{"id":336872,"date":"2023-09-07T12:59:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T02:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=336872"},"modified":"2023-09-28T15:55:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T05:55:51","slug":"another-bumper-burnett-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/09\/07\/another-bumper-burnett-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Bumper Burnett Weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_244343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-244343\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190912blackbutt6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-244343\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190912blackbutt6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190912blackbutt6.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190912blackbutt6-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190912blackbutt6-269x167.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-244343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Blackbutt Avocado Festival is on this Saturday with lots of avocado-themed food and fun happening!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 7, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you thought there wasn&#8217;t enough to do over the past few weeks in the South Burnett &#8230; there&#8217;s another bumper weekend of events coming up!<\/p>\n<p>Recently residents have enjoyed BaconFest in Kingaroy, PLAYfest in Nanango, a big round of sports finals plus, of course, the Wondai Show.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>This weekend&#8217;s activities begin with country rocker Jade Hurley putting on a special show from 7:30pm on Thursday at the Heritage Nanango Country Music Muster.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The music continues at the Nanango Showgrounds all weekend until noon on Sunday, with a canteen and bar operating every day. This event is always huge, and the showgrounds are already packed with campervans and caravans.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nanango Race Club is hosting its Spring thoroughbred race meeting at the Lee Park Racecourse on Saturday, with five races on the card and FREE entry.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Racing starts at 1:30pm.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Down in Blackbutt, it&#8217;s the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avofest.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackbutt Avocado Festival<\/a>, which features a Grand Parade at 1:00pm plus heaps of market stalls, avocado-themed fun and games, live music on two stages, cooking demonstrations, a parachute drop competition and helicopter rides.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There will also be woodchopping and post-ripping competitions and roving entertainment. The festival gets under way at 8:00am with live music from 9:00am.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For younger folk (aged 12-24),\u00a0 CTC Youth are putting on a free &#8220;Retro Glow Skate Party&#8221; from 5:30pm on Thursday at The Hub skate rink in George Street, Nanango.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Roller skates, food and a drink will be provided as well as three tokens to use in the arcade.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Not to be forgotten, Kumbia has its regular markets on Saturday from 7:00am until noon at the Memorial Hall.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There will be lots of stalls to explore plus coffee and cake to enjoy and a sausage sizzle.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wooroolin&#8217;s regular markets, which seem to be getting bigger every month, will also be in action from 6:00am to noon on Saturday.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The markets are held in the car park opposite the Wooroolin Memorial Hall.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>On Sunday morning, the inaugural Double Dingo Duathlon will be held on the South Burnett Rail Trail, starting and finishing at Wondai.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Registrations have now closed for the event but spectators are invited to watch the runners and cyclists along the route.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>On Sunday afternoon, the Grand Finals of Football South Burnett&#8217;s Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s senior soccer competitions will get under way.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nanango will play Kingaroy Wests in the Women\u2019s Grand Final from 3:00pmm while\u00a0Kingaroy Islanders will face Kingaroy Easts in the Men\u2019s Grand Final from 5:00pm.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Round 2 of the South Burnett Regional Council-sponsored &#8220;Festival of the Dams&#8221; fishing competition will be held at Boondooma Dam on Saturday and Sunday.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fishingfreshwater.com.au\/festival-of-the-dams-rules-regs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Registrations<\/a><\/strong> to take part close at 7:00am on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NB. 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