Come rain, hail or shine, the Old & Gold Festival will celebrate 20 years this Saturday. There will be 100 registered garage sales, three fairs, and plenty of music, food and activities for the kids.
‘We are so excited for the 20th birthday of the Old and Gold Festival. Old and Gold is now vintage and collectable,’ said Cherie Heale from the Brunswick Heads Visitor Centre.
‘Instead of the Ye Olde Church Fair we will be having the Banner Park Flea Market in and around the Housie Shed in Banner Park opposite the Hotel Brunswick. A huge shout out to our Principal Sponsors Old Maids and Social Remedy.’
Marbles Championship
The Australian Marbles Championship is back in Banner Park and contender Jackson Smith believes he has the marbles to take on reigning Australian Marbles Champion, Damien Farrell, at Saturday’s upcoming contest. The tournament will be held at the Bruns Sound Shell, as part of the Old and Gold Festival (11am to 2pm, Saturday in Banner Park opposite the Bruns Pub).
‘While I have generally been enjoying the adulation that comes with being Australian Champion, the media attention is over the top,’ said Mr Farrell.
‘If Jeff Dawson doesn’t stop camping out in front of my house and stalking me, I’ll have to take out an AVO!’
There will be live entertainment at the Memorial Hall featuring Hub Cap Stan and the Sidewalk Stompers and Social Remedy will have recovery lounge at the Salt Mill, try their recovery boots for weary shopping legs.
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