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Queensland’s tastiest food bowl is coming alive this August as Taste Bundaberg Festival returns with a 10-day program jam-packed with more than 30 events, showcasing our region’s vibrant producers and tantalising culinary experiences.

Bringing together the region’s finest culinary talents and rich agricultural tapestry, we’ve popped together some of our top picks of an unforgettable foodie getaway, so you can roll up your sleeves and come discover where iconic tipples and great taste grows.

You know those feel good, heart warming, stay a bit longer, play a bit harder kind of events?

Jeremy Bourke
The Australian

Several things strike me on my visit to Bundaberg Rum Distillery; we’ll get to the aroma in a minute.

For one salty day only, the Rotary Club of Bundaberg Sunrise puts on its annual Oceanfest at the Bundaberg Port Marina. Held Saturday 28 August, 10am – 5pm, guests can find themselves relishing in everything you can do, eat and enjoy out on the ocean. Here are our top 5 reasons you need to be at Oceanfest: