Regional Events
The Cairns Ukulele Festival is an annual festival held in Cairns, North Queensland Australia. The festival runs for over a week and comprises a range of events, such as a ukulele building course, a charity uke art exhibition and concerts by ukulele royalty from around the ...
The Cardiac Challenge is a three day camping and recreational cycle ride in the September school holidays. The route includes some of the most stunning scenery in the Wet Tropics, Dry Tropics, and World Heritage National Parks of Far North Queensland starting in Cairns and ...
The Cooktown Discovery Festival is an annual event held in Cooktown, Far North Queensland, to celebrate the landing of Lieutenant James Cook at the Endeavour River in 1770 and his meeting with the local Guugu Yimithirr and Kuku Yalanji people. For 50 years, the people of ...
Australia's longest running triathlon, the Coral Coast Triathlon is held in the tropical paradise of Four Mile Beach. Enjoy a swim in the Coral Sea, the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, then a cycle through the palm tree lined streets followed by a run along Four Mile ...
"The world's hardest, longest, hottest and most adventurous mountain bike stage race." From Cairns to Cooktown over corrugated fire trails, the forbidding landscape of rocky service roads without an inch of shade, through the outback, in the Queensland October heat. In nine ...
Follow in the pioneering footsteps of the men and women who made their way to the goldfields west of Cairns in the early 18th century with only a wheelbarrow to carry their possessions. The Great Wheelbarrow Race is a gruelling 149 kilometre race between Mareeba and Chillagoe ...
Heyday Festival is a brand spanking new non-profit, community owned, young people lead, Cairns based multi arts festival designed by, for and with young people. It aims to develop Far North Queensland's youth arts sector by nurturing talented young artists, artsworkers ...
The Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic is hosted by the Lizard Island Game Fish Club on the pristine northern waters of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. This area is renowned for its spectacular Ribbon Reefs along the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef and Lizard Island. These ...
Malanda Family Fun and Field Day aims to bring together local community groups, agricultural producers, rural industries and small business across the Southern Atherton Tablelands to promote environmentally sustainable practices and celebrate the social, environmental and ...
The Mareeba Rodeo has a history dating back to 1949 and has become a national icon on the rodeo calendar. Top level competition and entertainment gives spectators plenty to watch over two days of full-on action. All the usual rodeo events including bull ride, saddle bronc ...
