Bungendore Harvest Festival

11 – 13 April 2025

The Bungendore Harvest Festival is an annual celebration of the integrity and freshness of the region’s local produce, cold climate food, drink and fibre. It explores and promotes how produce is grown in this region, where it is grown, where consumers may access it, how to prepare it, use it, eat it and drink it.

We are now seeking expressions of interest for Bungendore Harvest Festival 11-13 April 2025!

Sign up as a stallholder at our festival market on Saturday 12 April, run a farm tour or host a workshop on Sunday 13 April, tell us about other events during the weekend in Bungendore, or become a sponsor of the festival!

Scroll down to see some amazing festival highlights from 2024!

HARVEST FESTIVAL LAUNCH

At the wonderful NEW Scrumpers Kitchen – 3 course, matching wine, local beer and spirits plus guest speakers from the local food and farming movement

SATURDAY FESTIVAL MARKET

On Saturday 20th, the Harvest Festival Market has all the ingredients you need, great street food, talks, demonstrations, short courses and festive activities.

SUNDAY LONG LUNCH, FARM TOURS & WORKSHOPS

Festival Sunday is a day of experiences. Southern Harvest will also be holding our annual Harvest Long Lunch fundraising event. In addition to this there will be a choice of local farm tours and workshops in the morning and the afternoon, for a full day of local food and farming learning and feasting.

CALLING LOCAL BUSINESSES, ORGANISATIONS, ENTERTAINERS, ARTISANS, CHEFS, & GROUPS

The Bungendore Harvest Festival wants to encourage the participation of as many local businesses, organisations, entertainers and groups as possible. Together we can promote Bungendore as a regional food, wine, arts and tourism destination, profile our amazing regional produce, celebrate our history and continue to build our community.

Why not treat yourself to a Harvest Festival weekend in Bungendore? Great Food, great Drinks, great Crafts, and when you’ve absorbed as much as you can, great places to have a Snooze!

ALL WEEKEND TASTING

Eat your way through the festival starting on Friday 14th with the Harvest Festival Launch Event, and continuing throughout the weekend, you can taste your way around a myriad of local eating establishments showcasing locally sourced ingredients and products. The Harvest Festival Market on Saturday will also have a huge choice of local foods, breakfast morning tea and lunch, prepared by the growers themselves. The Festival culminates in our Harvest Heritage Long Lunch on Sunday.

The Carrington Inn

The Old Stone House

The Bungendore Motel

The Bungendore Showground Campsites

The Lake George Hotel

Silver Wattle Quaker Centre

The Royal Hotel

Claddagh Lodge

A huge shout out to all those who helped us make the festival possible this year!! Especially ALL OUR TIRELESS VOLUNTEERS

Thanks to Brightside Produce, Birkenburn Farm, Hold Fast Distillery, Capital Brewing Co., Village Coffee Roastery, Astran’ Garlic & Goats, Branch and Burrow, From the Paddock, Garlicious Grown, Garlic Kingdom, Flat Out Produce, Cannoli Brothers, Hilltops Free Range Eggs, High Valley Farm, Paddock Products, Homeleigh Grove, Homesoil, Nanny G’s Garlic, Braidwood Garlic Growers Co-op, Pacawoolly, Riverbourne Distillery, Hazelwood Farm

Zoe Bowman, Maggie Corby, Carol McInnerney, Audrey Severino, Hayley Purdon, Michelago Farm Camping, Susan Boden, Celina Pasco, Ellyn Bicknell, Ellodie Oxenham, Julianna Lisboa.