Port Douglas Area Events

Most are on late in the year, and all are good fun :-)

Port Douglas Events

Port Douglas Carnivale
This ten day festival is held in mid to late May every year and is one of the most popular Port Douglas events. It consists of many different smaller events such as kids' fun, street entertainment, gourmet lunches, feast dinners, arts, markets and even the Daintree Station Bullride. Some of the more popular things are the fireworks and the Friday Night Macrossan street parade.

Portoberfest
Portoberfest is obviously the Oktoberfest of Port Douglas, held in early October, just like the one in Germany.

Beer jugs are also the same size, and the whole event is fun, at the 2 Fish Restaurant in the Port Douglas Marina, with scene entertainment and bars of almost every European country.

Port Douglas Marathon
Port Douglas Marathon is also a very popular Port Douglas events.
It is held in early November and is a very popular one.
There is the full marathon (42km), half marathon (21km), also 10km, 5km and 2.5km races, as well as the ultra marathon that does a 72km loop to Julatten.

Port Douglas Marlin Challenge
Port Douglas Marlin Challenge is also held in early November.

It is a five day fishing competition out on the Coral Sea and good fun if you are into some serious marlin fishing (if not you could get to be crew on some boat). On the last day there is a presentation night at the Lure in Port Douglas Marina.

Mossman Events

Mossman Show
Mossman Show is held in about third week in August, and is like any other agricultural show. Apparently with lots more going on than I expected for the small town (made me think, have I been living up in the remoteness of the Cape for too long?). All the amusement rides I would have imagined, lots of food, and agricultural displays from farm animals to all the food they grow.

Port Douglas Carnivale

The ten day Port Douglas Carnivale is the longest of all the Port Douglas events.

Held in late May every year, it consists of many different smaller events.

It begins with the Friday night Macrossan Street Parade,

... and then there are events like the medieval jousting,

... jabusame,

... the motorised esky riding competition,  

... the Radiant Life Festival at the Sugar Wharf,

... and a couple of different food events such as the Longest Lunch, the Feast and the Seafood Extravaganza.

There is also the Avenue of the Arts,

... the Street Arts and Music Festival, 

... the Mickey Ink Race Week,

... and fun for kids like the Family Beach Day, slides and jumping castles.

Daintree Station Bullride

During the Port Douglas Carnival Week's first weekend, Daintree Station Bullride is held.


And it's a very good one, one of the best venues we have seen and we have been to many bullrides!


It is called AME Stadium, and it has a great seating area with good views, and a great bar, and food available.


It's a very social event, with live band, party into the night, and you can camp for the night.


The rides are also great, like normal there are different age groups and levels.


While some rodeos are held day time, this one starts at the sunset and is a night event.

UPDATE late 2016 Daintree Station has been sold and unfortunately it is not known if the event will be on again.

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