Capricorn Events & Festivals

Thu 01 Dec 2011 - Sat 30 Jun 2012

Little Ripper, the latest show at Footlights really is an Australian treasure. It's a two hour show packed full of laughter, ideal for everyone. With all original material and very..

Fri 30 Mar 2012 - Wed 23 May 2012

A Rockhampton Art Gallery initiative, the Collection In Focus series explores the unique and diverse art collections of the Central Queensland region. The CQUniversity Art Collection..

Sun 29 Apr 2012 - Sun 03 Jun 2012

The Rockhampton Eisteddfod held annually includes a packed program of speech, dance, vocal, piano and instrumental sections. Official programs will be on sale from the Pilbeam Theatre Box..

Thu 24 May 2012 - Fri 25 May 2012

Already a regular and feature on the CQUniversity Rockhampton campus, you can liven up your lunch break while enjoying the great sounds of jazz and popular music presented by staff..

Thu 24 May 2012 - Thu 24 May 2012

CQUniversity's CQ Conservatorium of Music is proud to present Jazz at the Frenchville. These great evenings of soulful live jazz are presented by the students of CQUniversity's Bachelor..

Thu 24 May 2012 - Sun 27 May 2012

Queensland Secondary School Basketball conducts two championships each year for secondary students. In 2012, the 18 years and under state championship will be held in Rockhampton. From..

Fri 25 May 2012 - Fri 25 May 2012

CQUniversity's CQ Conservatorium of Music is proud to present JazzMania. This event brings together three of Australia's premier jazz musician's, Glen Hodges, Nathaniel Andrew and Hayley..

Fri 25 May 2012 - Fri 25 May 2012

Stuffing one of the world's largest comedy festivals into the one show is no easy feat, but the Melbourne International Comedy Festival has done just that with Roadshow. Offering a..

Fri 25 May 2012 - Sun 27 May 2012

Opera Underground! Literally! The Underground Opera Company is pleased to announce their latest concerts at The Capricorn Caves, Rockhampton. The Cathedral is the show-piece of the..

Sat 26 May 2012 - Sat 26 May 2012

Bobfest has become a huge event with interest from artists all over Australia. This event was the brainchild of Dennis Harris, who was frankly a bit of a Bob Dylan nut. This is the one..

Sat 26 May 2012 - Sat 26 May 2012

The Central Queensland Capras are the premier rugby league club in Central Queensland. The Capras represent the whole Central Queensland region from Bundaberg and Gladstone in the south..

Sat 26 May 2012 - Sun 27 May 2012

Enjoy all the excitement of a country Campdraft throughout Central Queensland at the Marlborough Campdraft. The horse and rider pit their strength against the will of the steer, which is..

Sat 26 May 2012 - Sat 26 May 2012

Stuffing one of the world’s largest comedy festivals into the one show is no easy feat, but the Melbourne International Comedy Festival has done just that with Roadshow. Local and..

Sat 26 May 2012 - Sat 26 May 2012

All are welcome to the annual Ridgelands Show and Ridgelands Agricultural Show. The event features Horses, Cattle Auction, Birds, Poultry, Fish, Cooking, Handicrafts, Horticulture..

Wed 30 May 2012 - Wed 30 May 2012

Namatjira is a Big Hart production, created with the Namatjira FamilyThe rich watercolours of Albert Namatjira's story are transformed into a momentous theatrical event in Namatjira, a..

Fri 01 Jun 2012 - Fri 01 Jun 2012

Rien A Declarer (M).Writer, director, actor Dany Boon is a past master at making audiences howl with laughter. His 'Welcome To The Sticks' broke box office records. Boon hilariously..

Fri 01 Jun 2012 - Sun 05 Aug 2012

The Bayton Award is a biennial, non-acquisitive prize celebrating the diversity and excitement of visual arts in Central Queensland.The award is open to artists residing in the following..

Fri 01 Jun 2012 - Sun 12 Aug 2012

A Rockhampton Art Gallery exhibitionA national invitation painting prize valued at $50,000. The Gold Award for contemporary artists will be a premier biennial art event of national..

Sat 02 Jun 2012 - Sat 02 Jun 2012

Biddies finds five ordinarily marvellous women back in their infants school classroom plying their needles in a good old-fashioned session of "stitch and bitch". Their confessions are..

Sat 02 Jun 2012 - Sat 02 Jun 2012

Hands Up (Les Mains en L'Air). Check classification closer to the date. A comedy-drama from director Romain Goupil that casts light on a group of school children in Paris, many of whose..

Sat 02 Jun 2012 - Sat 02 Jun 2012

Love Like Poison (Un Poison Violent) MA 15+Young teenager Anna (Clara Augarde) returns home from her Catholic boarding school in time for her impending confirmation. But this holiday will..

Sat 02 Jun 2012 - Sat 02 Jun 2012

War of the Buttons (La Guerre des Boutons) PGThis huge success at the French box office is the fifth movie version of a 1912 novel by Louis Pergaud that's been reprinted over 30 times. Two..

Sat 02 Jun 2012 - Sat 02 Jun 2012

The Rockhampton Rockets and Rockhampton Cyclones are Central Queensland's men's and women's basketball teams. Competing at state level, the teams have wracked up an impressive list of..

Sun 03 Jun 2012 - Sun 03 Jun 2012

Zero Hour (L'Heure Zéro) - Check classification closer to date.Agatha Christie's 'Towards Zero', published in 1944, has a plot that mixes all her classic ingredients. There's a family..

Sun 03 Jun 2012 - Sun 03 Jun 2012

The Rocky River Run started at Rockhampton in 2008 and has been steadily growing in numbers each year. This year's event will include a two kilometre kids' run, a five kilometre walk and..

Tue 05 Jun 2012 - Wed 06 Jun 2012

Whether you’re looking for a fast action thrill, or looking for a new bull to buy, or possibly you just want to wander around the Home Show and check out the exhibits, they’re sure..

Tue 05 Jun 2012 - Tue 05 Jun 2012

CQUniversity's CQ Conservatorium of Music is proud to present Sarah Court and Matthew Marshall. Internationally acclaimed New Zealand musicians Sarah Court and Matthew Marshall come..

Fri 08 Jun 2012 - Sun 10 Jun 2012

Come along with family or friends to the Rockhampton Show held at the Rockhampton Showgrounds. The three day event will feature action-packed entertainment for the whole family from rides..

Sat 09 Jun 2012 - Sun 10 Jun 2012

One the most successful small shows in Central Queensland , the Yeppoon Annual Show is held over two days on the second weekend in June coinciding with the Queen’s Birthday long weekend...

Sun 10 Jun 2012 - Sun 10 Jun 2012

The Central Queensland Capras are the premier rugby league club in Central Queensland. The Capras represent the whole Central Queensland region from Bundaberg and Gladstone in the south..

Sun 10 Jun 2012 - Sun 10 Jun 2012

The Rockhampton Rockets and Rockhampton Cyclones are Central Queensland's men's and women's basketball teams. Competing at state level, the teams have wracked up an impressive list of..

Fri 15 Jun 2012 - Fri 15 Jun 2012

It only seems like yesterday but more than 50 years on The Delltones are still enchanting and energizing audiences with their highly exciting and colourful performances. The Delltones..

Sat 16 Jun 2012 - Sat 16 Jun 2012

The Rockhampton Girls' Grammar School Races are once again being held in June as a part of the Winter Racing Carnival at Callaghan Park. Come and enjoy all the exciting racing action. The..

Sun 17 Jun 2012 - Sun 17 Jun 2012

The Central Queensland Capras are the premier rugby league club in Central Queensland. The Capras represent the whole Central Queensland region from Bundaberg and Gladstone in the south..

Mon 18 Jun 2012 - Mon 18 Jun 2012

The Rockhampton Rockets and Rockhampton Cyclones are Central Queensland's men's and women's basketball teams. Competing at state level, the teams have wracked up an impressive list of..

Tue 19 Jun 2012 - Tue 19 Jun 2012

Making their World Premiere season in Australia, Les Ballets Eloelle are bringing their new production "Men In Pink Tights" - the most talented and hilarious all-male comedy ballet ever...

Sat 23 Jun 2012 - Sat 23 Jun 2012

Motherhood The Musical: The good, the bad and the laundry.From the Australian Producer of Menopause The Musical® comes an equally hilarious, musical journey about the lives and..

Sat 23 Jun 2012 - Sat 23 Jun 2012

Come and enjoy the exciting feature race meet for the club, Rockhampton Cup Race Day. This meeting features the AUD100,000 Rockhampton Cup to be run over 1,600 metres. This race meeting..

Sun 24 Jun 2012 - Sat 30 Jun 2012

Get Wrapped in Rocky for an absolutely fabulous week long 'winter' event in all things fibre art and more. Wrapt in Rocky runs over seven days with five days of tutoring and an Open Day...

Fri 29 Jun 2012 - Fri 29 Jun 2012

The lights dim, the music swells, and wrapped in the magical embrace of Cloudland, the dance begins.An iconic Brisbane building for decades, the Cloudland ballroom was the focus of the..

Fri 29 Jun 2012 - Fri 29 Jun 2012

Three short plays about mining by Angela Betzien, Victoria Carless and Rod Ainsworth. Tales of the Underground explores the social impacts of mining through the experiences of three..

Sat 30 Jun 2012 - Sat 30 Jun 2012

David Campbell releases this summer's party album and announces an upcoming national tour. On the back of four top albums featuring tracks from Broadway through to 60s pop, David Campbell..

Sat 30 Jun 2012 - Sat 30 Jun 2012

The Rockhampton Rockets and Rockhampton Cyclones are Central Queensland's men's and women's basketball teams. Competing at state level, the teams have wracked up an impressive list of..

Sat 30 Jun 2012 - Sat 30 Jun 2012

Three short plays about mining by Angela Betzien, Victoria Carless and Rod Ainsworth. Tales of the Underground explores the social impacts of mining through the experiences of three..

Sat 30 Jun 2012 - Sat 30 Jun 2012

The Wrapt in Rocky Bazaar and Exhibition is quilters, felters, knitters and textiles heaven!With textile merchants stalls from the region and interstate, a sellers' bazaar with artists..

Fri 06 Jul 2012 - Fri 06 Jul 2012

Andrew Horabin is a state and national award-winning singer/songwriter with a one man comedy musical that asks, What's A Man Gotta Do To Be A Man In Your Town? In his hilarious show..

Sat 07 Jul 2012 - Sun 08 Jul 2012

The Queensland Zone of Origin State Zone Titles is a major state polocrosse tournament held over two days and consisting of teams from each zone throughout the state. The event includes..

Sat 07 Jul 2012 - Sat 07 Jul 2012

The Rockhampton Rockets and Rockhampton Cyclones are Central Queensland's men's and women's basketball teams. Competing at state level, the teams have wracked up an impressive list of..

Sat 07 Jul 2012 - Sat 07 Jul 2012

Shifting Sand is a new work composed by TaikOz member Graham Hilgendorf. Inspired by the beach and ocean, this is a powerful evocation of the ocean’s many faces.TaikOz’s ethereal..

Tue 10 Jul 2012 - Thu 12 Jul 2012

Now recognized as an event of events it has grown to become not just one of the largest spending field days on the national circuit but a social event of the year for the surrounding..