Relish your Region with Qld Sunshine Pantry
This July, Passionate producers will descend on the Sunshine Coast for a festival of downright deliciousness! Jodie Cameron discovers Queensland’s Sunshine Pantry as part of The Curated Plate.
Local flavours are cooking and brewing with the return of the Sunshine Coast’s premier homegrown festival – The Curated Plate which runs from 25 July to 3 August 2025.
Presented by Sunshine Coast Council, enjoy paddock-to-plate dining, fresh local produce, brews, unique farm stays and so much more, from the ocean to the hinterland – there’s a bounty of experiences waiting to be discovered with every event featuring local produce as the star of its show.
The Sunshine Coast, Noosa, City of Moreton Bay, Gympie and beyond is home to more than 900 passionate producers and makers and Queensland’s Sunshine Pantry – an initiative of Food
& Agribusiness Network (FAN), Tourism Noosa and Visit Sunshine Coast – brings together the best of best of our regions’ local produce and producers to tell their stories, not only through food but experiences.
To start your journey into ten delicious days of incredible food and drink experiences, what better way to start your gastronomical adventure than at Queensland’s Sunshine Pantry Twilight Market at The Station SC, Birtinya on Friday 25 July from 4pm to 8pm!
Celebrating all the local flavours, meet the producers, makers, distillers, brewers, bakers and chefs who bring the produce to our tables for an evening of mouth-watering flavours, local creativity, and good vibes!
This is your chance to explore the Pantry and fill yours as you taste, sip, and savour the very best of the Greater Sunshine Coast Region under one all-weather roof at The Station SC.
Relish the creative spirit of the greater Sunshine Coast with the regions’ top producers and makers sharing their stories along with demonstrations, tastings and activities for the kids adding to the flavour-filled fun!
This FREE event is an opportunity to connect and taste all the gourmet goodies from decadent chocolate, boutique brews, award-winning cheeses, sustainably-managed meats, to honey, locally-roasted coffee, sauces, spirits, fermented food, and other healthy elixirs – and so much more!
Hear the stories, sample the flavours, and fill your pantry and your heart with homegrown love!
At IN Noosa Magazine, we love connecting the community through storytelling – whether that’s the timeless magic of print; insightful chats on our Everyone Has a Story: Conversations from the Sunshine Coast & Noosa podcast; at events; or sharing a locally-sourced or lovingly created drink or meal!
We are proud to once again be partnering with FAN to produce the mini-edition Pantry in Your Pocket to help you discover and sample some of the local champions on display – and a tempting taster of some of the amazing local flavours to be discovered as part of Queensland’s Sunshine Pantry.
Pantry in Your Pocket offers a way to connect and reconnect with the local producers, distillers, makers and experiences. Even if you can’t make it to the event, you can find the guide online so you’ll have all the local pantry faves at your finger-licking fingertips, all year round!
Whether you are looking to discover new products, connect with passionate producers, discover the region’s thriving food culture.
So grab your tribe, hear the stories, sample the flavours, and bring home some delicious new finds while relishing all the Sunshine Coast has to offer!
THE CURATED PLATE
Devour 50+ delicious events from the beach to the hinterland from 25 July.
Queensland’s Sunshine Pantry Twilight Market
The Station SC, Birtinya, 25 July, 4-8pm.
Entry free, registration essential.
Picnic on Kings featuring Bluey
Kings Beach Amphitheatre, 26 July.
Bushtucker by the River
Saltwater Eco Tours, Mooloolaba Wharf.
Various dates and times.
The Next Wave: Flavours of the Coast
Cotton Tree Beach Bar, 25 July.
Coolum Beach Bar, Sunday 27 July.
Kings Beach Bar, Saturday 2 August.
A Journey to Italy – Chef’s Hat
7 Step Tasting Menu
Bella Venezia Mooloolaba, 26 July.
Walker Seafood’s & SOKA’s Tuna Cutting Show
SOKA, Maroochydore, 26 July.
Feast at Alsahwa Estate
Alsahwa Estate, Palmwoods, 27 July.
Sunshine Coast Meets Spain
Toro Bar and Kitchen, Maroochydore, 27 July.
Sea Banquet
Lyra Restaurant, Maroochydore, 27 July.
Hibachi Grill Experience
SOKA, Maroochydore, 2 August
Bush to Coast: A Curated Long Lunch
Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort,
Twin Waters, 2 August.
Sunshine Coast Asian Food Festival
Spicers Tamarind Retreat, Maleny, 2 August + 3 August.
Earth Banquet
Lyra Restaurant Maroochydore, 3 August.
The Winning Plate: A Curated Raceday Experience
Sunshine Coast Turf Club, 3 August.
BOOK YOUR TICKETS TODAY!
Visit www.thecuratedplate.com.au to subscribe for the program and first release tickets.
