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2 weeks until Spring Fair 2026!

Tickets Now Available

Purchase ride bands (at pre-sale prices), cash cards, pool party sessions, and register for the talent show, cake competition and trashion showdown. All tickets are now available on Qkr!

The Spring Fair raffle is also live! Get your tickets to win one of 13 major prizes, with a total prize pool value of over $5700! https://rafflelink.com/r/ironsidepandc/spring-fair-2026

Thank you for your donations!

Thank you for all the wonderful donations that have been delivered to school so far!

Upcoming donation days:

Week 4: Pre-loved books, toys and sport equipment on Tuesday 27th Oct, 2:30-3:30pm

Chocolates, chips, novelty prizes, drinks on Wednesday 28th Oct, 8:30-9:00am

Week 5: Plants & Handmade items on Monday 2nd Nov + Tuesday 3rd Nov, 8:30-9:00am

Cakes, slices, biscuits, fudge for the Bake Stall on Friday 6th Nov, 2-5pm

Cake competition - calling all student bakers!

The Ironside Spring Fair 2026 Cake Competition is ON! Enter with your Bake Creation!

Winners will be awarded in each grade (Prep to Grade 6) in 2 different categories:

Best tasting cake
Best decorated cake

To Enter: Complete the Cake Competition Registration on Qkr! with a $2 donation fee.

Entries close at 5pm, Wednesday 28th October 2026.

Cakes delivered for judging on Friday 6th November. (Details to follow)

Further information or questions: Elena elena.sedouch@gmail.com

Spring Fair Talent Show 2026

Does your child have a talent to share? Join us at the Spring Fair Talent Show on Saturday 7th November 2026 and let them take centre stage!

Whether they sing, dance, play an instrument, perform magic, tell jokes, showcase a special skill or have another talent to share, we'd love to see them shine. Gather friends, family and supporters for an afternoon of fun, creativity and community spirit.

Please keep items to 2-3 minutes so that we can see all of the talent!

To Enter: Complete the Fashion Show registration on Qkr! and upload AV files here.

Entries close at midnight, Wednesday 6th November.

Bake Sale

In addition to our Student Cake Competition, we are seeking donations of cakes, slices, biscuits, fudge, and any sweet baked goods for our amazing Spring Fair cake stall. Baked goods can be homemade or store bought.

We require delivery of your special homemade treats to the Tuckshop on Friday 6th November between 2pm - 5pm.

Please label your donated items with the ingredients you used and any allergens (read about Food Safety below).

On the Friday afternoon a group of parent volunteers will be re-packaging and beautifully wrapping these homemade donations, re-labelling smaller items with the ingredients you provided.

Plants & Handmade items

Help make Spring Fair a creative success by donating something for the Plant Stall and the Homemade Stall.

What can you donate?

Indoor houseplants
Succulents & cacti
Herbs, veggie or edible plants
Flowers or potted plants
Knitted, crocheted or sewn items
Cards, artwork, decorations or ornaments
Candles, soaps, jewellery or small gifts
Produce or preserves

Donations can be delivered in Week 5 on Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd Nov, 8:30-9:00am.

Trashion Showdown

Create a costume from reusable or recyclable materials, old clothes, leftover fabric or other household items, then show it off at the Spring Fair! On the day, give your costume a name and a short description of what you used.

Prizes for Most Eco-friendly, Most Creative, and Best Catwalk (bring your best acro moves, stunts and poses).

To enter: Complete the Fashion Parade registration on Qkr!

We need your helping hands!

Spring Fair depends on the wonderful support of parent volunteers. Whether you can spare an hour or lend a hand before or after the event, your help will make a real difference.

How can you help?

Volunteer for a shift on your class stall
Assist with Spring Fair set up on Friday 6th (afternoon) or Saturday 7th (morning)
Help pack down and tidy up on Saturday 7th (evening)

Even a small amount of your time will be greatly appreciated. Please contact your class parent representative or springfair@ironsidepandc.org.au

Food Safety

If you are preparing or handling any food for the Spring Fair, please read the Food Safety for Fundraising Events document from the Queensland Government.

Health, Safety and Hygiene

When providing baked donations, please provide a list of ingredients. This list will be displayed as a label on the food. Given known food allergies and intolerances within our community, this displayed list of ingredients will ensure that parents and students are able to make appropriate food choices. We must display the known food allergens if used (refer to the included Food Safety document).

We have also summarised the most relevant sections for volunteers working at the Spring Fair, as much of the document applies to larger events and food vendors.

Relevant sections for volunteers:

Page 5 – Facilities: Water Supply and Waste
Pages 6-7 – Food Safety Skills and Knowledge for Food Handlers: What Volunteers Need to Know
Pages 18-19 – Food Handling: Tips for Preparing Food Safely and Cooking
Page 20 – Temperature Control: Food Handling on the Day
Page 23 – Hygiene of Food Handlers: Food Handling on the Day
Page 24 – General Hygiene
Page 25 – Hand Washing
Page 26 – Cleaning and Sanitising

ℹ️ Visit the Spring Fair website and Facebook page! 🔗ⓕ

Looking for information about Spring Fair? Updates are also posted on the Spring Fair website and Facebook page.

Visit the Spring Fair website: https://ironsidespringfair.com.au/

Visit the Spring Fair on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IronsideStateSchoolSpringFair/

Contact the Spring Fair team: springfair@ironsidepandc.org.au

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