Last weekend was the Granny Smith Festival held annually in Eastwood. This festival is a celebration of the life and legacy of Maria Ann Smith aka Granny Smith who accidentally grew the first batch of "green" apples which now bore her name.
The Granny Smith festival began in 1985 and has grown bigger and bigger each year turning the main streets in Eastwood into a carnival like celebration with food stalls, home wares, parades and rides with the festival finished off with a fireworks lighting up the sky.
This was the first year I went early enough to catch the parade which showcases some of the local businesses. The sun was trying to come out but thankfully it came out eventually and it turned out to be a wonderful day. The festival was very colourful, with lion dances, belly dancing... even the dogs were out for a walk. There were entertainment, singing and dancing along the mall and the streets. There were also performances from school children.
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| Cute dogs - they were all tangled up! |
I must say the belly dancers were the highlight of the festival. They were very colourful and well liked by the crowds.
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| Colourful costumes - a crowd favourite! |
The other festival item that was in demand was an orange shopping bag... hmm... there was a queue outside this stall, people were seen asking where to get this orange bag and the stall had to push people off... hmm... not sure what was so special with this bag.
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| Very popular bag! |
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