Illuminate 2018 - Set in the beautiful Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens After the massive response to the inaugural event in 2017, Illuminate returned to the Festival once again to delight audiences of all ages and engage the community in this arts project. For 3 nights illuminate lit up the Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens looping around from the Amphitheatre event hub which included live acoustic entertainment and local food vendors for patrons to enjoy as part of their nigh

Wine & Food Day 2018 - The ultimate family friendly day of free entertainment. The 2018 Wine & Food Day popped up on the first weekend of the festival, set in the picturesque Queens Park Mackay. There was another great turnout of around 30,000 at the Mackay Mazda Festival of Arts Wine and Food Day 2018. With live music and dance over 3 stages, an array of gourmet food vendor choices and wine and beer tents, the licenced area went off without a hitch. The market stalls and ded

Over 3000 attended this years event. Patrons were treated with an array of spectacular seafood and other fabulous local dishes. Music echoed out across the grassy mounds as patrons relaxed and soaked up the sunshine and ocean breezes. Just after 8pm the sky came alight with a massive fireworks display. Congratulations to Mel and the team for once again providing locals and visitors alike with a great family day out. Well done to the team from Pyramid for ensuring the event wa