Events

My calendar is already cleared in mid-May because I will be going to the annual Noosa International Food & Wine Festival. This four day festival is considered Australia’s leading regional food and wine festival and as a Sunshine Coast local, I feel privileged that this amazing event takes place in my own backyard.

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While our friends in Sydney and Melbourne try to gather up the courage to dip their toes in the cold ocean, we’ve been enjoying water temps in the early twenties here on the Sunshine Coast. The end of summer is the perfect time to dive on in … maybe that’s why our friends at the Noosa Festival of Surfing hold their event in March each year. Read more >

The Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IronMan Series and IronWoman Series features 41 of the country’s elite Surf Life Saving athletes competing in the surf ski, board paddle, ocean swim and beach sprint disciplines.

The Series is fought out over six rounds, set in one of the most challenging and unpredictable sporting environments – the surf. You won’t want to miss the final round to be fought out in Noosa.

Go Wake Cable Park, Bli Bli will host the final stage of the Liquid Force Australian Rail Jam Series, 11-12 February 2012. The National event will be the largest yet attracting the largest prize money and international riders including world champion, Tom Fooshee from the USA. Read more >

The Australian Tennis Pro Tour will return to Caloundra from 4-12 February 2012.

With $50,000 in prize money and world ranking points up for grabs, this year’s event will attract exciting Australian rising star James Duckworth, Taiwanese Lu Yen-hsun and 2011 Wimbledon Junior Champion, Luke Saville. Read more >

Celebrate the best of summer, food, flowers and fun!

The 2012 Ginger Flower & Food Festival, has been running for 17 years and is one of Australia’s most popular festivals celebrating the best of Queensland’s sub-tropical lifestyle and the outdoors.  It draws gardening and cooking enthusiasts from around the country.  Read more >

The Queensland Air Museum presents the Aero Engine Run Day on Saturday 14 January, with a special display of aviation horsepower. Read more >

Finish the festive season off with a free family-friendly New Years Eve celebration in Mooloolaba on Saturday 31 December, from 4 pm to midnight.  Read more >