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Weekends with Mary!Saturday – 5pm to 9pmRe-live the bawdy, lively early days of Maryborough with a Lamplight Bazaar in its heritage Portside precinct. Costumed characters, torchlight tours, entertainment, old fashioned food and craft barrows will help recreate the atmosphere of the once thriving port 150 years ago. Take one of the quirky tours available on the night, including the Portside Haunts Tour, a Night at the Museum tour and Heritage Pub Tour. The Portside Lamplight Bazaar is part of the 'Weekend with Mary' monthly event for both visitors and local residents and is held in the historic Portside Precinct, Wharf Street on the Saturday evening of the last weekend of the month. Old fashioned guides will take people on a 'Night Watchman' tour, spinning yarns about sailors, smugglers, brothels and opium dens. Exhibits will come alive on a 'Night at the Museum' tour of the Maryborough Military Museum. To quench your thirst for history, join the 'Portside Pub Tour' and soak up amazing pub architecture and hear tall tales of the past. Gatakers Artspace will introduce a series of musical and artistic performances on Saturday's to coincide with the Lamplight Bazaar. Sunday – 9am to 1pmA wonderful, lazy Sunday morning of steam train rides, brass bands and traditional children’s games held in Maryborough’s stunning Queens Park. Brass bands play inside a graceful old band rotunda while the unique sounds of the locally made steam driven calliope echo across the park. Hear Maryborough’s famous time cannon fired at noon by its Town Crier. All morning, the Mary Ann, a full sized replica of Queensland’s first steam locomotive built in Maryborough in 1873, chugs along the riverside parklands. Children and adults can also climb onboard miniature steam trains, which run on a circuit around Queens Park. It’s a tradition begun by the city’s Model Engineers and Live Steamers Association (MELSA) over 30 years ago – and one that uniquely captures Maryborough’s carefree, family-friendly lifestyle.  More information about Weekends with Mary:The Portside Centre101 Wharf Street Maryborough Phone: (07) 4190 5730 Visitor Information Centre City Hall on Kent Street Maryborough (07) 4190 5742 |
Weekend with Mary dates:• 25th-26th February• 24th-25th March • 28th-29th April • 26th-27th May • 23rd-24th June Attractions in and around Portside:MuseumsMary Poppins statue Steam train rides River cruises Marina Ghost Tours Art Gallery Heritage streetscapes Brass Bands Guided walking and bus tours Riverside dining/picnics Weekend with Mary Heritage PassInclusions:Tea with Mary with heritage themed delicious morning tea (approx. 2 hour tour) 1 hour 'Highlights of the City' tour on the Painted Verandah Bus Your choice of two 45 minute themed guided tours at the 'Lamplight Markets, Portside' Transfers to/from 'Sunday in the Park' for steam train rides, brass bands and traditional children’s games 1 hour 'Maryborough Riverboat Cruise' with sausage sizzle Entry to 'Brennan & Geraghty’s Store' Visit 'Mavis Bank Historic House Museum' – including delicious afternoon tea on the verandah Complimentary transfers between Maryborough Railway Station and your accommodation OPTIONAL (additional charge $55 per person): Ghostly Tours and Tales of Maryborough evening tour For more booking enquiries or more information: Phone: 1800 214 789 E-mail: tourism[at]frasercoast.qld.gov.au |