🐫2026 Camels, Campfires & Circus Tagalong🎪

Three festivals during a 39-day tagalong are sure to leave you with lasting memories. We start at the Tara Festival of Culture & Camel Races, move onto the Kingaroy BaconFest and then head west for the Blackall Tambo Festival of Circus.

Maximum number of Rigs: 12

(will extend to 15, if possible)

28 July 2026 – 4 September 2026​

Overview of Tagalong:

After a night in Kogan, it’s off to Tara for 5 nights for a dose of culture and camels racing. Heading west, a 3-night stay in St George allows you to recharge, take in a cotton farm and winery tour or just relax. The next stop is Dirranbandi (2 nights) to do a Cubbie Station tour. Time to head towards Kingaroy, so for something a bit different, 2 nights of free camping at both Meandarra and Maidenwell. It’s then time to tell some porkies and get some pork on your fork with 4 nights in Kingaroy for BaconFest. A two-nightstopover in Wallumbilla will allow you to view the new $5m community hub, “The Wheat Shed”. It’s then up to Claravale Station (2 Nights) for some real country hospitality followed by a night in Mitchell (hot springs beckoning). It’s circus time, now spending enough time in Tambo and Blackall to take in most of their activities, split with 3 nights at Lara Wetlands.

Map of Tagalong

 

Tagalong Highlights:
Tara Festival of Culture and Camel Races, 31 July - 2 August 2026. Staged every two years, the festival includes a genuine camel race meeting while celebrating the diversity of culture in the Tara region. Non-stop multicultural stage acts, roving entertainment and live music Friday and Saturday nights adds to lots of fun. Camping onsite is all part of the fun of the Camels + Culture + Camping festival experience!

Partake of a Cotton Farm & Winery tour or a Sunset Cruise on the Balonne River in St George. At Dirranbandi, it’s planned to do a Cubbie Station Tour, the largest cotton property in Australia. Back to Meandarra for a visit to the nationally recognised ANZAC Museum. Stopping at Maidenwell allows dining at the pub and touring the South Burnett before arriving in Kingaroy for BaconFest - Let’s squeal together about our bacon community!

​Kingaroy BaconFest is a one night and one day sizzling food festival that celebrates the versatility of bacon and puts Australian pork centre stage. ​As one of the South Burnett's favourite food festivals, BaconFest always promises a crackling good time for locals and visitors alike.

With stopovers at Wallumbilla (The Wheat Shed), Claravale Station (entertained by Gill Campbell) and Mitchell (to ease those aching bones), it’s time to take in the Blackall Tambo Circus Carnival. Information on this carnival is scarce as this flyer goes onto our website, but this is what’s promised by the organisers; Get ready for another exciting Blackall Tambo Circus Carnival program in 2026! Join an unforgettable experience under the Big Top as Circus returns to the birthplace of the Australian Circus. Yes, it all started out there!

Link to Your Itinerary:

The itinerary shows the availability of toilets/showers/power/water and dump points, etc.  This information is correct as of September 2025, but things can change.  Site fees given in the itinerary are correct as of September 2025.  You will be advised of any significant changes to the itinerary and/or site fees as more information comes to hand as we get closer to the festival dates.

Rig Suitability:

Suitable for all Rigs (minimal all-weather gravel and dirt roads). Due to some limited free camping, ‘self-contained’ would be recommended.  Toilets and showers are available at all locations.

Registration Protocol:

• Formal Registrations are now required as Expressions of Interest have closed.
• Tagalong spaces will be allocated in order of the date of receipt of the initial Jotform Expression of Interest Form, then Registration Jotform AND payment of the registration fee.
• If you have lodged an expression of Interest and now don’t wish to join this tagalong, please lodge a Cancel Registration form.
• Registration & Payment Protocol:
• Registration fee is $339.00 payable by 31 October 2025. The Registration fee is made of $39.00 for non-refundable rig fees and $300.00 for tickets and camping fees at Tara (using 2024 prices).
• Further payment for Tara is expected when tickets prices are known, and caravan park deposits will be requested as needed to confirm bookings.
• Members attending will need to pay site fees and balance of caravan park fees on arrival and pay for tours, other ticketed events and other fees as the Tagalong progresses.
• Updates and amended itineraries will be sent to those who are listed in the Attendance Worksheet and placed on the website at “Updates”.

Support Crew: Trevor Fiedler (Drover) – Contact 0402 849 148.

Registration Form