Maryborough’s signature Relish Food & Wine Festival is back with a vengeance in 2024 with lots to offer locals and visitor alike, on Saturday June 1 from 10am – 5pm in the Queens Park and Portside Precinct.
More than 19 hours of musical entertainment, 600+ ticketed sessions, 8 regional wineries, 9 Queensland breweries + distilleries, 60+ Food and Market Vendors is guaranteed to keep festival goers entertained throughout the day.
Matt Golinski returns to the Food Lovers Marquee working with local chefs to showcase their favourite recipes, with free admission for all ticket holders.
Session highlights for this year includes the long-awaited return of the Bond Store Museum after flooding in 2022 forced its closure. Fraser Coast Regional Council will be hosting two sessions within the belly of the museum, titled Secrets and Scandals, it includes a 45-minute immersive performance highlighting the Gregory Girls who resided in Maryborough in the 1850’s, sharing the stories that shaped Maryborough’s history. The team from Gatakers Artspace will be hosting their own session with exclusive access to the gallery, artists talk, food and beverage and paint your own wine bottle inclusions.
Three new Fraser Coast businesses have partnered with Fraser Coast Tourism & Events this year to offer ticketed sessions. Wide Bay Brewing Co is the first brewery in Maryborough in over 100 years and will be offering ticket holders the opportunity to join Master Brewer Andrew Clark for a 90-minute session to sample 5 different brews set in the refurbished Customs House Hotel Beer Garden. A Queensland Cheese Artisan will be offering 3 hands-on pasta making workshops without the need for specialty equipment and finally Maryborough’s Cockatoo Coffee will offer pre-order snack boxes with a choice of homemade scones or charcuterie platters, both perfect for sharing with a friend.
Portside Café and Restaurant and Hervey Bay Boat Club Cruises will also return with signature sessions this year and for visitors from out of town the Hervey Bay Visitor Information Centre is offering Relish Experience Packages which include Admission, Accommodation and Transfers to the festival. These packages can be booked by contacting the Hervey Bay Visitor Information Centre.
In addition to the ticketed sessions, the Hyne Timber Mainstage will be in full swing with Fraser Coast duo Foreign Currency, Brisbane high-energy party band Fat Picnic, Australian contemporary blues rock trio The SunBears, and wrapping up the day by popular demand is South Burnett band Ryza. 2024 is Ryza’s third consecutive appearance on the Relish Food & Wine Festival mainstage and will be playing all the musical hits guaranteed to get the crowd out on the dance floor.
Relish Food & Wine Festival
Date: 1 June 2024
Tickets: $17 or $22.50 at the gate
Location: Queens Park & Portside Precinct
Website: relishfrasercoast.com.au
