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Scots In The Bush - Boondooma

The final day of this year's four-day Scots In The Bush Scottish and Celtic Festival will be held at Boondooma Homestead at 8262 Mundubbera-Durong Road at Boondooma today. The Festival - the largest of its kind in Queensland - features Scottish pipe bands and dancers, folk singers and poets as well as Scottish food, games and much more! Special guests this year include Darrel Craft, David Rowen, Tom Kimmet, Vince Pagett, Mouldy Haggis, Celtic Thunder Oz, the Ishka Ceilidh Band, the Rum City Highland Dancers, the Moreton Celtic Fiddle Club, the Noosa & District Pipe Band, Celtic Psychosis, the Toowoomba Caledonian Pipe Band, Murrumba Pipes and Drums and more. A licensed bar will be running throughout the event and meals will be available too, as well as on-site camping, Highland games, a Blessing Of The Haggis and a big Celtic market. Day tickets are $10 to $20 per head for adults, and children under 15 are free. Today the Festival will get underway at 8:00am and run non-stop until around 3:00pm this afternoon. Note: There's no EFTPOS on site so bring cash. You can also get a full Festival program in PDF format by clicking here.

Kingaroy Baconfest

The final day of Kingaroy BaconFest will be held in and around Kingaroy Town Hall in Glendon Street, Kingaroy today, kicking off with Long Table Breakfast in the Town Hall forecourt from 7:00am to 9:00am (now sold out), followed by markets, live music, cooking demonstrations and children's entertainment that will run from 10:00am until 4:00pm. Admission to Baconfest this year is $6 per day or $10 for the weekend, with concessions and family passes available. You can get the full program of events from the BaconFest website (PDF).

Sunday Poker - Kingaroy

Sunday afternoon poker games will be played at Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy today. Registrations start at 2:00pm and play begins at 2:30pm. All games are free to play and there are prizes for first, second and third. More details? Phone the RSL on (07) 4162-1755

Blackbutt Country Markets

The Blackbutt Lions Country Markets - run on the third Sunday of every month - will be held at Les Muller Park in Hart Street, Blackbutt from 7:00am until around mid-day today. The markets offer a wide range of locally produced arts, crafts and freshly harvested foodstuffs and everyone is welcome along!

Sunday Bingo - Wondai

Bingo games will be held at the Wondai RSL in Mackenzie Street, Wondai this afternoon, with eyes down from 1:30pm. There will be 3 jackpots and 15 games on offer, and the kitchen will be open for light meals. Proceeds will go to help Wondai RSL veterans. More details? Phone (07) 4168-5297.

Timbertowns Woodworkers - Blackbutt

The Timbertowns Woodworkers group will be holding their regular Sunday morning meeting at the Blackbutt Showgrounds in Bowman Road, Blackbutt from 8:30am until around 12:00 noon today. New members who are interested in learning woodwork are always welcome and you can obtain more details by phoning Marcia on (07) 4170-0389

Sunday Social Tennis - Blackbutt

Social tennis games will be held at the Blackbutt Tennis Courts in Hart Street, Blackbutt (just past the Radnor Hotel) from 11:00am this morning, along with a sausage sizzle, tea and coffee and sweets. Court fees are just $5 and everyone is welcome. More details? Phone Noeleen on 0458-539-821.

Kumbia Museum

The Kumbia and District Historical Society's museum, located in the Federation Heritage Centre behind Kumbia Hall in Bell Street, will be open from 1:30pm to 3:30pm this afternoon. The museum contains an excellent photographic display of local history and is well worth a visit. More details? Phone Gayle on (07) 4164-4175.