Our Local Banana Festival
Tweed Valley Banana Festival and Harvest Week
20th to 25th August

The Tweed Valley Banana Festival and Harvest Week is a festival to celebrate the growing of bananas in the Tweed Area.
The celebration consists of many events and a colourful street parade in which the floats are based on bananas.

THE EVENTS
The events include many sporting activities such as:

        • marathons
        • cross-country
        • fun-runs
        • cycle races
        • soccer
        • rowing
        • billycart grand prix
        • golf
        • shooting
        • woodchopping

There are many displays including:

        • woodcraft
        • art
        • cooking demonstrations

And competitions such as, with prizes to be won, including:

        • cattle dog trials
        • cooking
        • art
        • banana counting
        • best decorated business premises

You shouldn't miss the crowning of the festival queens:

        • Teen Queen
        • Miss Photogenic
        • Miss Personality
        • Charity Queen
        • Banana Festival Queen

Don’t forget the concerts, modelling and the famed appearance of Banana Jim and Sugar Sue, The Wiggles and the Big Dog and Miss Jenny Show.

The Tweed Valley BananaFestival ends with a spectacular fireworks display.

Madness, mayhem and fun for all the family.
Enjoy the hospitality of the Tweed Valley.
All festival profits go to various local charities.

HISTORY
The Tweed Valley Banana Festival has been successfully running for 48 years and is the proud winner of several major tourism awards.

Thank You

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