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2026 EVENTS:

TBA – TAB Race Meeting – Bowen Turf Club

11th April – Easter Race Day – Bowen Turf Club

16th May – Multicultural Festival 10AM to 2PM – Bowen Foreshore Sound Shell

30th May – Whitsunday Cup – Bowen Turf Club

TBA – Bowen River Rodeo & Campdraft – Bowen River Rodeo Grounds

30th May – Barra & Boots Music Festival – https://www.regfest.com.au/barra—boots-event-info.html

23rd June – Bowen Show Holiday

28th June – Rock ‘N Reef Trail Run – Case Park Bowen – https://www.runningcalendar.com.au/event/rock-n-reef-bowen-trail-run/

TBA – July – Lighthouse Walk Bowen – Lowest tides 13, 14 & 15 July

31st Jul to 2nd August – Cruise Whitsundays Great Barrier Reef Festival – Airlie Beach

6th – 9th August – The Stonka Fishing Challenge – Cape Gloucester Resort

TBA – August – Bottoms Family Camp Out – Cape Gloucester Resort

TBA – August – Lighthouse Walk Bowen – Lowest tides 11th & 12th August

TBA – Ben Bolt Cup – Bowen Turf Club

6th – 9th August – The Stonka Fishing Challenge – Cape Gloucester Resort

4th – 6th September – Don River Dash 300 – https://donriverdash.com.au

TBA – Bowen Fishing Classic – Late Sept early Oct

TBA – October – Bowen Cup Race Day – Bowen Turf Club

6th – 8th November – Airlie Beach Festival of Music – https://www.airliebeachfestivalofmusic.com.au/

YEAR ROUND: 

Saturday mornings – Park Run – Ethel Barker Park, Horseshoe Bay Road Bowen

Sunday Mornings – Lions Beachside Markets – Hansen Park Bowen

 

Light House Walk Bowen

If you’re interested in walking over to The North Head Light House unguided, it is best to leave from Dalrymple Point one hour before low tide.
Tide times for this year are as follows:
 
Lowest tides of the year – 13,14 & 15 July or 11th & 12th August 2026
 
Protective shoes such as water shoes or crocs are recommended. 
Please walk lightly to ensure minimal damage to the seabed and marine life; please also refrain from touching or picking up any of the marine life.

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