Entertainment
16 October, 2025
All roads lead to Ravenshoe
RAVENSHOE is the place to be over the next week or so as the 2025 Torimba Festival gets into full swing, showcasing and celebrating the town’s proud heritage as a timber town and a tourism destination.
The annual event officially started last weekend with the Festival of the Forest which showcases some of the most beautiful woodwork you will ever see, with visitors able to view the displays or purchase items at Festival Hall in Wakooka Street until 25 October.
The overall festival has a huge number of events including the big family fun afternoon and evening this Saturday, and the gala ball on 25 October when the Torimba Queen will be announced.
This Friday the Ravenshoe Chamber of Commerce presents the Torimba Hoedown, rocking out at the Pony Club on Wooroora Rd.
This is followed by the festival favourite on Saturday, when the ever-popular Mardi Gras parade gets underway in Grigg Street from 3pm.
The best floats, Best Dressed Business and prizes in the kids colouring-in and photo competitions will be announced at 4pm.
Before the parade, there are plenty of activities to keep everyone entertained, with the action-packed woodchop heats to start at 2pm beside the Wakooka St Hall. Some of the region’s best woodchoppers will be competing in the heats, culminating in the final at 4.45pm.
Lots of fun awaits families, starting with the scramble of the lolly canon explosion at 4.30pm alongside the jumping castles, chair swings, a merry-go-round, sandpit, a blacksmith display, arts and crafts, and food stalls all on offer throughout the afternoon.
There are plenty of food and street stalls to keep everyone well fed throughout the day.One of the most popular events, the Team Truck Pull, will get underway from 6.15pm, with the evening to finish with a fireworks display from 8pm.
For more information visit www.torimbafestival.com.au
