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Scenic Rim Eat Local Month's flavour-filled finale weekend to be a harvest celebration for the ages

WINTER HARVEST FESTIVAL

Scenic Rim Eat Local Month’s flavour-filled finale weekend to be a harvest celebration for the ages

 

Ready, Set, Esky: Scenic Rim Eat Local Month’s much-loved Winter Harvest Festival returns to Kalbar THIS Saturday 27 June, bringing together the region’s farmers, growers, producers, Food Ambassador chefs and artisans for one unforgettable day of food, farming and country hospitality. 

 

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As the signature finale to Australia’s most authentic paddock-to-plate celebration, the festival transforms the town of Kalbar into a vibrant showcase of everything that makes the Scenic Rim one of the country’s richest food bowls. Visitors can meet the people behind their food, taste produce at its seasonal peak, sip award-winning local beer, wine and spirits, watch cooking demonstrations from renowned chefs and experience firsthand the stories, traditions and innovation driving Australian agriculture.

 

Part food festival, part farm-gate adventure, Winter Harvest Festival offers a unique experience for family and friends to connect with the land, learn where their food comes from and enjoy a day filled with flavours, entertainment and hands-on experiences.

 

More than 50 local producers and makers fill the streets with fresh produce, gourmet treats and artisan products, while crowd-favourite attractions including the world-famous Tractor Pull, carrot tossing and Moffatt Fresh Produce’s legendary carrot ice cream return alongside a host of new workshops, experiences and culinary discoveries.

 

It’s the ultimate opportunity to fill up your esky and pantry straight from the source. Flavour highlights include Valley Pride Produce's homemade jams and relishes and The Drunken Farmhand's colourful range of pickled produce and cult-favourite Chilli Pineapple sauce.

 

New to this year’s festival, 4Real Milk showcases a line-up of artisan cheeses including triple cream brie, camembert, feta, haloumi and ready-to-eat cheese plates. Ungermann Brothers will also serve up gourmet ice cream, featuring Scenic Rim finger lime alongside exclusive Winter Harvest Festival flavours such as pumpkin spice latte and sweetcorn with candied bacon.

 

At the Ginger & Bean Coffee Caravan, festival-goers can try the Honeycomb Freddo latte made with honey and honeycomb from Olive View Estate, or a fragrant Lemon Myrtle tea. Scenic Rim’s family-owned bakery Arthur Clive’s Bakehouse will serve their renowned pies, while Iron Hills Meadery offers handcrafted mead made from local Scenic Rim honey.

 

EXTEND THE CELEBRATION ACROSS THE WEEKEND

Flavour fans can tip their hat to the trailblazers of the Scenic Rim who fed their families long before Uber Eats was around at A Celebration of Lost Culinary Arts, a special activation at Winter Harvest festival held in the historic Kalbar School of Arts & Memorial Hall. Learn the art of canning, pickling, and preserving – plus stock up on enough jams, marmalades, and chutneys to make your pantry pop. Recipes, traditional techniques and culinary secrets handed down over generations will be shared in this truly wonderful celebration.

 

As the sun goes down, the celebrations continue with Saturday night’s Harvest Hoedown featuring country music stars Riley Ziskey, Laura Frank, Jacynta'lee, DJ Desert Rose. Don’t forget to dust your boots off and hit the dance floor for an unforgettable night of live music and line dancing!

 

On Sunday, get your hands dirty picking produce with fifth-generation farmers at Valley Pride Produce, enjoy a Tour, Taste and Camel Encounter at Summer Land Camels, indulge in Chocolate, Cheese and Wine in the Vineyard at Bunjurgen Estate, or relax with O’Reilly’s Artisan Picnic and Alpaca Experience.

 

Visitors can make a winter weekend of it with cosy glamping Kalbar Showgrounds. Stay close to the action in a fully equipped, heated bell tent featuring plush bedding, power, and all the creature comforts of a countryside escape. It’s the ultimate family weekend or getaway with friends!

 

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Minister for the Environment and Tourism Andrew Powell said the Crisafulli Government was proud to support Eat Local Month and the Winter Harvest Festival, which continued to deliver strong benefits for the Scenic Rim and Queensland.

 

“Eat Local Month continues to go from strength to strength, attracting thousands of visitors to the Scenic Rim and generating an estimated $2.4 million for Queensland’s economy." 

 

“The Crisafulli Government is proud to support events like the Winter Harvest Festival because they showcase the very best of regional Queensland, support local producers and encourage visitors to explore more of our State.”

 

Scenic Rim Mayor Tom Sharp said Eat Local Month offers members of the local community and visitors of all ages, backgrounds and tastes to enjoy Australia's most authentic paddock-to-plate experience against the backdrop of the region's outstanding natural environment and fertile farmland.

 

"The Winter Harvest Festival brings all of this together in a superb celebration of our region and its growers, producers and flavour-makers," he said.

 

"While growers have traditionally taken their product to market, increasingly we are seeing consumers wanting a closer connection and buying directly from the source.

 

"The Winter Harvest Festival continues to grow an appreciation of quality produce and the efforts of those who put food on our tables."

 

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

 

Market Stalls to fill your belly and your esky!

Wander through more than 50 stalls showcasing the very best of the Scenic Rim, with freshly picked produce, pasture-raised meats, artisan dairy, flowers, pantry staples, small-batch condiments, sweet treats and handcrafted goods – all grown, made or crafted within the region.

 

Alongside the market stalls, festival-goers can enjoy wood-fired pizzas, gourmet pastries, freshly barbecued Kalfresh sweet corn, local baked goods, coffee carts, boutique wines, locally brewed beers, artisan spirits and handcrafted mead – a true celebration of the people who grow, raise, bake, brew and craft the region’s food identity. FULL LIST AT BASE.  

 

Demonstrations, workshops and more

The Homestead Kitchen Stage presented by Moffatt Fresh Produce will host Ambassador Chefs Josue Lopez, Javier Codina, Jake Nicolson and Caz Osborne as well as guest producers.  Beyond the kitchen action, there’s workshops led by local artisans and producers including Elderflower Farm, The Drunken Farmhand and Tamborine Mountain Distillery, offering everything from edible flower cookie decorating and line dancing to pickles, pairings, botanical spirits tastings and farmgate storytelling. At the ABC Producer Stage Loretta Ryan will host sessions with Vanbery Jam Co, Heritage Poultry, Wilde Foods, The Butcher Co, the sixth generation Tommerup’s Dairy Farm and more.

 

Tractor Pull: a battle for the ages (and bragging rights!)
At the world-famous Tractor Pull, presented by Community Bank Kalbar, who’s got the muscle to wrestle a 10-tonne Kubota tractor across the finish line? Local butchers, farmers, Australian Defence Force and Council teams are all vying for the title. Bring your loudest cheer and witness the epic showdown – winner takes home cash for their local community group!

 

A Celebration of Lost Culinary Arts presented by 612 ABC Radio Brisbane
Learn the art of bottling, pickling, and preserving, plus stock up on enough jams, marmalades, and chutneys to fill your pantry at the Kalbar School of Arts & Memorial Hall. Hosted by Craig Zonca, Loretta Ryan and Alison Alexander from 612 ABC Radio together with Sally Peach, this free event invites guests to explore traditional skills through live demonstrations and a selection of market stalls – honouring the resilience and culinary ingenuity that filled pantries and fed families long before fridges and supermarkets.

 

A country-style Devonshire Tea and sandwiches!

A country-style Devonshire Tea and sandwiches will be served in the garden outside the Kalbar School of Arts & Memorial Hall, hosted by the Kalbar Progress Association. Adding to the winter warmth, the Queensland Country Women’s Association will bring their much-loved homemade pumpkin soup. It’s the perfect place to pause, sit back and soak up a little winter sunshine.

 

Fun for the Littlies (and the big kids!)
Little farmers-in-the-making can explore the Allclass Kubota Tractor Play Area with life-sized tractors, machinery and pedal-powered equipment, before diving into farm-themed activities with playdough, carrot lacing and a flower planting sensory table. Families can also get hands-on with carrot tossing, junior tractor pulling, farm animal cuddles at the Heritage Farm Animal Nursery, face painting, garden games, line dancing, and so much more!

 

Supporting Farm Angels

Supporting our farmers has never been more important - purchase a Winter Harvest Festival hemp or cooler bag on the day or when you book.  $2 from every sale goes to Farm Angels who provide practical, financial, mental health and wellbeing support to farming families when they need it most.

 

Grab your mates, your kids, and your appetite – and get ready for the ultimate celebration of local harvest, country hospitality, and a day that’s as fresh and flavourful as the Scenic Rim itself.

 

Scenic Rim Eat Local Month is proudly presented by Scenic Rim Regional Council, with support from: major partners Moffatt Fresh Produce and CamperMate, supporting partners Kalfresh Vegetables, Urban Utilities, Community Bank Kalbar and District, Brisbane Economic Development Agency, Allclass Kubota, Queensland Hire and 612 ABC Radio Brisbane. The event is also supported by the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland's Destination Events Program.  

 

 

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WINTER HARVEST FESTIVAL 2026 - STALLS

 

Fresh Seasonal Produce

• Moffatt Fresh Produce – Fresh vegetables, jars of chutney, carrot fudge and carrot ice cream.
• Valley Pride Produce – Farm fresh seasonal vegetables and homemade products crafted from farm grown produce including jams, chutneys, relished, infused beetroot, baked goods and honey.

Meat & Poultry

• Scenic Rim Pastured Poultry – Fresh pasture raised, locally grown poultry.
• The Butcher Co. – Visit the shopfront within the event footprint for local beef, lamb, pork and chicken.
• Toro Wagyu – Fresh wagyu, raised on our Rosevale and Obum Obum properties.

Flowers, Herbs & Plants

• Eden Seeds – A selection of open pollinated, untreated, heirloom seeds for vegetables, flowers and herbs as well as gardening books and practical garden sundries.
• Elderflower Farm – Fresh cut flowers, flower teas, flower lollipops, candles, dried edible flowers, flower seeds, elderflower cordial range (bottled and ready to drink), other handmade flower farm products, and baskets.
• Protea King – Cut Protea flowers, plants and complimentary products.

Dairy

• Scenic Rim 4 Real Milk – Bottled Scenic Rim milk, triple cream brie, Ccmembert, feta, haloumi, ready-to-eat cheese plates.
• Summer Land Camels – Camel milk gelato, dairy products and charcuterie.
• Ungermann Brothers – A selection of gourmet hand-crafted ice cream, including Scenic Rim favourite fingerlime ice cream and exclusive Winter Harvest Festival flavours pumpkin spice latte and sweetcorn with candied bacon, along with warm poffertjes (Dutch mini pancakes).

Condiments & Specialty Sauces

• Chef Dylan’s Gourmet Food Co. – Handcrafted small batch sauces and seasonings for bbq meats and quick & easy wholesome family meals. All natural, chef’s quality, global flavours created with local ingredients.
• Chilli Central – Chilli sauces, salts and rubs, all handcrafted locally in Maroon, Scenic Rim.
• The Drunken Farmhand – A range of whole pickled vegetables (e.g. onions, garlic and dill pickles) and fruits (such as pineapple), as well as a selection of small batch sauces, including the very popular Chilli Pineapple, our smoked BBQ and sweet chilli
• Truffle Discovery Centre – Truffle infused condiments: oils, balsamics, aioli, mustard, hot sauce, honey, salt, seasoning, pasta sauce, dried truffle, fresh truffle. Non-truffle condiments including jams, chutney, relish, balsamics, sauces and dressings
• Vanbery Jam Co – Rosella products including jam, syrup, topping, paste & tea as well as a new Rosella ice cream served in a ready-to-eat tub.
• Wilde Foods – Pickled warrigal greens, pickled warrigal greens & macadamia nut pesto, Davidsons plum sauce, pepper berry & wattle seed rub, Wilde dukkah.

Pantry Staples

• Bee All Natural – Raw honey, creamed honey, bath, body, skin and hair products, freeze dried lollies, fruit and vege powders.
• Farming on 15`degrees – Local, raw honey and beeswax.
• Hampson Honey – Raw Australian honey, honeycomb and beeswax products.
• My Country Escape – A range of locally crafted products from the likes of Tamborine Mountain Jerky, Tamborine Mountain Coffee, Story Book Cakes, Oaky Creek Road Providores as well as a selection of complimentary homewares.
• Nungra Nibbles – Beef jerky, biltong, dried mango, macadamias, nuts and snacks.
• Pine Tree Pocket Pantry – Peanut butter, raspberry jam, strawberry jam, mango chutney, beetroot chutney, honey, flavoured sea salts, sourdough starter kits & supplies.
• Scenic Rim Pantry by Roastbeef & The Frog – Our famous truffle butter, delicious French pâte de fruit, and other local produce
• Scenic Rim Lavender – All things lavender including teas, honey, jam, marmalade, syrup and confectionery, as well as soaps, essential oils and body products.
• Tracey’s Tucker Bag – Artisan meal bags made with a selection of spices, beans, rice and lentils in a coloured sands style. “Good, wholesome food”, great for the slow cooker, camp oven and stove top.

Sweet Treats

• Areleah Chocolates –  Handmade peanut brittle, coconut ice, Jersey caramels, butterscotch popcorn, marshmallows, rainbow jellies, chocolate bars, chocolate speckles and raspberry jelly sprinkles and ice cream.
• Chokola’j – Small batch chocolate featuring local, Scenic Rim produce, including macadamia, honeycomb, and olive and salt chocolate bars; honeycomb; peanut and macadamia brittle; drinking chocolate.

Ready to Eat & Drink Food Vendors

• Arthur Clive’s Bakehouse – Pies, sausage rolls and pastries featuring local, Scenic Rim ingredients, as well as sourdough loaves.
• Cuppa-licious – A range of coffees, teas, chai, hot chocolate, iced latte, milkshakes and frappes.
• Dosa Delish – Masala Dosa – a crispy savoury Indian pancake filled with a flavourful potato pallaya and accompanied with a mildly spiced lentil dhal, a sweet & zingy coconut lime chutney and a seasonal salad. Dhal and salad as separate options. Spiced golden chai & spiced deserts. All gluten and dairy free and vegan friendly, featuring fresh Scenic Rim produce.
• Fire N Dough – Hand-stretched Italian inspired wood fired pizzas made with the freshest ingredients sourced from local producers.
• Ginger & Bean Coffee Caravan – Specialty coffees, premium teas, chai, matcha and hot chocolate. Iced drinks, cold beverages, sweet treats. Winter Harvest Festival specialty drinks including Honeycomb Freddo (cold) latte using honey and honeycomb sourced from Olive Grove Estate, and Lemon Myrtle Tea sourced from Olive Grove Estate.
• Heritage Poultry – Banh Mi, sausages, and chicken & mushroom pies, all made with fresh, local, pasture-raised poultry.
• In Pursuit of Pastry – Delicious selection of pies, cakes and pastries featuring local produce, prepared by Scenic Rim Ambassador Pastry Chef Glen Barratt.
• Kalfresh Sweet Corn – Freshly barbequed sweet corn grown by Kalfresh with lashings of butter and our favourite seasoning.
• Och Aye The Brew – Coffee, hot and cold drinks, light snacks featuring local Scenic Rim produce, cakes.
• The Butcher Co. – Beef sliders, sausages on a stick (various flavours).

 

Wineries, Craft Brewers & Distillers

• Beech Mountain Distillery – Artisan spirits (native spirits / gin) and craft beer
• Boonah Brewing Co. – Selection of beers brewed in the heart of the Scenic Rim, at Commercial Hotel Boonah.
• Boxer Brewing Co. – Selection of beers and cider.
• Cauldron Distillery – Selection of locally produced gin, vodka, vermouth, liqueur, whiskey and Australian Agave.
• Iron Hills Meadery – Handcrafted mead (honey wine) made from local Scenic Rim honey. A variety of flavours offer dry, off-dry, semi-sweet and sweet options to cater to all palates.
• Loborn – Refreshing amaro and sodas, bottles of amaro and vermouth.
• O’Reilly’s Canungra Valley Vineyards – Selection of boutique, family-crafted wines including fresh and easy-drinking styles through to fuller, more complex wines, suitable for everyday enjoyment and special occasions.
• Roastbeef & The Frog at The Overflow Estate 1895 – Selection of wines by the glass or bottle, accompanied by French crepes
• Tamborine Mountain Distillery – Selection of premium gins, vodkas, and liqueurs, each bottle reflecting quality, innovation, and local craftsmanship.
• Witches Falls Winery – Selection of wines.

Specialty Items

• The Golden Bone Bakery – Premium dog wellness products, lovingly made in the Scenic Rim. Four specialised blends of camel milk-based dog supplements, and superfood dog biscuits in a range of flavours all created with health-conscious dog owners and sensitive fur babies in mind.

Locally Produced Provisions

• Laursam Farmstead – Handmade tallow and tallow-based skincare products (including soaps, body butters and lip balms) made with locally sourced beef, sheep and camel fats, as well as beeswax wraps and balms using products from our own hives at Aratula.
• My Mountain Farm – Luxurious handcrafted goat milk and produce soaps, magnesium muscle sprays & roll-ons, bath salts, shower steamers, natural bath bombs, lavender eye pillows and heat packs, together with handmade sewn homewares and gifts.

Other

• Destination Scenic Rim – Learn more about our beautiful region, discover scenic stays, local experiences and hidden gems, and pick up the latest Visit Scenic Rim Guide 2026 to help plan your next trip to the region.
• Farm Angels – Support our farmers and purchase a Winter Harvest Festival hemp or cooler bag when you book your festival tickets. $2 from every sales goes to Farm Angels who provide practical, financial, mental health and wellbeing support to farming families when they need it most.

Kalbar Businesses to Explore

• Country Soul Collective – cafe where you can enjoy a coffee and freshly made treats using local ingredients
• Kalbar Country Bakehouse – all your baked good needs including breads and sweet goods
• Kalbar Traders – new, old and upcycled & vintage homewares
• Lovett at Kalbar– cafe serving coffee and homemade baked goods and pies offering a menu of All Day Breakfast and Lunch options.
• Nanny Lou’s Lane – stunning ladies fashion, beautiful handmade crafts and gifts, baby and toddler fashion and accessories, jewellery and more.
• Postmaster’s Sweets – a sweet surprise in the post office, with a selection of fudge, chocolate and all the best sweets from your childhood
• Royal Hotel Kalbar – your classic country pub offering a perfect combination of classic Australian pub offerings
• SPAR Express Kalbar Supermarket – all your grocery needs
• The Butcher Co – all your meat needs from local suppliers
• The Emporium – an old-fashioned general store with a range of beautiful homewares, garden ware, jewellery, art, clothing and skincare.

 

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