Sip, savour, and celebrate at the Hampton Festival 2025
The Hampton Festival is on again, this year marking its 21st year and the best in arts, culture and tastiness the High Country has to offer.
10 May 2025
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Wine and food. Food and wine. The most iconic of duos—and this year, the Hampton Festival is giving them even more room to shine. The beloved celebration of all things delicious, creative, and distinctly High Country is back with a brand new format for 2025, and we’re already packing our picnic blankets.
Taking place across two full days—Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May—this year’s festival has evolved into a weekend-long immersion of flavour, art, and community spirit. Nestled in the idyllic Chapman Park (25-minute drive north of Toowoomba), it’s still got all the charm you know and love, but with more to experience.
Things kick off Friday night with Farm 2 Fork: Bites & Delights at Clock & Bull Brewhouse in Cabarlah, a laid-back outdoor dining event that sets the tone for the weekend—seasonal, local, and straight-up delicious.
Saturday is your day to get arty. Expect hands-on workshops, art installations, live music, and creative encounters around every corner. Think: painting under the trees, unexpected performances, and conversations with local makers. With markets to browse, wine in hand, and tunes on tap, it’s basically your ideal Saturday plan.
Then on Sunday, it’s time to dig into the region’s finest food and produce with High Country Flavours: Learn & Grow. There’ll be tastings, demos, and grower chats galore, alongside everything from kids’ activities to live music to seriously good coffee. It’s a love letter to paddock-to-plate living.
Now in its 21st year, the Hampton Festival continues to be one of the most anticipated events on the local calendar. Whether you're chasing flavour, inspiration, or just an excellent excuse to spend the weekend under towering blue gums with a glass of something chilled, Hampton has you covered.
Tickets are $24 for a day pass or $38 for the weekend, with free entry for kids under 12. For the full program, head to hamptonfestival.com or follow along on socials.
We’ll be the ones hovering near the Hungarian Langos, glass of Pinot in hand.
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