TravelEatpedia.com. Queensland is set to welcome a plethora of new and exciting tourism experiences across the state this year. From stylish hotels t
Events
The Sunshine State will welcome five new additions to the existing calendar of world-class events in 2022. Named by Lonely Planet as one of the world’s top ten regions to visit in 2022, the Scenic Rim will host the inaugural Long Sunset Festival on 12 February 2022. Set in Elysian Fields, Canungra, Angus & Julia Stone headline the festival supported by Brisbane group Ballpark Music and other homegrown talent. Local food and artwork, celebrating the surrounding region, will also feature in the event line up.
After a four-year hiatus the Mackay Beach Horse Races will return from 10 – 12 June 2022 and is expected to attract more than 5,000 spectators to the shores of Mackay Harbour Beach. Alongside the main event, an energetic entertainment program takes inspiration from the pumping beach clubs of Europe presenting a fully catered Quarterdeck, ‘Fashions on the Sand’ and pre- and post-race concerts.
This year it’s all about soaking in sunshine in Tropical North Queensland with two new outdoor events on the radar. Sounds Bout Right Music Festival see headliners What So Not, Boy & Bear and Hooligan Hefs mix it with international talent and local acts at the Cairns Showgrounds on 30 April. While passionate peddlers will rush to the Port Douglas Gran Fondo Festival from 9 – 11 September 2022, where the spectacularly pretty Great Barrier Reef Drive will host the 136km and 100km return Gran Fondo rides from Port Douglas to Palm Cove and the 48km one-way leisurely Medio Fondo from Palm Cove to Port Douglas.
In a first for the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo, elements of the much-loved outback festival will hit the road in 2022. Road to Rodeo will give Queensland towns a taste of the largest rodeo in the southern hemisphere, packed full of rodeo riding and rocking live music. Longreach plays host to the first event on 30 April and 01 May 2022 with a series of other Queensland locations to follow over the next two years.
Nine notable new tourism experiences that opened over summer
Need more inspiration for your travel bucket-list? Check out the raft of tourism experiences and stays that popped up over the festive season.
- Down Under Submarines, Sunshine Coast – launched December 2021
- HOLA Eumundi, Sunshine Coast – launched December 2021
- The Sebel Whitsundays Airlie Beach, Whitsundays – launched December 2021
- SeaLink Big Island Day Tour, Whitsundays – launched November 2021
- Wildcat Mackay, Mackay – launched November 2021
- Underwater Scooter Adventure Kayak & Snorkel Tour, Hervey Bay – launched November 2021
- Cairns River Cruises new guided tours and charters, Cairns – launched November 2021
- AAT Kings’ Queensland Spirit: Heart of the Outback, Outback Queensland – launched November 2021
- Heli Pub Crawl Toowoomba, Toowoomba – launched late 2021
With so many fantastic experiences and stays launching in 2022, there’s no better time to start planning your next Queensland holiday. Visit queensland.com for more travel inspiration and itinerary ideas.
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