Sunshine Coast Events

The Noosa Open Studios is where talented artists open their doors to their usually hidden studios, and visitors can get a sneak peek into the creative process. With heaps of studios open, including painting, drawing...

Secret Garden is a lovely live music event every first Sunday of the month in the Maroochy Bushland Botanic Gardens. Visitors will be swept away by the incredible vocals and amazing tunes played by artists in various...

The Buderim Garden Festival is held annually in mid-October at the Buderim War Memorial on the Sunshine Coast. Each year, the festival hosts a vast range of exhibitions, talks, presentations and workshops for garden...

The Blackall 100 is an adventure-packed ultra-marathon that takes runners traversing along the breathtaking Great Walk of the Sunshine Coast. It also serves as the Western States Endurance Run’s qualifying race...

The Nambour Gemfest is a spectacular annual event welcoming miners, traders, jewellers, and fossickers, all under one roof together with gem-loving folk. It’s one of the biggest gem trade shows in the country. Nambour...

The Sunshine Coast Relay For Life is a fulfilling and fun relay event in Sippy Downs that celebrates cancer survivors. With its primary goal of raising funds to help the Cancer Council for research, information...

The Wishlist Fun Run is an annual event that encourages people to join and walk, run, skip or even jump to fundraise while supporting patients from the Sunshine Coast. The event started in 2019 and continues to grow...

The Noosa Spring Hill Climb is an exciting race involving 140 vehicles that weave through 1500 metres of bitumen and sweeping corners on the picturesque Gyndier Drive in Tewantin. This is an excellent way for classic...

The Sunshine Coast Multisport Festival is an exciting mountain bike and trail run adventure through the Glass House Mountains. Athletes are encouraged to join this exciting opportunity to make their way through the most...

Trail Run Australia is an iconic event that takes runners on a journey to some of Australia’s most beautiful destinations. This series has a challenge available for runners of all abilities and ages, and considering the...

The Noosa Triathlon Multi Sport Festival is a huge sporting event held at Noosa on the Sunshine Coast. This exciting event welcomes participants from all over Australia and from all age groups to compete to win. Ideally...

Yonder Festival is a new multi-day music and art event on the lush rolling hills of the Mary Valley. It was founded in 2019 by a team of creative individuals who saw the value of using experiential engagement to support...

The Mooloolaba Christmas Boat Parade is an exciting holiday tradition on the Sunshine Coast. Occurring on just one day each year, it stands out among all the other holiday parties because you enjoy a unique Christmas...

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New Year’s Eve is one of the most popular festivals celebrated by almost all nations worldwide. The beautiful coastal area of the Sunshine Coast celebrates this fantastic event with bright lights, entertainment and, of...

The Queensland Tri Series is a thrilling triathlon that encourages individuals of all abilities and ages to compete with others or challenge themselves to do better. Whether you want to get a feeling of what it’s like...

The Noosa Summer Swim is an exciting yearly swim event that every ocean swimmer will love. It will be a day full of fun, sun, and surf, with distances catering to swimmers of all abilities. Noosa Summer Swim, 2024...

The Noosa Festival of Surfing is an iconic event that celebrates surf culture and is the largest event of its kind in Australia. Taking place in a world surfing reserve, Noosa Heads, the festival has been around for...

Arguably the most entertaining event on the Queensland events calendar, if not Australia. The VetShopAustralia Surfing Dog Championships are hosted at the Noosa Festival of Surfing and co-presented by Simparica Trio...

The Conscious Life, Holistic Wellness Festival is one of Queensland’s largest, most successful and most effective Health & well-being events. Since its founding in 2011, the Festival has been recognised nationwide...

Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival has been a feature event on the Australian Triathlon Calendar for over 20 years. Mooloolaba Tri returns with more fun and action than ever. Set in the home of the Australian triathlon and...

Expect the most spectacular day at the Sunshine Coast Chilli Festival & The annual Great Australian Dunny Race. Gather the people that help you laugh, eat, sweat, race, shop and smile for this sizzling day...

The Nambour Expo is a huge outdoor event held yearly at the Nambour Showgrounds. You will find the latest products and services available at this expo, including caravans, trailers, motorhomes, 4×4 vehicles, and...

The Australian Body Art Festival is an incredible celebration of everything body painting. Its history dates to 2007 when Australian body painter Ria Clauss travelled to Austria’s World Body Art Festival...

Australia’s toughest team endurance event, The Kokoda Challenge, is calling on Sunshine Coast locals to participate in the Sunshine Coast Kokoda Challenge, to raise much-needed funds for Australian youth programs run by...

The Sunshine Coast MTB Festival is an adventure-packed mountain bike race that occurs every year. Operated by the Sunshine Coast Trail Run Festival and Trail Run Australia, the organisers have designed a weekend full of...

The Maleny Wood Expo is a massive two-day woodwork exhibition held on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. This expo aims to promote the sustainable use of native wood and provide a fun country event suitable for the whole...

The annual Gympie Show is a community event that is a wonderful place for families to enjoy sideshow alley, agricultural displays, cooking displays, participate in competitions and watch the rodeo action. This year’s...

Kenilworth ArtsFest (formerly Kenilworth Celebrates!) is a major arts festival held annually in Kenilworth, a regional town on the Sunshine Coast located in the Upper Mary Valley. At this fun art festival, you will find...

The Goomeri Pumpkin Festival is a fantastic family event held each year on the last Sunday in May. Free for all to attend, several fun events are scheduled throughout the festival, including competitions, a parade, live...

The Noosa Winter Hill Climb is one of two thrilling hill climbs on the picturesque Gyndier Drive of Tewantin. This is a unique opportunity for classic car owners to test the endurance of their motors while in a stunning...

The Super Series by Oztag Queensland is an exciting Oztag event following the Junior and Senior State Cups. Those who participate in the games have been chosen as the winners of the Queensland State Cups. It’s a...

The Sunshine Coast Agricultural Show is a massive three-day event for over 100 years. To promote the iconic agricultural industries in southeast Queensland, the Agricultural Show hosts many exhibitions, demonstrations...

The Noosa Electric Vehicle Expo is a one-day annual event designed to educate and promote awareness of sustainable transport. It was founded by Zero Emissions Noosa, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to helping...

The Queensland Garden Expo is one of Australia’s largest expos, attracting over 34,000 visitors and over 360 exhibitors each year. The expo boasts different varieties of plants and gardening experts who will give...

Knitfest is an exciting 3-day Yarn & Fibre Arts Fair celebrating fibre arts and crafts, embracing the whole community of Maleny. They yarn bomb and decorate Maleny so the town becomes a centre of art, creativity...

The Sunshine Coast Winter Carnival is a popular two-week-long lawn bowling event held yearly in various regional destinations. Each year, thousands of seasoned and avid lawn bowlers, locally and from abroad, compete in...

The Mary River Festival aims to increase awareness of the unique Mary River environment through recreation and celebration. With the yearly festival usually held in July, the organisers put on a massive event with an...

The annual Sunshine Coast Careers Expo presents an ideal opportunity for anyone interested in education and training or those seeking professional career development and employment opportunities. With exhibitors...

The Mary Valley Art Festival is an annual grassroots art show allowing artists to showcase their work, competing for excellent prizes. With all the incredibly talented people that live in the local communities, there’s...