Plan forward for Childers Festival enjoyable – Bundaberg Now

Get prepared – the Childers Festival is again for one more unforgettable yr of color, tradition and neighborhood spirit!

A four-day program of occasions begins from Thursday this week earlier than the principle occasion, Festival Day, takes over the area on Sunday 27 July.

More than 300 stallholders will line the streets and have every part from handmade items and classic finds to regional produce and mouth-watering road meals.

There can even be reside music throughout a number of phases, dance and cultural performances, roving road entertainers and carnival rides to maintain the entire household entertained from morning to night.

Whether you’re a first-timer or a pageant common, that is your second to take in the ambiance, discover the stalls and revel in one of the best of what Childers has to supply.

Plan forward

Before you hit the highway, be sure to verify the Festival FAQs for every part it is advisable to know – together with parking, highway closures, accessibility, pet insurance policies and extra.

There can be a highway closure to a piece of Bruce Highway/Churchill Street  on Sunday 27 July from 5.30 am to five.30 pm for the staging of the 2025 Childers Festival.

Traffic can be diverted as follows:

Southbound – by way of Broadhurst, Macrossan and Stewart Streets

Northbound – by way of Taylor St, Thompson Road and Broadhurst Street

Crescent Street can be closed from 6 am Thursday 24 July to five.30 pm Sunday 27 July.

Festival Day parking

There are quite a few parking choices together with the Childers Showgrounds (freed from cost) and a delegated space on the nook of Lord and Crescent Streets for disabled parking solely.

Motorists are requested to think about residents and are to not park in driveways.

Police can be monitoring the scenario all through the day.

Paid parking is out there at Isis District State High School from 7.45 am – 2 pm for $5 per automobile.

Pets

No pets are allowed on the occasion web site except for help animals.

Please remember that the solar, dehydration, noise and big crowds enhance the stress and well being issues for pets. If attending Childers Festival please go away your fur pals at house.

Visit childersfestival.com.au for extra FAQs.

History of Childers Festival

Now in its twenty ninth yr, the Childers Festival has grown from a modest meals and wine gathering into one in every of Queensland’s most beloved regional occasions, attracting crowds of greater than 35,000 individuals.

Coordinated by Bundaberg Regional Council and supported by the native Friends of the Festival committee, the occasion continues to champion the area’s cultural variety, distinctive heritage and native expertise.

View the total program here.