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The Village is open from 9:30am to 4:00pm each day of the Festival.

 Highfields Pioneer Village is celebrating its 11th Annual Easter Vintage Festival on  Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday, from the 22nd to the 24th of March 2008. This year the theme of the Festival is ‘Pioneers living off the land’ The Festival will feature displays and demonstrations from all aspects of Pioneering life- including arts, crafts, music, animal nursery, vintage machinery and age old crafts such as Silversmithing, Tinsmithing and Blacksmithing. The kids will love to see the old Steam engines and stationary engines working and in particular the animal nursery- featuring lots of baby animals.
 
There will also be an extensive range of leather goods from the Australian Whip Platters Guild on display! Sam Greer (U3A tutor) will run a whipmakers school so why not make your own whip and then attend the whipcracking school by Jeff Close! The Pioneer Village Gallery will be showcasing the talents of many local aboriginal artists with an exhibition of paintings, boomerangs and didgeridoos! And local spinners and weavers will talk about wool usage in textiles and spin wool directly off the sheep’s back!
 
Come and see how the Australian Pioneers survived in bygone years and learn heritage skills such as Blacksmithing, Tinsmithing and Silversmithing. Get back to basics and away from the hustle and bustle of city life and enjoy the atmosphere of the Village set in Pioneering days. Learn how to milk a cow, make cheese or fresh damper cooked in authentic camp-ovens. Visit the Fashion Shop or the Historic National Bank and be held up by Ned Kelly the bushranger!
 
Listen to music by the ‘Heritage Highlanders’ and various local musicians including Chris Strohfeld, Les Lawson and Johnny Kaye over the three days. or come along to the 'Pass your hat around' concert on easter Saturday Night from 4pm to 7pm.  Billy Tea and Damper is a major draw card. There truly is something for everyone at the Highfields Pioneer Village, so gather up your family and friends and keep the ‘Australian Pioneering Spirit Alive’- just 15 mins drive North of Toowoomba at Highfields Pioneer Village!

For more information: www.eastervintagefestival.com

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