Goodna Jacaranda Festival

16/05/2026

🌸 Calling all market stall operators!🌸

Stallholder applications are now open for the Goodna Jacaranda Festival 2026, happening 23–24 October.

With thousands of visitors, live entertainment, family activities and Goodna’s iconic jacarandas in bloom, this is an incredible opportunity to showcase your products and connect with the community.

✅ Food & drink
✅ Handmade goods
✅ Art, gifts & specialty products

👉 Secure your market stall site now: https://goodnajacarandafestival.com/market-stalls/

Spaces are limited and fill fast!

13/05/2026

Purple is coming..... this October 👀💜
Jacarandas, vibes, and festival fun are on their way.
Save the dates: 23–24 October 🌳✨

11/05/2026

🚚🍔 Calling all Food Trucks! 🌮🍦

The Goodna Jacaranda Festival is on the lookout for amazing food trucks to join this year’s celebration!

This is your chance to:
✨ Serve thousands of locals and visitors
🌸 Be part of one of Ipswich’s favourite community festivals
💜 Showcase your food under the iconic jacarandas

Sites are limited, so don’t miss out!

👉 Apply now and be part of the flavour that makes the festival shine.
https://goodnajacarandafestival.com/food-truck-stalls/
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16/02/2026

Huge congratulations to Goodna local Brooke Seabrook Music for taking out the 2026 Thornton Young Award. What a legend!

06/11/2025

Hey Friends! Did you get snapped at the festival this year? You can check out all the photos our official Event Photographer CJL Photography took and even purchase a copy if you were captured! :-)

Photo collection by CJL Photography

26/10/2025

And just like that, another Jacaranda Festival comes to an end 💜

The crowds have gone, the rides are packed away, and the field is quiet once again, but our hearts are still full! Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate our community under the jacarandas.

A huge thank you to our incredible team, volunteers, sponsors, performers and stallholders for bringing this year’s festival to life. Until next year, Goodna!

25/10/2025

Channel 7 down here doing the amazing weather broadcast

25/10/2025

Don’t miss the fireworks show tonight at 9:30pm to close out the Goodna Jacaranda Festival 2025 in spectacular style! 💥

Join us tonight at Evan Marginson Park for one final celebration under the purple blooms. Grab a bite from our food stalls, enjoy the Battle of the Bands, and settle in for a breathtaking fireworks display that lights up the sky

24/10/2025

It’s Day 2 of the Goodna Jacaranda Festival and we have a full day of fun ahead 🌸 Gates are now open and first-up on stage is the amazing Schools Program.

🎡 Rides for all ages
🎶 Music and performances
🍔 Food stalls and local markets
💜 Community spirit everywhere you look

Come early, bring your family, and make a full day of it at Evan Marginson Park.

24/10/2025

A huge round of applause for our incredible Purple Ticket Sponsors who help make the Goodna Jacaranda Festival bloom brighter each year!

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24/10/2025

The purple lights are glowing and the music is pumping💜Come down to Evan Marginson Park tonight for an evening of live entertainment including the Talent Quest from 6pm, food, fireworks and family fun. 🎶🎡

Grab a bite, enjoy the rides, and kick off your weekend surrounded by good vibes and jacaranda magic. 🌸