Airlie Beach Events Listings

Airlie Beach Outrigger Regatta

Airlie Beach Outrigger Regatta is round one of the North Queensland Zone Outrigger regattas for the year. Held in Airlie Beach, teams from all over North Queensland are invited to compete. Junior and senior teams of OC6 as well as OC1 and OC2, will compete on a beautiful course, off the shores of Airlie Beach. The course takes in the foreshore and beach of Pioneer Bay around to Mandalay.

Airlie Beach Race Week

Airlie Beach Race Week is a colourful sailing regatta which attracts competitors, supporters and spectators from around Australia and overseas to the sailing mecca of the Whitsundays. The event has grown in the past 22 years to become the largest keelboat sailing regatta held on the Queensland mainland coast. Airlie Beach Race Week is a flagship event of the Whitsunday region, and with Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, showcases one of the world’s greatest sailing playgrounds. Despite the very competitive nature of the racing on the water, the Airlie Beach regatta is particularly popular for its relaxed, laid-back atmosphere. As the humpback whales start their annual migration north from the Antarctica every year so do the keen southern sailors looking for warmer weather and perfect sailing conditions. From May through to September you can find a sailing regatta somewhere off the coast of Queensland where people are enjoying the sport.

The Great Barrier Reef Dancesport Open Championship

The Great Barrier Reef Dancesport Open Championship will combine the glitz and glamour of Dancesport with the stunning views of the Whitsundays and a relaxed, fun and holiday experience. An open air marquee will be situated on the foreshore of the aqua blue waters of the Whitsunday coast with views across to the resort village of Airlie Beach. A purpose built dance floor is being constructed especially for this event that will be of the highest standards for Dancesport. Spectators will enjoy the best there is to offer in Dancesport competition. Each day you will see young dancers from the age of six years old to Master competitors dance through their rounds to the finals. They have a fun-filled championship event planned for dance competitors and spectators alike.

Whitsunday Writers Festival

The Whitsunday Writers Festival is a one day creative writing workshop on Friday followed by cocktail party. Saturday is a full day of listening to well known authors and joining in panel discussions followed by dinner on the jetty. Sunday is a half day including lunch. Participants can come just for the day or the full weekend and have intimate conversations with authors and journalists from interstate.