Sip, savour, and celebrate at the Hampton Festival 2023
The Hampton Festival is on again, this year marking its 20th year and the best in arts, culture and tastiness the High Country has to offer.
06 May 2023
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Wine and food. Food and wine. The most iconic of duos, and the Hampton Festival 2023 is celebrating this next-level dalliance, along with the finest in arts, culture, and tastiness that the High Country has to offer. Consider this your friendly reminder, May 21st – be there.
Nestled in the idyllic Chapman Park (a quick 25-minute drive north of Toowoomba), the festival promises a delight to the senses with its diverse range of art and craft, live music, performances, and delectable food and wine offerings.
Festival-goers can sample food and produce from more than 50 producers (our mouths are already watering) and can expect everything from BBQ’d meats, Tiki bowls, creamy Hampton smashed avocados on wood-fired sourdough, to Baklava, locally made honey-sweets, and gourmet charcuterie (we’ll be the one in the corner trying to eat our bodyweight in Hungarian Langos, glass of Pinot Grigio in hand, if you want to join us).
But the Hampton Festival 2023 is not just about the food. It's a chance to discover the region's talent and creativity. The festival boasts an impressive line-up of visual and performance artists, craft artisans, and musicians, showcasing the High Country's unique and diverse cultural heritage.
For families, 2023 also promises a seriously ramped up kids' zone, “The Little Festival”, with plenty of activities and games to keep the young ones entertained. And between face-painting and art experiences, ‘yoga for kids’ sessions on the grass, educational animals talks & llamas encounters (where children can get up close and personal with the adorably cute and furry Guinness & Napoleon), it’s enough to make any parent excited!
From humble beginnings in 2003, the festival has grown into one of the most anticipated events on the High Country calendar, attracting over 5,000 attendees in 2022; with this year marking the 20th anniversary of the event and expected to be its biggest yet.
Whatever your reason for visiting, the Hampton Festival is the excuse you needed to head north for the weekend, and the perfect place to kick back under the towering blue gums, enjoy live music and sample drool-worthy produce, food and wine from some of the region’s top restaurants and wineries; need we say more?
For more information, visit the festival website at hamptonfestival.com.au or follow the festival on social media. Tickets are $15 online (already on sale here), and $18 at the gate, with free entry for children 12 and under.
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