Gayndah Orange Festival
2nd - 4th of May 2025
Celebrating our biennial festival since 1957
Welcome to Citrus Country!
A weekend of family fun!
Join us for a weekend of fun and entertainment! Come celebrate the citrus season with us! The Gayndah Orange Festival brings family, friends and visitors together from near and far. It's a fun filled weekend for everyone! There is so much to see and do including but not limited to: the main street procession, children & family-friendly rides, attractions, the Gala Dinner, the Wine & Cheese Evening, the Family Fun Day (on the Sunday), vendor market stalls, yummy food, activities, competitions and SO much more!! The Gayndah Orange Festival was first held in 1957 and has continued every 2 years ever since. The theme for the 2025 festival is: "Fly your Flags for the Festival".
Featured Events
Festival Day
Enjoy market stalls, street entertainment, rides, live music, local talent, competitions, and the street procession down Meson and Fielding Street. A full day and evening event. It's a great opportunity to catch up with friends and family while taking in the festivities.
Date: Saturday 3rd May 2025
Time: 9am to 10pm
Location: Meson Street, Gayndah
— FREE ENTRY —
Street Procession
Decorated floats and the procession of our Queen entrants take centre stage. Info about the new procession route is here. Many hours of creativity go into these floats and proudly represent the organisations and community groups of Gayndah and surrounds.
Date: Saturday 3rd May 2025
Time: 12pm
Location: [Map coming soon]
— FREE ENTRY —
Festival Gala Ball
The Gayndah Orange Festival’s Gala Ball is set to be a night to remember! Let's celebrate the citrus season and the hard work our Festival Queen entrants have done throughout the year, fundraising for their nominated charity. More info below.
Date: Saturday 26th April 2025
Time: Doors open 5.30pm
Location: Gayndah Showgrounds
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Wine and Cheese Evening
Come and enjoy a variety of wines, cheeses, great & diverse art, entertainment and fun! The silent art auctions will also take place throughout the night. This is an 18 plus event. More info below.
Date: Friday 2nd May 2025
Time: 6pm till midnight
Location: Gayndah Town Hall
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Family Fun Day
A fun morning of 'all games citrus' related! Try your hand at the famous Orange Throwing Competition, Wheelie Bin Challenge and Citrus Eating Competition. How many mandies can you eat?! It’s a great way to spend the Sunday morning!
Date: Sunday 4th May 2025
Time: 8am Food Stalls | 9am Events start
Location: Gayndah Showgrounds
— FREE ENTRY —
Festival Gala Ball
...time to get your frock on!
26th of April 2025 - doors open 5.30pm
The Gayndah Orange Festival’s Gala Ball starts at 5.30pm on Saturday 26 April, 2025, and is located at the Gayndah Show Pavilion. It’s set to be a night to remember! The night entails the judging of the Queen entrants and crowning the 2025 Orange Festival Queen and Charity Queen. Guests will be treated to a two-course meal and dance the night away to musical entertainment. This is an 18 plus event.
Our Festival Gala Ball is known far and wide! It’s a chance to get your frock on and get your man into a suit or tuxedo. Let’s celebrate the citrus season, our hard working farmers and the hard work our Festival Queen Entrants have done throughout the year, fundraising for their nominated charity! Enjoy a X course meal prepared by award winning Chef [Chef’s Name]. Book 1 ticket, 2 tickets, or as many tickets as you want. Bring your friends and get your groove on! Tickets are $?? per person. This is a fully licensed event. Party-hearty! 🙂
For the past X number of Orange Festivals, we have been hosting a Wine & Cheese Art Exhibition Evening. It's oodles of fun and one of the many highlights of the Gayndah Orange Festival. Seriously, it's a hoot! This year’s Wine & Cheese Art Exhibition Evening is going to be even more fun, with the inclusion of ________ (?). Bring your partner and your friends for an evening if wine & cheese tasting and art viewing. There is more to this evening than meets the eye. It's a delightful night for your sensors! There is more art than you can poke a stick at. It's far from paintings of oranges btw... the art is diverse and of a VERY, VERY high quality. Don't believe us, come along and see for yourself 🙂
— Buy tickets online: TBA —
FAQs
The 2025 Orange Festival Event Program will be added to this website in early March 2025. Please return to this website after the 20th of March 2025 to download the Festival Program.
There are a lot of accommodation options in the Gayndah area — more than meets the eye. Information about accommodation options is here. We recommend booking your accommodation as soon as possible. “The early bird gets the worm” as they say.
The theme for the 2025 festival is: “Fly your Flags for the Festival”. More information about it is here.
Our new procession route will commence in the park, corner of Anzac Parade and Simon Street. Floats will proceed down Anzac Parade, right into Fielding Street and left into Meson Street.
Come and see the decorated floats and the procession of our Queen entrants who take centre stage.
The 2025 Orange Festival Procession starts at 12pm on Saturday the 3rd of May.
Gayndah is approximately a 4 hour drive from Brisbane if you travel down the M1. However, if you want a more scenic route, travel through Blackbutt and towns in the South Burnett. This route takes a little longer but it’s well worth it if time is on your side.
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Wine & Cheese Evening
... and Art Exhibition Silent Art Auction
2nd of May 2025 - 6pm till midnight
Kick off the festival weekend in style at the Gayndah Orange Festival Wine and Cheese Evening at the Gayndah Town Hall on Friday 2 May 2025. Doors open at 6pm. Tickets will be sold online. Entertainment and silent art auctions will take place throughout the night. This is an 18 plus event. All ticket proceeds go back into the Orange Festival to ensure that our local event continues for future generations.
For the past X number of Orange Festivals, we have been hosting a Wine & Cheese Art Exhibition Evening. It’s oodles of fun and one of the many highlights of the Gayndah Orange Festival. Seriously, it’s a hoot! This year’s Wine & Cheese Art Exhibition Evening is going to be even more fun, with the inclusion of ________ (?). Bring your partner and your friends for an evening if wine & cheese tasting and art viewing. There is more to this evening than meets the eye. It’s a delight for your sensors! Plus there is more art than you can poke a stick at. It’s far from simply paintings of oranges btw… the art is diverse and of a VERY, VERY high quality. Don’t believe us, come along and see for yourself 🙂 . Most of the art is also for sale. It’s a great opportunity to support artists.
For the past X number of Orange Festivals, we have been hosting a Wine & Cheese Art Exhibition Evening. It's oodles of fun and one of the many highlights of the Gayndah Orange Festival. Seriously, it's a hoot! This year’s Wine & Cheese Art Exhibition Evening is going to be even more fun, with the inclusion of ________ (?). Bring your partner and your friends for an evening if wine & cheese tasting and art viewing. There is more to this evening than meets the eye. It's a delightful night for your sensors! There is more art than you can poke a stick at. It's far from paintings of oranges btw... the art is diverse and of a VERY, VERY high quality. Don't believe us, come along and see for yourself 🙂
— Buy tickets online: TBA —
Volunteer
... to lend a welcome hand
As they say, "Many hands make light work." During the last Gayndah Orange Festival we had around 50 volunteers who all played a part in helping make the festival a great success. If you would like to lend a hand there are so many different ways to be involved. Please register your interest by sending us an enquiry.
Contact
To contact the Gayndah Orange Festival Committee, or provide feedback please use the below enquiry form. We'll get back to you asap. Alternatively if you prefer to phone us, please call 0475 006 544.
