Apple and Grape Week One

Dalveen Film Society's screening of 'Much Ado About Nothing' on Monday 28 Feb.

Monday 28 February – Brew Day!

Movie showing: ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

Dalveen Film Society will present a Movie Showing Monday and Thursday evenings in the Dalveen Hall, Pine Cres.

Screening – Monday 28 February Film: 6pm to 10.30pm.

Bar open and dinner available from 6pm (dinner must be pre-ordered).

Screening begins 7.30pm. Tickets: $12 movie, $22 movie and Italian themed light dinner.

Tickets available from Eventbrite:

www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/much-ado-about-nothing-tickets-242203335697

Tuesay 1 March – Produce Day!

Paddock to Piazza Cooking Demonstration

Meet local chefs and watch from them as they cook with Granite Belt produce (apples and more) daily from Monday to Friday in the Piazza.

Local chefs will take to the stage to demonstrate their passion for cooking with Granite Belt grown produce – a different chef each day Monday through Friday.

Meet the local farmers who have grown the produce – we’ll interview them so you can learn the story behind what’s cooking.

And local wine and beer producers will be there too to talk about their wines or beers that match to what’s cooking.

Cost: FREE

Location: Farley street Piazza, in Stanthorpe’s main street

When: Monday 28 February to Friday 4 March 2022. 11am – 2pm Mon-Thurs. Time TBC Friday

Wednesday 2 March – Berry Day!

Bus Tour: Meet the Berry Farmer and Farm Tour

Meet the family behind Eastern Colour, who grow strawberries and apples on their farm in Applethorpe.

This is a behind the scenes tour with the farmers themselves and is a tour experience exclusively available for the festival.

Opportunity to pick your fruit available at an additional cost on the day.

Departs Farley Street Piazza, Stanthorpe CBD at 2:00pm.

Tour returns to Stanthorpe approx 4 – 4.30pm – $33.

Thursday 3 March – Apple Day!

Apple Day fun: apple peeling competitions, apple pie judging

To enter your own delicious apple pie or jar of apple jelly, you can complete an entry form when you drop off your pie the morning of the competition, but please do note the competition rules…

THREE CATEGORIES:

• Open apple pie competition

• Junior (under 17 years) apple pie competition

• Apple Jelly competition.

APPLE PIE AND APPLE JELLY ENTRY CONDITIONS

1 One entry per person, per section

2 All entries to be taken to the Festival Showroom 33 Maryland Street, Stanthorpe between 8:30am and 9:45am on Thursday 3 March 2022

3 All entries become the property of the Festival

4 The judge’s decision is final

5 Apple pies to be covered. Apple Pie of short crust type, no sugar or fancy trimmings to be added. Must be homemade pastry — no shop bought pastry allowed

6 Apple pies to be made in aluminium foil plates (plates are available from the Apple & Grape Harvest Festival Office, 40 Maryland St Stanthorpe or purchase your own if you don’t live in Stanthorpe)

Further details please contact Annette Brown on 0409 143 628.

Winners will be announced and prizes presented at the Farley Street Piazza between 12 — 1pm on Thursday 3 March 2022

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PRIZES

$30 1st place, $15 2nd place, $10 3rd place in each category