FNQ REGIONAL EVENT MAPPING TOOL

2020 MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KEY CONTACT SEPT 4th-6th Targa Great Barrier Reef www.targa.com.au/targa-great-barrier-reef-tour/ / Tablelands / Cassowary 6th Palm Cove Markets www.palmcovemarkets.rotarycairnssunrise.org.au/ Cairns Regional Council

10th Wonderland Under the Stars www.wonderlandspiegeltent.com.au/ Douglas Shire Council [email protected] 13th Holloways Beach Markets www.hollowaysbeachmarkets.com/ Cairns Regional Council 13th Sandy Sticks & Spokes (Beach Fun Day) www.sandysticksandspokes.com.au/ Douglas Shire Council 19th Atherton Cup (Horse Racing) https://www.facebook.com/athertonturfclubqld Tablelands Regional Council 19th-21st 2020 Cardiac Challenge www.cardiacchallenge.com.au Cairns / Cook 21st-227th Tilapia Tournament http://www.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/ Cassowary Coast Regional Council 24th-27th Cairns Airport Adventure Festival / IRONMAN www.ap.ironman.com/triathlon/events/au Cairns Regional Council [email protected] Outback by the Sea Festival / Karumba Fishing 25th-5th Competition http://barracentre.com.au/karumba-barra-blues-festival Carpentaria Shire Council 26th-27th Mapoon Cullen Point Barra Bash www.mapoon.qld.gov.au/news-centre/ Cape York [email protected] www.douglas.qld.gov.au/event/dogs-day-out-presented- 26th Dogs Day Out by-paws-and-claws/ Douglas Shire Council 26th Markets Tablelands Regional Council 27th-2nd Oct Far North Wilderness Bike Tour www.wildernessbiketour.com Tablelands Regional Council [email protected] MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KEY CONTACT OCT 1st-2nd Savannah Summer Series www.savannahintheround.com.au Shire Council [email protected]

2nd-4th Cardwell Seafest www.facebook.com/Cardwell-Seafest-2131814007086083/ Cassowary Coast Regional Council Torimba Festival: Festival of the Forest (Timber 3rd-17th Comp) Ravenshoe https://www.torimbafestival.com.au/ Tablelands Regional Council [email protected] 3rd The Great Northern Bull Riding Series www.savannahintheround.com.au Mareeba Shire Council [email protected] 4th Palm Cove Markets www.palmcovemarkets.com Cairns Regional Council [email protected] 9th-11th Cairns Expo www.cairnsexpo.com.au Cairns Regional Council 10th Atherton Turf Club (Horse Racing) https://www.facebook.com/athertonturfclubqld Tablelands Regional Council 15th-17th Port Shorts Film Festival www.portshorts.com Douglas Shire Council [email protected] 16th-24th Crocodile Trophy - Mountain Bike Race www.crocodile-trophy.com Cairns - Tablelands - Douglas [email protected] 17th-18th Tour de Cassowary www.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/tour-de-cassowary Cassowary Coast Regional Council 18th TBC - Jacaranda Festival (Herberton) Tablelands Regional Council 18th Great Adventures Green Island Ocean Swim www.green-island.com.au/oceanswim Cairns Regional Council [email protected] 23rd-25th Northern Nats - Motor Sports www.springmountraceway.com/events Mareeba Shire Council [email protected] 23rd-25th (Yungaburra) www.tablelandsfoldfestival.org.au Tablelands Regional Council [email protected] 24th Vaka Tua Motu https://www.facebook.com/missionbeachocc/ Cassowary Coast Regional Council 24th Yungaburra Markets www.yungaburramarkets.com Mareeba Shire Council 25th Ona Mission Multisport Adventure www.onamissionevent.com.au Cassowary Coast Regional Council [email protected] Cairns Crocs Triatholon Club - Long Course 25th Triatholon (Lake Tinaroo) https://www.facebook.com/CairnsCrocsTriathlonClub Tablelands Regional Council 31st Tanks Markets www.tanksartcentre.com/whats-on Cairns Regional Council MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KEY CONTACT NOV 8th Palm Cove Markets www.palmcovemarkets.com Cairns Regional Council [email protected] 28th Yungaburra Markets www.yungaburramarkets.com Mareeba Shire Council 29th Tanks Markets www.tanksartcentre.com/whats-on Cairns Regional Council Date TBA Tully Bull & Bike Ride Cassowary Coast Regional Council MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KEY CONTACT DEC 6th Palm Cove Markets www.palmcovemarkets.com Cairns Regional Council [email protected]

20th Yungaburra Markets www.yungaburramarkets.com Mareeba Shire Council

2021 MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OWNER KEY CONTACT JAN Date TBA Girringun Art Exhibition www.missionarts.com.au Cassowary Coast Regional Council

23rd Yungaburra Markets www.yungaburramarkets.com Mareeba Shire Council 26th Australia Day Celebrations ALL Councils MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KEY CONTACT FEB 15th Chinese New Year Cairns Regional Council

27th Yungaburra Markets www.yungaburramarkets.com Mareeba Shire Council

MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KEY CONTACT MAR Date TBA Feast of the Senses www.feastofthesenses.com.au Cassowary Coast Regional Council

27th Yungaburra Markets www.yungaburramarkets.com Mareeba Shire Council

MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KEY CONTACT APR 4th Palm Cove Markets www.palmcovemarkets.com Cairns Regional Council [email protected] 16th-17th Ian Moss 30th Anniversary Tour www.tanksartscentre.com/whats-on Cairns Regional Council 18th Yungaburra Triatholon www.yungaburratriathlon.org Tablelands Regional Council [email protected] 23rd-25th Undara Outback Rock & Blues 2021 www.undara.com.au/events/rock-and-blues Western Councils 24th Yungaburra Markets www.yungaburramarkets.com Mareeba Shire Council 25th Tanks Markets www.tanksartcentre.com/whats-on Cairns Regional Council MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KEY CONTACT MAY 2nd Palm Cove Markets www.palmcovemarkets.com Cairns Regional Council [email protected] 15-16th Great Wheelbarrow Race www.greatwheelbarrowrace.com Mareeba Shire Council 20th-23rd GBR Masters Games www.gbrmg.com.au Cairns Regional Council [email protected] 22nd Yungaburra Markets www.yungaburramarkets.com Mareeba Shire Council 30th Tanks Markets www.tanksartcentre.com/whats-on Cairns Regional Council Date TBA Feast of the Three Saints www.feastofthethreesaints.com.au Cassowary Coast Regional Council Date TBA Battle of the Coral Sea Commemoration www.cardwellhistory.com.au Cassowary Coast Regional Council MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KEY CONTACT JUNE 6th Palm Cove Markets www.palmcovemarkets.com Cairns Regional Council [email protected] Cooktown & Cape York Expo 2021: Reconciliation 11-13th Rocks Music Festival www.cooktown2020.com Cook Shire Council [email protected] Cooktown & Cape York Expo 2021: The Rising Tide 14th-17th - Cape York Business Expo www.cooktown2020.com Cook Shire Council [email protected] Cooktown & Cape York Expo 2021: Cooktown 18th-20th Discovery Festival www.cooktown2020.com Cook Shire Council [email protected] 26th Yungaburra Markets www.yungaburramarkets.com Mareeba Shire Council 27th Tanks Markets www.tanksartcentre.com/whats-on Cairns Regional Council Date TBA BeachRuns@Mission www.ccmclub.org.au Cassowary Coast Regional Council MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KEY CONTACT

JULY 2nd-4th Laura Quinkan Dance Festival www.anggnarra.org.au/our-country/laura-dance-festival Cape York [email protected] 4th Palm Cove Markets www.palmcovemarkets.com Cairns Regional Council [email protected] 24th Yungaburra Markets www.yungaburramarkets.com Mareeba Shire Council 25th Tanks Markets www.tanksartcentre.com/whats-on Cairns Regional Council MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KEY CONTACT AUG 1st Palm Cove Markets www.palmcovemarkets.com Cairns Regional Council [email protected] 13th-15th Cairns Tropical Writers Festival www.cairnstropicalwritersfestival.com/ Cairns Regional Council [email protected] TBA Mareeba Multicultural Festival mareebamulticulturalfestival.com.au Mareeba Shire Council 28th Yungaburra Markets www.yungaburramarkets.com Mareeba Shire Council 29th Tanks Markets www.tanksartcentre.com/whats-on Cairns Regional Council Date TBA Tropical Art Deco Festival www.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/art-deco-events Cassowary Coast Regional Council 28th-29th Red Bull Definance https://defiance.events/ Cassowary Coast Regional Council 29th Ona Mission Multisport Adventure www.ccmclub.org.au Cassowary Coast Regional Council MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KEY CONTACT SEPT 5th Palm Cove Markets www.palmcovemarkets.com Cairns Regional Council [email protected] 9th-11th Cairns Amatuers Carnival www.cairnsamateurs.org.au Cairns Regional Council [email protected] 11th-14th Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival TBA 2020 Cardiac Challenge www.cardiacchallenge.com.au Cairns / Cook 25th Yungaburra Markets www.yungaburramarkets.com Mareeba Shire Council 25th GBR Underwater Film Festival www.gbruff.com.au Cairns Regional Council [email protected] 26th Tanks Markets www.tanksartcentre.com/whats-on Cairns Regional Council Date TBA TARGA GBR Cairns / Tablelands / Cassowary Date TBA Community Cassowary Festival www.cassowaryfestival.com Cassowary Coast Regional Council Date TBA Tilapia Tournament www.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/ Cassowary Coast Regional Council MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KEY CONTACT OCT 3rd Palm Cove Markets www.palmcovemarkets.com Cairns Regional Council [email protected]

23rd Yungaburra Markets www.yungaburramarkets.com Mareeba Shire Council 31st Tanks Markets www.tanksartcentre.com/whats-on Cairns Regional Council Date TBA Cardwell Seafest www.facebook.com/Cardwell-Seafest-2131814007086083/ Cassowary Coast Regional Council Date TBA Tour de Cassowary www.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/tour-de-cassowary Cassowary Coast Regional Council MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KEY CONTACT NOV 7th Palm Cove Markets www.palmcovemarkets.com Cairns Regional Council [email protected]

27th Yungaburra Markets www.yungaburramarkets.com Mareeba Shire Council 28th Tanks Markets www.tanksartcentre.com/whats-on Cairns Regional Council Date TBA Tully Bull & Bike Ride Cassowary Coast Regional Council MONTH DATES EVENT WEBSITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KEY CONTACT DEC 5th Palm Cove Markets www.palmcovemarkets.com Cairns Regional Council [email protected]

19th Yungaburra Markets www.yungaburramarkets.com Mareeba Shire Council