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The Festival of Arts’ signature event, the G & S Engineering Wine and Food Day, will return again to the fabulous venue of Queens Park. Sample an array of delicious titbits or carefully select your lunch meal from the gourmet or classic options on offer. Wines to suit all tastes and wallets will, of course, be for sale. Make sure to catch the following entertainment: Porters Blues & Roots Stage Big Top Tent 11am Ticklish Allsorts 12pm Don’t Say Rhonda 12pm Solomon Island Bamboo Band" 1pm Mojo 1pm Swoon 2pm Hank Vann 2pm CQU Jazz band 3pm Brad Butcher’s Band 3pm Los Comprades 4pm Razor 4pm The Formula 5pm DJ Sachetan Ganviv and Man Preet Singh 5pm Frankie J Holden & Wilbur Wilde
Dance Stage 11.40 am Dreamtime Gundoos 12.40 pm Mackay German Brass Band 1.40 pm Belly dancers 2.40 pm Choir of Unheard Voices 3.40 pm Fijian Choir 4.40 pm Sugar City Rock ‘n’ Roller Wide Bay Australia Artist Village Weave your way through the vibrant atmosphere of this multi-arts market and watch local artists hard at work. The Artist Village is a popular highlight of the G & S Engineering Wine and Food Day and is a great way for the public to engage with artists and learn about a variety of art forms such as woodturning, pottery, jewellery making, caricatures and more. Mackay Stickers and Signs Food & Wine Tasting Tasting Tent This year combines culinary and wine appreciation into one fantastic event. Adinfern Estate from Margaret River, WA, will match their wines with the best local produce that will be cooked by four of Mackay’s top chefs. Soak up their words of wisdom, witness some tricks of the trade and be inspired by these talented chefs who will fry, grill and flambé right before your very eyes. Gain a better understanding of your palate and learn the differences between bitterness, acidity, tannin and more with the fantastic wines from Adinfern Estate. Cost is $5 per session; pre-book your spot on the festival website now by clicking here.
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