesses to showcase at the event. Make sure you pop over to the FACEBOOK page “Moore Park Beach Arts Festival 2018” and give it a “LIKE” – to stay up to date.”

• Mon Repos Turtle Season

  WHEN: 15th Nov 2017 – 31 March  2018
  WHERE: Mon Repos Conservation Park
  COST: Check website for more information
  

  The Mon Repos Conservation Park, within the Southern Great Barrier Reef, supports the largest concentration of nesting marine turtles on the Eastern Australian mainland and has the most significant Loggerhead turtle nesting population in the South Pacific. Visitors can witness nesting and hatching turtles over the summer months on Mon Repos beach, however turtles are easily disturbed if proper turtle watching guidelines are not followed. The Mon Repos Turtle experience operates nightly during the Turtle Season. You have the opportunity to see nesting turtles from November through to January and hatchlings January through to March. It is an amazing sight to see the turtles venture up the beach to find a safe spot to dig a nest and lay their eggs. And then, if you are lucky, to come back six to eight weeks later to see the baby hatchlings take their first swim in the ocean. Bookings close promptly at 4pm daily.

• Bundaberg Pageant of Lights

  WHEN: Thu 6th December, 2018
  WHERE: Bourbong Street, Bundaberg Central
  COST: Free
  

  Discover the region’s Christmas spirit by taking part in Bundaberg Regional Council’s annual Pageant of Lights on Thursday 6th December 2018.There are opportunities for you to enter the parade, run a stall or just to sit back and enjoy the entertainment.Successful parade participants could go home richer, stallholders go home smiling, and we can guarantee all go home happy, having been part of Pageant of Lights.  For more information call 1300 883 699.