about
Dalby's Signature Festival
since 2010
Dalby’s Delicious and DeLIGHTful Festival is Dalby’s signature festival takes place each August. It is organised by Dalby Welcoming Community Inc. This year's festival runs 19-24 August, with the main festival 22-23 August 2025.
The festival offers a varied range of activities including the signature Lantern Parade, Colour Blast Glow Edition Fun Run, Multicultural Dance Competition, celebrity chefs and cooking competitions, children’s carnivale, Australian citizenship ceremony, various musical acts, and local food and artisan market.
There’s food to taste, performers to watch and games to play. In short, a fun festival to be enjoyed by all!
The full program can be viewed on the Program page.
The festival features an amazing array of multicultural food and entertainment. The unique and spectacular lantern parade being the highlight of the festival as it moves along the banks of the beautiful Myall Creek.
Embracing and celebrating Dalby’s diverse community, the festival attracts locals and visitors alike.
There’s something for everyone, from children and families to young adults and the elderly.
After a DeLIGHTful year in 2023 - Dalby Welcoming Community Inc., made the decision to make our festival Biennial. This allows our festival to line up in between other major regional festivals.
festival gallery
Our Story
Dalby Welcoming Community is a small volunteer community group that wants:
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Dalby to be the town of choice for people to live, work and play at every stage of life.
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Dalby to be known for its sense of belonging and connectedness.
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The community to engage in a wide range of activities and develop facilities that people can enjoy and share with others.
Dalby Welcoming Community aims to:
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Build the image and attractiveness of Dalby by developing strong connections within the community.
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Provide a family event that is widely recognised namely, Dalby’s Delicious and Delightful Festival.
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Develop a range of activities and resources that engage the community as well as build capacity.
Dalby Welcoming Community, formed in 2008, has an amazing history – it has:
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Successfully organised Dalby’s Delicious & DeLIGHTful Festival since 2010 with its unique lanternparade and a focus on diversity.
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Won Healthy Community Awards of $800,000 to install Fitness Stations along Myall Creek and todevelop the City section of Myall Creek.
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Organised six community art projects including Many Cultures - One Community and last year the Heart of Dalby Art project.
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Been funded for six Community Work Skills Programs under Skilling Queenslanders for Work funding.
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Was the winner of the State Training Awards for its Community Work Skills Program in 2022.
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Organised Dalby's RUOK Day for a number of years.
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Received funding to assist women from other countries to overcome social isolation when theymove to a new community in a new country.