Grafton Jacaranda Festival

10/09/2026

📣 JACARANDA FESTIVAL STALL UPDATE 💜

🍔 FOOD VENDORS
Food vendor applications are now CLOSED for:
📍 Market Square
📍 See Park
📍 Memorial Park

🤝 COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
We still have opportunities for community stalls in Market Square! Whether you’re a sporting club, youth group, community group, not-for-profit organisation or local service, we’d love to hear from you.
To enquire about a Community stall in Market Square, please email:
📧 [email protected]

🛍️ JACARANDA THURSDAY STALLS
There are still stall spaces available for Jacaranda Thursday! If you’d like to be part of one of the biggest days of the festival, applications can be made directly through Ozee Markets.
👉 Book your stall here:
https://www.ozeemarkets.com.au/stall-detail/nsw-grafton-grafton-jacaranda-thursday-markets

💜 We can’t wait to see our community come together for another incredible Grafton Jacaranda Festival!

Tag your local sporting club, youth group, community group, not-for-profit organisation or local service. 👇🏼

My Clarence Valley

09/09/2026

🌸 WHAT’S ON THIS JACARANDA SEASON? 💜

Are you a local business, venue, community group or organisation with something happening during the Grafton Jacaranda Festival period?

We want to hear about it! 📣

We’re putting together a Community Events & Activities Guide to be included as a special insert in the 2026 Festival Program, showcasing even more of what’s happening around Grafton during Jacaranda season! 🎶🛍️🍴🎨

👉 Submit your event or activity here:
https://forms.gle/eFNskA9xsn33WmsdA
OR email: [email protected]

📅 Submissions close: 5:00pm, Wed 30th September 2026

Tag someone who has something happening! 👇💜

Please note: These activities are not part of the official Grafton Jacaranda Festival program. Submissions are subject to review and available space.


My Clarence Valley

09/09/2026

🎱 LOCHY’S BIGGEST BINGO IS ON! 🎱
TODAY! 
Get ready for 20 games and 20 prizes at the South Grafton Ex-Servicemens Club! 🤩

💰 Bingo cards just $8 each
🎁 20 games = 20 chances to win!
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages welcome
📅 Thursday 10 September
⏰ 11AM
📍 South Grafton Ex-Servicemens Club

Grab your family and friends, get those bingo dabbers ready and come along for a fun morning supporting the Grafton Jacaranda Festival! 💜🌳

Who’s feeling lucky? 🍀🎱✨
Jacaranda Festival Candidate 2026 Lochy Elward
South Grafton Ex Servicemens Club

09/09/2026

SHINING BRIGHT SHOWCASE FOR YOUTH POETS AND PERFORMERS🎤

As part of our exciting new event, the Youth Connect Expo, the Grafton Jacaranda Festival is excited to introduce the Shining Bright Showcase for Youth Poets and Performers.
Captivate us with your talent, we want to see what you’ve got!

📅 Sunday, 25 October 2026
⏰ Program Starts at 10:30 am
📍 See Park
💲 FREE ENTRY FEE
🎭 Open Division Ages 12 - 25 Years

This is your chance to take the stage!
REGISTER NOW! 👇🏼
https://forms.gle/sqJ8aryzRx7UoYKt6

📜 4 Categories:
- Poem
- Prose
- Original Composition
- Group

Tag your drama buddies below! 👇🏼
Seaton Foundation

08/09/2026

💜 MARKET STALLHOLDERS - DON’T MISS OUT! 💜

Spots for the Jacaranda Thursday Markets are filling up FAST! 🌸🛍️

Jacaranda Thursday is one of the biggest and most loved days of the Grafton Jacaranda Festival, with the C*D coming alive with crowds, colour and plenty of purple! 💜

If you’ve been thinking about bringing your market stall along, now is the time to secure your spot before spaces fill up!

Whether you sell handmade goodies, gifts, clothing, homewares, art, local products or something unique, we’d love to see you amongst the action. ✨

📍 Grafton C*D
🌸 Jacaranda Thursday
🛍️ Market stall spaces are limited

👉 Book your stall here:
https://www.ozeemarkets.com.au/stall-detail/nsw-grafton-grafton-jacaranda-thursday-markets

📸 Adam Hourigan Photography

GDSC
Tag a market stallholder or small business who needs to see this! 👇💜

05/09/2026

💜 THE 2026 JACARANDA COOKBOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER! 💜

A collection of much loved recipes contributed by families, friends and members of our local community, all brought together to support Brooke’s 2026 Jacaranda fundraising!

📖 Details:
$45 per copy
A5 spiral bound cookbook
90 pages of community & family recipes
Only 100 copies available!
Printing is expected to be completed by 21 September

HOW TO ORDER:
🛒 Purchase online via link - https://tinyurl.com/JACARANDACOOKBOOK
OR
💳 Contact Jacaranda Festival Candidate 2026 Brooke Harvey to organise EFTPOS or cash payment

📦 Postage is available Australia-wide at the buyer’s expense.

If you don’t select delivery, your cookbook will be available for collection from Grafton & District Funerals in Grafton, NSW.

Thank you so much to everyone who contributed a recipe and helped bring this cookbook together. 💜

04/09/2026

💜 Family Bingo Night: Junior Candidate Fundraiser 🎱

Join the Junior Jacaranda Candidates for a family fun evening! 😁

📍 GDSC
🗓️ Saturday 5 September 2026
⏰ 6pm
🎟️ $10pp
👉 https://tinyurl.com/JACABINGO26

Addictive Hair & Beauty Pivotal Support & Coordination PTY LTD Grafton Help Towing Services Ashley Albert Performing Arts Rob Cares and Supports

31/08/2026

🚨 SCAM ALERT – PLEASE BE AWARE 🚨

We have been made aware of emails being sent from the following email address:

📧 [email protected]

⚠️ This email address is NOT associated or affiliated with the Grafton Jacaranda Festival.

If you receive an email from this address:
❌ DO NOT reply
❌ DO NOT click on any links or attachments
❌ DO NOT provide any personal, business or payment information

Please report the email as spam/phishing and delete it immediately.

All official Grafton Jacaranda Festival emails will come from our official domain - jacarandafestival.com

If you are ever unsure whether a communication claiming to be from us is legitimate, please contact us directly through our official page or website to verify it before responding.

Please SHARE this post to help us spread the word and keep our community, businesses, sponsors and supporters safe. 💜

Grafton Jacaranda Festival

21/08/2026

🚗💜 Car Boot Sale - CLEAR OUT, CASH IN & SUPPORT A GREAT CAUSE! 💜🚗

Got some pre-loved goodies gathering dust? It’s time to give them a new home! Or, if you love hunting for a bargain, come along for a morning of treasure hunting at the Car Boot Sale at the Showground! 🛍️✨

📅 Sunday 6th September
⏰ From 8AM
📍 Grafton Showground - Prince Street, Grafton
💰 Seller spaces only $15

Whether you’ve got clothes, homewares, toys, books, collectables or just a garage full of things you’ve been meaning to clear out, book a space, set up and turn your unwanted items into cash!

🎟️ BOOK YOUR SELLER SPACE:
Book in person at Good Price Pharmacy Warehouse Grafton or secure your space online via Humanitix.
👉🏼 https://tinyurl.com/JACACARBOOT

Not selling? Come along, have a browse and see what hidden gems you can find! 👀

💜 Proudly supporting Jacaranda Festival Candidate 2026 Natalie Waterhouse 💜

Tag your bargain-hunting buddies, share this around and start sorting through those cupboards! 🚗🛍️

Sellers – spaces are limited, so get in early to secure yours! Sites are 3m x 3m. Bring your own gazebo, table and racks.

21/08/2026