From the heart of the Southern Great Barrier Reef, discover a passion for local and delicious eats that champion quality across the Gladstone region. From meeting generational farmers, sampling fresh produce at local cafes, or meeting the fishermen delivering fresh catches from our boutniful waterways, here's your guide to feasting your way through the Gladstone Region on your perfect next escape.

If your love language is a plate piled high, or the way to your heart is a home cooked meal, then this festival is sure to get your mouth watering. 10 days of fresh food feasting, dedicated to hero-ing the rockstars putting their heart and souls into feeding the nation, producing 25% of Australia’s fresh fruit and veg.

When it comes to festivals, there is nothing quite like Childers Festival, held every year on the last weekend in July. Showcasing events sure to put a smile on everyone's dial, from the feel-good favourites Opera by the Lake, Cane Fire Tours and of course the iconic Childers Festival Day, to spunky new offerings such as Fiesta Latina and A Night of Burlesque at the Paragon, this year is set to be a four-day extravaganza of culture, food, history and music that stops the highway!

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

From foodie feasts heroing the salt of the earth farmers feeding the nation and pouring their all into producing the perfect crop, to fist pumping music festivals, where you make lifelong friends in the crowd and sing almost as loud as the headliners.​ Passionate locals bringing regional communities together for family fun days to transformational experiences, connecting with culture, in spectacular bucket list surrounds, leaving a better person kind of events.

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Come discover where great memories are made, and fall in love all over again on the Southern Great Barrier Reef.