Granite Belt Events

Exhibition: Prints from the Outback Way Outdoor Gallery

Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery presents an exhibition of 25 prints from the inaugural exhibition of the Outdoor Gallery, Outback Way billboards.

28 artworks were selected from an EOI callout in 2020 from remote and regional artists living on or near the Outback Way for the inaugural exhibition of the Outdoor Gallery, Outback Way. This exhibition showcases and celebrates selected artists from remote and regional Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia.

Market in the Mountains

100% Local artisan handcrafted market held on the second Sunday of each month, plus Queensland Long Weekends.

Held completely undercover at the Stanthorpe Showgrounds Pavilion and supporting local artists, crafters, farmers, makers and growers since 1993.

Stallholders vary throughout the year as fruit and vegetables are seasonal.

Soap Making Workshop @ Washpool

If you’ve always wanted to learn how to make your own cold process soap, our small group workshop with Washpool’s founder and head formulator Melissa will give you all the knowledge you need.

From the production of modern soap, to ingredients, formulae, PPE and tools, you’ll walk away with the practical skills to make soap for yourself in your own home.

Washpool’s soap making workshops will give you the confidence you need to understand the chemistry, know the safety precautions plus see the process demonstrated before having a go yourself.

Summit Estate Harvest Festival

Summit Estate will be celebrating the end of Vintage 2025. Harvest Festival will be celebrated Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday.

Come along and celebrate in the Vineyard with food, wine, live music , followed by a campfire under the Milky Way.

There will be an Italian Food Truck Mama Mu’s Cucina for Lunch and Dinner on both Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th of April as well as Grazing Boxes available for all your dining needs.

Painting Workshop in Hard Edge Method with Peter Mortimore

Beginners to experienced artists will be delighted by this workshop with awarded artist Peter Mortimore who is conducting a workshop in the hard edge method over two days.

Weekend workshop includes get to know you evening on the Friday night, 2 full days expert tuition, morning tea, lunch and 2 large canvases – 1 to complete over the weekend and a second to take home to expand your creativity.

For more information contact Peter on 0491 759 292 or saddlebrush@outlook.com

Grazing the Granite Belt

One weekend in May and November each year is the golden opportunity for wine and food enthusiasts to taste their way around Granite Belt Wine Country all in one ticket.

This ticket grants unlimited use of the Crisps Coaches shuttles operating on a continuous loop to let you indulge in tastings at boutique cellar doors and graze away on local gourmet produce.

Granite Rock N Blues Festival at Jester Hill Wines

Faulty Towers Dining Experience at Jester Hill Wines

An unforgettable night of laughter, mayhem and fine dining not to be missed!

Two hour show which is largely improvised so no two shows are the same, glass of wine on arrival, 3 course dinner, bus transport to the winery also available.

Snowflake Festival

Snowflakes in Stanthorpe is Queensland’s unmatched winter festival that will take place in Stanthorpe.

Grab your beanies, scarves and mittens and join the fun at Snowflakes in Stanthorpe.

The coolest town in Queensland is gearing up to host thousands of visitors on a winter family holiday with a guaranteed chance of throwing snowballs.