The Caxton Street Seafood and Wine Festival is an annual event in
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
, Australia. It was founded in 1994 by the Caxton Street Development Association to promote
Caxton Street, in historic
Petrie Terrace
Petrie Terrace is an inner suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Petrie Terrace had a population of 1,124 people.
Geography
The suburb is by road west of the Brisbane General Post Office. The precinct is bordered to ...
, as an area for Australian music, food and drink, plus art and history. The area is near to the
Suncorp Stadium
Lang Park, also known as Brisbane Football Stadium, by the sponsored name Suncorp Stadium, and nicknamed: 'The Cauldron', is a multi-purpose stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Milton. The current facility co ...
and the
Brisbane central business district
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.
The festival was held annually on the Sunday of the
Labour Day
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long weekend in May, until 2013; since 2014, it has been held on the
Queen's Birthday
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long weekend in June.
By 2012, the festival had attracted more than 15,000 patrons. Ticket proceeds were donated to various Queensland charities (in 2012 to the
Wesley Hospital Kim Walters Choices Program).
Music festival
As well as promoting Queensland food and wine, it includes a music festival. Since 1994, featured artists have included Russell Crowe and
30 Odd Foot of Grunts,
1927,
Boom Crash Opera,
The Angels,
Gang Gajang
Ganggajang (styled as GANGgajang) are an Australian pop rock band which formed in 1984. The four founders are frontman Mark 'Cal' Callaghan (ex-Riptides) on guitar and lead vocals, Chris Bailey (musician, born 1950), Chris Bailey on bass guitar ...
,
Little Birdy
Little Birdy were an Australian alternative rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia, in 2002 by singer and guitarist Katy Steele, drummer Matt Chequer, guitarist and keyboardist Simon Leach, and bass guitarist Scott O'Donoghue. They gaine ...
,
Grace Knight
Grace Ethel Knight (born 23 December 1955) is an English-born Australian vocalist, saxophone player and songwriter. During the 1980s she was a mainstay of Indie pop group Eurogliders which formed in Perth, Western Australia. Knight later became a ...
,
Kevin Borich
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, Kram of
Spiderbait,
Dukes of Windsor
Dukes of Windsor were an Australian electronic rock group. Although formed in Melbourne, Australia, they were based in Berlin, Germany. They are notable for their single "It's a War", released in Australia in 2008 and in Europe in early 2010, ...
,
Calling All Cars,
Don Walker,
Tyrone Noonan
Tyrone ("Ty") Noonan is an Australian musician, best known for his vocals, guitars, keyboards and songwriting in the Brisbane band George.
He has also worked as a composer for Australian theatre companies La Boite and Queensland Theatre Company ...
and
Diana Anaid
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plus celebrities from ''
Australian Idol'' and ''
Big Brother''.
Organisation
From 2003 to 2014, Manny Kyriakidis of the Pushworth Group
produced the event's music programmes. From 2009 to 2014, Nichola Burton of Australian Festival Management
managed the annual festival; Sam Kyriakidis of Pressing Issues was the publicist.
Due to illness, the Pushworth team took a break for 2015 and 2016.
2010-11 Queensland floods
In 2011, inspired by the
2010–11 Queensland floods, Queensland artist Donna Hawkins produced an artwork representation of Caxton Street for the festival.
The festival raised funds for the Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal in 2011, and donated some proceeds to the Queensland Floods Appeal 2013.
See also
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Culture of Brisbane
The culture of Brisbane derives from mainstream Australian culture and incorporates a strong history in the performing arts, music and sport.
Queensland Cultural Centre
The Queensland Cultural Centre, located at South Bank, within the suburb ...
*
List of festivals in Brisbane
Following is a list of festivals that take place in Brisbane, Australia.
By type
General
* 4MBS Festival of Classics
*Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
*Brisbane Festival
*Brisbane International Boat Show
*Parklife
* Redlands Spring F ...
*
List of festivals in Australia
List of festivals in Australia, including any established festival or carnival in Australia.
Australian Capital Territory (including Canberra Region NSW)
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Vi ...
References
External links
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Annual events in Brisbane
Festivals in Brisbane
Recurring events established in 1994
1994 establishments in Australia
Food and drink festivals in Australia
Seafood festivals
Wine festivals in Australia
Festivals established in 1994