Noosa Long Weekend Festival

Overview

Any time is a good time to head to Noosa; however anyone needing an additional excuse will find plenty between July 15 to 24. That's when the Noosa Long Weekend Festival takes over the Sunshine Coast hotspot for ten days of artistic entertainment, delicious meals and all-round enjoyment.

Whether it's theatre, literature, music, dance, film, visual arts or cuisine that you're after, you'll find it here in the event's 15th year. And while the fest's name might seem like a tease given that there's no public holiday in sight, we choose to take it another way: as a friendly suggestion to take a couple of days off for an extended trip.

The Carnivale Infusion Parade will wander down Hastings Street to get things started — and yes, that's only the beginning. The rest of the schedule includes everything from a cabaret performance by Meow Meow and the latest iteration of the international One-Act Play Festival to a long Italian lunch and a screening of indigenous dance flick Spear. In other words, it's just the kind of program you'd expect at a vacation destination.