Mithchell Creek Rock & Blues Fest

An authentic all-weekend, long-weekend experience.An intimate capacity show set in and around the Mitchell Creek Valley in Mary Valley Country. 

A place where toilets, showers, food and bar access are never a problem. A place where camping is highbrow (dry, clean and you are never more than 100m from food, light, power, bins, facilities and music). In beautiful, grassy, bushy Australia in the valley surrounds of a natural mountainous amphitheatre featuring bunya pines, cedar trees, and the big, big starry sky. 

Experiences like the Mitchell Creek Rock N Blues Fest are designed to get you out of dodge and take you on an adventure that connects you with friends, soul & roots music and like minded people in an intimate and inspirational setting. 

The greatest weekend of our year!

National Tree Day 2013

National Tree Day and Schools Tree Day provide all Australians with an opportunity to do something positive for the environment and reconnect with nature. Hundreds of thousands of Australians planted over 1 million native trees, shrubs and grasses at more than 3300 Tree Day events in 2012.

Each year, around 200 000 Australian school students participate in a special National Tree Day event designed just for children –Schools Tree Day! It’s a wonderful opportunity for children to make a contribution to Australia’s natural environment and have lots of fun at the same time.

In 2013, National Tree Day will be on Sunday 28th July and Schools Tree Day will be on Friday 26th July.

2013 Floating Land Festival

Renowned artists from across the globe and an enthusiastic audience of festival patrons will gather at Boreen Point this year to take part in Floating Land Festival, one of Australia’s premier green art events.

National award-winning 10-day celebration brings together international, national and local artists to explore environmental themes through creative art practice. The festival will incorporate a diverse range of traditional, contemporary and virtual art forms including sculptural installations, dance, music, theatre and written and spoken word.

With the theme of Nature’s Dialogue, Floating Land will bring the science of nature to the forefront and provide a powerful platform for the creative community, science, technologies and culture to intersect.

Various locations at Boreen Point and satellite locations across the region will come alive from Friday 31 May to Sunday 9 June 2013 to celebrate Floating Land.

Bay to Bay Yacht Race 2013

When 14 people sat down to plan a trailer yacht race from Tin Can Bay to Hervey Bay on April 18, 1980, they began a sailing saga that became the biggest event of its type in Queensland- and second only in Australia.

A two day race format with a stopover at Garry's Anchorage, Fraser Island, was decided. The race now sees an average of 180 starters each year.

This year the event will be sailed over the Weekend of the 4th and 5th of May with Leg 1 Tin Can Bay to Garrys Anchorage 1100hrs to 1600hrs on Saturday, Leg 2 Garrys Anchorage to Hervey Bay 0730hrs to 1530hrs on Sunday and with trophy presentation at 2000hrs on Sunday at the Hervey Bay Boat Club.

A Great Day Out at Kenilworth

Kenilworth Cheese, Wine and Food Festival is your chance to indulge in all the best bounty of the renowned Mary Valley.

Join us on Easter Saturday 30th March 2013 for a memorable farm-to-fork feast. Entry is free. This will be a brilliant day for the whole family.

Program for the day:

• 7.00am Breakfast in the Park
• 8.30am Cheese Rolling Contest begins
• 9.00am Registration for Cheester Egg Hunt (ages 4-7)
• 10.00am Cheester Egg Hunt
• 11.00am Linsey Pollak performs (in the Cheese Factory)
• Market stalls all day
• Face painting all day
• Cooking and cheese making demonstrations all day
• Kenilworth Historical Museum open all day

Tin Can Bay Foreshore Carnival

To thank Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Cove residents for the patronage during 2012 and to welcome holiday makers, the Tin Can Bay Chamber of Commerce & Tourism is again providing three days of family fun and entertainment (29th, 30th 31st Dec.). 

Loads of carnival rides every day from 4.00pm until 9.00pm on the Foreshore Parkland. Bring a rug or chair and enjoy this beautiful outlook across the waterways of Tin Can Bay.

New Year’s Eve stage entertainment starts at 7pm until 12pm with the main firework display at 10.00pm and then a few big bangs to welcome in 2013 at midnight.

An Elfish Christmas

"An Elfish Christmas" Kids show Wednesday December 19, 11:00am & 1:00pm (2 shows) at Majestic Theater  Pomona. 

Come and meet Santa Claus and his Christmas Elves. 

Tickets: $10 per person (Children under 2 free) Available at the door.

Light refreshments, drinks and snacks available.​