Program
The official 2024 festival program. The festival features:
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Cooking demonstrations. See our celebrity chef and others create gastronomic masterpieces.
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Listen to cool tunes. Sit back and relax to an eclectic mix of the blues, contemporary, pop rock and funk.
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Marvel at Dazzling Dan the Magic Man and his amazing tricks.
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Let The Party Girl entertain your children. Face painting and balloon animals are her speciality.
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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.
- Free Master Classes where you can learn from the experts. This year hear from masters in cheese, coffee, cocktails and more!
- Cheese Champion who made the award winning cheese?
The festival operates from 10:00am until 4:00pm.
Master & Apprentice Cooking Competition
In our Master & Apprentice Cooking Competition leading local chefs team up with Culinary students from The Gordon. The chefs mentor and work with their student to compete against another Master & Apprentice team. Our celebrity chef, Simon Toohey will help judge the competition.
We will have 3 competitions, one for entree, main and dessert, each with two teams. So lots of tasty dishes will be served up. And nobody will know beforehand what they have to cook with. It will be a surprise and the Master and the apprentices will need to think quick!
Watch the action on The Gordon Cooking Stage as our competitors go head to head in three cook-offs.
Special thanks to The Gordon TAFE for sponsorsing this event.
Donut Eating Competition
Our Donut Eating Competition, proudly sponsored by the local Lara Rod's Bakery, is back!
So get ready to enjoy all that doughy goodness.
Kids aged 8 - 12 can register on the day to compete in one of our many heats throughtout the day. Winners of each heat go into the grand final.
The overall winner receive lots of yummy Rod's Bakery donuts to take home.
Masterclasses in the mansion
Our MasterClasses in the mansion offer how-to classes all day. Our classes for the 2024 festival are:
11:45am - Best Australian cheeses by Splatters Cheese Train
12:45pm - Larrikin Gins with character by Kilderkin Distillery
1:45pm - Discover fabulous vino with wine maker Anthony Brain from The Gordon
2:45pm - Cocktail mixology by The 18th Amendment Bar