by Tanya Outridge

This July marks the 40th anniversary of the Queensland Garden Expo, and the Expo team is joining forces with the Nambour Chamber of Commerce to promote an event that brings thousands of visitors to Nambour each year. 

The Expo is Queensland’s premier gardening event, and is the second largest expo of its kind in Australia.

“For 40 years the Garden Expo has been such a significant event for the area and has gained in momentum post the Covid years, when many large-scale events unfortunately disappeared,” said Expo Director Marion Beazley.

“We typically draw crowds of between 38,000 - 40,000 people over the 3 days and we expect even more this year as the event is extended to four days for the first time this year. With exhibitors and visitors traveling to Nambour from all around Queensland and interstate, this influx represents a wonderful opportunity to draw visitors into the town itself and to show people what our area has to offer.”

Nambour Chamber of Commerce President, Mark Bray, agreed.

“With so many visitors coming to the area, accommodation venues will be booked out from the hinterland to the coast and what we would really love to do is to make visitors aware of our vibrant town and to encourage them to eat and shop in town,” he said.

For the month prior to the Expo weekend, the Expo team and Nambour Chamber are encouraging business owners to decorate their shop fronts and gardens. There will also be pop up garden displays established in town and a special Scone Time, hosted by Sunshine Coast Foodie, Martin Duncan, will take place in the Town Square on June 19.

“We would love to see local businesses get into the spirit of the Garden Expo this year, and we are excited to collaborate with the Expo team, Sunshine Coast Foodie and I Am Nambour, to showcase our town,” Mr Bray said.

• For information about how your business can get involved, contact info@qldgardenexpo.com.au. The QLD Garden Expo will run from Thursday the 4th of July until Sunday the 7th of July at the Nambour Showgrounds.