The annual 1770 FESTIVAL is back on – this year running over 4 days, from Thursday 24th May to Sunday 27th May. Held along the picturesque Town of 1770 foreshore, this will be the 17th year of the 1770 Festival celebrating the Birthplace of Queensland and commemorating the Endeavour landing when Lt. James Cook first came ashore on May 24th, in the year 1770. The 4 day celebrations include a Street Parade, Fireworks, live music and performers, a Film night, an Art show, market stalls, rides and a host of other entertainment. Full details of each days activities are below.
The Town of 1770/Agnes Water twin towns are located in the Miriam Vale Shire, on the Discovery Coast of Central Queensland between Bundaberg & Gladstone. The township has grown from a remote & sleepy seaside village to a premier holiday destination boasting the states most northern surf beaches, and is only 90 minutes by sea to the Southern Great Barrier Reef.
THURSDAY 24TH MAY – SOUTHERN CROSS CINEMA, OUTDOOR FILM NIGHT
SOUTHERN CROSS TOURIST RETREAT, Round Hill Road, Agnes Water. By the Lagoon, under the stars… From 5.30pm
2694 Round Hill Road, Agnes Water.
Films include “Rats & Cats” starring Jason Gann & Adam Zwar. Short films include Tropfest award winners & more…
SPECIAL GUEST: Jason Gann (star of “RATS & CATS”, “THE WEDGE” Channel 10 & ‘WILFRED” SBS
Wine Tasting by Clovely Estate Wines (South Burnett region), plus food & beverage stalls.
Preview & Awards, Music, Wine & Nibbles. Tickets $10 available at the door.
(Public viewing Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th May 10am to 4pm, free entry.)
SATURDAY 26TH MAY – FESTIVAL PARADE, MARKETS, RE-ENACTMENT, RIDES, BANDS, FIREWORKS
Town of 1770, foreshore parklands, 10am to 11pm. FREE ENTRY
‘CARNIVALE’ STREET PARADE & OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY: featuring Gooreng Gooreng Traditional Dancers, Rob Messenger & Tom Jeffreys
BANDS: Sue-Anne (national), Tarni Stephens (Brisbane), 8 Pints Shy (Tannum Sands), Pacha Mamma (Bundaberg), Bluesville Station (Gold Coast), Kissing The Blue Lady (Mt Larcom), United Alliance (Agnes Water), Efficient Delay (Gladstone) and many more…
MARKET STALLS + ART AUCTION. Wine Tasting by Clovely Estate Wines
WORKSHOPS: Painting workshop with professional artist Bob Gamich, Paper-making workshop with Rachael Wardrope.
LOCAL BANDS: Johnnie Mac, Vic & Ros, Johnno & Friends, Chris Mallory and more
ART SHOW @ Sandcastles, Public viewing Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th May 9am to 6pm, free entry.
Last years festival saw record breaking crowds of over 4000 people heading into the Town of 1770, and the event won the 'Significant Festivals & Events' award at the Central Queensland/Southern Great Barrier Reef Tourism Awards in 2006. The festival also received the Community Event Award at this years Australia Day Awards, and the main event location – Endeavour Park – recently won the ‘Tourism Queensland Friendliest Beach Award’.
A range of 'HOT DEALS' accommodation specials have been arranged by our local representative from Gladstone Area Promotion & Development Ltd, for visitors during Festival Week. For more details, contact Tash at the Miriam Vale Visitor Info Centre on (07) 4974 5428.
The 1770 Festival would like to thank our generous sponsors and supporters: Miriam Vale Shire Council, Capricorn Coast, 1770 Developments, Ergon Energy, Mayo Plumbing, MZEE Properties, 1770 Backpackers, Boral, Agnes Water Concrete Pumping, Ray White, Budcon, Mike Murry, Agnes Air & Sheet Metal, Bowls Club, Neville Hughes, Red Dog Steel, Gibson Building, Birte, Sandcastles, Southern Cross Tourist Retreat, Reservoir Promotions.
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The 1770 Festival is a non-profit, volunteer, community organisation. The festival Committee is a Sub-Committee of Discovery Coast Tourism & Commerce Inc (DCTC).
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Agnes Water often called Agnes Waters and it is common for Lady Musgrave Island to be called Lady Musgrove Island and Captain Cook to Captian Cook and Capitan Cook or Captan Cook, with the Town of Seventeen Seventy now known as 1770 that would be hard to misspell for anyone. The correct spelling of Bundaburg Queensland, is Bundaberg.
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The Great Barrier Reef runs along the Australian Queensland Coast, there are many towns from Central Queensland to Far North Queensland that offer Great Barrier Reef tours, such as fishing, scuba diving, snorkelling, cruises to Great Barrier Reef Islands, even Reef Walking and Surfing, some Islands on the Great Barrier Reef offer accommodation from Resort Style to Camping. The Southern End of the Great Barrier Reef begins from the Town of 1770 on the Queensland Discovery Coast, and extends North past Cairns, Port Douglas and Cook Town.
You will find places on this site that offer all of the above on The Great Barrier Reef as well as inland Rural areas, such as Mining Towns, Farm Stays and National Parkes, Gorges, Mountian Retreats and Beachside Towns. Use the Navigation links & Directories, if you prefer an other Langauge besides English you can click on your Counties Flag on the top right to translate all pages on Lets Connect to your prferred langauge.
