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Kalbar Sunflower festival is one of the most talked about and photographed events in southeast Queensland.
ABC Radio Interview
4BC Radio Interview
DISABILITY SUPPORT
Sunflowers will brighten your day at this disability-accessible festival
Not all events are suitable for people living with disability, but the organisers of Kalbar Sunflower Festival are making sure that this isn’t the case for their event.
TOOWOOMBA MINUTE
Kalbar Sunflower Festival Returns
“We were realising that people love sunflowers,” she said.
Kalbar Sunflower Festival 2023
The Scenic Rim's annual sunflower festival will bloom again this autumn, with over a million golden stems over 24 acres — and a four-acre sunflower maze.
Sunflowers Bring Joy
Who would have thought that sunflowers would cause such a stir? Certainly not Kalbar farmers Russell and Jenny Jenner.
Fassifern Guardian
GOLD COAST BULLETIN
Kalbar Sunflower Festival attracts 12,000 (plus 17,000 on wait list)
A sunflower festival southwest of Brisbane has had to turn away 17,000 guests, with only room for 12,000 under council limits.
Sunflowers smile on festival with heart
SUNFLOWER Festival organiser Jenny Jenner dedicated an award presented to her on Australia Day at Kalbar to her late husband Russell.
FASSIFERN GUARDIAN
Courier Mail
Concrete Playground
Ipswich News Today
Kalbar Sunflower Festival 2023: Through My Lens A Photo Essay
Any excuse to go to the Scenic Rim is good enough for us. The latest excuse was the Kalbar Sunflower Festival.
A-mazed Among the Sunflowers
FORECASTS of heavy weekend rain failed to deter the 12,000 Kalbar Sunflower Festival ticketholders on Friday through to Sunday.
Free Roam
QLD Country Life
Thousands to descend on Scenic Rim as sunflower festival sells out in minutes
The Scenic Rim will be Queensland's tourist mecca next weekend as thousands of sunflower worshippers descend on the region.
Secret Brisbane
IPSWICH NEWS
Cameras at the ready for Kalbar’s field of sunflowers
The Kalbar Sunflower Festival returns this month with 12,000 tickets up for grabs for a three-day celebration of sunflowers.
A Huge Sunflower Festival Is Coming To The Scenic Rim This March
Wander through sixteen acres of the world's happiest flowers.
Queensland Farmer Today
Fields of charity gold
A sunflower festival in the Scenic Rim that attracts more than 12,000 people to its golden fields has a goal to raise $100,000 for vital cancer research and care at Mater.
My Australian News
THE SENIOR
?? Sunflowers for all people great and small ??
From a simple idea to plant sunflowers to survive the drought, the Kalbar Sunflower Festival in the Scenic Rim has become a juggernaut of joy….
Enjoy the happiest flowers on earth at the Kalbar Festival
Want to immerse yourself in sunshine and the sheer happiness and wonder brought about by 1.5 million brilliant yellow sunflowers bobbing in the breeze.
IPSWICH NEWS
Blooming Splendour: Kalbar Sunflower Festival 2024
In the absence of Russell Jenner, the festival’s founder and a beloved figure, the 2024 edition is dedicated to his memory.
What people are saying
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So amazing! We can't wait to come back
Francine Smith
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Best festival ever... absolutely beautiful, and beautiful, friendly people..
Michelle Reeve
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Can't wait, the last one was just spectacular
Helen Robertson
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We had such a wonderful time! Can't wait till next year.
Michelle Koller
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Can we please go again. This place holds some of our best memories
Olivia Knight
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Sunflower Gin and Sunflower Honey
Sarah Cattell
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WHAT AN AWESOME DAY FROLICKING THROUGH THE SUNFLOWERS. WELL DONE TO ALL INVOLVED
Christine Price
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WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME!! SUCH A WELL ORGANISED EVENT. LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR
Olivia Bothwell
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BEAUTIFUL DAY AND AMAZING PLACE
Priyanka Nirav Mehta
