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3 -19 April Crookwell Potato Festival

Saturday 3 April 

Golf Day Tournament at Crookwell Golf Club

Single Stroke/Monthly Medal for Crookwell Golf Club Members in conjunction with a Social/Non Handicapper Grade to allow social players to also be involved in the day. Prizes and trophies to be awarded

Saturday 10 April

Crookwell Memorial Park

4pm – Crookwell Vet Hospital Pet Parade

Does your pet look like a potato, act like a potato (think couch, photographic evidence may be required) or dress like a potato? Do you have the most colourful or unusual pet? Come and join the fun and have the chance to win a prize.

FOLLOWED BY

6pm – Open Air Movie Night

“Wolf Children” an anime film about the struggles of a single mum bringing up her half wolf children, with the unexpected help of a potato farmer neighbour.

Food stalls available, Phat Boys Kebabs and Coffee Cart and Rotary Sausage Sizzle and Men’s Shed Potato Puffs. Railway Historical Soc. Raffle

Bring a rug and have a picnic!

For tickets please CLICK HERE

Friday 16 April

10am – 2pm – Kids Fun Day Out (Memorial Park)

Mr Bubble Man, Potato Printing Workshops, with Bandicute Designs; fabric print your own bag, Mr Potato Head, “Decorate-A- Potato”, “Carve Your Spud”

Obstacle course race, games and races and much more.

Lunch provided by CWA

For tickets please CLICK HERE

6.30 Crookwell District Art Gallery – Open Competition “The Land We Love”
6.30 Exhibition opens

Saturday 17 April

Cultural Highlights

10.00 till 4.00 EcoTours at Kadwell property

10.00 – Crookwell Friends of the Library Book Sale – Memorial Hall foyer

10.00 – 4.00 Crookwell District Art Gallery – Exhibition ‘The Land We Love’.

Crookwell Historical Railway Museum open with Trike Rides

2.00pm and 5.45pm Cultural Show at Memorial Hall – “Peruvian Music and Dance – Duo Jimenez and Te Amo Peru”

For tickets please CLICK HERE

Prior to the evening performance we shall introduce H.E.Mr Miguel Palomino De La Gala, Ambassador of Peru and his wife, Teresita.

Sunday 18 April

“POTATO DAY” at Memorial Hall

10.00 – 3.00 Crookwell District Art Gallery – Exhibition ‘The Land We Love’

10.00 – Crookwell Friends of the Library Book Sale – Memorial Hall foyer.

12.00 Mad Spud Day Out

“The Big Bake Off”; which of our wonderful community organisations can bake the best ‘Crookwell Lamington’.
“Potato Tasting Competition” with our local potato growers
“Potato Peeling Competition” bring your own potato peeler…
“Decorate – A – Potato Competition” judging. Make sure you get your entry in on Sunday morning! 

Children and Adults sections (by popular demand!)

“Cooking Demonstration with chef Brett Peden, “The Outback Chef’.

Spud Auction

Musical interludes from local talent – Taleisha and Tiarna Bill

Monday 19 April

‘Lunch in the Library’ (or Memorial Hall)
Talk with Evelyn ; The Cultural Aspect and Importance of the Potato in the Andes.

Evelyn is an indigenous person from the Bolivian area of the Andes where the potato has been cultivated for 10,000 years.

For tickets please contact the Library on 4832 1048.

[email protected]
0405 339 838  
Or by appointment at one of our
Mobile Office locations

PO Box 1323 Goulburn 2580
ABN 67 208 214 681

 

We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the lands where we create, live & work. 

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