The ultimate farm gate event for families and food lovers alike, this signature Eat Local Month celebration proudly showcases the best of the Scenic Rim’s culinary offerings in one delicious day.
Meet local farmers, indulge your taste buds with the season’s harvest, and enjoy live cooking demos from top Queensland chefs. Don’t forget to sample local beer, wine, and spirits, and stock up on fresh produce as you explore 60+ market stalls.
Pack your eskies and bring the whole family for a day filled with fun, food, and country hospitality.
Winter Harvest Festival is the ultimate farm gate event for families and food lovers alike.
As the signature event of Eat Local Month, this authentic food festival proudly showcases the best of the Scenic Rim’s culinary offerings. It’s an invitation to literally eat and drink your way around the region, connect with local producers, and watch cooking demonstrations led by top Queensland chefs—all in one flavour-filled day!
Get ready to indulge your taste buds in the flavours of this season’s harvest, sample local beer, wine, and spirits, and stock up on fresh produce as you stroll through 60+ market stalls.
Pack your empty eskies, gather the kids, and bring your friends for a day full of country hospitality and unforgettable experiences.
Date: Saturday 28 June
Venue: George Street, Kalbar
Times: 10am – 4pm
Support local farmers, enjoy on-site glamping, pre-order a delicious grazing box, and join convenient coach tours from multiple locations. Discover all the new ways to make your Winter Harvest Festival experience even better!
Support our farmers by purchasing a Winter Harvest Festival bag when booking your tickets. $2 from every sale goes to Farm Angels, helping provide financial assistance, food hampers, care packs, and mental wellbeing support to Scenic Rim farming families when they need it most.
Make a weekend of it with cozy, fully-equipped bell tents at Kalbar Showgrounds, just a short walk from the festival. Sleeping up to five guests, each tent includes plush bedding, a power outlet, and various other creature comforts. Limited sites available—book now!
Skip the queues and pre-order your grazing box for two, featuring locally smoked ham, Tamborine Mountain cheeses, hand-made pickles and dips from Picnic Real Food Bar, and a Franquette baguette. Vegetarian options and dessert add-ons are available. Order when purchasing your festival ticket.
Get social and leave the car at home!
Book a tour to Winter Harvest Festival from Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Hervey Bay, or Fraser Coast.
Visit our Visiting Coach Groups page for details.
The Homestead Kitchen, proudly presented by Moffatt Fresh Produce, returns with an exciting program of live cooking demonstrations. Join Scenic Rim Food Ambassadors Alison Alexander, Elliot Platz, Richard Ousby, Glen Barratt, and Caz from Scenic Rim Cooking Classes as they share their expert tips, techniques, and passion for cooking with the region’s freshest seasonal produce.
Beyond the sizzling kitchen action, immerse yourself in the heart of the Scenic Rim’s food culture with interactive workshops led by local producers and flavour artisans. Discover the secrets behind brewing, distilling, and event growing your own gourmet mushroom.
Throughout the day, don’t miss the chance to meet our farmers and artisans and hear their stories live at the 612 ABC Radio Brisbane Producers Stage. Stay tuned for more exciting details coming soon!
With MC Caz Osborne, Scenic Rim Cooking Classes
Auslan Interpretation Provided
🍝 10:30am – Pasta Masterclass: Enhanced by Local Flavours
Join Richard Ousby for a pasta masterclass that celebrates the region’s bounty. Learn the fundamentals of making fresh pasta from scratch, then discover how local produce can elevate these simple shapes into a true highlight of seasonal cooking.
🥣 11:30am – The Produce Takes Centre Stage: Fassifern Valley Soup
Alison Alexander celebrates the Winter Harvest with a warming Fassifern Valley Soup, featuring the hero ingredient beetroot and a bounty of local valley-grown vegetables. Discover how to let fresh, local produce shine in your kitchen with simple, time-honoured techniques that celebrate the season.
🌽 12:30pm – In Season: A Winter Twist on Sunday Roast
Elliot Platz brings a fresh take on the classic Sunday roast, featuring Wattleseed and Pepperberry Spiced Beef Flank alongside a roasted heirloom tomato salad with camel feta and truffle oil. Discover how local ingredients and creative twists can elevate your winter table.
🥐 1:30pm – Pastry Perfect: Finished with the Region’s Best
Discover the secrets to light, airy pastries and sponges with Glen Barratt, then watch them come to life with a Scenic Rim twist. From rosella jam to edible blooms and local brittle, this is pastry elevated by the region’s finest.
Add on a workshop when you purchase your Winter Harvest Festival ticket:
🍄 10:15am & 11:30am – Grow Your Own Mushrooms with Scenic Rim Mushrooms
Learn how to grow mushrooms at home using a Scenic Rim Mushrooms grow kit (supplied as part of the workshop). Suitable for primary school aged children through to adults.
🍻 12:45pm – Boxer Brewing Co Tasting Table
Sample a selection of Boxer Brewing Co.’s finest craft beers alongside a selection of locally made grazing goodies. A relaxed and flavourful tasting experience.
🥃 2pm – Australian Botanical Liqueur and Spirit Tasting Experience with Tamborine Mountain Distillery
Guided by master distiller Gordon Chalmers, enjoy a curated tasting of liqueurs and spirits with native bush flavours, and a special take-home treat.
🎤 10am – Music by Stelle
🍯 10:30am – Supporting Local Producers with Loretta Ryan and joined by:
🎤 11am – Music by Stelle
🐪 11:30am – Producers Creating Diverse Product Ranges with Loretta Ryan and joined by:
🎤 12pm – Music by Stelle
🥕 12:40pm – Focus on the Farmers with Alison Alexander and joined by:
🎤 1pm – Music by Nicky Convine
🥃 1:30pm – Interesting Stories Behind the Produce with Craig Zonca and joined by:
🎤 2pm – Music by Nicky Convine
🎤 3pm – Music by Nicky Convine
Fill up your eskies as you explore over 60 market stalls offering fresh seasonal produce, local wines, beers and spirits, cheeses, meats, and more. Alongside these culinary delights, you’ll find a variety of handcrafted goods and local creations, all crafted by our region’s skilled artisans.
Designed specifically for the youngest festivalgoers, the festival offers a range of fun and educational activities for children from creative crafts and sensory play to planting veggie seedlings and meeting friendly farm animals.
Little adventurers can play, learn, and explore the magic of the harvest season through hands-on experiences at every turn.
Sprouts Play Patch is a vibrant, hands-on area bursting with fun, farm-themed activities. Packed with interactive agricultural and food-inspired experiences that are both educational and entertaining:
At the Urban Utilities marquee, kids can plant their very own lettuce, parsley, cherry tomato or rocket seedlings—sourced locally from Jasmine Urban Farm. With guidance on how water helps plants grow, they’ll be able to care for their new seedlings at home.
Families can enjoy a variety of fun activities across the festival grounds, including:
Picture a perfect day out celebrating our region’s flavours with a range of delicious ready-to-eat options, including BBQ’d local beef and corn, aromatic Indian Dosa, wood-fired pizza with seasonal toppings, and Spanish paella cooked by Scenic Rim Food Ambassador Javier Codina, complemented by local wines, beers, and spirits.
Live music performances by Ross Weber and The Paper Lane Band will provide the perfect soundtrack to a day of delicious discovery and celebration of local food and drink.
This event will honour the pioneers of local food preparation and preservation in the Scenic Rim, celebrating the women who grew and preserved food for their families long before era of refrigeration and supermarkets.
Attendees will learn about traditional methods of bottling, pickling, and preserving, and explore a range of locally made jams, marmalades, and relishes. It’s a day to connect with the region’s culinary history and stock up on homemade goods to take home.
Auslan Interpretation Provided
10am – Simple Seasonal Staples with 612 ABC Radio Brisbane presenter Alison Alexander
Alison Alexander shows how to make creamy labneh, vibrant broccoli pesto, and a zesty salsa verde – simple, fresh accompaniments that honour the everyday kitchen skills once shared between neighbours and written into well-worn recipe books. Learn how to turn local, seasonal produce into vibrant table staples.
11am – Sourdough Starter Know-How with Sally Peach & Denise Sembach, joined by 612 ABC Radio Brisbane presenter Craig Zonca
Sally Peach & Denise Sembach share their expertise on building and caring for a sourdough starter. Discover the secrets to a healthy, active starter and set yourself up for delicious sourdough baking at home.
12pm – Handmade Salves and Home Remedies with Amanda Palmer from Comfrey Co
Amanda shares the old ways of using plants from the garden to make simple, everyday remedies. Drawing on traditional knowledge, she demonstrates how to create a healing salve using just three ingredients. Amanda’s passion for herbal remedies is rooted in her experience growing comfrey and crafting natural products, reflecting a commitment to preserving these time-honoured practices.
1pm – Sauce Making and the No-Waste Kitchen with Morgan Fuery from The Drunken Farmhand joined by 612 ABC Radio Brisbane presenter Loretta Ryan
Morgan shares his approach to making sauces from scratch using seasonal produce and time-honoured methods. Learn how to make the most of what’s available, stretching ingredients further, and preserving flavours.
2pm – Bottling the Season with Kerry Owen
Kerry demonstrates how to bottle fruit at home using simple, reliable methods. With a focus on additive-free preserving, she shares how this age-old practice can still fit into today’s kitchen – one jar at a time.
Hall Displays
Hall Stalls
Garden Stalls
Tea Garden Café
The Tea Garden Café, operated by members of the QWCA Boonah Branch, will offer a delicious Devonshire tea of local scones, jam and cream accompanied by a bottomless cup of tea. Pumpkin soup will also be available.
