Local festivals not to miss in 2022
Local Festivals Not To Miss in 2022!
From Agnes Water to Maryborough, you won't want to miss these local festivals celebrating everything in the Wide Bay!
Grab the family and hit the road! You won't want to miss these ten local festivals happening soon across the Wide Bay region!
If you love to experience and explore and beautiful local region, then get along to one of these fantastic local festivals in 2022!
When: Between May and September 2022
Where: 1770/Agnes Water, Burnett Heads, Bundaberg, Childers, North Burnett, Hervey Bay and Maryborough!
1770 Festival
20, 21, 22 May 2022
The 1770 Festival is an annual commemorative event held in 1770. In 2022, the event will be held on May 20, 21 and 22.
The picturesque coastal community of Agnes Water & Town of 1770, gateway to the Southern Great Barrier Reef, is getting ready to fire up again this May into a colourful kaleidoscope, showcasing the incredible range of activities and attractions to be experienced in this stunning coastal location.
- Free Entry
- Live Music
- Stalls
- Games and Rides
Where: 1170
When: May 20, 21, and 22
Learn more about this event here
Relish Fraser Coast
4 June 2022
Relish Food & Wine Festival returns to Portside Precinct and Queens Park, Maryborough for a delicious day of regional produce, impressive sessions, demonstrations, and an afternoon filled with live entertainment, beverage of choice in hand, a must. The foodie festival will take place on Saturday, 4 June 2022 and will kick off from 10am – 5pm. General admission starts at $20.
The Relish Food & Wine Festival showcases an impressive line-up of entertainment, delivers highly anticipated sessions throughout the day, features cooking demonstrations by celebrity chefs, presents regional wineries and an excellent arrangement of market stalls and food vendors.
Where: Queens Park Maryborough
When: Saturday June 4 10am to 5pm
Cost: Various - From $20
Bookings Recommended: Learn More here.
Steamfesta Steampunk Festival
June 25-26 2022
Steampunks, get your gears on at STEAMfesta festival, 25-26 June on the fabulous Fraser Coast. Gadgets, music, creativity, and family fun!
STEAMfesta celebrates the glory of Steampunk imagination and costume creativity with street performers, music, vendors, promenades, heritage streetscapes, train memorabilia, and science-based STEAM workshops. Whatever your creative passion Steamfesta aims to have you bursting with S.T.E.A.M. fueled excitement.
- Date: June 25-26 2022
- Time: 10:00 AM
- Cost: Free for the first 500 registrants
Learn More about Steamfesta Steampuk Festival here.
Mary Poppins Festival
3 July 2022
The Mary Poppins Festival 2022 is a perfect family event. It celebrates the power of storytelling and sets the scene for visitors to be transformed into their own world of play and imagination.
The Great Nanny Race, Chimney Sweep Challenge, Costume Competition, and other activities provide a chance for the community to join in with a competitive spirit. The Parade in the Park – Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, sees the community come together to showcase all the spectacle of the festival’s activities and colourful characters.
- Where: Queens Park & Portside Precint, Maryborough
- When: Sunday, July 3rd
- Cost: Free
- Parking: Street parking throughout the surrounding CDB
Learn More about Maryborough's Mary Poppins Festival here.