Queensland Events & Festivals - the perfect reason for a
holiday in Queensland.
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May - July 2016
Brisbane, Queensland and Sydney, New
South Wales
www.nrl.com.au
The National Rugby League (NRL) is the
top league of professional rugby league
football clubs in Australasia. State of
Origin refers to the Australian states
or territories where the players
originally come from and they play for
that team. The main competition is
contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of
which are based in Australia and one in
New Zealand. NRL matches are played
throughout Australia and New Zealand
from autumn until spring. The season
culminates in the premiership-deciding
game, the NRL Grand Final, traditionally
one of Australia's most popular sporting
events and one of the largest attended
club championship events in the world.
The NRL premiers also play in the World
Club Challenge, a pre-season match
against the champions of the European
Super League competition. |
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| Out of the Box |
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21 June - 28 June
2016
South Brisbane
www.qpac.com.au
Out of the Box is the much-loved
biennial festival for children eight
years and under, presented by the
Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC),
extended from previous years by two days
to become an eight-day event, running
across the end of the school term and
the beginning of the June school
holidays. The Festival hub will be at
QPAC and throughout the Cultural
Precinct at South Bank, Brisbane,
including events at the State Library of
Queensland, Queensland Museum and the
Queensland Art Gallery ' Gallery of
Modern Art (QAGOMA). |
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| Club Marine Brisbane to
Keppel Tropical Yacht Race |
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5 August - 7 August
2016
Manly Moreton Bay and islands
www.brisbanetokeppel.com
The Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel
Tropical Yacht Race is hosted by Royal
Queensland Yacht Squadron (RQYS) and is
the clubs signature offshore event.
The race was launched in 2007 and the
inaugural event finished at Great Keppel
Island. However this finish line would
be short lived with the island closing
for major reconstruction and the
difficulty in anchoring boats in the
shallows around the island.
In 2010 the race attracted high
performance yachts Black Jack (Reichel
Pugh 66), Wild Oats X (Reichel Pugh 66)
and Lahana (98' Maxi). With these key
entries, the race is set to become one
of the biggest offshore races on the
east coast of Australia.
The 348NM race will start east of Green
Island on Brisbane's beautiful Moreton
Bay. The yachts will cruise along the
shorelines of the world famous Fraser
Island before crossing the Tropic of
Capricorn bound for Keppel Bay Marina. |
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| Brisbane Festival |
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5 September - 26
September 2015
Brisbane
www.brisbanefestival.com.au
The Brisbane Festival is a respected and
acclaimed International Arts Festival
that incorporates music, dance, theatre,
circus, comedy, film, circus, opera and
so much more. ... For three whole weeks
in September each year Brisbane theatre
comes alive with a huge range of
performances. Multi-Tix ticket packages
are available so the more performance... |
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| Boston Marathon
Festival |
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7 August
2016
Brisbane CBD
www.brisbanemarathon.com
Taking you on a scenic 42.195km run
through the city, the Brisbane Marathon
Festival is one of the fastest growing
marathons in Australia. It attracts
participants from every state of
Australia and over 24 countries. ... All
competitors cross the finish line in the
heart of the Botanic Gardens amid cheers
of support from an eager crowd of family
and friends. |
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| Visit
www.queenslandholidays.com.au for these &
more events & festivals or visit the individual
event sites. |
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