Presidents Welcome

Welcome to Gladstone’s favourite Easter event, 2023 is the 61st Gladstone Harbour Festival (1963 – 2023). Since its inception this community festival has celebrated the Harbour and Deepwater port that has become the economic strength of our city’s growth. The festival celebrates everything that makes our region a great place to live, work, play and stay.

A FREE community festival would not be possible without the commitment and generous funding from all our Sponsors and supporters, that assists in the staging and production of this amazing festival.

The Gladstone Ports Corporation and Gladstone Regional Council are recognised for their continued commitment to this iconic annual community festival. You will see logos of these generous community minded Sponsors listed in the program, as well as our website, Facebook posts and nightly on the big screens at the GPC Marina festival site.

As an independent, Not for Profit incorporated association our small team of two part time staff, together with our committee and a band of community minded volunteers work tirelessly throughout the year to raise funds so that the Harbour Festival can be filled with activities, street entertainers, arts and crafts, live main stage entertainers and much more. The Harbour Festival will see our city come alive once again with a diverse and accessible program for FREE, designed for all ages and backgrounds to enjoy.

I hope you find much joy in this year’s festival to share with family, friends and to make new connections with others over the Easter weekend.

If you are a visitor to our region, we encourage you to make sometime to explore the Harbour City and the many natural attractions this beautiful region has to offer

We look forward to seeing you at the GPC Marina Parklands to enjoy the 61st Harbour Festival Celebrations.

Have a happy, memorable, and safe Easter.

Raymond Lewis Volunteer President