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Celebrate Easter in Gladstone and holiday at home this Easter long weekend. Enjoy an array of activities on offer, there is something for everyone. Easter in Gladstone – you’ll be glad you did!
Gladstone Regional Council’s
Brisbane to Gladstone (B2G) Village
B2G Village Opening Party
Yachtsman’s Long Lunch SOLD OUT
Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race Live Stream
Festival of Summer Sounds
Harbour Cruise Brunch SOLD OUT
Seafood Festival
B2G Villiage Line Crossing Party
Gladstone Harbour Festival
Design Your City Workshop
On the Move Exhibition
Shuttle bus
B2G Village Opening Party
Collaborating with Gladstone’s major industry groups & Nhulundu Health Service, the Village will be a hive of activity as an official opening takes place. Guests will be captivated by ceremonial dance and an official welcome to country to commence the evening. With live music, food stalls and licenced bar providing an amazing atmosphere to kick start the long weekend. This family focused evening will be a remarkable way to launch the Easter weekend festivities in Gladstone, while celebrating our First Nations People and their significant custodianship of our local waterways.
When: Thursday 14 April 2022 4pm to 10pm
Cost: Free
Location: B2G Village, O’Connell Wharf
Yachtsman’s Long Lunch (SOLD OUT)
This event will provide an aspirational and informative offering, with guest speakers who will discuss the history of the event and Gladstone’s past, present and future as a Port City. Taking place within the Village, which will be a fitting location for such a luncheon, with its prominent water views. Guests will be served a chic, locally sourced, seafood inspired three-course meal, which will be paired with a selection of Australia’s finest wines and beer. Talented musicians will also provide vibrant entertainment, which will engage the entire audience.
This event has developed into one of the weekends most highly sought-after experiences.
When: 11am-3pm, Friday 15 April 2022
Cost: $195 (All inclusive)
Location: B2G Village, O’Connell Wharf
SOLD OUT
Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race Live Stream
The Gladstone Ports Corporation Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race is considered by the yachting fraternity and the public to be one of Australia’s flagship ocean yacht races.
Bringing the spectacle to audiences for all to see will be accomplished through cutting edge delivery technology, seven HD Cameras, with 2 on chase boats, plus drones, and of course augmented with a professional commentary team calling all the action.
Once the Race is underway, we will have a 360 degree camera on board one of the leading boats so you can jump on board for the entire journey. Once in Gladstone, we will be providing live coverage of the finish, interviews with the crews when they reach dock and to wrap it all up, coverage of the trophy presentations.
The live streaming of the 2022 GPC Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race is proudly brought to you by Gladstone Regional Council’s Easter in Gladstone.
When: 10am, Friday 15 April
Cost: Free
Website: www.brisbanetogladstone.com/
Festival of Summer Sounds (FOSS)
FOSS features a lineup of unearthed performers, with headline act Thandi Phoenix. Exclusively programmed for the next generation of festival goers, youth aged 13-17 years old, FOSS aims to showcase both upcoming and new performers in a relaxed seaside setting.
When: 5.30pm-10pm, Friday 15 April
Location: B2G Village
Cost: $40
Book online
Harbour Cruise - SOLD OUT
The Harbour Cruise is a new offering designed to provide guests with a unique vantage point of Gladstone, the festivities and the race, by getting out on the water for an intimate and informative tour over lunch. Beyond the natural beauty and amazing ecosystem, the cruise will provide those on board with an opportunity to gain insights into some of the major industries that make Gladstone the economic powerhouse of Queensland.
When: 11am-1pm, Saturday 16 April 2022
Cost: $35 (Includes lunch)
Book online (SOLD OUT)
Seafood Festival
With a spotlight on all varieties of seafood, this event will provide people of all ages the opportunity to engage in the carnival type atmosphere of the Village. With live music, numerous displays, children’s entertainment, prawn eating competition, crab races, bars and an array of seafood prepared in a multitude of various ways, this event really will offer something for both the young and the young at heart.
When: 10am-10pm, Saturday 16 April 2022
Cost: Free
Location: B2G Village, O’Connell Wharf
B2G Line Crossing Party 18+
An opportunity for competitors, supporters and the greater community to come together and celebrate the 2022 B2G Yacht Race & Easter in Gladstone. With the trophy presentation set to take place on the main stage to start the evening. Whether it’s celebrating a win, reflecting on what might have been or simply catching up with friends for Easter, this event will have you catered for. The mood will be set, with talented musicians playing on the main stage and a licenced bar and food stalls in operation through the night.
This is the Easter party you can't miss!
When: 2pm-late, Sunday 17 April 2022
Cost: FREE (18+ event)
Location: B2G Village, O’Connell Wharf
Gladstone Harbour Festival
The annual Gladstone Harbour Festival program will be jam packed with fantastic free entertainment, thrilling rides, all the fun of sideshow alley, free activities for the kids, hilarious novelty events, spectacular fireworks displays and much more!
When: Thursday, 14 April – Sunday, 17 April
Cost: Free Entry
Location: Gladstone Marina, 98 Bryan Jordan Drive, Gladstone
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Design Your City Workshop
Join James Gulliver Hancock, illustrator and designer of the new exhibition On The Move, for a hands on workshop exploring creative ideas for designing your very own city!
When: 10.30am-11.30am, Monday 18 April 2022
Cost: $10 per person, includes all materials
Ages: 7-13 years
Location: Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum
On the Move Exhibition
On the Move, a new family-friendly exhibition that explores transport in all its forms. Created by Sydney Living Museums in collaboration with illustrator James Gulliver Hancock, On the Move takes visitors on a journey around Australia, discovering fascinating facts about different modes of transport and vehicles along the way.
When: 10am-2pm Easter Saturday and Easter Monday
Cost: Free
Ages: Perfect for ages 3 to 8 years
Location: Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum
Shuttle bus
With so much happening around Gladstone, a free shuttle bus service will operate between peak times over the Easter long weekend thanks to Avis.
The service will run between the Gladstone CBD, Gladstone Harbour Festival, Gladstone Yacht Club and the B2G Village.
Shuttle bus times:
- Thursday 14 April – 6pm – 10pm
- Friday 15 April – 10am – 10pm
- Saturday 16 April – 10am – 10pm
- Sunday 17 April- 10am – 10pm
Shuttle bus pick-up and drop-off locations:
- Gladstone PCYC, 53 Yarroon St, Gladstone Central
- Gladstone Regional Council car park – 70 Central Lane, Gladstone Central
- B2G Village/Gladstone Yacht Club, 1 Goondoon Street, Gladstone
- Gladstone Harbour Festival, Marina Parklands, 98 Bryan Jordan Drive, Gladstone
