Visitor info

Ticketing & Visitor Information

WHERE:

Nambour Showgrounds, Coronation Avenue, Nambour situated on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

WHEN:

Friday 9 July, 2010
Saturday 10 July, 2010
Sunday 11 July, 2010

OPENING TIMES:

Gates Open - 8:00am Daily
Gates Close - 5:00pm Friday and Saturday
Gates Close - 4:00pm Sunday

DISABILITY ACCESS:

The showground offers excellent facilities for wheelchair visitors with on-site disabled parking, easy access and ground level exhibits along with disabled toilet facilities. Guide dogs are welcome.

ENTRY DETAILS AND COSTS: 

Adults	$14.00
Aged concession card holders	$12.00
Groups (10 or more)	$12.00
Children (15 and under with accompanying adult)	Free
3 Day Gold Entry Pass	$30.00
Car Parking on site	$7.00 per vehicle (all parking proceeds go to local service organisations)

3 DAY GOLD PASS

The Gold Pass entitles holders to three days entry into the Garden Expo.  The price includes a numbered gold pass and lanyard, entry to the Gold Marquee for the exclusive use of Gold Pass Holders. There will also be special offers made available for Gold Pass holders and these will be announced closer to the Expo.  
The Gold Pass does not include on ground car parking, however Gold Pass Holders can purchase a 3 Day Parking Pass for a special price.

Gold Passes can be purchased at the gate on Friday 9th July or pre-purchased.  To pre-purchase click here to download the Order Form.

 

Bus and/or Group details

Groups of 10 or more people are charged $12pp entry. All coaches and coach drivers are admitted FREE. There is no charge for bus and/or coach parking within the grounds. You may pay at the gate upon arrival (club cheque or cash) or you may pre purchase your tickets through the Expo office prior to June 1st. All coaches will enter via the Bli Bli Road Entrance Gate for parking inside the showgrounds. Once you have dropped off your passengers you will be directed to the coach parking bays.

 

JOIN A GROUP

A number of Coach companies run tours to the Expo.  If you are interested in bringing a group or joining a group there is information on the Group Travel page of this website.

 

TRAVELLING BY TRAIN:

The garden expo will run one free shuttle bus from 9:00am daily to meet and drop off visitors arriving by train at the Nambour station from all north and south routes. A specially set up ‘Expo Bus Stop’ will be located outside the entrance to the station and the bus will collect passengers approximately every 20 minutes from this Expo bus stop. This service is free! Upon boarding the bus you will receive a ‘return’ timetable showing you departure times of each train, this will ensure you do not miss your connection when traveling home. The Expo bus will drop you off at the main Nambour Showgrounds entrance gate and will depart from this same point for your return journey.

Click here for Train Timetables

 

TRAVELLING BY BUS:

If you are traveling by a Sunbus service to Nambour there are a few alternatives for you to consider. You can get off at any Sunbus bus stop that is located in the central Nambour city area and await collection from our free Expo shuttle bus which will be roaming Nambour central every twenty minutes. This expo bus will take you directly to the Garden Expo. You may also wish to disembark at the Badminton Hall bus stop which is located directly in front of the Nambour Showgrounds. A short walk down the hill towards the High School will bring you to the main entrance gates at the showgrounds.

 

TRAVELLING BY CAR:

Two main exits off the Bruce Highway will lead you directly to the Garden Expo. Traveling south from Noosa you will take the Nambour/Bli Bli/Mudjimba exit and traveling north from Brisbane you will take the Nambour/Maroochydore exit (follow the Big Pineapple signage).

There are a number of areas in which you can park your vehicle. You may park in the Expo grounds (Nambour Showgrounds) for a daily cost of $7.00 per car. All proceeds from our car parking fees are donated direct to the local service clubs such as Lions (Woombye/Palmwoods), Rotary 76 Nambour, Rotary Mooloolaba, Nambour Apex, Local Bush Fire Brigades and so on. All monies raised from this activity are donated back to the community via these clubs. There is also other parking available in the streets around the Nambour Showgrounds, at the Nambour Primary School or in other designated areas as advertised.