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15 May, 2025
Caboolture’s past comes back to life
STEP back in time and experience life as it was before 1945 at this year’s Heritage Day, held at the Caboolture Historical Village on Saturday, May 17, from 9am to 3pm.
The popular annual event invites visitors of all ages to explore local history through interactive displays, traditional demonstrations, and immersive experiences designed to educate and inspire.
Watch craftsmen and craftswomen demonstrate traditional skills such as wool spinning, lacemaking, leathercrafting, ropemaking, blacksmithing and more.
Discover the beauty of machinery from a bygone era and marvel at vintage cars and motorcycles.
Live entertainment from Celtic and classic Australian ballads, Scottish bagpipes, 18th-century country dancing, and bush poetry readings ensures there is something for everyone.
Volunteers and guest exhibitors will be stepping out in style in traditional dress, adding to the bygone atmosphere.
Kids can get hands-on with lots of interactive activities, making it a fun and educational experience for the whole family.
Enjoy the mini pony show, whip cracking demo, and watch out for bushrangers and unruly colonial road workers.
Special features this year include ‘Marion’ the steam roller, re-enactments, and the Pine River Machinery Rally running on both Saturday 17 and Sunday 18.
Historic buildings and streetscapes will set the scene for blacksmiths, bakers, woodworkers, and craftspeople to showcase the skills and techniques that built generations past.
Inside the village museum, the Founding Families Research Project—presented by the Caboolture Family History Research Group—will offer insight into the region’s early settlers.
A parade at 1pm on Saturday will bring together heritage vehicles and vintage characters in a colourful procession through the village.
Heritage Day celebrates the rich cultural traditions of the past, focusing on local history and heritage.
Entry is $15 for adults, $5 for children aged 6–16, and free for kids under 5. Tickets are available at the gate or online via trybooking.com.
Parking is available at the Caboolture Showgrounds, with a gold coin donation supporting the Caboolture & District Woodcrafters Inc.
