70th Birthday!
Hip Hip Hooray!
Wishing Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers a very happy 70th birthday! A lot has happened over the last 70 years and through it all Toowoomba has been blooming brightly year after year. We have some special moments planned to celebrate an amazing 70 years, keep an eye out on 30.. →
Grand Central Floral Parade Entrant Information
Applications for the 2019 Grand Central Floral Parade have now closed!
This years theme is ‘Power of the Flower’. Celebrate the Power of Flower. 2019 is the year to explore the beauty and the impact of Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. It’s time to celebrate how this iconic event.. →
Build a Float Competition
Design the feature float for Toowoomba Regional Council!
Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers is celebrating its 70th anniversary from 20 to 29 September 2019. As a part of the 70th Anniversary celebrations, Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers invites students and primary schools within the Toowoomba.. →
Volunteers
Are you looking for a rewarding experience?
Volunteer for the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers and together let’s make it the best one yet!
If you love Toowoomba and everything the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers has to offer, we invite you to share your smiles and personality through volunteering!
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Tour Operators
Hassle-free tour options are available from operators across most states.
Let them do the work for you taking care of all of your travel and accommodation needs, find an operator best for you below:
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Flowering Parks
Toowoomba Regional Council have a dedicated team of staff who design and plant beautiful mass floral displays with areas of the Toowoomba city parks and CBD gardens. Each year over 150,000 seeds, bulbs and seedlings are planted at key times to ensure that there is a wonderful display each Spring.
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Heritage Bank Festival of Food & Wine Stallholder Applications
Applications for food and wine stallholders at the Heritage Bank Festival of Food & Wine 2019 have now closed.
If you are interested in being involved in 2020, please email your expression of interest to info@tcof.com.au including your business name, where your business is based, contact.. →
Getting Here
Toowoomba is located in Southern Queensland, just a 90 minute drive from Brisbane
By Air
Fly direct to Toowoomba via the Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, located on Toowoomba Cecil Plains Rd, approximately 17kms west of the Toowoomba CBD
QantasLink offer services to Sydney
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Visitor Centres
For assistance when visiting Toowoomba, don’t miss out on drawing on the resources of our Visitor Information Centres. The friendly staff and local volunteers will help you learn all you need to know to make your stay a memorable one.
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Self Drive Itineraries
Explore the beauty of Toowoomba, discover our spectacular public parks, colourful gardens and vibrant community events.
Below you will find a number of Self Drive Itineraries designed to help you make the most of your time at Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers.
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Accessibility
Spend a few days visiting the beautiful Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers.
Accessible accommodation options in the Toowoomba region are listed here. September is a busy time in Toowoomba so book early to avoid disappointment.
A Toowoomba CBD accessibility map is available to download here.
Terms and Conditions – Heritage Bank Festival of Food & Wine
Heritage Bank Festival of Food & Wine 2019
Conditions of Sale of Tickets and Entry
Ticket purchase and entry to the Heritage Bank Festival of Food & Wine 2019 (“event”) are subject to the following conditions. The term “event” within these conditions includes reference.. →
Terms and Conditions – Tours
Payments:
Payments made by credit card in full at time of booking.Cancellations:
Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable to another event or day.
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Terms and Conditions – Qantas Gala Dinner
Payments:
Payments made by credit card in full at time of booking.Cancellations:
Tickets are non-refundable.18+ event:
Attendees must be aged 18 years or over.
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Terms and Conditions – Food Experiences
Payments:
Payments made by credit card in full at time of booking.Cancellations:
Cancellation fees apply for bookings cancelled within 14 days of the event/departure – no refunds will be issued.18+ event:
Attendees must be aged 18 years or over.
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Image policy
SMILE! Your attendance at events supported by the Toowoomba Regional Council may be digitally recorded through photographs and/or video recordings. Images may be used on Council’s websites, publications, social media or videos. By attending Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers events you agree to these.. →
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History
Since its inception in 1949, the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers has flourished and is now an iconic Queensland event.
The brainchild of Essex Tait and the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce, Carnival was created as a way for the city to use its “Garden City” reputation to promote increased economic.. →
Heritage Bank Festival of Food & Wine FAQs
FESTIVAL FAQS
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Terms and Conditions – Night Garden
Payments:
Payments made by credit card in full at time of booking.Cancellations:
Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable to another event or day.
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Volunteer position descriptions
Opportunities to be involved include helping out at Visitor Information Centres, as a bus tour guide, at the parade and at markets. (more…)
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Coach Transfers
For those visitors not wishing to drive Greyhound, Murrays and Bus Queensland operate regular coach transfers between Toowoomba and selected locations to include Brisbane, Cunnamulla, Rockhampton & Lightning Ridge. Please contact these operators for more information.
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Cobb + Co Museum
Cobb + Co Museum is just a short walk across Queens Park offering a variety of things to see and do. Visit the National Carriage Collection and brush up on your Cobb & Co history with an exhibition dedicated to the legendary coaching company. With a variety of exhibitions, workshops and demonstrations,.. →