Entertainment
28 March, 2025
Grand finale for food fiesta
AFTER four days of celebrating the flavours, colours and history of FNQ, the annual Feast of the Senses is coming to an end with the beloved Australian Bananas River Feast this Sunday to showcase the abundance and diversity of tropical NQ.
The fun begins on the riverfront in Innisfail from 9am to 3pm with an amazing array of food on offer, local produce, cooking demonstrations and tastings on the Brothers’ Leagues Club Canecutter Court stage and musical entertainment on the riverbank featuring local performers from 9.30am onwards.
Arts, crafts, artisanal food products and food vendors selling tasty treats all add to the local, tropical flavour on the day. The highlight will be the colourful and aromatic ‘Rare and Tropical Fruit display’, provided by the Cassowary Coast Rare Fruits Association.
Sponsored by Paronella Park, you can give just about everything in the marquee the taste test before you bid at auction for the abundant fruit at the end of the day. The marquee itself is sponsored by Murray Brothers.
Feast of the Senses president Rosi Jensen said it was exciting to bring back the flagship event of Feast of the Senses.
“We are thrilled that the Australian Bananas River Feast is almost here,” she said.
“Our volunteer committee has worked incredibly hard to bring this event to the community, and it would not happen without the financial support of Australian Bananas and numerous other supporters, including the Cassowary Coast Council.
“We’re still looking for volunteers to assist the committee with set-up from 5am. Early birds can just turn up on the day to volunteer and will earn a free breakfast voucher. Just sign in at the volunteer tent first and remember to wear your closed-in shoes for safety.”
The Feast of Fun Kid Zone, situated at the skatepark end of the riverbank, with inflatable rides and kid-themed activities, will be a hot spot for children of all ages, sponsored by Soils First. Rides will be $5 each or you can purchase an all-day, unlimited rides wristband for just $20. There’ll be art and craft activities and other fun things for children to do on the day.
“This event is really important to our local community,” Ms Jensen said.
“Most of our sponsors are local businesses that support the community, the Australian Bananas River Feast celebrates and showcases the diversity of foods – not only fruit and vegetables – that FNQ has.
“There’s going to be a great number of food stalls, cooking stages and more, it’s a celebration of everything locally grown.”
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