Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers gets ready for its month long celebration

Commencing 1st September, Queensland’s multi-award winning Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers (TCOF) will be held over the entire month of September rather than the historical 10-day event, allowing more people to spend more time in the floral-filled parks, public spaces and gardens, to taste the flavours of the Region and to stay a little longer.  

The highly successful COVIDSafe format of TCOF in 2020 has become the blueprint for change in 2021, with new events added to this year’s program and the welcome return of others.

• Taking centre stage throughout September are the flowers, all 190,000 of them at Toowoomba’s parks and public spaces.

• The famous Festival of Food and Wine returns to Queens Park this year, held from 10th to 12th September, celebrating the best in regional produce and Australian music.

• The event that stops and unites the city, the Grand Central Floral Parade also returns in a kaleidoscope of colour! It will be held on Saturday, 18th September with a much earlier start time of 10am, allowing crowds to enjoy a full day shopping, sightseeing and adventuring. 

• New to the program is High Cheese at Spring Bluff, held in partnership with Lockyer Valley Regional Council and hosted by famed chef and local produce champion, Alastair McLeod! This will be an extraordinary experience, given it is happening at the beautiful heritage-listed station that boasts 150 years of railway history and magnificent gardens.

• Also new is Cinema Under the Stars, a free community event in the leafy lawns of the Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, with a line-up of classic movies featured. 

Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers commences on 1st September with the full program now live and tickets on sale at tcof.com.au  

Image: Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers 2021 Chris Richter, Jasmine Aleisha. Credit: Nigel Hallett