Festival time is here

(l to r) Chris Bell, Gywneth Pearson, Carol Tierney, Julie Gittoes and Steve Mepham

14th Jan 2025

The Lamb and Potato Festival kicks of today and organisers are ready to feed and entertain the hordes of visitors who make Guyra a stop on their way to and from the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
They are also prepared to welcome busloads of visitors who make Guyra a destination in January to spend some time in the cool and enjoy food and entertainment under the elm trees in Rotary Park.
Visitors (and locals) are expected to eat their way through 240 legs of lamb, many hundreds of lamb burgers and other tasty lamb treats on offer in the Gazebo.
Add to that around 4000 lamb pies supplied by the Guyra Bakery, you can rest assured that nobody will leave the festival site hungry.
Missing from this year’s festival will be the popular train rides and the model train display which are taking a break.
There will still be plenty to see and do. There is a full roster of entertainment to listen to while you enjoy your meals and plenty of stalls to browse. Many of the stalls are regulars however there will be a couple of new additions this year so they will be well worth checking out.
A new feature this year will be lamb sculptures which have been created by local community groups, so expect to see some great examples of local creativity scattered around.
The committee has also recognised the need to provide more food options and there will be a food vendor on site offering vegetarian and gluten free options to complement the existing menu.
The festival relies on volunteers and while they have lost some groups who have done regulars shifts in the food gazebo, they were grateful to see some new groups stepping in to fill the void.
In conjunction with the main festival you will be able to enjoy a range of activities happening around town. The CWA Art Exhibition is being held at GALA and the Guyra craft group will be selling their wares at the Anglican Church Hall for the duration of the festival.
The Burgess Garage car museum in Bradley St will be open daily, while the Guyra Museum will be open on both weekends. Special activities are planned for the final weekend with the popular Show and Shine in Bradley St, and the Antique Machinery Rally and Swap meet on the highway.
Profits from the festival are distributed to community groups each year, providing a welcome source of funds for the groups.
The festival committee say that they do it for the town and they also encourage locals to head on up for a meal or two and enjoy some of the fantastic music while they eat.
The festival runs from January 15th to January 26th and is open daily from 7.30am to 7.30pm.

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