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Start the day bright and early strengthening community engagement at our vibrant weekly market. Gather around as we kick off Savour the Tweed 2026 with the official opening at 10am by the Tweed Shire Council Mayor, Tweed Tourism Company and Destination North Coast.

Recognised for its important role within our community, market manager Kaisa Kilponen has created a Tweed Taste Trail market map for you to wander at leisure. Meet the local farmers, producers and stall holders with interactive tastings along the way. She’ll also be leading a Taste Trail for school kids, watch out for that.

Look out for artisan cheese maker Deb Allard who’ll be offering tastes of her handmade cheeses, served with sourdough from neighbouring stall Crabbes Creek Wood Fired Bread. Kaye at Tweed River Pecans will be demonstrating how to crack open pecans from their shells, discover local hand crafted Contento Chocolate and have a taste of one of the seasonal fruit beers from Murwillumbah’s Caldera Brewing and Blending.

Meet chef Jonathan Evans (ex- Juju’s Café), a familiar face at the market who’ll will be doing a cooking demonstration around 10am at the bell tent – Seasonal & Savvy - creating a delicious, budget-friendly family meal using fresh seasonal produce from the market. Pick up simple cooking ideas, learn how to make the most of seasonal ingredients, and enjoy delicious tastings along the way!

There’s a lot going on, so make the most of your morning. You can join the locals at the bell tent for a picnic offered by Lulu Blue's Kitchen and support the resident food vendors having breakfast at the market. Choose from OKI Japanese foods, toasties at What a Mess, globally inspired breakfast plates at Taste Without Borders, chia pudding at The Ripe Side and tempeh skewers at Tempeh Temple. Help to celebrate and experience the Tweed’s rich and evolving food history and culture.

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Start your visit to this renowned family owned, expansive exotic fruit farm with a guided walk around Tropical Fruit World. Harvest and taste your way through the various orchards with a spiked farm juice, made with fresh farm fruits and Birds of Isle bunya nut rum. Stop off for fruity icy pops served in cones from the mobile ice-cream cart.

Your walk culminates in a private, long table lunch in the Macadamia Orchard where you’ll be dazzled by the signature vibrant flavours of in-house head chef Armando Enriquez Icaza. Leaning into his Mexican heritage and the Tweed’s cultural influences, he will direct his cleverly crafted lunch menu, punctuated by the seasonal fruits from the farm – fresh, fermented, pickled, sweetened and astutely spiced. Feel the sense of appreciation and connection to the land, and taste the hyperlocal abundance with every mouthful.

Inclusions

• Guided farm tour

• Fruit tasting

• Birds of Isle bunya nut rum spiked farm juice

• Lunch menu

• Fresh fruit juices

Wine and beer available to purchase.

Dietaries

• All menu items will be gluten free and can be modified to vegetarian. Please advise when booking.

• No other menu alterations, substitutions or dietary modifications possible.

Accessibility

• Buggy transfer to the lunch location available for people who are blind or have low vision.

• Unable to provide wheelchair access due to the location on the farm

Tickets: $129 per person

*Additional booking fees apply. 

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Step into the revitalised M|Arts precinct (enter from Wollumbin Street) where artists and art lovers come together to shop, create, eat and drink. For the opening day of Savour the Tweed 2026, we are celebrating the food connection and culture, the people, produce and stories of the Tweed with a major photographic exhibition ‘Entwined’ by acclaimed Australian photographer Rob Palmer, a snapshot of the many Faces of the Tweed. The intersection of people, food, place and process makes his work uniquely suited to capturing the community and personalities of the growers, producers and culinary talents in their work environments, from farms to workshops, studios and kitchens – those who live and work in the Tweed on Bundjalung Country and who shape the Tweed’s thriving food and drink culture.

You’ll experience firsthand curated artist and producer conversations, hosted by the talented and engaging Magdalena Roze as MC, with a local DJ taking to the deck to spin some cool tunes and fun vibes. Ponder the stories behind the personalities of the exhibition’s portraits, exploring shared ideas, shared experiences around craft, sustainability and regional identity, the driving forces behind our culinary tourism. This is building on last year’s successful Food Sovereignty forum where we listened to meaningful stories from our local biodynamic organic farmers and producers and First Nation’s voices.

To spice things up a little more, waiters are in attendance to pass around food snacks and plates from Billinudgel-based Rosefina’s inspired Mexican menu – think ceviche, tacos, totopos, quesadillas, tostadas, chicken mole and Mexican fried rice to set the tone, served from the onsite café and bar.

Inclusions

• Food snacks

• Official exhibition opening

• DJ music

Drinks purchased on consumption from the bar, expect a curated offering of local brands.

Dietaries

• Choose what suits your mood, some snacks are vegetarian, vegan, GF and dairy free.

• No special dietary requests available.

Accessibility

• Step-free wheelchair accessible facilities available, including accessible toilet.

Tickets: $40 per person
Kids (under 10) free

*Additional booking fees apply. 

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A rare opportunity for our region to experience the captivating Thai sensibilities of organic farmer, restaurateur (Chat Thai and Rice Face), author and TV presenter Palisa Anderson, as she collaborates closely with the dynamic Bistro Livi team. Stepping into the kitchen she shares her rich cultural heritage and culinary prowess using handpicked organic produce from her Boon Luck Farm (situated nearby in Tyagarah).

Get your palates ready for this wild ride bursting with exotic flavours and thrilling textural contrasts where salty meets sour, sweet, savoury and spicy. Ask sommelier and co-owner Nikky to suggest flavour friendly wines from her cleverly curated wine list.

Inclusions

• 6 course shared plates tasing menu

• Meet Palisa Anderson

Drinks purchased on consumption.

Dietaries

• No dietaries available

Accessibility

• Access is available for people who are blind or have low vision.

• No wheelchair access through the front door but happy to allow anyone who requires it to come through the back door and the kitchen. Be mindful this is a tight working space.

Tickets: $160 per person

*Additional booking fees apply. 

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Wild caught seafood from the Tweed Coast’s committed fisherfolk gets reinterpreted at Fins Restaurant with Argentinean head chef Leopoldo Ucciardello taking the reins under the watchful eye of seafood maestro and chef/owner Steven Snow.

A stalwart of the Tweed, Snowy has a direct conduit to those who fish the local waters and is a longtime supporter of local farmers and producers for his menus. With a global perspective, he weaves diverse flavours into every dish, embracing multiculturalism through food, a working philosophy he fosters with his team. Tonight you get to experience that with Leopoldo’s respectful seafood-centric menu - and being Argentinean we can’t neglect a steak in the mix! 

Expect big, bold, deeply satisfying flavours as locally sourced produce and wild caught Tweed coast seafood are fired up on the papilla BBQ grill at Fins. For those who love a bit of theatre, we will have a roving Pisco Sour cart working the room making cocktails at the table. Get your tastebuds ready.

Inclusions

• 4 course dinner menu

Drinks purchased on consumption.

Dietaries

• Please select either fish or steak for main course when booking.

• With prior notification (advise when booking) Fins will cater for vegetarian, vegan, dairy free and gluten free allergies. We request you contact Fins directly prior to booking (dining@fins.com.au) if you have other dietary requirements so the restaurant ensures they are able to cater for your needs.

Accessibility

• The venue caters for mobility requirements and low vision requirements.

Tickets: $129 per person
When purchasing ticket – please select either fish or steak for main course.