Pioneer Weekend 2027

• Carpark
• Coach parking
• Public telephone
• Picnic area
• Cafe

Pioneer Weekend brings the Historic Village Herberton to life with two days of live music, working machinery, demonstrations and activities celebrating the region’s pioneering past.

Held each year at the 16-acre outdoor museum, the weekend gives visitors the chance to see steam-powered engines and historic machinery in action, watch traditional skills such as blacksmithing and try activities including tin panning and old-fashioned children’s games.

Live music from local performers runs throughout the weekend, with folk, country and rock adding to the program. The Village’s collection of original buildings, vehicles, machinery and memorabilia can also be explored throughout the event.

Pioneer Weekend is a chance to see more of the collection in action and spend a full day exploring the stories, skills and machinery that shaped life in the Atherton Tablelands.