Australia Fruit Picking Season Calendar 2026

Australia's harvest calendar runs year-round — the key is knowing where to go and when. Use this guide to plan your fruit picking route and complete your 88 days for the second year Working Holiday Visa.

location_on Queensland

Crop	Season	Notes
Mangoes	Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb	Northern QLD & NT border. High demand, good piece rates.	View jobs →
Strawberries	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct	Caboolture and Stanthorpe. Year-round with peak May–Oct.	View jobs →
Tomatoes	Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov	Bowen and Bundaberg. Year-round with May–Oct peak.	View jobs →
Watermelons	Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb	Chinchilla and Darling Downs.	View jobs →

location_on New South Wales

Crop	Season	Notes
Grapes	Feb, Mar, Apr	Hunter Valley, Riverina and Griffith. Wine grape harvest.	View jobs →
Citrus	May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep	Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (Griffith, Leeton).	View jobs →
Apples & Pears	Feb, Mar, Apr, May	Orange and Young regions.	View jobs →
Stone Fruit	Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb	Young and Bathurst. Cherries, peaches, nectarines.	View jobs →

location_on Victoria

Crop	Season	Notes
Berries	Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar	Yarra Valley and Gippsland. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries.	View jobs →
Apples & Pears	Feb, Mar, Apr, May	Shepparton, Harcourt and the Murray region.	View jobs →
Grapes	Feb, Mar, Apr	Yarra Valley, Rutherglen, Mornington Peninsula.	View jobs →
Asparagus	Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec	Koo Wee Rup — one of the world's largest asparagus regions.	View jobs →

location_on Western Australia

Crop	Season	Notes
Citrus	May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep	Carnarvon. Remote, good pay, accommodation often on-farm.	View jobs →
Grapes	Feb, Mar, Apr	Margaret River and Swan Valley wine regions.	View jobs →
Apples	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr	Donnybrook and the South West.	View jobs →

location_on Tasmania

Crop	Season	Notes
Cherries	Nov, Dec, Jan	Huon Valley and Derwent Valley. Very popular — apply early.	View jobs →
Apples & Pears	Feb, Mar, Apr	Huon Valley. Good quality work, entire TAS counts for visa.	View jobs →
Berries	Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb	Various regions across the island.	View jobs →
Hops	Mar, Apr	Bushy Park — unique crop, short season, high demand.	View jobs →

location_on South Australia

Crop	Season	Notes
Grapes	Feb, Mar, Apr	Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, Coonawarra.	View jobs →
Cherries	Nov, Dec, Jan	Lenswood and Adelaide Hills.	View jobs →
Almonds	Feb, Mar	Riverland region — machine harvesting, labourer roles available.	View jobs →

location_on Northern Territory

Crop	Season	Notes
Mangoes	Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan	Darwin and Katherine areas. Entire NT counts for visa.	View jobs →
Melons	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep	Katherine and Mataranka — watermelons and rockmelons.	View jobs →

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