TIDE: Island Events Redlands Coast

08/03/2026

Tide is delighted to announce our next fabulous live music concert, on Macleay Island, Thursday 28 May!
Spend the evening with The Spooky Men's Chorale, just before they play the Enmore Theatre Sydney, then take off for their UK tour! This is drop deadpan beautiful mansinging that might well change your life.
Tickets are on sale to islanders for a couple more days before they become public!

Drop deadpan beautiful man singing that might well change your life. They are just a bunch of blokes, but where they take you will blow your mind.

23/10/2025

SMBI Concert Band Variety Concert for Seniors Month
Sunday 26th October, 2pm - 4pm
Macleay Island Community Hall

28/07/2025

Wow!
What a great night we had at the Festival of Small Halls on Macleay Island last night!

26/07/2025

Everyone's favourite gelateria will be providing some sweet treats tomorrow night!🍦8th Sense Kitchen are bringing their freezer van onsite for the special Winter Warmer at the Macleay Island Community Hall. They will be selling single cups of hocus pocus and mango gelato, plus a mystery 'adult' flavour. Make sure you are there to find out what it is! 😋

Although the Festival of Small Halls concert is sold out, the free outdoor fun from 4:30-6pm is open to all. 🎊 There will be performances from SMBI Concert Band and community information stalls as well as food from Chef It Dining , wine tasting from Lucy Joy, and of course gelato, available for purchase. Something for all the senses! 🙌

26/07/2025

Our Festival of Small Halls concert tomorrow night has sold out! Great to see so much support and enthusiasm on our islands for live original music. It will be a fantastic night. 🎶

If you missed out on tickets, you are still welcome to come along for the Winter Warmer festivities earlier in the evening. 🎊 From 4:30-6pm there will be community information stalls, wine tasting, SMBI Concert Band performances and food available outside the Macleay Island Community Hall. 🍷🍛

Please be aware that the car park will be closed to accommodate the stalls and band, so if you are driving to the event, you will need to find street parking nearby. It will be possible to drop off passengers in the driveway, and there will be a limited number of disability parking spaces made available onsite. 🚗

Look forward to seeing you there!

24/07/2025

Dinner options are looking delish' for our Winter Warmer event this Sunday! 😋 We have Chef It Dining serving from their van on site at Macleay Community Hall, and Nick Zhao’s Kitchen with a selection of takeaway just across the road. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options available.

The menu from Chef It Dining will be:
🍛 Golden whiting taco with fresh tomato salsa
🍛 "Chef it" authentic butter chicken with steamed basmati rice w/ a serving of garlic naan (GF without the naan)
🍛 Loaded chillin fries , w/ sour cream, guacamole & melted three cheese blend (GF)
🍛 Vegan lentil & chickpea sweet potato curry casserole w/ basmati rice (GF)
🍛 "Chef it" bacon and egg slice "Kiwi Style"
🍛 Super crisp chips regular and large
🍛 Pulled Pork baguette w/ apple slaw and gravy (can be GF)
🍛 Designer reuben sandwich

On offer from Nick Zhao’s Kitchen is:
🍛 Stir Fried Vetables
🍛 Garlic Chicken
🍛 Mongolian Beef
🍛 Special Fried Rice
You can pre-order from midday on Sunday for pick up between 5-6.30pm. Phone Nick Zhao's Kitchen on: 0427 745 948

So come along early for the free festivities from 4:30pm 🎉, have a listen to the SMBI Concert Band 🎶, browse the community stalls and do some wine tasting while you have your meal. 🍷 Festival of Small Halls concert starts at 6:30pm - advance bookings strongly recommended as it is nearly sold out! Link in comments below 👇

21/07/2025

Get ready Macleay! 🎶 More of this moving music from Canadian duo ChampagneWeather is coming your way this Sunday at Festival of Small Halls. 🎶 Tickets are fast running out, so don't delay! Make sure you pre-purchase to avoid missing out on this one-night only line-up with Charm of Finches and The Gelato Jetty Band also on the bill.

Outdoor festivities, food, wine tasting and concert band from 4:30pm, main show starts 6:30pm. Bookings through link in comments below 👇

20/07/2025

Our beloved SMBI Concert Band are providing some pre-show entertainment at Festival of Small Halls next Sunday 27/7. 🎺🎷

Catch their 5pm performance as part of outdoor festivities that kick off at 4:30pm with wine tasting and food available. You can enjoy a bite to eat or a beverage while you listen to our local big band or peruse some community group stalls outside the Macleay Island Community Hall. 🥂🍔🎼

Main show starts at 6:30pm with ChampagneWeather (CAN), Charm of Finches (AUS) and locals The Gelato Jetty Band.

Tickets still available for the concert through the booking link in comments but selling fast! 👇🎟

19/07/2025

🍷 Enjoy Biodynamic wine tasting as part of Tide's Winter Warmer on Macleay next Sunday 🍇

Join us for an unforgettable evening of music and wine as Lucy Joy & Tide bring an exclusive French Biodynamic wine tasting experience to Festival of Small Halls – Macleay Island edition!

🗓 Sunday 27 July 2025
📍 Macleay Island Community Hall
🎶 Featuring touring artists: ChampagneWeather (CAN) & Charm of Finches (AUS)
🌅 Outdoor festivities from 4:30pm (concert band performance, community stalls and food)
🍷 Biodynamic wine tasting kicks off at 5:00pm
🎤 Show starts at 6:30pm

✨ For just $15/person, enjoy a guided tasting with Lucy Joy of three unique, small-batch French biodynamic wines:

• La Vigne en Rose – a vibrant aromatic white

• Sortilège – a bold and textured orange wine

• Singulier – an elegant and expressive red

🎟 Purchase your wine tasting at the bar on the day.

And if those wines steal your heart, you’re in luck — we’ll be serving some of Lucy Joy Biodynamic wine by the glass at the bar throughout the night:

• La Cueillette des Oiseaux - A beautiful Macerated white

• Chants du Jardin – a fresh and zingy Sauvignon Blanc from Languedoc-Roussillon

• Lira Rouge – a velvety GSM blend from the Rhône Valley, just across from Châteauneuf-du-Pape

This experience is sponsored by Lucy Joy, the perfect pre-show indulgence for wine lovers and curious sippers alike. 🥂

Don’t miss this sensory adventure !

Planning to stay for the concert? Get your tickets here 👉 https://festivalofsmallhalls.com/current-tours/winter-tour-2025/

18/07/2025

A sample of the sweet sister sounds of Charm of Finches coming our way next Sunday 27 July! 🎶

Get yourselves along to the Macleay Island Community Hall for the Festival of Small Halls concert featuring not only these talented songbirds, but also Canada's ChampagneWeather, and local talent The Gelato Jetty Band. 🎸🎤

To warm you up for the show, we have a mini-festival of outdoor fun with a performance by the SMBI Concert Band, food, wine tasting, and community organisation stalls from 4:30pm. 🎷🍷🍛

Indoor show starts 6:30pm. Best to pre-book as tickets are selling fast! Ticket link in comments 🎟👇