The City of Kingston is proud to announce that Australian country legend Adam Brand will headline the 2013 Kingston Harvest Festival. Some of Australia’s top country, bluegrass and rockabilly artists – including Adam Brand, Carter and Carter, Lloyd Spiegel Duo and more – will perform under the big top at Kingston Council’s 2013 Harvest Festival on Saturday 11 May from 11am to 11pm at Roy Dore Reserve, Carrum.

Now in its seventh year, Harvest Festival is held to celebrate the autumn harvest, originating from British-Saxon times when the success of a crop governed the lives of people.

There is plenty on offer for the whole family at the Harvest Festival. As well as non-stop music, there will also be fresh food demonstrations by chefs in the Harvest Kitchen, a Green Hub, market stalls, a mouth-watering array of food, a licensed bar with wine and beer, and amusements rides.

The festival is proudly sponsored by Leader, Hyper Group, Pearl, Kuche and Quest Cheltenham.

Music Program

11am Richard Perso

12pm Lot56

1pm Sal Kimber & the Rollin Wheel

2pm Nigel Wearne & The Cast Iron Promises

3pm The Stetson Family

4pm Tracey McNeil Band

5pm Rocky & the Two Bob Millionaires

6pm Shaun Kirk

7pm Lloyd Spiegel Duo

8pm Carter & Carter

9pm Adam Brand

Harvest Kitchen Program by Kuche Inspirational Food

12.30pm Chicken and Leek Stroganoff with Achim Herterich

1.15pm Pistachio and lime crusted pork cutlet with apple sage and quince compote with Mark Weatherley

2.00pm Spicy Moroccan stewed fish with Cous-Cous with Achim Herterich

2.45pm Poached fillet of chicken on a salad of asparagus, pancetta and avocado with a Citrus herb dressing with Mark Weatherley

3.30pm Chicken Thigh Fillet simmered in a Spanish style Romesco sauce with Achim Herterich

4.15pm Salmon Brochettes on roasted spiced Pumpkin with Lime and green chilli with Mark Weatherley

5.00pm Tandoori Ocean Trout fillet with cucumber yoghurt with Achim Herterich

Green Hub

Learn about living more sustainably at the Kingston Harvest Festival Green Hub.

The inaugural Green Hub will feature half hour workshops covering a range of topics from gardening to energy efficiency, as well as stalls from companies and organisations that sell products to help you green up your life.

Festivalgoers will be encouraged to test out a bicycled-powered electricity generator, which will power the screen showing documentaries from the American series E2 which touch on sustainability practices and urban design.

There will also be short films shown through the day, including the top 10 entries from the Big Green Schools Conference (held the day before the festival) alongside displays from local schools about their environmental initiatives.

Council will also be using the Green Hub as a chance to launch the Sustainability Stories program, which showcases what local community members are doing to live more sustainably.

VIP meet, greet and eat comp!

One lucky festivalgoer will have the chance to win an exciting VIP prize pack, while also supporting the important work of the Kingston Charitable Fund.

The prize pack includes a double pass to the exclusive VIP area, front of stage on the day, a drink card for during the show to be redeemed at The Harvest Bar, complimentary camping chairs and your very own take-home festival esky for all your cool bevvies, dinner from one of the dozen festival vendors around the grounds, an exclusive meet and greet with headliner Adam Brand before the show and a prize pack of Adam Brand merch to take away as a memento.

Raffle tickets for this exciting prize will be sold on the night to help the Kingston Charitable Fund reach its goal of raising $100,000 in a year. The Fund provides grants to non-profit groups that help the Kingston community. More information on the Fund is available at www.kingston.vic.gov.au/fund

Event information

When Saturday 11 May 2013 from 11am to 11pm

Where Roy Dore Reserve, Dyson Road, Carrum

Cost Entry by gold coin donation

Getting there Whether driving, walking or cycling, enter Roy Dore Reserve from Rigby St, off McLeod Road, Carrum (Mel ref 97 F8). Nepean Hwy and Mornington Peninsula Freeways are just five minutes away

Public transport Catch the Train to Carrum Railway Station and walk along McLeod Rd to Rigby Street (5mins) and then along Rigby Street to the festival (3 mins). The 708 Bus runs every hour from Carrum Railway Station/ McLeod Rd to Westley Street (across the road from Rigby Street). Timetables are available at www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au

Other details Dogs or other animals are not permitted inside the main festival test. You cannot bring your own alcohol to the festival

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For more information on the 2013 Kingston Harvest Festival, please visit www.kingston.vic.gov.au/harvest or call Council on 1300 653 356.