Event date - from 23 July 2026
Childers Festival is a celebration of the people and heritage of Childers and the only festival that closes the Bruce Highway!
Over four days, on the last weekend in July each year, Childers is transformed into an action-packed entertainment hub, concluding with Sunday's famous market day, which regularly sees nearly 40,000 people flock to the small town for celebrity artists and live music from every genre and decade.
The incredible markets feature a highway filled with over 300 stallholders where you can pick up vintage treasures, sample local produce and admire hand-made gems and local arts and craft. Those young and young at heart will also be mesmerised by dance, culture, street performers and carnival rides.
Experience free and ticked events around Childers including Opera by the Lake, Sugar Mill and Cane Fire tours, historical tours and much more!
Event date: Saturday 12 September 2026.
Grazing Down the Lachlan will make a return to Forbes.
This multi-award winning foodie adventure is set alongside the picturesque Lachlan River and celebrates produce native to the Central West NSW region, prepared by local restaurateurs and caterers.
‘Grazers’ are free to wander along the designated corridor of the nine-mile reserve between six stations offering delicious food with a matched beverage.
What makes this dining experience truly unique is the underlying commitment to delivering a no-waste, environmentally responsible event.
A convergence of art, innovation and creativity
A showcase of art in all its forms; conferences, innovation and ideas
A focus on sustainability and how working creatively, we can secure the future.
A platform for all that is possible.
The astonishing things which happen when innovative people connect and combine.
A community of artists, innovators, creators and visionaries.
A culture that cares and embraces possibility, is inclusive and celebrates together.
A culture that acknowledges the planet that we are part of and that sustains us.
Pivotal in the creation of civilisations.
Essential for human life