Events

January

Eacham Shire Australia Day Celebrations

• Date: 26th January 2008

• Location: Eacham Shire

Throwing of the Cross

• Date: 6th January, 2008

• Location: Kurramine Beach

Atherton Shire Australia Day Celebrations

• Date: 26th January 2008

• Location: Merrilands Hall, Showgrounds Atherton

Australia Day Cook Shire

• Date: 26th January 2008

• Location: Botanic Gardens-Cooktown

February

Valentines Day

• Date: February 14th 2008

• Location: Australia wide

Mareeba Prize Shoot

• Date: Mid February 2008

• Location: Rifle Range, Roiko Road, Mareeba

March

Forsayth Quad Rally

• Date: 15th-16th March 2008

• Location: Forsayth

Croydon Barra & Bream Fishing Competition

• Date: 15th-16th March 2008

• Location: Lake Belmore-Croydon

Normanton Barra Classic

• Date: 21st-24th March 2008

• Location: Normanton

Einasleigh Races and Rodeo

• Date: 22nd-24th March 2008

• Location: Einasleigh

April

Karumba Community Anglers Classic

• Date: 5th-6th April 2008

• Location: Karumba

ANZAC Day Celebrations

• Date: 25th April 2008

• Location: Atherton, Mareeba, Kuranda and other communities

Outback Country Rock & Blues-Undara

• Date: 18th-20th April 2008

• Location: Undara Volcanic National Park

Bundaberg Rum PBR Touring Pro Bullride-Mareeba

• Date: 26th April 2008

• Location: Mareeba

May

Tour de Tableland, Yungaburra

• Date: 3rd-5th May 2008

• Location: Yungaburra

Mt Garnet Rodeo

• Date: 3rd-5th May 2008

• Location: Mt Garnet

Feast of the Three Saints

• Date: 4th May 2008

• Location: Silkwood

Mareeba Shire Great Wheelbarrow Race

• Date: 16th-18th May 2008

• Location: Mareeba-Dimbulah-Chillagoe

Chillagoe-Big Weekend Rodeo

• Date: 10th-11th May 2008

• Location: Chillagoe Race Grounds - Chillagoe Township

Dimbulah Lions Festival

• Date: 30th-31st May 2008

• Location: Dimbulah Township

June

Normanton Rodeo & Show

• Date: 5th-8th June 2008

• Location: Normanton

Coast to Coast Bike Ride

• Date: 29th June - 6th July 2008

• Location: Cairns to Karumba

Mt Surprise Annual Campdraft

• Date: 7th-9th June 2008

• Location: Mt Surprise

Forsayth Outback Olympics

• Date: 7th-8th June 2008

• Location: Forsayth

Croydon Poddy Dodgers Music Festival

• Date: 20th-22nd June 2008

• Location: Croydon

Georgetown Rodeo & Battle of the Bulls

• Date: 27th-29th June 2008

• Location: Georgetown

Cooktown Discovery festival

• Date: 6th-8th June 2008

• Location: Cooktown

July

Malanda Show

• Date: 4th-6th July 2008

• Location: Malanda Show Grounds

Mareeba Art Show

• Date: 7th July 2008

• Location: Mareeba Shire Hall - Mareeba

Atherton Show

• Date: 7th-8th July 2008

• Location: Atherton Show Grounds

Innisfail & District Show

• Date: 10th-11th July 2008

• Location: Innisfail

Mareeba Rodeo

• Date: 12th & 13th July 2008

• Location: Kerribee Park, 614 Dimbulah Road, Mareeba

Christmas in July - Grey Nomads Gathering

• Date: 24th July to 27th July 2008

• Location: Davies Park - Mareeba

Chillagoe Country Music Festival

• Date: 18th-20th July 2008

• Location: Chillagoe

August

Warbirds Airshow

• Date: 17th August 2008

• Location: Mareeba Airport

John Moffat Festival - Irvinebank

• Date: 2nd-3rd August 2008

• Location: Irvinebank

Maize Festival - Atherton

• Date: two weeks in August 2008

• Location: Atherton

Mareeba Multicultural Festival

• Date: 30th August 2008

• Location: Mareeba

Herberton 8 Hour Mountain Bike Challenge

• Date: August 2008

• Location: Herberton

Mt Carbine Rodeo

• Date: 9th August 2008

• Location: Mt Carbine

September

Herberton Flower Show

• Date: 6th-7th September 2008

• Location: Herberton

Far North Wilderness Bicycle Tour

• Date: 20th-27th September 2008

• Location: Cardwell to Cairns via the Outback and Tablelands

Tableland Sports Star Awards

• Date: September 2008

• Location: Atherton

Tableland Garden Expo

• Date: 20th-21st September 2008

• Location: Malanda

Lady of the Chain

• Date: 7th September 2008

• Location: St Thomas School Mareeba

Kuranda Spring Festival

• Date: 6th September 2008

• Location: Kuranda

Great Northern Cycling Classic

• Date: September 2008

• Location: Atherton Tablelands

Normanton Bush Race

• Date: September 2008

• Location: Normanton Race Course

October

Torimba Festival

• Date: 4th to 18th October 2008

• Location: Ravenshoe

Opera in the Outback

• Date: 17th-19th October 2008

• Location: Undara near Mt Surprise

Walkamin Country Music Festival

• Date: 10th to 12th October 2008

• Location: Mareeba Rodeo Ground

Yungaburra Folk Festival

• Date: 24th to 26th October 2008

• Location: Yungaburra Township

November

St Anthony's Fair Dimbulah

• Date: 15th November 2008

• Location: Dimbulah

Atherton RSL Rememberance Golf Day

• Date: 18th November 2008

• Location: Atherton Golf Club

Tableland Toy Run, Atherton

• Date: 22nd November, 2008

• Location: Atherton Tablelands

Barra Bash

• Date: 7th-9th November 2008

• Location: Lake Tinaroo - Atherton

Remembrance Day

• Date: 11th November 2008

• Location: Mareeba RSL