BCL: Whats On North Queensland - Event calendar for May

May 2011 Events in North Queensland

2 May (Monday) 2011 - Labour Day - Public Holiday. (See AU school and public holiday dates.)
6 May (Friday) 2011 - Australian Office Professionals Day - Visit our Secretary's Day page .
7 May 2011 - Cairns Blues Festival - Fogarty Park, Cairns Esplanade (see Cairns). Follow the Cairns Blues Festival on the BCL forum
8 May (Sunday) 2011 - Mother's Day - (See BCL Mothers Day Gift Ideas.)
8 May (Sunday) 2011 - Trees for Mum - free national event offers motherless children a way to remember their mum, and celebrate the beauty of life, by planting a tree in her honour. Go to the website for more information.
26 May 2011 - Sorry Day
To be confirmed 2011 - the events below are carried over from 2010. We are not sure yet when/if they will be on in 2011. To update, please post your new event listing to the forum
- Annual Charters Towers Country Music Festival - Annual event at the Charters Towers Showgrounds.
- Wintermoon Festival - World music, workshops and a songwriting competition. Cameron's Pocket, 70 kms north of Mackay.
- Groovin the Moo Townsville - An annual music festival featuring Australian artists. Murray Sports Complex, Townsville (see Townsville).
- National Walk Safely to School Day - Aims to promote road safety, health, public transport and the environment.
- River Rock To Mountain Top Community Festival in the Pioneer Valley west of Mackay
- Queensland Heritage Festival - Annual festival with events state-wide.
- National Volunteer Week - An opportunity to highlight the role of volunteers in our communities and to say thank you to the more than 5 million Australians who volunteer (see volunteer groups in North Queensland).
- Former Origin Greats (FOGS) Indigenous Employment and Careers Expo - The expo aims to provide a link between Indigenous job seekers and school leavers with Queensland employers, education and training providers. Rockhampton. (For a list of careers fairs and university open days see Students in Australia: Calendar.)
- Loud Shirt Day - Wear a loud shirt and raise funds for deaf children around Australia.
- Australian-Italian Festival an extravaganza of mouth watering Italian food, first class entertainment, insights to Italian heritage, and non-stop activities in a specially-created Italian Piazza setting with cultural displays and authentic aromas at the Ingham Showgrounds (see Ingham).
- RSPCA Million Paws Walk - Register online to take part in the walk in order to raise funds for the RSPCA. (See more fundraising ideas on BCL Fundraising Activities.)
- Annual Wine Makers Dinner - A Five Course meal expertly matched with Four wines by Wine & Food expert Chris Morrison at the Pullman Reef Hotel Casino
- Captain Cook 1770 Festival - Commemorating the visit of the Bark Endeavour and the landing of Lt. James Cook's crew in May 1770. A free event with many activities including a parade, re-enactment, fireworks, art workshop, short film festival, comedy night, and family day. Various locations in Agnes Water and the Town of 1770.
- Port Douglas Carnivale - (See Port Douglas.)
- Weipa Fest
- Mackay Regional Sugar Festival STM Float Parade
- Dent to Dunk Centenary Race & Rally - Hosted by Abel Point Yacht Club. The rally starts in Airlie Beach and continues up to Dunk Island. It includes activities such as barbecues on nearby beaches.
  The Rally will start on Saturday 22nd May 2010.
  The Race will start on Saturday 29th May 2010.
- World Turtle Day - Build a Flatback turtle out of sand to tell Prime Minister Rudd to "Save Our Flatbacks" this World Turtle Day. Join us at 10am in one of the following locations: Perth - South Cottesloe dog beach, Broome - Cable beach, Darwin - Mindil beach, & Cairns TBA. If you are elsewhere but want to help out, please make your own sand turtle and email a photo to Jenita on jenita.enevoldsen[at]wilderness.org.au
- National Simultaneous Storytime - An annual campaign organised by the Australian Library and Information Association, in which a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously to children in a variety of venues around Australia. The book for 2010 is Little White Dogs Can't Jump.
- Australia's Biggest Morning Tea - Anyone can host a morning tea during the months of May or June. All funds raised help The Cancer Council fund research, prevention and support services for patients and families.
- National Reconciliation Week
- 65 Roses Day - The annual national awareness day for Cystic Fibrosis. Funds raised will go towards research projects and support services for children and young adults living with CF.
See June events in North Queensland