Mareeba Multicultural Festival

01/10/2026

👉 Have a creative idea for a community hall, vacant shop, outdoor space or workshop venue? Check out the Creative Space Activation Grant Program!

🎨 NEW Creative Space Activation Grant Program Launches! 🎭

Have a creative idea for a community hall, vacant shop, outdoor space or workshop venue?

The new Creative Space Activation Grant Program offers up to $1,000 for local artists, creatives, community groups and cultural organisations to activate spaces across Mareeba Shire with arts, culture and heritage projects.

From temporary exhibitions and workshops to live music, theatre and community art activities, we want to see creative ideas that bring people together and add vibrancy to our towns.
✅ Pop-up exhibitions
✅ Creative workshops
✅ Artist studios and maker spaces
✅ Live music and theatre performances
✅ Community arts activities

📍 Eligible town centres include Mareeba, Kuranda, Dimbulah, Mt Molloy, Julatten, Chillagoe and Irvinebank.

📅 Applications open 1 October 2026
📅 Applications close: 5pm, 27 May 2027 (or earlier if funds are fully allocated)

Projects must be funded and completed by 22 October 2027.

📖 For more information please visit: https://msc.qld.gov.au/community/grants-sponsorship-and-letters-of-support/regional-arts-development-fund-radf/

📞Questions? Please call the RADF Liaison Officer on 1300 308 461

This program is delivered through Mareeba Shire Council's Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF), a partnership between the Queensland Government and Mareeba Shire Council supporting local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

15/09/2026

The full gallery is now available on the Mareeba Multicultural Festival website!
View the gallery here: https://ow.ly/ls4r50ZNEr3
📸 A huge thank you to Millstream Productions for capturing the day!

10/09/2026

Free Cairns workshop — Thursday 8 October

Artists, educators and practitioners are invited to a free one-day workshop with Richard Hayhow BEM, Director of Open Theatre Company UK and a world-leading practitioner in accessible arts, exploring accessible, non-verbal and music-led creative practice with young people with intellectual disabilities.

Cairns State Special School | 9:00–2:30 | Free to attend

More info and bookings:
https://inclusivecreativepractice.com/cairns-1-day-training

04/09/2026

A huge thank you to our wonderful community for coming along and supporting the Mareeba Multicultural Festival!

Here’s a little sneak peek at some of the photos from the day! 📷✨

Our full festival gallery will be available soon on our website.

📸 Millstream Productions

03/09/2026

The Mareeba Multicultural Festival wouldn't be possible without the incredible support of our community and partners!

The Committee would like to thank the Queensland Government for supporting the Mareeba Multicultural Festival through the Celebrating Multicultural Queensland Program.

We would also like to thank Mareeba Shire Council for their valued support in helping us plan and deliver the festival on the day.

We would also like to sincerely thank and acknowledge our wonderful media partners, sponsors, local businesses and community supporters, as well as everyone who generously donated raffle and lucky door prizes.

📻 Media Partners:
🔹 WIN Network WIN News Cairns
🔹 The Express Newspaper
🔹 Black Star Radio

🤝 Local Sponsors:
🔹 David Kempton MP
🔹 Mareeba Mazda
🔹 Mareeba Dental Centre

🎟️ Raffle Prizes Donations:
🔹 Kuranda Scenic Railway
🔹 Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures
🔹 Kuranda Koala Gardens
🔹 Birdworld Kuranda
🔹 Graham Hotel
🔹 Priceline Pharmacy
🔹 Mareeba Deli & Wellbeing Cafe
🔹 Curcio’s Drive Thru Bakery

🎁 Lucky Door Prizes Donations:
🔹 Baba Curry
🔹 MORO Auto Repairs
🔹 Gateway Hotel
🔹 Mareeba Leagues Club
🔹 Skybury Farms
🔹 Signature Pies
🔹 Red Rooster
🔹 McDonald’s
🔹 Domino’s Pizza
🔹 Russo’s Quality Meats
🔹 Nextra Mareeba News
🔹 Nasty’s Fish N Grill
🔹 Brumby’s Bakery
🔹 Gulf Caught Seafood
🔹 The Beef Joint Butchery
🔹 Vincenzo’s Coffee Lounge

We are truly grateful for your contribution and ongoing support of our community. ❤️🌏

31/08/2026

🎉 Raffle Prize Winners
A huge thank you to everyone who purchased tickets and supported the Mareeba Multicultural Festival! We’re excited to announce the lucky winners of this year’s raffle:
1. Kuranda Scenic Railway Ginetta Avolio
2. Hartley's Crocodile Adventures - R. Vogler
3. Kuranda Koala Gardens & Birdworld Kuranda - Josephine Torrisi
4. Graham Hotel & Priceline Australia Gift Basket - Evelyn McGrath
5. Graham Hotel & Priceline Australia Gift Basket - Dolly Bell
6. Mareeba Deli & Wellbeing Cafe - J. Friesen
7. Curcio's Drive Thru Bakery Mareeba Q 4880 - Rose Banno

🎁 Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to all of the local businesses that donated prizes to the raffle!

28/08/2026

TOMORROW - Mareeba Multicultural Festival 2026 🌏✨

🗓 Saturday 29 August | 10am – 4pm
📍 Arnold Park, Mareeba

Join us for a vibrant celebration of cultural harmony in the heart of Mareeba!
🌟 What’s On:
🎁 Amazing lucky door and raffle prizes
🍲 Delicious cultural food, drinks & sweet treats
💃 Non-stop performances, cultural dances, live music & more
🎨 Free kids’ activities
🔨Blacksmithing demos

26/08/2026

🎉 The Countdown is ON! 🎉

We’ve got an amazing raffle lined up for this year’s Mareeba Multicultural Festival! 🎟️🌏

Support the festival by grabbing your raffle tickets — available at the Committee Tent on the day!
🎁 PLUS, we have a huge range of lucky door prizes to give away!

A huge thank you to all the local businesses who donated raffle prizes this year:

🚅 Kuranda Scenic Railway
🐊 Hartley's Crocodile Adventures
🐨 Kuranda Koala Gardens
🐦 Birdworld Kuranda
🏢Graham Hotel
💄Priceline Pharmacy
☕Mareeba Deli and Cafe
🥖Curcio's Drive Thru Bakery

Don’t miss out on the fun, and help us celebrate culture and community! 🥳✨

24/08/2026

Family Fun Awaits at the Mareeba Multicultural Festival! 🎉🌏

Looking for a fantastic day out with the family? Make sure you visit the Mareeba Multicultural Festival and enjoy some amazing activities for all ages!

📅Saturday, 29 August 2026
⏰10am - 4pm
📍Arnold Park, Mareeba

⚒️ The Homestead Forge | 10am - 4pm
Watch live blacksmithing demonstrations and even create your very own pendant to take home!

🎨 Marvellous Kids Zone Bring the little ones along for:
• Face painting
• Craft corner
• Colouring competition
• Community art project
• Interactive music play
• Bubble arts lab and show

🎟️ FREE Lucky Door Entry Visit the Mareeba Multicultural Festival Tent to collect your FREE lucky door ticket and purchase raffle tickets for just $2 each for your chance to win fantastic prizes!

Celebrate the rich cultures that make our community so special while enjoying a day full of entertainment, food, activities and fun for the whole family.

Don't miss out. We can't wait to see you there!