The township of Gulargambone came alive over the June Long Weekend with the third Pave the Way Art Festival which included markets on Saturday and a day of entertainment on Sunday.

The event was coordinated by the Gulargambone Community Enterprises Co-op (GCECo-op) with the aim of attracting more tourists to the town.

"There's a lot of traffic that goes along the Castlereagh River and we're trying to get them to stop off here," GCECo-op Secretary/Treasurer Annie Haling said.

The festival was split over two days - Saturday 12 June and Sunday 13 June - with the first day being dedicated to visual art, with several stalls set up along the main street selling local goods alongside the unveiling of a local sculpture tour.

Visitors could also come across Lightning Ridge artists Vicki and John Murray working on their respective murals painted on the storefront of the local fruit wholesaler and side of the local supermarket respectively.

Also found on the street were local farmer Sam Taylor providing horse-drawn tours of the town, stilt-walking clown Johnathan Nash-Daly, and Brad Haling - with enthusiastic support from local youngsters - providing some musical entertainment.

People from all over flocked to Gulargambone to check out the various stalls and artworks on display

Wet weather during the week meant most of the set-up for the event was done on the Friday in anticipation of visitors arriving on Saturday for the market. Mrs Haling said it was difficult but the result was worth it.

"When you're a one-hand band, it's a lot of work but you've just got to keep running away - I was extremely grateful to my family and some last-minute volunteers who came to help out," she said.

"At the end of the day though, I was very happy with how it all came together - I think the crowd was on par with the 2019 festival, probably slightly bigger, and the weather was a bit more bearable."

The following day, a different side of art was explored at the Gulargambone Bowling Club's Day on the Green, with musicians Nigel Stanley, Terry Leonard, Royden Donohue and Steven ‘Legend of Elvis’ King providing some entertainment for the crowds still in town.

There was also a raffle on the night to raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service which officials say raised more than $1000.

President of the GCECo-op David Frazier said it was a very good night overall, though crowds were not as large as they had initially hoped.

"Our whole aim was to provide some free entertainment for our community and everyone who was there enjoyed themselves," Mr Frazier said.

"We had lots of kids there which is how we wanted to promote it - it did get a bit cool towards the end so people started to leave a bit earlier than anticipated.

"It was a good night though and we had to start somewhere - there's a lot more to come."

Mrs Haling said the GCECo-op would likely look into having future festivals at a different time of year - perhaps in the spring - to try and grow the crowd even further.

"We threw a fair bit of money into the marketing and promotion of the event but if the weather isn't working with us, it makes it difficult," she said.

"Next time, we might also look into creating more board space or hiring some billboards for future murals because we've actually run out of space on the main street.

"When we started, we thought we would change the murals every year, but I think everyone gets quite attached to them, so we don't have any intention of painting over the old ones."