Download the program here. The festival also features:

Cooking demonstrations. See our celebrity chef and others create gastronomic masterpieces.
Listen to cool tunes. Sit back and relax to an eclectic mix of the blues, contemporary, pop rock and funk music from Rob & Levi.
Marvel at Dazzling Dan the Magic Man and his amazing tricks.
Let The Party Girl entertain your children. Face painting and balloon animals are her speciality.
See the work of local artists’ at our Art exhibition.
Picnic. Bring along a picnic blanket, gather delicious goodies from the exhibitors and enjoy a leisurely lunch on the lawns of the historic Pirra Homestead.
Preserves Competition. Is your jam the best?

The festival operates from 10:00am until 4:00pm.

In our Master & Apprentice Cooking Competition leading local chefs team up with VET in School Culinary students from The Gordon. The chefs mentor and work with their student to compete against another Master & Apprentice team.

The Gordon VET in School Culinary students hail from local secondary collages, Sacred Heart and Northern Bay.

We are excited to announce the festival's 2017 celebrity chef is JANELLE BLOOM, one of this country’s most-loved tv chefs! Janelle is one of the original chefs who inspire viewers daily on the high-rating tv show READY STEADY COOK.

Author, food writer & stylist. She believes good cooking begins with confidence and a little patience. Her recipes are foolproof, easy-to-follow and use seasonal ingredients that are readily available. What’s more, each one has to taste every bit as good as it looks.

Janelle will MC our cooking stage and our Master & Apprentice competition as well as perform 2 cooking demonstrations on the day.