Blackbutt Avocado Festival

15/06/2026

12/06/2026

🥑 ３ ＭＯＮＴＨＳ ＴＯ ＧＯ！ 🥑

Holy guac, the countdown is ON! ⏳We are officially 3 months out from the ripest, most exciting day of the year: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 2026 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘵 𝘈𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘰 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭! 🥳

On Saturday, 12 September, our little country town is bursting with avo-pride for a massive day of family fun! Whether you're here for the parachute Avo-Drop 🪂, trying to win that $1,000 prize in the Avo Roll 🏆, or just diving into some famous avocado cheesecake 🍰, there’s something for everyone!

But most importantly… what are you looking forward to the most this year?
Let us know in the comments below! 👇

🗓️ When: Saturday, 12 September 2026
📍 Where: Coulson Street & Memorial Hall, Blackbutt
🎟️ Cost: FREE entry!

Tag your festival crew and start planning your trip to the South Burnett! 🚙✨

10/06/2026

💪 𝕋ℍ𝕀ℕ𝕂 𝕐𝕆𝕌’𝕍𝔼 𝔾𝕆𝕋 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕊𝕋ℝ𝕆ℕ𝔾𝔼𝕊𝕋 𝔸ℝ𝕄𝕊 𝕀ℕ 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕊𝕆𝕌𝕋ℍ 𝔹𝕌ℝℕ𝔼𝕋𝕋? 🥑
It is time to test your limits at the 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐭 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥!
This year, the legendary Avo Strongman & Strong Woman Competition returns on 𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝟏𝟐𝒕𝒉 𝑺𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓.
The rules are beautifully simple but brutally tough:
🥑𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞:
Hold a bag packed with local avocados straight out in front of you.
🥑𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥:
Don’t let your arm drop! The longest hold wins the ultimate bragging rights and a piece of the festival's massive prize pool.
🥑𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞:
Categories run all day for men, women, and the incredibly tough little legends in the kids' division!

Whether you are training to beat last year’s champions or just want to "𝐚𝐯𝐨" 𝐠𝐨 for some country laughs, we want to see you on the main stage.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
📅 When: Saturday, 12th September 2026
📍 Where: Blackbutt Avocado Festival (Avo Central & Rail Trail)
🎟️ Cost: FREE entry for the whole family!

Tag your strongest mates in the comments below who need to start practicing their straight-arm holds today! 👇

30/04/2026

🥑 Sρɾҽαԃ ƚԋҽ Lσʋҽ αƚ ƚԋҽ BʅαƈƙႦυƚƚ Aʋσƈαԃσ Fҽʂƚιʋαl!🥑

𝒯𝒽𝑒𝓎 𝓈𝒶𝓎 "𝒾𝓉 𝓉𝒶𝓀𝑒𝓈 𝒶 𝓋𝒾𝓁𝓁𝒶𝑔𝑒," 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝒾𝓃 𝐵𝓁𝒶𝒸𝓀𝒷𝓊𝓉𝓉, 𝒾𝓉 𝓉𝒶𝓀𝑒𝓈 𝒶 𝓌𝒽𝑜𝓁𝑒 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝓂𝓊𝓃𝒾𝓉𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝒶𝓂𝒶𝓏𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓅𝑒𝑜𝓅𝓁𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒻𝑒𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓋𝒶𝓁 𝓈𝑜 𝓈𝓅𝑒𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓁!✨

While we’re all about the avocados, there’s one thing we love more than anything else on festival day ~ 𝒀𝑶𝑼.

From the 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒚 costumes to the 𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊-𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 who have been coming for years, you are the heartbeat of this event. Seeing grandparents sharing a laugh with their grandkids, friends dressed in their finest"𝒂𝒗𝒐 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆," and the incredible energy you bring is what makes it all worthwhile.

Wԋყ ɯҽ lσʋҽ συɾ ϝҽʂƚιʋαl ƈσɱɱυɳιƚყ
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒔: Your creativity never ceases to amaze us! 🥑🎉
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔: Seeing the festival tradition passed down is pure magic.
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕: Your smiles, your cheers, and your shared love for our town.

To everyone who shows up, dresses up, and shares the love ~ thank you. You make the 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒕 𝑨𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒐 𝑭𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 what it is.

Let’s keep the good vibes growing! Tag your festival crew below and share your favorite memory from years past. 👇And, if you see the photographer this year grab them and get your group photo!

09/04/2026

🥑 𝕆𝕌ℝ 𝕊𝕋𝔸𝕃𝕃ℍ𝕆𝕃𝔻𝔼ℝ𝕊 𝔸ℝ𝔼 𝕋ℍ𝔼 ℝ𝕀ℙ𝔼 𝕊𝕋𝕌𝔽𝔽! 🥑

We’re still dreaming about the incredible vibes from the last 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐭 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥! From the sizzle of the food stalls to the hidden gems in the craft tents, our vendors are the true heartbeat of the day. 🙌✨

Whether you were hunting for that perfect handmade gift, stocking up on farm-fresh produce, or daring to try every avocado-infused treat on the menu, there was something magic around every corner of the rail trail.

We’re already counting down to do it all again!

𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 2026 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘵 𝘈𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘰 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺, 12 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳!📅

💬 We want to hear from YOU!

Which stall did you visit first last year?
Describe your favourite festival find in the comments and let’s give our local legends some love! 👇

04/04/2026

𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓔𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓢𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓪𝔂 ✨
from the 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐭 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥! 🥑

Today’s the day for chocolate, family, and of course perfectly ripe avocados.
Whether you’re smashing some avo for a festive brunch or adding a green twist to your Easter lunch, we hope your day is avo-lutely wonderful!

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰?
An avocado is basically nature’s Easter egg, hard on the outside, a beautiful surprise on the inside, and way better for you than a hollow bunny (though we won’t tell the kids that!).

Enjoy the long weekend, stay safe on the roads, and keep those appetites ready for the big festival on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟐 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

Wishing you a Guac-tastic Easter Sunday!

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31/03/2026

🥑 HOLY GUACAMOLE, OUR WEBSITE IS PIT-TED! 🥑
We’re currently dealing with a bit of a technical mush. Our website is temporarily down, but our team is working hard to get things ripe and ready again.
Don't worry, the Avocado Festival s still going ahead as planned! We’ll be back online before you can say "extra guacamole."
Thanks for your patience, avocado lovers! 💚