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Festival Program

Please find details of our festival events Itinerary below, you can also download a pdf overview

Festival Program PDF coming soon

Thursday

6pm – Art Exhibition by Creative Connections Whitsunday at Whitsunday Sailing Club

Friday – Firework Night

9am -2 pm Art Exhibition by Creative Connections Whitsunday at Whitsunday Sailing Club

5.30pm

  • Camira Twilight Firework Cruise 
  • Night Markets
  • ‘Eat Street’ with pop up Reef Bar
  • Immerse Art Installation

6pm

  • Coral Sea Marina Lantern Parade
  • Carnival rides
  • Street Performers

6.30pm – Traditional Owner ‘Welcome to Country’

6.50pm – Movie Screen – Movie TBC

8.30pm – WRC Fireworks on foreshore

Live Music and DJ’s featuring:

  • Seagrass Theatre Group
  • ObiSun
  • A taste of Magnums ‘Nostaliga’
  • DJ’s to end the evening

10 pm – Festival After Party @ Boom Nightclub

Saturday – Street

9am – 2 pm Art Exhibition by Creative Connections Whitsunday at Whitsunday Sailing Club

9 am – Coral Sea Marina – Seagrass Nursery Talk & Tour

10am – Revvin’ the Reef – Powered by ENZED Whitsundays & Hog’s Breath Cafe

Main Street – Live Music with Amped Up and Category 5

5pm Rotary Street Parade

Saturday Night

6pm – Immerse Art Installation

6pm -Beats on the Beach – Party on the Foreshore with Reef Bar and live music

  • Baldi & Heidi
  • ObiSun
  • Caravana Sun
  • Nostalgia Cabaret

10 pm Festival After Party @ Paddy’s – free entry with wristband

Sunday

8.30 am – Whitsunday Escape Recyclable Regatta

9am Art Exhibition by Creative Connections Whitsunday at Whitsunday Sailing Club

10am – Ark Energy Family Fun Day

12pm – Reef Bar opens

3pm – Sunday Sounds by the Sea

  • JC & The Tree
  • Brad Butcher
  • David Flower

7 pm – Nostalgia at Magnums

10 pm – Festival After Party @ KC’s Bar & Grill

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