How one of state’s top pop culture festivals unfolded

Maryborough’s celebration of pop culture saw a movie star mingle with the crowd, a wide collection of costumes and activities ranging from jousting to professional wrestling. SEE PHOTOS HERE.

There was plenty to see and do at FraserPop this year.

Maryborough’s celebration of pop culture saw a movie star mingle among the crowd, a wide collection of costumes and activities ranging from jousting to professional wrestling.

FraserPop, planned and put together by the talented students of Maryborough State High School, was held on the weekend and was bigger and better than ever, despite the impact of COVID in New South Wales and Brisbane.

The award-winning pop culture festival was held on the grounds of the school on Saturday and Sunday.

The event welcomed back fan favourites including the Sons of Obiwan Light Saber Academy, jousters, medieval re-enactments from Riverbend and the Mad Hatters Tea Party, just to name a few.

There was plenty to see and do at FraserPop this year.

The event is run by the school’s Diploma of Business students.

This year FraserPop had a number of special guests, including Nathan Jones who recently starred as General Reiko in the Mortal Kombat movie and Mark Raats, the artist responsible for the iconic poster designs associated with Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

The event also welcomed back fan favourites including the Sons of Obiwan Light Saber Academy, jousters, medieval re-enactments from Riverbend and the Mad Hatters Tea Party, just to name a few.

The crowd enjoyed the opportunity to dress up.

People enjoyed the fun of FraserPop, despite the COVID restrictions.

Dressed as Austin Powers, one visitor got in the spirit.

Principal Simon Done said from sanitising stations to QR codes, the kids organising the event had swung into action to make sure it was compliant with health directions.

“The kids had to do a COVID checklist and put requests into Queensland Health,” he said.
Mr Done said the kids were able to handle the logistics of a major event during the pandemic.

The jousting gets underway at FraserPop.

The ever-popular Ghostbusters vehicle.

“It’ a great injection for the town and the school community,” he said.

“Numbers were a little bit down on Sunday to what we’re used to but I think that’s down to COVID.”