Cooktown Discovery Festival

10/06/2026

🎶 Get ready for a feel-good festival moment!

The Stronger Together Choir is taking over the stage with a performance packed full of great music and even better vibes.

Whether you're grabbing a bite, catching up with friends or taking a break between activities, come by to enjoy the sounds of our local community choir as they fill the village with music.

📍 Festival Village
📅 Saturday 20 June
⏰ 12:30PM - 1PM

Add it to your festival plans. 🎤

To download the festival program, visit the website:
https://www.cooktowndiscovery.com.au/

09/06/2026

🎤Enter now before it's too late! One week to go...🎶

In just one week, the streets of Cooktown will become your stage!

The Cooktown Discovery Festival Busking Competition, proudly sponsored by Cooktown Post Office, is calling on singers, musicians, entertainers and performers to bring the energy, showcase their talent and compete for cash prizes.

Whether you're a seasoned performer or keen to share your talent with the crowd, this is your chance to perform in front of hundreds of festival-goers, earn people's choice votes and potentially score a spot on the Festival Village main stage on Saturday afternoon! 🌟

🎵 Cash prizes up for grabs
🎵 People's Choice voting
🎵 Main stage performance opportunities
🎵 Festival crowds and great vibes

So dust off the guitar, warm up those vocal cords and get ready to take your place in the spotlight!

Find out more and enter via the Cooktown Discovery Festival website:
https://www.cooktowndiscovery.com.au/

09/06/2026

🏃‍♀️☀️ Start your festival weekend on the right foot!

The alarm clock might be early, but trust us, it's worth it.

The Big Run For Little Athletics is back on Saturday 20 June at 7AM, bringing together one of the most energetic starts to the Cooktown Discovery Festival.

Whether you're chasing a prize, tackling the famous Goliath of Grassy, joining the Fun Run, or simply enjoying the fresh morning air, there's a race for all ages and abilities.

💥 Multiple race categories
🏅 Cash prizes to be won
👕 Free event shirt for the first 50 Goliath entrants
🎉 Plenty of festival spirit

Gather your mates, lace up your runners and be part of the action, we can't wait to see you there!

09/06/2026

🎨PRE-FESTIVAL PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT! 🌺

The countdown to the Cooktown Discovery Festival continues with an evening celebrating creativity, colour and local talent!

Join the Cooktown School of Art Society for the Opening Night of the 47th Annual Art Awards Exhibition at the Elizabeth Guzsely Art Gallery on Thursday 18 June from 5:30pm.

🖼️ Discover incredible works from artists of all ages
🎨 Celebrate the talent and creativity of our region
✨ Enjoy a vibrant evening surrounded by art and community

This year's theme is Flowers, promising a stunning display of colour, imagination and artistic expression.

Bring your friends and kick off your Discovery Festival celebrations with a blooming beautiful evening of art!

Cooktown Art

09/06/2026

🗺️ THE HUNT IS ON!

Every great adventure starts with a clue 🔍

Introducing the Cooktown Discovery Quest — an epic festival scavenger hunt that will have you exploring, searching, solving and discovering your way around the Cooktown Discovery Festival.

📍 Register from 12pm Friday 19 June at the Information Tent in the Festival Village
🎟️ Entry: $5
⌛ Quest begins at 12pm Friday and close by 3pm Saturday

Grab your friends, challenge the family, form a team and see who can crack the clues before everyone else.
Are you up for it?

The Cooktown Discovery Quest is proudly run by Cooktown State School.

For the latest festival updates, visit the website:
https://www.cooktowndiscovery.com.au/

08/06/2026

🎨✨ PRE-FESTIVAL PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT!

The countdown to the Cooktown Discovery Festival is on, and we're kicking things off with an evening of art, creativity and community spirit!

Join the Cooktown Creative Arts Association for the official Grand Sculpture Garden Opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the C.C.A.A. Garden from 5pm on Wednesday 17 June.

🌟 Wander among unique sculptures
🎶 Enjoy live music from Soul Art Band
👗 Watch a fashion parade
🍴 Grab a bite to eat
🍹 Enjoy bar facilities
✨ Soak up the magical atmosphere under the fairy lights.

Come along, bring your friends and be part of a special evening celebrating art in Cooktown.

08/06/2026

🫧🎪 A BUBBLE SPECTACULAR IS HEADING TO COOKTOWN!

Get ready to be amazed as Dr Hubble's Bubble Show rolls into the Cooktown Discovery Festival with hilarious entertainment and hands-on fun for the whole family.

Expect giant bubbles, tiny bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, and lots of exciting kids trying their best to catch them before they float away!🤩🫧

Catch TWO FREE shows at the Cooktown Events Centre on Friday 19 June:
Show 1: 11am–12pm
Show 2: 1:30pm–2:30pm

And the bubble fun doesn't stop there, keep an eye out on Saturday as Dr Hubble roams through the Festival Markets surprising festivalgoers with pop-up performances, bubble tricks and plenty of magical moments.

Don't miss out, it's going to be un-bubble-lievable!

For the latest festival updates, visit the website:
https://www.cooktowndiscovery.com.au/

06/06/2026

05/06/2026

🚗 Ready for a road trip?

With sealed roads all the way from Cairns, Cooktown is the perfect destination for a family getaway. The Cooktown Discovery Festival lands right before the June school holidays, making it the ideal excuse to start the holidays early.

🎉 Family-friendly entertainment
🌴 Plenty to see and do
🏡 Accommodation fills quickly, so book early

If it’s your first visit to Cooktown, don’t be surprised if you start planning your next trip before you leave.

For the latest festival updates, visit our website:
https://www.cooktowndiscovery.com.au/

05/06/2026

Australian Traveller has just announced Cooktown as one of the best towns to visit in Queensland.

We might be more than a little bit biased, but if you are planning a trip, we think the weekend of 19 - 21 June would be in your best interest!

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The best towns in Queensland boast crystalline beaches, rich culture and effortlessly cool venues in spades.