Fields of Fun in Every Region
Duration
3 days
Region
Scenic Rim
Transport
Self-drive
It is a weekend of occasions, each one distinct, each one worthy of your best hat, your most considered outfit, and your complete, unhurried attention. From the thundering pageantry of the Clydesdale Spectacular to an eight-course chef’s showcase in the heart of Boonah, and a pre-dawn balloon flight above one of Queensland’s most breathtaking landscapes, this itinerary moves through the very best of what the Scenic Rim does when it truly puts on a show. Dress for it. You won’t regret it.
Event highlights
Clydesdale Spectacular Raceday Luncheon
Hot Air Ballooning & Producers Breakfast
Soar above the clouds at sunrise and experience the Scenic Rim like never before. Float over rolling pastures and a patchwork of paddocks, taking in the region's natural beauty, before returning to O'Reilly's Canungra Valley Vineyards for a delicious breakfast crafted from seasonal ingredients that celebrate the region's rich farming heritage.
Blume Signature Dishes Lunch
Savour an exclusive eight-course lunch featuring Scenic Rim Food Ambassador Jack Stuart's most famous and favourite dishes. Indulge in Beaudesert Red Claw yabby with green tomato beurre blanc and pearls, and smoked Chioggia beetroot with Tommerup Jersey crème fraîche and apple marigold. A unique, one-time opportunity to savour Blume's finest culinary creations.
DAY 1 — Fri 12 June
Noon – Fri 12 June
The weekend announces itself at Beaudesert Race Club with colourful hats, fascinators, and the kind of good old-fashioned country hospitality that makes a race day feel like an event within an event. The Clydesdale Spectacular Raceday Luncheon pairs a three-course feast by Scenic Rim Food Ambassador Josue Lopez with a five-hour drinks package and the magnificent spectacle of the richest Clydesdale Show in the Southern Hemisphere. Dressed up, well fed, and thoroughly entertained, there is simply no better way to open a weekend in the Scenic Rim. Wear something fabulous!
DAY 2 — Sat 13 June
Noon – Sat 13 June
Blume Signature Dishes Lunch – SOLD OUT At Blume Restaurant in Boonah, the Scenic Rim Food Ambassador and Head Chef Jack Stuart presents an exclusive eight-course lunch of his most celebrated and personal dishes, Beaudesert Red Claw yabby with green tomato beurre blanc and pearls, smoked Chioggia beetroot with Tommerup Jersey crème fraîche and apple marigold. Dishes that exist at the intersection of exceptional technique and deeply local produce. A one-time opportunity to experience Blume’s finest in their entirety and exactly as they were intended. Do not miss this.
As the afternoon softens, make your way to The Overflow Estate 1895, not for an event, simply for the pleasure of it. A glass of estate wine on the terrace overlooking Lake Wyaralong, the mountain ranges catching the last of the afternoon light, the day slowing to exactly the right pace. Stay for dinner if the mood takes you. There are far worse ways to spend a Saturday evening in the Scenic Rim, though it is hard to think of many better ones.
DAY 3 — Sun 14 June
Morning – Sun 14 June
Sunday begins in the dark and rewards you with something extraordinary with Hot Air Ballooning & the Producers Breakfast. By 4:45am you are at O’Reilly’s Canungra Valley Vineyards, and before long you are above it all, floating over the Scenic Rim’s patchwork of rolling pastures, ancient peaks, and winding country roads as the sun rises and the region reveals itself from an angle very few people ever get to see. When the balloon lands, a producers breakfast crafted from seasonal ingredients celebrates the farming heritage of the land you have just been drifting above. The perfect full stop to a weekend that knew exactly how to make an impression, from the ground up and well beyond it.
