Gladstone Festivals and Events, Gladstone Harbour Festival, Seafood Festival, Yatchies

The week-long celebration that we have come to know and love as the Gladstone Harbour Festival has a humble past but a very exciting future! Over 46 years ago the Gladstone Harbour Festival was born - a one-day celebration to greet the winners of the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race as they crossed the finishing line.

The Festival rapidly expanded to seven days and nights, jam-packed with entertainment that we now know as the Gladstone Harbour Festival. The Festival has enjoyed a huge growth, with over 70 000 spectators visiting the annual event. Much of this success can be contributed to the range and quality free entertainment provided at the Festival throughout the entire week.

Sunday 5 April – The Rock Building Society’s Opening Night Celebrations

Bearing an uncanny resemblance to Freddie Mercury, Johhny Blunt is the front man of the Killer Queen Show and has performed throughout Asia and Australia to packed houses of all age groups who share a love of timeless rock music.

The Killer Queen Show starts in the 1970’s – the decade of Spandex and long hair, through to the 80’s and 90’s when Queen were the hottest act in music, with such immortal rock hits as “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, “We Are The Champions” and of course “Bohemian Rhapsody”.

Monday 6 April – Qld Energy Resources Manic Monday Night

QER

The Australia Eagles Show performs an awesome tribute to one of America’s best loved bands – The Eagles. Playing all your favourite Eagles smash hits such as Hotel California, Tequila Sunrise, Desperado and many more. With soaring vocal harmonies and great musicianship these six very talented musicians will have you singing and dancing throughout their performance.

Tuesday 7th April – 4CC/ Bunnings Talent Quest & Battle of the Bands

A great night of local entertainment with entrants competing for some great prizes.

Wednesday 8 April – Golding Contractors Tropical Wednesday

Golding

The Gladstone Community will come alive with the festival spirit with today being declared - TROPICAL WEDNESDAY. Businesses are invited to decorate their workplaces/shop windows etc as well as staff dressing in tropical outfits for the day. Prizes for the best decorated business as well as the most festive dressed staff will be awarded tonight during the festivities on the marina stage. Enjoy a fun filled night of entertainment and be transported to the Caribbean with the Fiesta Tropicale band and showgirls. With their magical beat they will have the audience up singing and dancing.

Thursday 9 April – TBA

GPC

Friday 10 April – Orica Australia’s Fantastic Friday Night

ORICA

The Very Best of the Bee Gees Show is a complete discography of the Bee Gees finest songs. The show is performed with full harmonies and played live by professional musicians.
The Very Best of the Bee Gees Show consists of over 30 tracks including early recordings such as New York Mining Disaster and Massachusetts, through the disco period of Stayin’ Alive and Night Fever, culminating with the Bee Gees recent hit – Alone.

Saturday 11 April – Stockland Gladstone’s Teddy Bear’s Picnic

Stockland Gladstone

The stage comes alive with fun, games and great entertainment.
Bring along your favourite teddy bear and join in the great Teddy Bear Walk. There are also prizes for the largest, smallest, oldest, most loved and most festive teddies.

Saturday 11 April – BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance’s Sizzling Saturday Night

Australia’s Ultimate ABBA Show – Dancing Queen is a tribute to the most sensational pop phenomenon ever to emerge in the history of music – ABBA!! Dancing Queen has created a stunningly authentic show that has captured the sound of this truly unique group in its purest form.
Using a live band, full choreography and spectacular costumes you will be amazed and thoroughly entertained as this magnificent production presents the wonderful journey of ABBA.

GPC

Cement Australia

The skies of Gladstone will light up during the 2009 Gladstone Harbour Festival with three huge fireworks displays planned.

Sunday 5 April
Thursday 9 April
Saturday 11 April

Sunday 5 April – The Rio Tinto Alcan Street Parade
	The Rio Tinto Alcan Street Parade is once again presented by the Rotary Club of Gladstone Midday and will officially start the 2009 Gladstone Harbour Festival. Commencing at 4pm the parade will leave the Gladstone Showgrounds, turn left into Tank Street, left into Goondoon Street, left into Lord Street and right across the Marina Bridge.

Friday 10 April –
The NRG Great Raft Race

NRG

This annual event is great fun and very entertaining for not only the raft entrants but also for the crowd. Starting at 10am from the Yacht Club Boat Ramp, and hopefully, ending at the same spot, if your raft doesn’t sink in Auckland Creek. Lots of prize money to be won.

Appearing Friday 11 & Sat 12 April - Qld Rail presents Humphrey B Bear

QLD Rail

Humphrey's live appearances are fun-filled shows with lots of singing, dancing and excitement for everyone.

Hoozatt Entertainers have entertained the festival crowds over the past few years. They continue to delight audiences with their comedic routines and zany characters.

Grab some tasty treats and sit and relax in RTA's Food Court whilst enjoying live entertainment.

With the range of food available at the stalls, you can make a day or night of it and feed the whole family.

Live entertainment will appear on the RTA Food Court stage every night at the Festival & also during the day over the
Easter weekend.

RTA Food Court

The Rat Pack's Back

Blackwood

Featuring...

- THE RAT PACK'S BACK -

The Rat Pack’s Back is a full stage production which has taken the concert and corporate world by storm in a tongue-in-cheek show evoking the style of the infamous American Rat Pack. Starring some of Australia’s brightest talents, these three dashing men lend their style to some of the world’s most loved songs made famous by FRANK SINATRA, DEAN MARTIN and SAMMY DAVIS JNR.

Come Fly With Me; New York, New York; The Lady Is A Tramp; One For My Baby; That’s Amore; When Somebody Loves You; That’s Life, My Way and many more....

The Rat Pack’s Back recreates the sound of the Big Band era in a dazzling show performed live supported by their swing band.

Dressed to the nines, the three guys will keep the audience fully entertained from start to finish.

Support Act - Back by popular demand...

- BLACKWOOD -

Blackwood performs a blend of latin grooves mixed with swing and a touch of rhythm & blues.

The cornerstone of the Blackwood philosophy is there is nothing better than a fantastic melody with a great groove - Blackwood performs fabulous standards coupled with dazzling original tunes of lush colour and depth.

Blackwood is joined by the seriously seductive voice of Leona Collier.

Blackwood recorded their debut CD for ABC Jazz for release in 2005. This CD marked the 90th from composer/producer Sean O’Boyle for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

BOOK NOW FOR THIS FANTASTIC EVENING!!

PHONE Gladstone Festivals and Events TODAY
to book your tickets – 4972 5111

General Admission Ticket - $33.00
Friends of the Festival General Admission Discount Ticket - $27.50

Reserved Table of Ten (limited availability) - $550
(includes 4 Bottles of wine (2 red/ 2 white) & 10 Jazz’n Shiraz wine glasses)

PLEASE NOTE:

QAL’s Jazz’n Shiraz is an all weather event. Tickets purchased cannot be exchanged, returned or refunded.

General admission is ticket only. Some seating is available. You are encouraged to bring folding chairs and picnic rugs.

Fully Licensed Bar Operating and Food Available. (No BYO Alcohol, Drinks or Food)

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