Apple & Grape Harvest Festival

Bring a picnic blanket, or find a festival table under the trees in Weeroona Park and relax and enjoy the onstage entertainment and food & wine delights. BOOK NOW (ONLINE SPECIAL) $25 for a 3-Day Pass and receive a FREE festival stemless souvenir wine 'glass'. AT THE GATES $5 Fri | $10 Sat | $10 Sun Under 18 yrs FREE! Kids Zone adjoins the Fiesta - Fiesta entry ticket is for both venues! 5pm–10pm Friday 6 March 2020 10am–9pm Saturday 7 March 10am–6pm Sunday 8 March

The Mt Marlay Fun Run on 7am Sunday, 8 March 2020 is part of the Stanthorpe Apple & Grape Harvest Festival celebrations. This run starts at a new location outside the courthouse this year and will work its way up the terrain of Mt Marlay and back down again. Entry $20 for the 5km or $25  for the 10km

Banchetto Italiano - Italian Banquet! Celebrate the Granite Belt’s Italian heritage at this traditional Italian lunch, with a chef prepared Italian banquet and Italian entertainment to be enjoyed all afternoon, whilst seated at long tables for an afternoon full of atmosphere and good times. Tickets $90

Taste and learn about the Emerging wine varieties of Australia from the worlds' rarest wine grape regions. Be guided by local winemaker and 2017 Australian Winemaker of the year, Mike Hayes through the origins, aromas and flavours of the most exotic wine styles in the world. Mike will expand your knowledge of colour, smell, taste and texture of these wines and teach you about the finer points of wine evaluation.

We will take you and your taste buds on an unforgettable journey through your senses. Learn about some of the world`s rarest wine grape varieties and be guided through the origins, aromas and flavours of the most exotic wine styles in the world. Be guided by local winemaker and wine educator Mike Hayes as he will teach you about the finer points of wine evaluation.

This 5km run starts in the centre of town and works its way up the terrain of Mt Marlay and back down again. Categories Queen of the Mountain (women aged 15+) King of the Mountain (men aged 15+) Junior Queen of the Mountain (girls 14 and under) Junior King of the Mountain (boys 14 and under) More info: http://www.appleandgrape.org/events/2018/3/3/mt-marlay-fun-run

Opening Gala Event Friday 28 February 2020, 6pm to midnight Dress: Cocktail/Black Tie Catering: Finger food and supper provided Music: Non-Stop entertainment

“Banchetto Italiano: Celebrating Italian Culture on the Granite Belt” will be an afternoon filled with food, wine, fun and entertainment and will feature a four-course banquet lunch presented by chef Jason Costanzo and Glen Nocente, with Italian entertainment by accordionist Robert Grant and local performers. Banchetto Italiano is sponsored by Golden Grove Estate, chef Jason Costanzo, Ballandean Estate Wines, I & L Rizzato & Sons and Nicoletti Orchards.

Young and old will dance the night away in this fun bush dance, featuring the Ridgee Didge Bush Band. Entry will be $15 per person and $30 per family. There will be a sausage sizzle from 6.30pm and the dancing starts at 7.30pm. This event is supporting the festival & local chaplaincy services.