Goodna Jacaranda Festival

October 23rd & 24th

Goodna Jacaranda Festival

The Goodna Jacaranda Festival is Ipswich’s most loved community festival that celebrates our wonderfully diverse region and our great Queensland lifestlye.

Get involved in this fantastic community event. Join us as stall holder or sponsor, enter one of our many performing arts competitions or just turn up on the weekend and soak in the atmosphere.

Live music on stage at the Goodna Jacaranda Festival

QUEST FOR TALENT

The Quest provides a fantastic development opportunity for performers to hone their skills in front of qualified judges and the local crowd.

Sideshow Alley

A favourite with the young and young at heart, this years festival features a huge line up of rides and amusements for the whole family.

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Check out this years lineup for Jacaranda Festival events and contests.

Schools Program Still going strong.

Year after year schools from around the region gather at the Goodna Jacaranda Festival to perform for their parents, family and our community.

The festival garners so much interest in fact that in some years we have to turn some entries away due to the huge demand to perform.

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LATEST NEWS & UPDATES

5 October 2026

Jacaranda Jams 4

Jacaranda Jams is set to rock the main stage at this years Goodna Jacaranda Festival!
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5 October 2026

Meet the Judges: Battle of the Bands 2026

Our Battle of the Bands will be judged by two amazing industry professionals with many years’ experience and insights.
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23 October 2025

Meet the Judges: Quest for Talent 2025

The Goodna Jacaranda Festival’s Quest for Talent is proud to welcome an exceptional judging panel this year — three accomplished professionals whose expertise spans the worlds of classical, contemporary, and musical theatre performance. Together, they bring a wealth of experience, passion, and artistic insight to guide and inspire the next generation of performers. Seiko Wong…
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