For the not so keen steam buffs in the family, the rally offers a host of children's entertainment, market and bushcraft stalls, country kitchen and camp cooking facilities and grand bands and buskers, singing dogs and the popular country scarecrow competition. An additional attraction this year will be Penny Farthings and Vintage Bikes and the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre will run an authentic steam train from the Echuca railway station between Strathallen and Barnes' Crossing. Busking entertainment and live street theatre in the historic port end of town every Sunday during July. Visitors and residents will be invited to vote in the busking competition to choose award category winners throughout the festival. There will be prize money up for grabs and instruments to be won.
Any buskers keen to participate are welcome to come along.
The competition finale will be held at the main stage on Sunday, July 25. Cost is free. View this unique display aboard the PS Emmylou or the Pride of the Murray. The event will be held in conjunction with the Great Australian Wool Trek as 16 Clydesdales and a woolwagon depart Conargo, bound for Geelong. Visitors will be invited to camp out under the stars on the plain for a night of story telling and yarn spinning, and a taste of classic Aussie bush style cooking.