Entertainment
28 August, 2024
Saturday a smorgasbord of events
A SMORGABORD of events on this Saturday will mean locals are spoiled for choice, with the Mareeba Multicultural Festival on at Arnold Park, the Mareeba Annuals at the racecourse, the market day at Mareeba and the Maize Festival’s street parade and tug-o-war at Atherton.
Arnold Park is set to become a buzzing hive of cultural delights from 10am on Saturday as the multicultural festival brings together a host of culture and heritage.
The festival is an annual favourite, with food and cultural performances all designed to showcase the shire’s cultural diversity and harmony.
The event features an amazing variety of foods from around the globe, as well dance and vocal performances that highlight the cultures of China, the Cook Islands, Samoa, Brazil, Japan, and Bavaria to name a few.
With a lineup of 30 stalls and more than 20 performances, hundreds are expected to flock to Arnold Park for the event which ends at 4pm.
The Mareeba Annuals race day will kick off at 11am, with plenty to keep the family entertained as well as Fashions on the Field and a five-race draw card.
Prizes will be awarded in six categories for Fashions on the Field, while the best dressed patron will win the “Best on Ground” title.
The five-race card includes the Bracelet and the Mareeba Cup.
But before the races, locals can enhance their morning by visiting the two markets that will be hosted at Mareeba and Dimbulah from 8am.
Mareeba’s market is held at the 100 Park with an amazing array of stalls, and lots of food and fun for the family. The event attracts hundreds of locals as well as people who travel up from Cairns.
This Saturday, Atherton’s Maize Festival culminates in a vibrant street parade on Main Street.
Businesses and organisations will showcase floats embodying this year’s theme of “Let’s Get Tropical”, with the parade to start at 7pm and do two laps of the street.
The grand finale of the festival will include the crowning of the Maize Festival Queen, with quest entrants Teesha Potts, Ariella Beaman, Georgia Dean and Chloe Robertson all hoping to win the title.
The event also features a tug-o-war, dance performances, and a variety of food stalls.
For more information, visit the Atherton Maize Festival Facebook page.
The following weekend also features a variety of events to go to including the Herberton Flower Show on 7-8 September, and the Feast of Our Lady of the Chain in Mareeba, the inaugural Mt Molloy Flower Show, and the Herberton Historic Expo on Sunday 7
September.
