RV Friendlies & Events
Event date: 28 November - 30 NOvember 2025
Get ready, rev heads - Springnats returns to the Shepparton Showgrounds for three epic days of horsepower, style, and non-stop action! From 28-30 November 2025, the engines will roar and the crowds will cheer as we take over Shepparton for one of Australia's most iconic automotive festivals.
What's On at Springnats 2025
Driving Events
Take it from the street to the track! Our driving events are the pulse of Springnats:
Go to Whoa - Precision meets power in this fast-paced challenge
Autokana - A twisty timed event that tests driver skill and control
Grab a Flag - A fan-favourie with a fun twist
Burnout Competition - The main event! Expect tyre smoke, wild revs, and insane power!
Show & Shine
Check out some of Australia's toughest, cleanest, and most creative builts - all on display. From classics and muscle to elite customs and daily-driven gems, every car has a story.
Aussie Hotel Street Cruise & Display
We hit the streets of Shepparton in style! See the entrants cruise down Fryers Street before parking up at the Aussie Hotel for a display the whole community can enjoy.
Family Friendly Atmosphere
Springnats isn't just for car lovers - it's for everyone! With food trucks, market stalls, trade stands, kids' activities, and more, there's something for all ages.
Entries & Tickets
Vehicle Entries Now Open!
Don't miss your chance to enter your vehicle into Springnats 2025! Whether you're chasing trophies or just keen to be part of the action, entries are now open. Click the button below to enter!
Maryborough’s beautiful Queens Park, riverside parklands and heritage streetscapes come to life in scenes reminiscent of the Mary Poppins stories. Mary Poppins is a magical English nanny who is blown by the East wind to number seventeen Cherry Tree Lane, London and into the lives of the Banks Children. The Mary Poppins Festival honours the author of the Mary Poppins books, Pamela Lyndon Travers, who was born Helen Lyndon Goff in an upstairs bedroom of the former Australian Joint Stock Bank building in Maryborough on 9 August 1899.
The bank is now an interactive museum called the Story Bank of Maryborough, which features prominently in the festival. The festival presents a program of storytelling and activities for all ages through all art forms exploring the ideas of play and imagination.
The adventures that the Banks children have with their outwardly stern but ever-surprising nanny encourage them to explore their imagination and look at the world on a deeper level. She constantly reminds the children that their everyday reality full of meaning, wonder and beauty. The streets come alive, with characters from the novel such as Mary Poppins, Admiral Boom firing his cannon, and other characters. Along with a hive of roaming entertainers, activities, competitions, sidewalk art and street theatre.
The Great Nanny Race, Chimney Sweep Challenge, Costume Competition, and other activities provide a chance for the community to join in with a competitive spirit. The Parade in the Park – Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, sees the community come together to showcase all the spectacle of the festival’s activities and colourful characters.
The festival celebrates the power of storytelling and sets the scene for visitors to be transformed into their own world of play and imagination.
Sweet Days, Hot Nights Festival is all about showcasing and celebrating what is great about our rich agricultural region and the enviable lifestyle that comes with it, from fresh produce and culinary delights through to adventure and sports tourism experiences, country hospitality, great music and family-friendly entertainment.
The festival has recently transformed into an exciting 2-year program! Smaller associated events will be hosted in 2022, then the headline events are set to return in 2023 including the Burdekin Cultural Fair featuring the First Fire & the Australian Hand Cane Cutting Championships.
Join the festival and celebrate our sweet life in the Burdekin, from stunning autumn weather through to country hospitality and festivity, Sweet Days, Hot Nights is sure to delight all ages. #sweetdayshotnights
Event Date
26 May - 27 May 2023.
