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The calendar covers Airlie Beach, Hamilton Island, Bowen and Proserpine, running from world-class regattas through to music festivals, triathlons and off-road racing. August is the busiest stretch by some distance, with \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b26418aeeeaaf773cf721a-airlie-beach-race-week-festival-of-sailing\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Airlie Beach Race Week\" aria-label=\"Airlie Beach Race Week\"\u003EAirlie Beach Race Week\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b26456d5f1565045da7af7-hamilton-island-race-week\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Hamilton Island Race Week\" aria-label=\"Hamilton Island Race Week\"\u003EHamilton Island Race Week\u003C/a\u003E running back to back.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EAre there free events in the Whitsundays?\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFree events in the Whitsundays? Two of the biggest, as it happens. The Great Barrier Reef Festival at Airlie Beach is free across most of its program, taking in the Friday night fireworks, the Saturday street parade, the Revvin' the Reef car show and the Family Fun Day. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-68b0e46ad4dc0a6531ecc990-don-river-dash-300\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Don River Dash\" aria-label=\"Don River Dash\"\u003EDon River Dash\u003C/a\u003E at Bowen is free for spectators, both for the racing and the Friday night pit session. Music festival passes, regatta social functions and long lunches are the ones you'll pay for, and they’re worth every penny.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat family-friendly events are available in the Whitsundays?\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFamily-friendly events in the Whitsundays are led by the Great Barrier Reef Festival, which builds a dedicated Family Fun Day into its program alongside the street parade and Immerse, a reef-themed art installation on the foreshore made entirely from recycled materials. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-68b0e46ad4dc0a6531ecc990-don-river-dash-300\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Don River Dash\" aria-label=\"Don River Dash\"\u003EDon River Dash\u003C/a\u003E opens its pits to the public on the Friday night, so kids can meet the riders and get close to the trophy trucks with food vans and live music running alongside. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-66ece6cd7959cc25328b7255-airlie-beach-triathlon-festival\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Airlie Beach Triathlon\" aria-label=\"Airlie Beach Triathlon\"\u003EAirlie Beach Triathlon Festival\u003C/a\u003E includes junior and enticer categories.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat annual events and festivals are held in the Whitsundays?\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnnual events and festivals in the Whitsundays run in a tight sequence from late July to November. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-66ece6cd7959cc25328b7255-airlie-beach-triathlon-festival\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Airlie Beach Triathlon Festival\" aria-label=\"Airlie Beach Triathlon Festival\"\u003EAirlie Beach Triathlon Festival\u003C/a\u003E opens the season in its twenty-sixth year, then the Great Barrier Reef Festival takes over Airlie Beach for three days from the end of July. August belongs to sailing, with \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b26418aeeeaaf773cf721a-airlie-beach-race-week-festival-of-sailing\"\u003EAirlie Beach Race Week\u003C/a\u003E in its thirty-eighth year followed straight away by \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b26456d5f1565045da7af7-hamilton-island-race-week\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Hamilton Island Race Week\" aria-label=\"Hamilton Island Race Week\"\u003EHamilton Island Race Week\u003C/a\u003E in its forty-first. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-68b0e46ad4dc0a6531ecc990-don-river-dash-300\"\u003EDon River Dash\u003C/a\u003E runs at Bowen in September and the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b262992880253d74c4b619-airlie-beach-festival-of-music\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Airlie Beach Festival of Music\" aria-label=\"Airlie Beach Festival of Music\"\u003EAirlie Beach Festival of Music\u003C/a\u003E closes things out in November.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhere can I find live music and entertainment events in the Whitsundays?\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELive music in the Whitsundays belongs to Airlie Beach — and every November the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b262992880253d74c4b619-airlie-beach-festival-of-music\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Airlie Beach Festival of Music\" aria-label=\"Airlie Beach Festival of Music\"\u003EAirlie Beach Festival of Music\u003C/a\u003E turns the whole town into one venue. More than 60 acts play across 15 venues, from small beachside bars to a main stage under a big top at the Whitsunday Sailing Club, and the three-day pass covers the opening and after parties. The Great Barrier Reef Festival runs live music on the foreshore in late July, and the Marina Village on Hamilton Island programs entertainment nightly through \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b26456d5f1565045da7af7-hamilton-island-race-week\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Hamilton Island Race Week\" aria-label=\"Hamilton Island Race Week\"\u003EHamilton Island Race Week\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EDo I need tickets for events in the Whitsundays?\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETickets are needed for some Whitsundays events and not others. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b262992880253d74c4b619-airlie-beach-festival-of-music\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Airlie Beach Festival of Music\" aria-label=\"Airlie Beach Festival of Music\"\u003EAirlie Beach Festival of Music\u003C/a\u003E is fully ticketed and sold as a three-day pass, and the social functions at \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b26456d5f1565045da7af7-hamilton-island-race-week\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Hamilton Island Race Week\" aria-label=\"Hamilton Island Race Week\"\u003EHamilton Island Race Week\u003C/a\u003E sell individually. Sporting events such as the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-66ece6cd7959cc25328b7255-airlie-beach-triathlon-festival\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Airlie Beach Triathlon Festival \" aria-label=\"Airlie Beach Triathlon Festival \"\u003EAirlie Beach Triathlon Festival\u003C/a\u003E need registration rather than a ticket. Most of the Great Barrier Reef Festival and all spectator access at the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-68b0e46ad4dc0a6531ecc990-don-river-dash-300\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Don River Dash\" aria-label=\"Don River Dash\"\u003EDon River Dash\u003C/a\u003E are free.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhen is the best time of year to attend events in the Whitsundays?\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe best time of year to attend events in the Whitsundays is between late July and November, when the dry season delivers reliable weather and the calendar is at its fullest. Late July brings the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-66ece6cd7959cc25328b7255-airlie-beach-triathlon-festival\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Airlie Beach Triathlon Festival\" aria-label=\"Airlie Beach Triathlon Festival\"\u003EAirlie Beach Triathlon Festival\u003C/a\u003E and the Great Barrier Reef Festival, August is back-to-back regattas, and September holds the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-68b0e46ad4dc0a6531ecc990-don-river-dash-300\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Don River Dash\" aria-label=\"Don River Dash\"\u003EDon River Dash\u003C/a\u003E at Bowen. November closes with the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b262992880253d74c4b619-airlie-beach-festival-of-music\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Airlie Beach Festival of Music.\" aria-label=\"Airlie Beach Festival of Music.\"\u003EAirlie Beach Festival of Music\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat are the most popular events in the Whitsundays?\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe most popular events in the Whitsundays are \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b26456d5f1565045da7af7-hamilton-island-race-week\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Hamilton Island Race Week\" aria-label=\"Hamilton Island Race Week\"\u003EHamilton Island Race Week\u003C/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b26418aeeeaaf773cf721a-airlie-beach-race-week-festival-of-sailing\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Airlie Beach Race Week\" aria-label=\"Airlie Beach Race Week\"\u003EAirlie Beach Race Week\u003C/a\u003E and the Great Barrier Reef Festival. Hamilton Island Race Week is Australia's largest offshore keelboat regatta and has run since 1984, drawing an international fleet every August. Airlie Beach Race Week brings around 1,500 competitors, officials and volunteers, and its onshore Festival of Sailing pulls crowds above 10,000. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b262992880253d74c4b619-airlie-beach-festival-of-music\" target=\"_self\" title=\" Airlie Beach Festival of Music \" aria-label=\" Airlie Beach Festival of Music \"\u003EAirlie Beach Festival of Music\u003C/a\u003E took Festival of the Year at the Queensland Music Awards in 2022.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EAre there sporting events in the Whitsundays?\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESporting events in the Whitsundays are the backbone of the calendar, and most of them happen on the water. \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b26456d5f1565045da7af7-hamilton-island-race-week\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Hamilton Island Race Week\" aria-label=\"Hamilton Island Race Week\"\u003EHamilton Island Race Week\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b26418aeeeaaf773cf721a-airlie-beach-race-week-festival-of-sailing\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Airlie Beach Race Week\" aria-label=\"Airlie Beach Race Week\"\u003EAirlie Beach Race Week\u003C/a\u003E run back to back each August, and plenty of crews sail both. The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-66ece6cd7959cc25328b7255-airlie-beach-triathlon-festival\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Airlie Beach Triathlon Festival \" aria-label=\"Airlie Beach Triathlon Festival \"\u003EAirlie Beach Triathlon Festival\u003C/a\u003E draws more than 450 athletes across standard, sprint, enticer, teams, junior and ocean swim categories, with the swim leg held in the clear water of Pioneer Bay. Off the water, the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-68b0e46ad4dc0a6531ecc990-don-river-dash-300\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Don River Dash\" aria-label=\"Don River Dash\"\u003EDon River Dash\u003C/a\u003E sends bikes, buggies and trophy trucks 300 kilometres along the dry bed of Bowen's Don River.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EAre there food and drink events in the Whitsundays?\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFood and drink events in the Whitsundays tend to sit inside the bigger festivals rather than stand alone. \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-56b26456d5f1565045da7af7-hamilton-island-race-week\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Hamilton Island Race Week\" aria-label=\"Hamilton Island Race Week\"\u003EHamilton Island Race Week\u003C/a\u003E runs chef's table dinners and hospitality through the Marina Village across the full week, and the Great Barrier Reef Festival brings food stalls and a pop-up beach bar to the Airlie Beach foreshore. The White on Whitehaven Long Lunch sets a dining table directly on Whitehaven Beach in September, and the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-68b0e46ad4dc0a6531ecc990-don-river-dash-300\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Don River Dash\" aria-label=\"Don River Dash\"\u003EDon River Dash\u003C/a\u003E runs food vans and a licensed bar across its Friday night pit session.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n","readMoreHeight":0,"richText":true,":type":"teq/components/editorial/editorial-description"},"spacer_1255490497":{"spacerType":"whitespace","paddingSize":"medium",":type":"teq/components/spacer"},"subscription_form":{"cq:isCancelledForChildren":true,":type":"wcm/msm/components/ghost"}},":itemsOrder":["category_hero_banner","spacer_1639635736","search","editorial_descriptio","editorial_descriptio_1248724551","spacer_1255490497","subscription_form"],":type":"wcm/foundation/components/responsivegrid"},"in_page_banner_18084":{"componentID":"in-page-banner_1457563579","mediaType":"image","hasTint":false,"title":"Ready to ROAM?","id":" ","subtitle":"Join our Queensland crew and get destination inspiration, insider tips, exclusive deals sent straight to your inbox. 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