Pioneer Weekend returns to the Historic Village Herberton on Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June, offering two days of family fun, music and living history.
Visitors are encouraged to dress in period costume and step back into the 1880s, experiencing life in a Queensland pioneer town through old-world skills demonstrations, blacksmithing, tin panning, camp oven cooking and working displays of steam engines and machinery.
A diverse line-up of musical talent will perform across both days, featuring the Jeanette Wormald Trio, Carinda Christie, Now or Never, Ben Wilson, Tableland Ukulele Group, Bundle of Doves and Sligo.
Herberton’s community choir Bella Capella will also perform on Sunday inside The Chapel.
Other highlights include Pioneer Fashions on the Field, judged at 12.15pm on both Saturday and Sunday, with categories for Best Dressed Children, Best Dressed Male and Female, and Best Dressed Family.
Owners of Historic Village Herberton, Craig and Connie Kimberley, said Pioneer Weekend continued to be a special celebration of the region’s history and community spirit.
“It is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our pioneering heritage and the incredible local talent from our region.
“Visitors love experiencing the music, the displays and the hands-on activities that bring history to life,” Craig said.
Visitors can also enjoy the screening of Herberton: Heart of the North, a documentary narrated by Jack Thompson, showing at The Salvo Theatre across the weekend.
Atherton Herberton Historic Railway will operate heritage train rides between Herberton Railway Station and Historic Village Herberton (additional cost applies), and food stalls from the Lions Club, Red Cross and Bakerville Tea House will keep visitors fuelled throughout the day.
A sausage sizzle will raise money for the local Lions Club. Every year the Historic Village Herberton donates sausages and bread so the club can raise funds for different causes in the region.
There will also be a petting zoo, family games and hay wagon rides.
Normal admission prices apply. For more information go to www.historicvillageherberton.com.au. Please note the 2025 Program will be available soon.
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