major events

Each year Noosa hosts single and multi-day events that attract audiences and participants from far and wide. Watch the best or compete yourself in events ranging from ocean swims and triathlons to mountain bike endurance rides or a half marathon, to name a few. Join the crowds for popular music and international jazz performances, inspiring cultural festivals or experience the best of local cuisine prepared by celebrity chefs at food and wine celebrations.

Check our calendar to find out about these events and more.

events calendar 2011

events in june


27 may -05 jun	Floating Land Floating Land 2011 is a 10-day event presented by Noosa Regional Gallery, with the theme of Water Culture.

04 -05 jun	Noosa RiverFest Regatta and Boat Show The Noosa Riverfest Regatta and Boat Show promises to be the biggest yet, with great family fun along the Noosa River foreshore at Noosaville. The festival will open with the return of the Noosa Parade on the Saturday morning at 10am, with dozens of fun and colourful floats. During the weekend there will be live music and food stalls in the park, children's activities, Noosa Bird Man, boating and marine show, fishing clinic, sailing, rowing and more. Come along to Noosaville for Fiesta celebrations right throughout the weekend.

09 -18 jun	One-Act Play Festival The 3 finalists in the Noosa Arts Theatre National One-Act Playwriting Competition for 2011 will premiere on stage at the popular One-Act Play Festival from 9 to 18 June. Enjoy this theatrical highlight of drama and humour, featuring plays by Bruce Olive of Queensland, Jenny Bullimore of Victoria and Mark Langham of NSW. Tickets from $20. Click to read more.

11 jun -08 aug	Colours of the Carnivale Relive the creativity of the recent Australian Body Art Carnivale at the Colours of the Carnivale exhibition at Discover Eumundi Heritage and Visitor Centre. The exhibition features entries and winning images from this year’s photographic competition, and examples of body paints, tools, wearable and car bonnet art. Click to read more.

26 jun	Noosa Chorale For some brilliant Brahms, hear 110 singers and musicians from Noosa Chorale and The Noosa Sinfonia perform Brahms' German Requiem and Brahms Song of Destiny on Sunday, June 26 as part of the Noosa Longweekend souvenir program.

26 jun	Noosa Festival of Water The 2011 Noosa Festival of Water at the Noosa Botanic Gardens and Lake Macdonald Amphitheatre celebrates the Noosa Biosphere and Green June on the Sunshine Coast. There will be free boat tours to Noosa Hatchery, children's fishing clinics with Lake Borumba Fish Stocking Association, canoeing and rowing, sailing with Noosa Yacht Club, music, wildlife and other activities. Click to read more.

02 -03 dec	Christmas in Cooroy Christmas in Cooroy is a free family event in the Noosa hinterland on December 2 and 3, with free rides and entertainment, a street parade, Santa race, Christmas lights and live band. Click here to read more.

09 -10 dec	Ladies Night Ladies Night is the rags to riches tale of how five Aussie destitutes rise to the heights of male stripperdom and their own understanding of what the opposite gender want.

09 -11 dec	Baroque Christmas concerts Alchemy invites audiences to celebrate Christmas with a series of concerts featuring the best of Baroque music. Patrons will enjoy a dazzling assortment of festive music by Corelli, Handel, Telemann, Marini, Biber and Purcell.