Easter Vintage Festival

The Easter Vintage Festival is a splendid 3 day old-fashioned affair for all ages, held in the Highfields Pioneer Village.

Set on a picturesque 20 acres, the Pioneer Village, a working museum, contains more than 60 buildings of historic significance.

The festival, which is run entirely by volunteers, offers a rare opportunity to turn back the clock to the 19th century and experience rural life in Australia as it was in the pioneer days.

Festival goers can participate in a host of fun hands-on activities from a bygone era, such as blacksmithing, whip cracking and milking a cow by hand, while a daily program of demonstrations includes camp oven cooking and damper making.

A not-to-be-missed highlight is the Grand Parade, held each day at 1.30pm, and featuring Vintage Tractors, Cars and Trucks, with Easter Monday’s parade featuring Military Vehicles too.

And for children, a must-visit is the Animal Nursery, full of baby animals of the furry, feathered, 4 and 2-legged kind. Junior animal lovers also have the opportunity to get hands-on by signing up to be a festival Volunteer and assist with grooming, petting and feeding the animals.

Food-wise, there’s plenty of options, with Billy Tea and Damper or Stew cooked in the Camp Ovens, meat pies from the old Pie Ute and Steak & Sausages from the Easter BBQ*, otherwise pick up a gluten-free salad from the Servery or an ice-cream from the Village Marketplace.

*Proceeds from the BBQ are donated to support the Toowoomba Hospital Children’s Appeal.

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