Glenworth Valley

Glenworth grazing food and wine festival

Start Sunday with friends and family and immerse yourself in a world of entertainment, live music, dancing and not forgetting the delicious food! This incredible festival boasts 90 local vendors including a range of craft beers, wines, gins and not forgetting the array of foods to tickle your taste buds! 

  

  

Angel Sussurri

Countryside lunch

Sit back and relax among the stunning countryside and order lunch at Angel Sussurri while taking in the view of beautiful Yarramalong Valley. Enjoy the listening to the birds chirping while you delight in a mouth-watering menu made from local produce.  Or why not pick up a grazing box for those with a tight packed Harvest Festival schedule who are looking for something quick to eat! Don't forget to pre-order your grazing box in advance and reserve your table for lunch or dinner.

  

Mangrove Mountain Community Hub

Live music under the gumtrees

Next stop is to enjoy the serenity of the outdoors. Lay down a picnic rug underneath the gumtrees and listen to live music while sipping on alcohol free beer. The kids will have a ball in the playground. For those that can't resist, freshly baked scones will be served and can be enjoyed as you browse the historical memorial hall and market stalls.

  

Bright Diets

Eat like an eco warrior

Start the weekend by hearing from dietitians how to improve your own health by following a plant based diet, without nutrition deficiencies and producing zero waste. Booking essential for the workshop. Afterwards enjoy a game of 'FootGolf' at Mangrove Mountain Memorial club and see who plays the best!

  

Sustainable Natives

Restabilising our bushland

Enjoy time to explore this native production nursery and see the diverse range of native plants the nursery propagates and grows to help attract birds and other fauna to the Central Coast. Nursery tours are available to learn about the process how the nursery's work is helping local bush regeneration. Plants can be purchased so you too can grow them at home.

  

Country Women's Association

Delightful cream teas

Who can't resist a traditional homemade Devonshire Tea!  Recharge the batteries at Somersby Hall with a pot of tea and freshly prepared scones, cream and jam! There will be a selection of other light snacks and sweet treats to enjoy too. Afterwards browse the selection of hand crafted art and gifts stalls.

  

Coachwood Nursery

Flower and succulent workshops

Let your creativity flow and make a stunning dried flower arrangement or learn all about succulents at Coachwood Nursery during the Harvest Festival.  Create the most beautiful wall art wreath or a Driftwood and Australian Native table decoration and two posies or learn everything you need to know about succulents. Includes a range of succulent plants to take home. Booking essential!

  

Mountain Growers Market

Support our local producers and makers

Stop by the Mountain Growers Market and support local growers by purchasing their free chemical free fresh and seasonal produce. Once your baskets are full of fresh fruit and veg treat yourself to some delicious hot foods or beautiful homemade art and craft from the other market stalls. As you continue on the Harvest Festival trail stop at Royale Orchids Nursery to see the stunning flowering orchids!

  

The Springs-Quack Shack

Perfect dinner time pizza

Finish the day with a freshly made winter woodfire pizza and a drink, while listening to live music in the Quack Shack. Bring a rug and spend a relaxing afternoon in the hinterland watching the sun set and reflecting on the wonderful day you have had celebrating the local community. 

  

Iris Lodge Alpacas

Breakfast with the alpacas

Come and experience breakfast with alpacas at 8:30am at Iris Lodge Alpacas! Get up close and personal with the farm's resident alpacas, llamas, sheep and cows. Meet and greet alpacas and even get to feed them! Enjoy the beautiful setting on this eco certified farm. Booking for breakfast essential. 

  

POMs Camp

Archery lessons

Join the Tuggerah Lakes Field Archers for a lesson of archery. Learn the basics from experienced archers and get to shoot your very own arrow!  Don't miss this fun activity that the kids six ae sure to love! Bookings essential.  

  

Jilliby Public School

Artisans on acres

Jilliby Public School is hosting ‘Artisans on Acres’ where you can enjoy a variety of art and craft workshops and demonstrations. From metal forging to weaving, paintings to pottery, there is something for everyone! Enjoy a delicious lunch or a cream tea, while the kids play and eat ice cream!  

  

The Giving Farm

Pick your own family farm experience

The kids will love feeding and patting the babydoll sheep, dairy goats, cows, chickens, and other farm animals at The Giving Farm.  Afterwards why not pick some seasonal organic flowers or veggies too!  The farm tours will run at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 2pm and 3pm.

  

Horseshoe Valley Farm Tours

Self guided working farm tour

Take a self-guided trail around this small family farm exploring the pick-your-own flower fields, feeding the babydoll sheep and visiting the honey extraction and bottling rooms. The kids will love the fun treasure hunt! The farm stall will be open with honey, meats and flowers for sale.

  

Mollies Farm

Meet the animals

At Mollies Farm the whole family can get up close and personal with friendly goats, alpacas, cows, rabbits, border collies, ducks and chickens. Enjoy the serenity of the farm setting while the kids participate in a guided painting workshop.

  

East Coast Beverages

Day on the farm

East Coast Beverages will be alive with market and food stalls and there is even face painting for the kids too!   Book your tickets to access a behind-the-scenes look at how the fruit juices are made. There will be farm and fruit picking tours available for purchase on the day! You get a produce bag with every ticket, so you can stuff it full with as many oranges as you can carry!

  

Grace Spring Farms

Farm tours

Come and experience what real farm life is like at Grace Springs Farm. Pat the cow, cuddle a chook, collect the eggs and see the pigs being fed. The informative and interactive 90 min tour of a chemical free and regenerative farm is suitable for all ages. Fresh grown produce available to purchase from the farm stall. Bookings essential.

  

Artisan Estate

Pick your own pecans

A Harvest Festival favourite! Pick your own Pecans at Artisan Estate amongst 400 beautiful pecan trees. Watch tree shaking and agricultural demonstrations which are on throughout the weekend. This is a fun filled family event that can't be missed. 

  

Ento Park Insect Farm

Insect encounter

Insect loving kids and big kids will enjoy the Ento Park Insect Farm! Take a tour of the unique insect farming facility where you can engage in a hands on experience with reptiles and interact with animals in the petting zoo. Take part in a gardening tour and learn about bush tucker when you participate in the community gardening workshops. Booking essential.

 

 

Somersby Public School

Community craft

Enjoy a coffee and sausage sizzle at Somersby public school. The kids can play and be kept entertained with art and craft activities, gardening demonstrations and plenty of games. Come and relax with the Central Coast Community. 

 

Walk About Park

Bush tucker tour

Take a bush tucker tour and learn how the first Australians got everything they needed from the bush. This fascinating tour will make you realise how much the Australian land provides for us. Your ticket also includes entry to the Walk About Park where you can enjoy strolling around the park seeing what native animals you can find! 

 

The Bloom Barn

Pick your own sunflowers

Pick your own sunflowers and enjoy making them into a beautiful bouquet afterwards. Toast marshmallows in the fire pit and enjoy a coffee from the onsite coffee cart while the kids have their faces painted. Feel free to bring a rug and picnic lunch to take in the sea of sunflowers.

   

Westy's Place

Field day

Field Day at Westy's Place has activities for everyone to enjoy! Have fun picking your own macadamia nuts and eating what you've picked. The kids will love the jumping castle and face painting stand. Food trucks will be ready to serve you delicious food and there will also be rural irrigation, pumps ad filtration presentations.

  

The Salvation Army Equine and Nurture Programs for schools

Horses, honey and hope

A family friendly day at the farm with educational and engaging activities for everyone. Encounter unique experiences with a herd of therapy horses or suit up for a Bee Tour.  Enjoy live music, browse the market stalls, feast on a BBQ and sip great coffee or BYO picnic and set up a rug in the orchard.  Bookings required for horse activities and beehive tours.

  

Woodbury's Inn

Platypus day

Celebrate the amazing platypus that inhabit the local rivers around the Central Coast. Learn all about their habitat, what they eat and how to protect them. Walk down to Wyong River for the chance to see a wild platypus. Catch waterbugs, test the water quality and listen to talks from experts. Join a birdwatching walk and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Woodbury Inn Park.

  

Yarramalong Bush Dance

Get your dancing shoes on!

Bring the family down to Yarramalong School of Arts Hall to enjoy an evening of bush dancing!  The Waterbombers bush band will be playing live music from 6pm.  Sausage sizzle included in the ticket. Wine, beer, soft drinks, tea and coffee available to purchase.