Noosa Food & Wine Festival

Overview

Between May 18 and 21, make the drive to Noosa to do something other than take a swim. Catching some surf, sun and sand will likely be on your agenda anyway — that's what happens on the Sunshine Coast, after all — however the tourist spot will be in the thick of their annual food and wine festival.

Eating multiple courses on a golf course, partying while drinking pinot, hanging out at a jazz supper club and enjoying a culinary tour through the hinterland are just some of the events on offer as the town goes gastronomy crazy, and the surrounding area too. Indulge in a feast of Queensland seafood, have a cheeky champagne, learn Indigenous cooking techniques or dine on the waterfront — whatever cuisine-focused celebration takes your fancy, you'll probably find it on the menu.

Basically, it's the kind of fun you'll want to make a weekend of. You've heard of eating, drinking and being merry; this is eating, drinking, being merry and being beachy as well.