It\u2019s time for local farmers, businesses and event organisers to express their interest in being part of Central Coast Council\u2019s 2025 Harvest Festival – one of the largest and most successful events on the Central Coast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Council Director of Community and Recreation Services, Melanie Smith is hoping to provide our community and visitors with a diverse Festival calendar for 2025 with a range of unique events and activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Harvest Festival event highlights and supports the Central Coast Hinterland, rural farming communities, and showcases the gorgeous heritage villages through the delivery of lively event hubs\u201d Ms Smith said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIts popularity grows each year and attracts thousands of people to our region\u2019s hinterland from near and far. This year’s Festival presented a range of unique events and experiences across thirty event hubs and drew an estimated 51,000 attendees over the long weekend, resulting in an economic boost of $6.1 million for our region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity for local businesses, companies, organisations or community groups to create their own event hub to showcase the hinterland environment, indigenous and cultural heritage, local produce, industry, arts, culture or communities through a variety of experiences or activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI encourage any local farmers, businesses, organisations, or community groups located in the Hinterland to submit their interest by 22 November 2024 to be a part of the Harvest Festival program on 7 and 8 June 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Event hub experiences or event ideas may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Council Mayor, Lawrie McKinna said that the annual Harvest Festival is one of the most successful community events in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPresented by Council, Harvest Festival comes together due to the collaborative efforts of many Event Hub Partners who organise unique experiences, tours, events and activities for the local community,\u201d Mayor McKinna said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEach year, the event showcases our spectacular hinterland communities, as well as our beautiful local produce, unique venues and fun experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI wholeheartedly encourage previous partners and all interested local farmers, businesses and community groups to submit their expressions of interest to be part of next year\u2019s Harvest Festival.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Expressions of Interest to participate in the 2025 Harvest Festival must be submitted online by 2pm, 22 November 2024. <\/strong> Search \u2018Harvest Festival EOI\u2019 at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au for more information.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s time for local farmers, businesses and event organisers to express their interest in being part of Central Coast Council\u2019s 2025 Harvest Festival – one of the largest and most…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-8341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/2025-harvest-festival-program.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/feed\/podcast\/coffee-with-a-coastie","embedCode":"Harvest Festival 2025: Celebrate Central Coast Hinterland and Heritage<\/a><\/blockquote>