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 as part of the Q150 celebrations, the Apple & Grape Harvest Festival was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as an "event and festival".[4]
References
- ^ "Apple and Grape Festival". Charleville Western Times. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "History". Apple & Grape Harvest Festival. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Apple and Grape Harvest Festival display by the Stanthorpe Museum: Festival History". Queensland Museum. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ Bligh, Anna (10 June 2009). "PREMIER UNVEILS QUEENSLAND'S 150 ICONS". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.