As Spring rolls around every year, Jacaranda trees in the Heritage City and surrounding countryside start to bloom, adding a pop of colour to parks and reserves.Here are a few ways to experience the Ipswich Jacaranda season this year.Wander Timothy Molony ParkThe park is opposite St Mary's Church - a spectacular 1870s landmark which is one of the city's most photographed buildings - is fringed with Jacarandas blooming every Spring that eventually form a purple carpet on the grass below.
There is an ancient legend about a Chinese Emperor whose pot of boiling water was accidentally sprinkled with leaves falling in the breeze. He smelled its pleasant aroma, took a sip, and tea was born!Today’s it’s consumed all over the world – and remains one of our most popular drinks in Australia.If tea is … well… your cup of tea, the City of Ipswich has a potful of delightful experiences on the boil.
If there’s a pint-sized human in your life then you may be familiar with their friends Annie and Clarabel, Henry, James, Emily, Gordon …oh and Thomas!Thomas is a little blue tank engine who has captured the hearts of tiny tots around the world for more than 70 years.So it’s a treat when he leaves the island of Sodor for a holiday in the City of Ipswich (Queensland) and when that happens, A Day out with Thomas is a very popular school holiday must-do.
Get set to celebrate the inaugural Queerswich on Sunday 4 June 2023 in Tulmur Place, Nicholas Street Precinct, as Ipswich’s first major Pride festival hits the CBD in a swirl of rainbows, banging music, spectacular drag performances, rocking live entertainment, and more!Pink Flamingo Productions Pty Ltd is delighted to officially launch the city’s first family fun-day created to celebrate diversity, inclusion, and Ipswich’s LGBTQIA+ community, their families, friends and allies, as part of International Pride Month.Join the celebrations as Queerswich kicks off with a very special welcome by Mayor Teresa Harding, followed by your favourite dance tracks thanks to DJ Gavs, a whole lot of the city’s most fabulous drag queens with special guests Sasha Trajik Mole and Iona Toyboy, live music with Damien Johnson, STAN and Pitch Krueger and the Slippery Eels.
Watercress Olive and Lime Farm is located at Pine Mountain, where visitors can pick up fresh olives, limes and gourmet products from their tiny farm gate shop or a ready-made picnic pack to enjoy in the scenic grounds.Owner Bernie is a fourth generation farmer on the 7.5ha property, which was purchased by his family back in 1890. The farm was originally a dairy farm, with some small crops, until Bernie first planted the olive trees back in 1998.Today Watercress Farm has some 1100 olive trees producing manzanilla, arbequina, kalamata, jumbo kalamata and frantoio olives while the Tahitian lime orchard has some 600 trees. Farmer Bernie sells his produce direct to clubs in Brisbane and through his farm gate.
Ipswich is Queensland's oldest provincial city with a rich and interesting history, which is being celebrated in their upcoming Galvanized Festival, but did you know that you can explore the history and heritage of Ipswich year round?Before I share my heritage itinerary, let’s stop for a minute to appreciate that Ipswich is renowned for its architectural, natural and cultural heritage and is a city that proudly preserves and still operates from many of its historical buildings and homes.Fun fact, there are more than 6000 heritage-listed sites within Ipswich and her regions!
