What’s on at Babinda Harvest Festival – 2019

Babinda’s main street was buzzing yesterday but the excitement will be nothing on what is expected today for the 2019 Babinda Harvest Festival.

The Traders Day competition, which encourages Munro St businesses to dress up their shopfronts and staff to the theme flora and fauna, was won by Babinda Bakery.

The popular food shop decorated its entrance with pieces of paperbark, a rainforest curtain, waterfall and wildlife while inside a recording of bellbirds song played.

Owner Annette McAloon said the team took three months to craft the decorations.

Down the road, Babinda Bargain Centre’s volunteers dressed themselves in floral hats, while the Babinda State Hotel’s Australia Zoo display impressed.

A surprise entrant this year was Mirriwinni Post Office.

Cairns Regional Council’s Brett Moller, one of three judges, said the harvest festival “galvanised everyone to come together and put on a growing community event”.

“The can-do attitude of the Babinda town and community is a highlight for me,” he said.

The festival gets under way today from 10am with the grand parade beginning at 3.30pm.

There will be fireworks and live music all evening.