Sunny Coast HerbFest –

June 15, 2025 . Coolum.

Join us for the Sunshine Coast’s biggest herbal event of the year!

We’ll celebrate, be inspired by great speakers, see practical demonstrations and stock up on artisan, handcrafted/ grown herbal products.

Just $20 for a day of learning and connection; under 14s free.

Image is of HerbFest herbal stall with woman talking to customer - HerbFest is the Sunshine Coast's annual herbal medicine community event. Everyday Empowered

HerbFest is a gathering place

a place to belong. a place to celebrate us. and everyone’s favourite part? YOU – our herbal community!

Image of woman smiling holding plants at HerbFest. HerbFest is the Sunshine Coast's annual herbal medicine community event. Everyday Empowered

Image of HerbFest herbal stall with women smiling and herbal products in the foreground. HerbFest is the Sunshine Coast's annual herbal medicine community event. Everyday Empowered

Image of HerbFerbFest - herbal products still, small bottles with cute labels. HerbFest is the Sunshine Coast's annual herbal medicine community event. Everyday Empowered

Speakers & Activities 2024

Speaker at HerbFest on the Sunshine Coast, a herbal medicine event. Image of Tatiana Lustre Dawn smiling holding two baskets of harvesting medicinal plants.

Tatiana Lustre Dawn

Be inspired to forage and use this common weed in your kitchen

Go deeper - Masterclass on Monday June 17

Kimberly Ashton - Herbest speaker 2024, herbal medicine event on the Sunshine Coast. Image of Kimberly Asthon in a field of kale, bending low to harvest kale.

Kimberly Ashton

. Learn about the connection between the 5 seasons, flavours, energetic properties of different functional foods, herbs and ways of cooking for balancing mood, well-being & life energies.

Go Deeper - Masterclass on Monday 17

Caroline Parker, Cottage Herbalist - speaker at HerbFest 2024 on the Sunshine Coast. Herbal Medicine Event. Image of Caroline Parker and a bunch of yarrow

Caroline Parker

Receipe demonstration: watch how easy it is to make delicious food-as-medicine snacks

Speaker at HerbFest on the Sunshine Coast, a herbal medicine event. Image of Veronica smiling, wearing hat and showing us macadamia nuts on a tree.

Veronica Cougan

Native herbs are easy to grow at home and offer unique flavours to use in the kitchen. Join Veronica to learn about the wide range of native herbs that can be grown in SE Qld.

Image of Hannah Moore, speaker at HerbFest, talking about food, herbs and mood and mental well-being. HerbFest community herbal medicine event on the Sunshine Coast. Everyday Empowered

Hannah Moore

Learn herbs and food for emotional well-being and good mood everyday

Speaker at HerbFest on the Sunshine Coast, a herbal medicine event. Image of Jess leaning of bench in kitchen smiling.

Jess Holdsworth

Recipe Demonstration: Learn to prepare this beloved Indian dish from scratch, mastering the art of blending spices and cooking to perfection.

Image of Jandamarra Cadd holding clapping sticks. Speaker at HerbFest, community herbal medicine event on the Sunshine Coast

Jandamarra Cadd

Heartfelt start to HerbFest - start the day acknowledging how grateful we are to Mother Earth

Image of Mel and Isaac from Solua, who are performing live music at at HerbFest, community herbal medicine event on the Sunshine Coast

Solua

Enjoy the cruisey vibes of this beloved local duo

Image of Bella Abraham, face painting for kids activity at at HerbFest, community herbal medicine event on the Sunshine Coast

Bella Abraham

Kids activity with this sunshiney soul - by donation

I bumped into friends I haven’t seen for ages. I love how many people I see here.

2023

I love being surrounded by like-minded people, it feels so good.

2023

Thanks, I loved everything about today -the speakers were all top notch!

2023

“Can we do this more often!? I can’t wait for next year!” — heard again and again, said by many people to me, to the stallholders etc

2023

I love being around so many people who love the same things I do – it’s so refreshing

2023

I love the laid-back vibe.

You did a brilliant job organising such a successful buzzing festival day.

2023

I didn’t know what to expect, but it blew me away, it was all so good!!

2023

June 15, 2025. 10am – 2pm. Coolum

Putting the heart into community herbalism

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Info for HerbFest Stallholders

Post-HerbFest Masterclasses

The fun and learning continue – while we’ve got amazing interstate speakers on the Sunny Coast we’ve got to make the most of it!

Heartfelt thanks to the 2024 Sponsors

Great community events happen together. Thanks to these legends for their support.

Eden Grove

MAJOR SPONSOR

Happy Herb Co. Sponsor for Sunny Coast HerbFest, June 16, 2024. community herbal event, herbal education and learning herbs.

Happy Herb Co

Major Sponsor

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Nourishing Wholefoods

Community Sponsor

Earthen Roots Collective

Community Sponsor

Yandina Market Garden. Sponsor for Sunny Coast HerbFest, June 18, 2023. community herbal event, herbal education and learning herbs.

Yandina Market Garden

Community Sponsor

Tewantin Market Garden Sponsor for Sunny Coast HerbFest, June 16, 2024 community herbal event, herbal education and learning herbs.

Tewantin Market Garden

Community Sponsor

Aurora School of Natural Healing

Community Sponsor

Get a glimpse of HerbFest

Imagine you were there – Pictures of just a few of the speakers and stall holders from previous years

community herbal education event where people come to learn herbal medicine. Picture of crowd of people listening to a herbal medicine education. Everyday Empowered.

Amina-speaking

community herbal education event where people come to learn herbal medicine. Picture of crowd of people listening to a herbal medicine education. Everyday Empowered.

community herbal education event where people come to learn herbal medicine. Picture of crowd of people listening to a herbal medicine education. Everyday Empowered.

HerbFest stall Alyson Maier. Image of woman standing in her herbal medicine market stall. HerbFest community herbal medicine event on the Sunshine Coast. Everyday Empowered

Herbest 2023 - happy kids, grassroots herbal medicine community event and gathering. Image of two boys smiling, one with his face painted like a tiger.

HerbFest-Herbal-Valley-stall-participant

Speakers-Connie

heidi - demonstration-calendula oil

HerbFest attendees-seedlings

Participants- smiling- HerbFest 2022