2024 Jacaranda Festival

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(L-R) 2000 Grafton Jacaranda Festival Matron of Honour Cheryl Barnes, 1955 Jacaranda Queen Stella Wilson (nee Cooper), and 1968 Jacaranda Princess Eleanor Powell (nee See) at the Whiddon Jacaranda Afternoon Tea in 2022. Image: Emma Pritchard

Tea-riffic time for everyone

Emma Pritchard

The Whiddon Jacaranda Afternoon Tea is one of the most highly anticipated social occasions during the Grafton Jacaranda Festival every year.

Guests are cordially invited to step into a world of elegance, and they will also have the opportunity to meet the 2024 Jacaranda Royal Party.

This year, the guest speaker will be Jo Powell, a local business owner and member of the Matildas Alumni, who is also the 2024 Grafton Jacaranda Festival Guest of Honour.

The event will also include raffles, lucky door prizes, and a tombola.

The Whiddon Afternoon Tea will be held at the Clarence River Jockey Club (CRJC) at 1:30pm on Monday, October 28.

All past Jacaranda Royal Party members are encouraged to attend and will be acknowledged during the event.

Tickets cost $25 per person and can be purchased online through INTIX or in person at Harveys Jewellers, located at 54 Prince Street, Grafton.