Yandina is very proud to own the Sunshine Coast's longest-running festival which draws thousands of people to the town each year. So join us as we all celebrate and dance in the streets! See pics of the day.
Entertainment is an absorbing variety with world class street performers, & 3 fully loaded stages including The Main Stage, The Community Stage, & the SIDE ALLEY Chatterbox Venue. Programmes
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Bowls will also offer FREE workshops for the community all day. One
tent will be the music, crafts and arts community projects and the other
will be more sport orientated to facilitate active participation plus
we expect a complete lawn bowls facility! To keep the theme Stepp'n
out onto the Street alive, we intend holding demonstrations after
each workshop for 15 minutes on the Stevens Street, preferably with
the whole team and new recruits.
EVENTS in the TENT website www.eventsinthetent.com
has full timetable of workshops.
Please use this opportunity to bring interested clients along to
test the waters!
OTHER
ACTIVITY
The Baptist Church Hall will be holding a giant Garage Sale on
the day. All proceeds will go back into the community.
STALLS
Please note that we have expanded our stalls intake this year along
Railway Street to accommodate the huge popularity of the festival. Contact
Narelle Lemon by email alem5125@bigpond.net.au to book a 3x3metre spot
for selling or demonstrating your wares.
RIDES
All the thrills and spills, slides and rides.
FREE BUS Supplied by Yandina Street
Festival Committee. Festival visitors from Nambour, North Arm, &
Yandina can travel for free. Please see Map &
Bus Schedule link.
!! The Festival ends @ 6:25pm (approx) with the most spectacular fireworks display by local world acclaimed KCFireworks !!
Meanwhile, the Yandina Spring Fair continued on an annual basis. During a 10-year period, from 1983 to 1993, the Yandina Lions Club, with tremendous effort, successfully continued to organise the event. The main aim of the fair was to hold a family event that showcased the community and catered for all ages and tastes. Organisers implemented different ideas each year and improved the various forms of entertainment which included tours on the steam train (from Brisbane) for three or four years, and the investment of a Town Mare (Mayor) for a street parade.
In 1992, the fair changed from Saturday to Sunday to coincide with Father's Day in September and to relieve the town's traders because we had to close the streets on busy Saturday trading.
1994 the Yandina Lions Club disbanded, so the Yandina and District Community Association (YADCA) decided to continue the tradition of holding the event. With a small number of volunteers, YADCA also maintained a high standard of entertainment with which credit must also go to the generosity of the many local traders who have continued to give their support and sponsorship.
As Yandina celebrated its 125th birthday in 1996, the fair celebrated its 20th year. This was when the date was changed from September to August to coincide with the town's birthday. That year was a huge fair, which included a guest appearance by cricketer Carl Rackemann.
In 1999 the Fair became a stand-alone incorporated committee, known as the Yandina Street Fair Inc, and in the year 2001, the Fair came under the umbrella of the Yandina and District Chamber of Commerce. 'Fair' became the 'Festival' in 1997 to acknowledge the huge growth and atmosphere. The event has contributed many thousands of dollars to community groups and Yandina and North Arm schools over the years and has showcased so much local talent - from school children, sporting groups, community groups and local entertainers.
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