Mooloolaba New Years Eve is a fun, family friendly celebration with national music acts, street performers and buskers, carnival rides and food stalls plus two spectacular fireworks shows at 8.30pm and midnight. The event is an alcohol, glass and drug free event in a safe, patrolled, fenced event zone. The gates open at 16:00 and the event concludes at 0030.
Yes, it's Christmas Wonderland time and this year there's two nights of special events on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 December at Aussie World.
From 6:00pm till 9:30pm, wander through Santa's village where you can meet Santa and the elves making toys in the workshop. Enjoy rides, attractions and festive fun with roving Carollers, Christmas entertainers and loads more action not to be missed. It's all included in the entry price which also gives you Unlimited Rides!
Santa will also be giving out "surprises" for little visitors to celebrate the season. If you've never visited Aussie World at night this is the best time of the year to do it. There's so much Christmas cheer and snow under the stars you'll never want to leave.
This year, the last weekend in November can truly claim to be Buderim's Mega weekend. There will be a plethora of activities to enjoy, with nearly 40 community groups holding displays and providing events for locals and visitors.
The venue is the recently-opened beautiful Buderim Village Park, where super-size marquees will feature displays, activities and entertainment – that's fun for the public while promoting all the things these groups do within our community.
Expo will coincide with the famous Christmas Fair - making it a truly mega weekend for Buderim.
The first of it's kind to take full advantage of the extensively scenic views and terrain of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, the Merida Road Epic will take riders through some of the areas most iconic townships, lookouts and locations. The 86.5 kilometre course will set off from the Maleny Showgrounds, then take riders on a tour through the townships of Witta, Conondale, Kenilworth, Mapleton, Flaxton and Montville before heading back in for the course finish line at the Maleny Showgrounds once more.
The Family Ride and Run course takes in some of Maleny's most iconic views of scenic beauty, and with the undulating terrain, makes a great course to share with the family. Added peace of mind that the circuit is a closed and controlled even the smallest of riders and runners who can comfortably complete this distance can take part in this Scenic and Unique Active Family Friendly event!
The Mary River Festival, held in Kandanga on 14th November has acquired a reputation of being one of the friendliest, most laid back festivals you'd find, with a great mix of top music, art, kid's activities and much much more; bringing the Mary river communities together to celebrate the wealth and abundance that the river brings to their region through drama, music, art, fun, education, environmental discussions and displays.
On the last weekend of each month artists Sunshine Coast artists will throw open their studio doors and invite you to their world! Take a weekend drive and enjoy the ambiance of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland and meet the artists!. On 31 Oct / 1 Nov, visit the studios of Kaye Leach, North Maleny, Heather Gall, Maleny, Jane Nicol, North Maleny, Wendy Edmond, Flaxton, Barb Willcocks, Mapleton, Michele DeVeze, Peachester (Sat and part Sunday only) Nita Lester, Mapleton, and Dorothy Peall, Mapleton.
Don't miss the Sunshine Coast's biggest Halloween event held over three extraordinary (29 - 31 October) nights. Aussie World's Halloween FestEvil is back again with MORE themed mazes, MORE entertainment, MORE frights and MORE nights.
Explore the park in the darkness of night, but be wary of the hidden witches, goblins and ghouls!
The little horrors will receive a free pumpkin bucket and can venture to each of our haunted huts to receive a trick or a treat. And don't forget to wonder into the extraordinary new kids maze and see what surprises await!
For the more adventurous souls, there are TWO massive new mazes that will absolutely chill you to the bone. These are only for the strong willed and are guaranteed to give you nightmares! One is horrific but the other is extreme.... Are you game enough to do both?
PLUS the park will be filled with loads of roving entertainers, amazing shows and of course - rides! Come along dressed in your best Halloween outfit for your chance to take home some of our huge prizes! This is the ultimate destination for Halloween, do not miss out!
