When this weekend’s Fruitopia Fair Day opens at 11am with a flirting workshop, you know it’s going to be a fun event.

This Sunday, Tropical Fruits’ annual fair day is making a comeback. 

Cancelled for the past two years because of pandemic and natural disasters, the family-friendly day for the LGBTIQ+ community is back more colourful than ever.

Tropical Fruits event coordinator Jaimie Nash said it’s exciting to be bringing Fruitopia back to the Lismore Showgrounds.

“It’s a public event, run for and targeted at the LGBTIQ rainbow community and their dogs,” she laughed.

“It’s also a chance for our local club to fundraise because we’ve been unable to for so long.”

At the fair day, the popular dog competition will see dogs and their owners and run an obstacle course – with a special emphasis on the dressing up of dog and owner to look like each other.

There’s also a cake bake off competition that anyone can enter and cakes need to be dropped off between 10 and 11am. 

The bake off judges include Maud ‘let them eat cake’ Boate, Alex from The Boys and councilor Elly Bird.

There’s also a photo competition, a drag competition and a hat competition.

“We will also have raffles, and stalls for people to sell things and applications are still open,” Jaimie said. 

“Having this family friendly day is important because everyone needs to reunite and come together after the flood and have some fun. 

“We’ve been through so much.

“The exciting news is that we’ll also be announcing our theme for the New Year’s Eve party this year.”

Timetable for Fruitopia

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ꜰʟɪʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴡᴏʀᴋꜱʜᴏᴘ 11am

Learn the Art of Flirting.

11am-12pm, no need to register… just turn up and flutter your eyes

Performances

Novagina 11.30-12pm

DJ Sista Ray 11am-2pm, DJ Magus 2-5pm

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ᴅᴏɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ 1-2.30pm

Hosted and judged by an all star cast, but none can outshine our glorious pooches

Register on the day before 12.30pm

Dogs on leashes at all times

Prizes for: Best dressed / Best tricks / Encouragement award / Best in show

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ʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ 3pm

Strut around in you finest, fruitiest, most fabulous head dress and you may be spotted and asked to compete for a prize

Judged by Nora Vidler-Blanksby

𝕊𝕆 𝕐𝕆𝕌 𝕋ℍ𝕀ℕ𝕂 𝕐𝕆𝕌 ℂ𝔸ℕ DRAG

Drag competition 5pm

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ᴄᴀᴋᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ

Drop off 10-11am at the Bake Off display, along with a full list of ingredients, ready for judging at 12pm.

Keep in mind there will be no refrigeration on the day

Competition categories:

Vegan Delight / Slut Tart or Pie / Death By Chocolate / Gluten or Dairy Free Treat / Best Dressed Cake (non-edible ok) / Best Cake baked by a Young Person (under 12 years)

Judging criteria:

Flavour / Texture / Inside / Outside / Frosting or Icing

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ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ

Drop off your prints 10-11am on the day to the FRUITOPIA 22 Café/Bar

Works should be:

10” x 8” / Family-friendly / Unframed / Digitally enhanced or not.

On the back of each print please write:

Your name / Contact details / If you’d like to donate your masterpiece to be sold.

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