October

17 - 26, 2025

Inverell’s Sapphire city festival is an exciting, community-driven celebration held annually!

A fantastic lineup of free or low-cost events and entertainment are offered to locals, and visitors alike spanning across two weeks. The festival brings the community together, showcasing our incredible region and all it has to offer.

2025 Major Sponsors:

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Inverell Shire Council logo with a stylized globe and star design.
Illustration of a calendar with a green highlight on one date and a black-outlined grid.
WHAT'S ON
Cartoon illustration of a small peach-colored car with light blue windows, gray wheels, and yellow headlights.
Visitor information
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An older man with white hair singing into a microphone at a concert, gesturing with his right hand, with colorful stage lighting in the background.
Children and adults participating in a color run on a grassy field, with color powders and water balloons, celebrating and having fun.
Crowd of people sitting outdoors on tiered seats, attending a public event or concert, with some clapping and listening attentively.
Young girl wearing colorful sunglasses, rainbow wristband, and a floral hat, smiling and covered in colorful paint, standing outdoors near a white picket fence.
Large crowd gathered outdoors on grass for an event in the late afternoon, with some sitting on blankets and others on chairs, pink and other colored clothing, a large tree, a bridge in the background, and equipment like speakers and a microphone set
Group of four people smiling, covered in colorful powder, participating in a color run event outdoors on a grassy field with a white picket fence and houses in the background.
A woman with a guitar on stage, waving and smiling, in front of a large crowd inside a tent, with children raising their hands and smiling.
People at an outdoor event with Sesame Street characters Elmo and Cookie Monster posing with children and adults.
Three musicians performing on an outdoor stage: a woman with a tambourine, a woman with an acoustic guitar singing, and a man with a blue electric guitar, all wearing casual and colorful outfits.
A woman singing into a microphone on stage with a keyboard and a man playing keyboard in the background, under colorful stage lighting.
Man with beard, sunglasses on head, wearing a black and yellow uniform with 'Apex' logo, smiling and making a shaka sign with his hand, standing behind a cooking station at an outdoor event.
Group of six people covered in colorful paint and wearing sunglasses, standing on a grass field during a color run event with a rainbow arch in the background.

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(02) 6728 8161