Slow food, scenic drives and hands-on discovery
Published on 17 June 2026
This weekend the heart of the Scenic Rim welcomes food lovers as Eat Local Month turns its attention to Beaudesert, Kerry, Allenview and Wyaralong for three days built around slow food, genuine connection and some of the region's most immersive experiences.
This Friday 19 June, the sixth-generation Tommerup's Dairy Farm welcomes guests for Forage to Feast.
Completely authentic and hands-on, guests will forage for their food, feeding the pigs, milking the Jersey cows, churning fresh butter and picking vegetation in the paddocks, before sitting down to a Wild Canary feast built entirely from produce fresh from the farm.
The drive along Kerry Road is one of the most rewarding in the region, rolling past livestock properties and lush creek flats with views that demand a stop.
Lake Wyaralong is worth a detour, with walking and mountain biking trails, a sculpture park and kayaking on the water. The Ridgeline Trail climbs to sweeping views across Mt Joyce and the surrounding valley.
On Wednesday 24 June Towri Sheep Cheeses hosts the Next Generation Homegrown Lunch where the future of food gets its moment.
Beaudesert State High School students grow, raise and prepare a three-course feast from the ground up, guided by one of the Scenic Rim's talented chefs, Shinade Haper. Every dish is ethical, locally sourced, and completely student-led.
HOT TIP – book now as these events are filling fast, follow the flavour trail and wear your stretchy pants!
WINTER HARVEST FESTIVAL – June 27
A reminder to lock in your tickets to the Winter Harvest Festival! As the signature event of Eat Local Month, it’s the golden ticket to taste the very best of the Scenic Rim’s seasonal bounty, sip local wines, beers, and spirits, and get the dirt on where food really comes from, all while soaking up unbeatable country hospitality in the stunning town of Kalbar.
Held on Saturday 27 June, the festival brings the region’s Food Ambassador Chefs growers, producers and flavour-makers together to deliver the ultimate farm-gate experience. There’s over 50 stalls to wander plus the world famous Tractor Pull, new workshops, flavours and faces, plus Moffatt's famous Carrot Ice Cream (did you know the Scenic Rim produces 600 million carrots a year and is the carrot capital of the country?) and Carrot Tossing!
Across the weekend, the harvest celebrations continue in and around Kalbar. On Saturday, fans can tip their hat to the trailblazers of the Scenic Rim who fed families long before Uber Eats. At the Celebration of Lost Culinary Arts in the gorgeous Kalbar School of Arts & Memorial Hall, visitors can learn the art of canning, pickling, and preserving – plus stock up on enough jams, marmalades, and chutneys to make their pantry pop.
When the sun goes down there’s Saturday night’s Harvest Hoedown with country music stars Riley Ziskey, Laura Frank, Jacynta'lee, DJ Desert Rose and line dancing! On Sunday, get your hands dirty picking produce with fifth-generation farmers at Valley Pride Produce!
SCENIC RIM EAT LOCAL MONTH 2026
Across all of June www.eatlocalmonth.com.au
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Scenic Rim Eat Local Month is proudly presented by Scenic Rim Regional Council, with support from major partners Moffatt Fresh Produce and CamperMate, and supporting partners Kalfresh Vegetables, Urban Utilities, Community Bank Kalbar and District, Brisbane Economic Development Agency, Allclass Kubota, and 612 ABC Radio Brisbane. The event is also supported by the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland's Destination Events Program.