Apple & Grape Harvest Festival

The Apple & Grape Harvest Festival is a biennial festival held in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia on the first weekend of March. It is one of Queensland's longest running festivals.[1]

History

The Apple & Grape Harvest Festival was born out of the Apple Blossom Festival in 1966, itself born of the "Back To Stanthorpe Week" celebrations in 1954.[2][3]

In 2009 the event was listed as number 9 in the Q150 Events list of iconic Queensland events.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Apple and Grape Festival". Charleville Western Times. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "History". Apple & Grape Harvest Festival. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Apple and Grape Harvest Festival display by the Stanthorpe Museum: Festival History". Queensland Museum. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Q150 - Celebration highlights - Q150 icons - Events and festivals". 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
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