Diary within All Locations
select a specific Town in this Region| Busby Marou | ||
| Date | Thu 9th Feb 2012 | |
| Location | Cambridge Street Rockhampton | |
| After a great 2011, Rockhampton's favourite sons are back on tour and will perform at the Pilbeam Theatre. | ||
| Capricorn Cruising Yacht Club Australia Day Blessing of the Fleet | ||
| Date | Sun 26th Feb 2012 | |
| Location | Rosslyn Bay Yeppoon | |
| Join the crew at Capricorn Cruising Yacht Club for the Blessing Of The Australia Day Fleet which kicks off the Australia Day Celebrations on the Keppel Coast. Enjoy a coffee... | ||
| Charmaine Wilson, Spirit Whisperer | ||
| Date | Tue 20th Mar 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Stanley Street Rockhampton | |
| Her gift? Connecting the spirit world with the living. Her calling? To bring people out of darkness. Her passion? Helping those coping with grief. Her name? Charmaine Wilson. The Winner of Channel Seven's Hit Series The One and Australian Psychic of the Year. | ||
| Dusty - The Original Pop Diva | ||
| Date | Fri 23rd Mar 2012 to Sat 31st Mar 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Victoria Parade Rockhampton | |
| After the success of The Boy From Oz earlier this year, Rockhampton Venues and Events is hoping hit the mark again with its 2012 musical, Dusty. Dusty is the story of Mary O'Brien, better known to the world as Dusty Springfield. Written by John-Michael Howson, David Mitchell, Melvyn Morrow, Dusty features over... | ||
| Festival of the Wind | ||
| Date | Sun 1st Apr 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Hill Street Emu Park | |
| Festival of the Wind is a free family day out and is based on the art of kite flying. On the day there will be plenty of beach games, competitions, market stalls, rides and entertainment. | ||
| John Williamson | ||
| Date | Thu 12th Apr 2012 | |
| Location | Cambridge Street Rockhampton | |
| Experience the iconic John Williamson at the Pilbeam Theatre, unveiling his new songs from his forthcoming album release. | ||
| Capella Camel Races | ||
| Date | Sat 21st Apr 2012 | |
| Location | Bridgeman Park Capella | |
| Saddle up for the ride of your life at the annual Capella Camel Races. | ||
| Rockhampton Eisteddfod | ||
| Date | Sun 29th Apr 2012 to Sun 3rd Jun 2012 | |
| Location | Victoria Parade Rockhampton | |
| The Rockhampton Eisteddfod held annually includes a packed program of speech, dance, vocal, piano and instrumental sections. | ||
| 14th Annual Capricorn Coast Arts Festival | ||
| Date | Fri 4th May 2012 to Mon 7th May 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Normanby Street Yeppoon | |
| The annual Capricorn Coast Art Festival is one of the most important times of the year for artists in Central Queensland as it gives them the opportunity to be professionally judged and to sell work. | ||
| Golden Mount Festival | ||
| Date | Sat 5th May 2012 to Mon 7th May 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Mount Morgan Township Mount Morgan | |
| The Golden Mount Festival is a historic event that has been running since 1977 (officially). This festival is held over three day's during the May day long weekend and is a celebration of the Mount Morgan Community and its rich history. | ||
| Beef Australia | ||
| Date | Mon 7th May 2012 to Sat 12th May 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | 134-136 William Street Rockhampton | |
| Every three years beef producers, breeders and industry stakeholders come together in Rockhampton Queensland to participate in one of the world's great beef cattle events 'Beef Australia'. Australia's National Beef Exposition features national stud, carcasses and commercial cattle competitions as well as on farm property tour. | ||
| Rockhampton Grammar School Race Day | ||
| Date | Sat 19th May 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Reaney Street North Rockhampton | |
| Come and enjoy great racing action at the Annual Rockhampton Grammar School Race Day. The Rockhampton Grammar School Race Day Committee have some fantastic marquee options available for the day and the Rockhampton Jockey Club also has a great catering package on offer. | ||
| Relay for Life Rockhampton | ||
| Date | Sat 19th May 2012 to Sun 20th May 2012 | |
| Location | Bruce Highway North Rockhampton | |
| Come and join them at the Rockhampton Relay For Life. A fantastic opportunity to get together with your community to celebrate, remember and fight back against cancer. | ||
| Queensland School Basketball State Championships - U18 | ||
| Date | Thu 24th May 2012 to Sun 27th May 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | 1 Lion Creek Road Rockhampton | |
| Queensland Secondary School Basketball conducts two championships each year for secondary students. In 2012, the 18 years and under state championship will be held in Rockhampton. From this championship a boys and a girls state team are selected to represent Queensland at the School Sport Australia Nationals. | ||
| Ridgelands Show | ||
| Date | Sat 26th May 2012 | |
| Location | Dalma Ridgelands Road Ridgelands | |
| All are welcome to the annual Ridgelands Show and Ridgelands Agricultural Show. | ||
| Namatjira | ||
| Date | Wed 30th May 2012 | |
| Location | Cambridge Street Rockhampton | |
| Namatjira is a Big hART production, created with the Namatjira Family The rich watercolours of Albert Namatjira’s story are transformed into a momentous theatrical event in Namatjira, a groundbreaking new Australian... | ||
| Biddies | ||
| Date | Sat 2nd Jun 2012 | |
| Location | Cambridge Street Rockhampton | |
| Biddies finds five ordinarily marvellous women back in their infants school classroom plying their needles in a good old-fashioned session of “stitch and bitch”. | ||
| Emerald Show | ||
| Date | Tue 5th Jun 2012 to Wed 6th Jun 2012 | |
| Location | Emerald Showgrounds Emerald | |
| Whether you’re looking for a fast action thrill, or looking for a new bull to buy, or possibly you just want to wander around the Home Show and check out... | ||
| Rockhampton Girls Grammar School Races | ||
| Date | Sat 16th Jun 2012 | |
| Location | Callaghan Park Rockhampton | |
| The Rockhampton Girls' Grammar School Races are once again being held in June as a part of the Winter Racing Carnival at Callaghan Park. | ||
| Les Ballets Eloelle - Men In Pink Tights | ||
| Date | Tue 19th Jun 2012 | |
| Location | Cambridge Street Rockhampton | |
| Making their World Premiere season in Australia, Les Ballets Eloelle are bringing their new production "Men In Pink Tights" - the most talented and hilarious all-male comedy ballet ever. | ||
| Rockhampton Cup Race Day | ||
| Date | Sat 23rd Jun 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Reaney Street North Rockhampton | |
| Come and enjoy the exciting feature race meet for the club, Rockhampton Cup Race Day. This meeting features the AUD100,000 Rockhampton Cup to be run over 1,600 metres. | ||
| Cloudland | ||
| Date | Fri 29th Jun 2012 | |
| Location | Cambridge Street Rockhampton | |
| The lights dim, the music swells, and wrapped in the magical embrace of Cloudland, the dance begins. An iconic Brisbane building for decades, the Cloudland ballroom was the focus of the... | ||
| David Campbells Lets Go Tour | ||
| Date | Sat 30th Jun 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Victoria Parade Rockhampton | |
| David Campbell releases this summer's party album and announces an upcoming national tour. | ||
| I Bunyip | ||
| Date | Tue 10th Jul 2012 | |
| Location | Cambridge Street Rockhampton | |
| Do you know what a Bunyip is? What about a Yawk Yawk or the other fascinating creatures that live in Australia? Would you like to meet them? Created by Erth... | ||
| Paradise Lagoons Campdraft | ||
| Date | Thu 19th Jul 2012 to Sun 22nd Jul 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Fairy Bower Road Rockhampton | |
| The Commonwealth Bank Region and Agribusiness Banking Paradise Lagoons Campdraft is Australia's richest campdraft, with AUD280,000 in prize money and trophies. | ||
| Farnborough Fair | ||
| Date | Sun 22nd Jul 2012 | |
| Location | 8 Hinz Avenue Yeppoon | |
| Farnborough State Pre and Primary School is located about 10 kilometres north of Yeppoon, only a few minutes away from Bangalee Beach. | ||
| Pat ODriscoll Real Estate and Tropical Auto Group Golf Classic | ||
| Date | Thu 26th Jul 2012 to Sun 29th Jul 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Farnborough Road Yeppoon | |
| The Pat O’Driscoll Real Estate and Tropical Auto Group Golf Classic is an exclusive opportunity to play four rounds with some of the country’s past, present and future superstars, all in the surrounds of one of the leading resorts in Queensland. In it's 20th year, the tournament is sure to be... | ||
| Queensland School Basketball State Championships - U15 | ||
| Date | Thu 26th Jul 2012 to Sun 29th Jul 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Victoria Park Rockhampton | |
| Queensland Secondary School Basketball conducts two championships each year for secondary students. In 2012, the 15 years and under state championship will be held in Rockhampton. From this championship a boys and a girls state team are selected to represent Queensland at the School Sport Australia Nationals. | ||
| Bike 4 Life | ||
| Date | Sun 29th Jul 2012 | |
| Location | Bruce Highway North Rockhampton | |
| Bike4Life is a cycling event for people of all ages, sizes and abilities. | ||
| Gemfest - Festival of Gems | ||
| Date | Thu 9th Aug 2012 to Sun 12th Aug 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Richardson Street Anakie | |
| Gemfest - Festival of Gems will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2012. This event features the beautiful sapphires of Central Queensland as well as gems and jewels from the rest of Australia and the world. | ||
| Emerald Relay for Life | ||
| Date | Sat 18th Aug 2012 | |
| Location | Capricorn Highway Emerald | |
| Come and join them at the Central Highlands Relay For Life. | ||
| Capricorn Resort Ironman 70.3 Yeppoon | ||
| Date | Sun 19th Aug 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Farnborough Road Yeppoon | |
| The Capricorn Resort Ironman 70.3 Yeppoon is a race you will never forget; and a race so many come back to year after year! This is the leading destination Ironman 70.3 Triathlon in Australia. | ||
| Rockhampton Home Show and Caravan and Camping Expo plus Stitches, Craft and Hobby Expo | ||
| Date | Fri 24th Aug 2012 to Sun 26th Aug 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Exhibition Road Rockhampton | |
| The Rockhampton Home Show and Caravan and Camping Expo plus Stitches, Craft and Hobby Expo is on again. | ||
| Archer Park Bush Poets | ||
| Date | Wed 5th Sep 2012 | |
| Location | Denison Street Rockhampton | |
| If you enjoy bush poetry and song don’t miss this year’s series of Bush Poetry and Song Barbecue Evenings at Archer Park Rail Museum. | ||
| Queensland Open Womens Softball Championships | ||
| Date | Fri 7th Sep 2012 to Sun 9th Sep 2012 | |
| Location | Kalare Street Rockhampton | |
| Softball in the Rockhampton Region continues to go from strength to strength with the announcement from Rockhampton Regional Council and Softball Queensland that the Open Women's State Championship will be... | ||
| Emerald 100 Races | ||
| Date | Sat 13th Oct 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Race Course Road Emerald | |
| The Melbourne Cup may be the race that stops a nation but the Emerald 100 is the race that gets the Central Highlands partying. Pioneer Park will be a sea of colour in October when an estimated crowd of thousands people converge to witness a great day's racing and participate in... | ||
| Archer Park Rail Museum Family Fun Day | ||
| Date | Sun 28th Oct 2012 | |
| Location | Denison Street Rockhampton | |
| Several times each year Archer Park hosts a number of community organisations and special activities with a 'gold coin' admission. | ||
| Opera in the Caves | ||
| Date | Fri 2nd Nov 2012 to Sun 4th Nov 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | 30 Olsens Caves Road The Caves | |
| Opera Underground! Literally! The Underground Opera Company is pleased to announce their latest concerts at The Capricorn Caves, Rockhampton. | ||
| Rockhampton Heritage Village Markets | ||
| Date | Mon 5th Nov 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | 296 Boundary Road Parkhurst | |
| Rockhampton Heritage Village Markets include hand made products, natural organic produce, clothing, art and craft, food and beverage. The Rockhampton Heritage Village Markets have stall holder numbers ranging between 120-150. | ||
| Knight Frank Melbourne Cup Rockhampton Races | ||
| Date | Tue 6th Nov 2012 | |
| Location | Reaney Street North Rockhampton | |
| Knight Frank Melbourne Cup Rockhampton Races are held at Callaghan Park Racecourse which comes alive in Spring with race meetings held on both Caulfield Cup Day and Melbourne Cup Day.... | ||
| Bell Park Markets | ||
| Date | Sun 18th Nov 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Hill Street Emu Park | |
| Bell Park Markets have over a hundred stalls providing a wide range of new and used goodies. They have all the usual market bargains like fresh produce, plants, preserves, craft, novelty items, art, and woodwork. | ||
| Morning Melodies | ||
| Date | Mon 26th Nov 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Victoria Parade Rockhampton | |
| Morning Melodies presents a concert every month this year by some of Australia's finest and most loved performers. The Morning Melodies programme provides great entertainment at affordable prices. Come and experience wonderful shows and savour the full theatre experience, without the late night. | ||
| Fig Tree Markets | ||
| Date | Sun 2nd Dec 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Fig Tree Creek Yeppoon | |
| The Fig Tree Markets are coordinated by the Keppel Coast Arts Council Incorporated; a not-for-profit community arts organisation. | ||
| Rockhampton Arcade Markets | ||
| Date | Sun 30th Dec 2012 | |
| Location | Bolsover Street Rockhampton | |
| Rockhampton's Arcade Markets have everything from fresh seasonal produce to crafts and bric-a-brac. These markets are the place to be each week for all your needs and wants. | ||






















