Tropical North Queensland | Events

Come along and enjoy a weekend of fun and excitement at the Croydon Poddy Dodgers. The action starts Friday night with the street parade and rodeo action, leading into Saturday with more rough stock events and time events, as well as some novelty action.

Kuranda, known as Ngunbay (place of the platypus in the local Djabugay language), is a small vibrant town of creative souls nestled in the World Heritage listed rainforest of Far North Queensland. In it's 14th year, Kuranda Roots Festival has been a celebration of music, creative culture, one love and unity - bringing together people of all generations and walks of life.

The Mission Beach Monster market is a local community market run by Rotary Mission Beach. Traditionally this market starts on Easter Sunday and then on the last Sunday of each month up to and including November.

Join them on a free 30 minute tour of the Art Deco inspired Innisfail Shire Hall! The Innisfail Shire Hall is the jewel in the crown, of the Art Deco Capital of Australia - Innisfail. It was built to provide jobs as part of an employment relief scheme instigated by the Queensland Government during the great depression of the 1930's It was in this climate that the Johnstone Shire Council erected the Shire Hall which has dominated the Innisfail Skyline for over 70 years.

The Cardwell Pioneer Tours are currently operating every Thursday morning from the Visitor Information and Heritage Centre located in Cardwell. The tour incorporates all the buildings in the historic precinct and takes visitors on a fascinating journey of the area’s colourful history as they move through each building.

The Mission Beach Community Cassowary Festival is a celebration of nature, focusing on the cassowary and the community. It will be held in conjunction with the Rotary Sunday village market and continue throughout the afternoon.

This is an action-packed weekend with something for all the family to enjoy. Talented jockeys vie for position on the outback track, testing their skills and pitting their steeds against each other. Ringers and stockmen compete with rodeo riders who travel great distances for a chance to take home some amazing prizes and trophies.

Cairns to Karumba Bike Ride is a truly epic adventure that you will talk about for a lifetime. Whether you are a rider (road or dirt), a supporter or a volunteer, there is a place for everyone on the 2018 Cairns to Karumba Bike Ride.

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 from 7.

NRL Kick Off: 4.10pm Be there when the South Sydney Rabbitohs return to Cairns for the sixth consecutive year to take on the North Queensland Cowboys in what promises to be an unmissable Sunday afternoon NRL match-up.