Below is the 2018 Festival program, have a look through to see some of the amazing talent we had in the line up for 2018 and to get a feel for the festival. We hope to see you there during the 2019 Festival (25-27th October 2019).
4:00PM
Adam Bradley (Emerge)
Adam will be speaking on Homes and Loans.
5:00pm – 5:20pm
Kids Corner – Circus Show
5:00pm – 7:10pm
School Choirs
Kicking off at 5pm sharp the school choirs program features some great local schools this year. Make sure you’re on field early to get a good seat!
5:30pm – 5:50pm
Kids Corner – Circus Workshop
5:30PM
Aggie Erdosi (Morgans)
Aggie will be speaking on the topic of ‘ Live the life you want’
6:00pm – 6:20pm
Kids Corner – Circus Show
6:30pm – 6:50pm
Kids Corner – Circus Workshop
7:10pm – 7:40pm
Opening Ceremony
This years Jacaranda Festival is set to be welcomed once again by another amazing opening ceremony performance. The Dream Girls Extravaganza, featuring local singing talents Tammy Mathieson and Gemma Hansom is going to be amazing!
The medley has been put together by Musical Director Margaret Mikkelsen, in conjunction with Teagan Morton of Morton Dance Academy providing her expert choreography, with dancers from the academy backing up the singers for this not to be missed show.
7:40pm – 8:10pm
Kids Corner – Circus Show
7:40pm – 8:00pm
Tammy Mathieson and Gemma Hansom return to the stage to entertain you with their amazing vocal talents.
8:00pm – 9:00pm
Cool Coda Band
9:00pm – 9:15pm
Fireworks
9:15pm
The Mod Squad
The MOD SQUAD are 4 piece with tamborine player vocals. Based in Ipswich/Brisbane. Members of the band have many years experience in the music industry with live performances and studio recordings. 2 members are from original post SUNNYBOYS Tony Scarlett and Graham Robbins.
7:30am – 12:00pm
School Band Competition
With a record number of entries this years band competition is going to be the best ever! Congratulations to the bands accepted this year;
9:30AM
Stephen Gulbrandson (Morgans)
Stephen will be dsicusssing Super Planning for Super
10:00am – 10:20am
Kids Corner – Circus Show
10:30am – 10:50am
Kids Corner – Circus Workshop
11:00am – 11:20am
Kids Corner – Circus Show
11:30AM
Jon Ahlberg (Morgans)
Jon will be speaking on Protection Matters.
11:30am – 11:50am
Kids Corner – Circus Workshop
12:00pm – 12:20pm
Kids Corner – Circus Show
12:30pm – 1:00pm
Kids Corner – Circus Workshop
12:00pm – 12:30pm
School Band Competition – Judging
12:30pm – 6:30pm
Quest For Talent Finals
1:30PM
Vanessa Atzeni (Strategic)
Vanessa will be speaking on Woman in Small Business.
3:00PM
Stuart Warren (Morgans)
Stuart will be providing a market update.
4:00pm – 4:20pm
Kids Corner – Circus Show
4:30pm – 4:50pm
Kids Corner – Circus Workshop
5:00pm – 5:20pm
Kids Corner – Circus Show
5:30pm – 5:50pm
Kids Corner – Circus Workshop
6:30pm – 6:50pm
Kids Corner – Circus Workshop
6:00pm – 6:20pm
Kids Corner – Circus Show
6:30pm – 7:00pm
Chandler Jay
At only 14 years of age, Chandler Jay is establishing himself as one of Brisbane’s finest young Contemporary Music Artists. Not only is Chandler an accomplished Singer, but he is also an extremely talented Pianist and Songwriter.
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Barefoot Brass
Barefoot Brass is a contemporary stage band that was formed in 2014. Based in South East Queensland, this 12-piece stage band is adaptable and performs a diverse range of music from an atmospheric power ballad by Coldplay to the funky grooves of Stevie Wonder. Barefoot Brass expand their repertoire by playing their own arrangements with unique twists.
Barefoot Brass has performed at the Battle of the Bands in Springfield, the South Burnett Wine and Food Festival in Kingaroy, the Goodna Jacaranda Festival, the Sherwood Community Festival and the Brisbane Big Band Festival.
8:00pm – 9:00pm
Jukebox
Jukebox is four local, talented and professional musicians that love making any event rock with covers of the hits including the classics, rock, punk, funk and pop. Dedicated to performing the best mix of music for any type of event, Jukebox is proud to be performing on the main stage at this year’s Goodna Jacaranda Festival. With an abundance of energy and enthusiasm, they are great to hear and fun to watch. Don’t miss this show.”
JUKEBOX is proudly presented by YES! Entertainment – looking after the main stage and a proud sponsor of the Jacaranda Festival
9:00pm – 9:15pm
Fireworks
9:15pm
Party Under The Stars
9:00am – 10:00am
Ipswich RSL Youth and Community Band
Ipswich RSL Youth and Community Band is a community-based band, sponsored by the Ipswich RSL Sub Branch. Established in 2005, the band performs at community events throughout the Ipswich and wider community with occasional interstate tours.
With a wide variety of concert as well as jazz band music to suit most tastes in music we aim to please most audiences.
We are always looking for new members and new experiences, with our members ranging from 15 years and up. We have 2 bands, a Concert Band with approximately 27 members and a Stage Band with approximately 20 members, all of which play in the Concert Band.
10:00AM
David Taylor (Morgans)
David will be speaking on the AMA with Dave.
10:00am – 10:30am
Alchemy Street Choir
The Alchemy Street Choir established by Council is an inclusive community music group that provides participants with a means of enjoyment, self-expression, comradeship and community engagement through song. Membership comprises people of all ages and backgrounds with a love of music and opportunity to meet new people and make new friends.
10:30am – 11:00am
Rosanna’s Dance Academy
10:40AM – 11:15AM
Frozen Flash Mob
Come down to main stage and be part of the first annual ‘Flash Mob’. This year the trigger will be the ‘Let it go’ song by Elsa, when you hear it, freeze like a statue until the song concludes.
11:00am – 11:30am
Felicity Kircher
Felicity Kircher is a 13-year-old multi-award winning up & coming Country Music Artist who is fast establishing herself on the country music circuit & in the industry. Not only an accomplished singer, Felicity is also a multi-instrumentalist who plays Violin, Guitar, Piano, Ukelele and Mandolin. She’s performed annually in Tamworth and at the Gympie Muster since she was very young and has had her own Show at Brisbane’s EKKA since the tender age of only 9. She has also been a regular performer at Aged Care Respite Centres and Nursing Homes for many years.
11:15AM-12:15AM
Festi-Booth – Elsa from Frozen (Meet n Greet)
Bring the kids over to the Think Tank Festi-Booth and get your photo taken with Elsa from Frozen.
11:30AM
Adam Bradley (Emerge)
Adam will be discussing Homes and loans.
11:30am – 12:30pm
Gerry Joe Weise Blues Band
Gerry Joe Weise, has established himself as a blues rock musician of international acclaim. Guitarist, singer and songwriter born in Sydney, Australia, he has performed throughout the world with such renown and legendary artists as Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Ray Charles, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins, Noel Redding, The Yardbirds, Juma Sultan, among others. He has been the recipient of various international awards and accolades. He has 11 solo albums signed to the Chicago based Blues Breaking Records label / Sony Music, including the new 2018 release “Live and Lost in the Netherlands”.
12:30pm – 1:00pm
Morton Dance Academy
From a child’s first steps all the way to the stage, the Morton Academy shares in the journey that creates a passion and lifelong love of dance. A dance school that inspires, motivates and educates. Fusing together fun and superior education our dance classes are designed to learn the discipline of Ballet, develop confidence and self esteem through Jazz and Tap, and explore the exciting and unique cultures of Modern Contemporary and Commercial Street dance. Building our dance community since February of 2015 the Morton Academy has proven to be an innovative leader of the creative arts influencing the future game chargers and trend setting performers of Greater Springfield.
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Ipswich Model Band
1:30PM
Vanessa Atzeni (Strategic)
Vanessa will be speaking on Woman in Business.
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Eighty8 Dance Company
We are a Hip-hop Dance company covering all ages from beginners’ level. We have our casual classes run daily to cater for all age groups and also run a dance academy who performs at community events.
Our most recent performance was at Suncorp this weekend just gone, dancing on behalf of the QLD Reds team. We have about 60 dancers in the Academy which are also split into 8 different groups. Usually we are for at least 30-40mins worth of show time but if you want us to dance anything shorter, we can happily and easily bring the Academy together to practise something special for this festival.
We open all performance crews to anyone and everyone who wants to dance and perform. No auditions are held but do believe in giving everyone the chance to dance and experience what it’s like to perform and be on stage.
We have also been running for a year and a half and have rapidly expanded due to the amount of interest and great ratings we’ve had with all our students whether they’re with the Academy or dancing casually.
2:30pm – 3:00pm
The Hamzes
The Hamzes are a family acoustic band made up of siblings Sarah aged 11, Amira aged 15 and Ricardo aged 17. They love to play and sing all your favourite rock, pop, folk and country hits.
3:00pm
David Otto
David Otto is an Australian rock singer who performs with his band Secret Love he has played over 500 live shows from national tours as a hired gun for local record companies performing on national television and interstate tours for other artists he now performs his own music from a catalogue of self-produced albums “David Otto” and “Orange Hibiscus”
