| Australia Tourism Events |
Location |
Australia Tourism Events Theme |
Australia Tourism Events Date |
| The Ashes - Australia vs. England (Around Australia) |
Adelaide and Perth |
World cricket’s biggest rivals |
25 November 2010 – 7 January 2011 |
| Sydney Festival (NSW) |
Sydney |
Dance |
8 – 30 January |
| Summernats (ACT) |
Mitchell |
Car Show |
6 - 9 January |
| Tamworth Country Music Festival (NSW) |
Tamworth |
Australian Country music |
14 – 23 January |
| Tour Down Under (SA) |
Adelaide |
International cycling |
16 – 23 January |
| Australian Open (VIC) |
Melbourne |
Tennis |
17 January – 30 January |
| Kangaroo Island Gourmet Gallop (SA) |
NA |
Local Food & Wine |
22 January |
| Australia Day (National) |
Australia |
Australians of all backgrounds to celebrate national unity |
26 January |
| 2011 Perth International Arts Festival (WA) |
Perth |
International multi-arts festival |
11 February - 7 March |
| Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival (NSW) |
Sydney, Australia |
Local gay pride event |
17 February – 5 March |
| Adelaide Fringe Festival (SA) |
Adelaide |
Australia’s largest arts events |
18 February – 13 March |
| Leeuwin Concert Series (WA) |
NA |
Roxy Music |
19 - 20 February |
| Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2010 (VIC) |
Melbourne |
Food & Wine |
4 – 14 March |
| Moomba 2011 (VIC) |
Melbourne |
Music, dance, sporting activities, fireworks displays |
5 - 7 March |
| WOMADelaide (SA) |
splendour of Botanic Park |
New Music |
11 - 14 March |
| Clipsal 500 Adelaide (SA) |
Adelaide |
Australia’s largest motor sport festival |
17 - 20 March |
| They Sydney Carnival (NSW) |
Sydney |
World's finest racehorses battle |
19 March - 23 April 2011 |
| 2011 FORMULA 1 Australian Grand Prix (VIC) |
Melbourne’s skyline |
Formula 1 Race |
24 - 27 March |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival (VIC) |
Melbourne |
Comedy Festival |
30 March – 24 April |
| Surf Life Saving Championships (QLD) |
Kurrawa Beach on the Gold Coast |
Sporting event |
5 - 10 April |
| National Folk Festival (ACT) |
Mitchell |
dancing, singing and playing |
21 – 25 April |
| ANZAC Day (National) |
Parade Ground at the Australian War Memorial |
Australians remember young lives lost |
25 April |
| The Arafura Games (NT) |
Darwin |
27 sports including athletics and paralympic athletics, basketball, football, golf, hockey, Muay Thai and swimming. |
7 - 14 May |
| Sydney Writers Festival (NSW) |
Sydney |
Writing |
16 – 22 May |
| The Dreaming Festival (QLD) |
NA |
NA |
10 - 13 June |
| Gold Coast Airport Marathon (QLD) |
Queensland, Australia |
marathon, half marathon, 10km run |
2 - 3 July |
| Darwin Lions Beer Can Regatta (NT) |
Mindil Beach |
NA |
11 July |
| The Australian Safari (WA) |
Southern Hemisphere |
outdoor concerts, workshops, theatre, dance music, comedy and cabaret, film and visual arts. |
18 August - 4 September |
| Kings Park Festival (WA) |
NA |
NA |
1 September – 9 October |
| Floriade (ACT) |
NA |
Aussie inventions, celebrities, landscapes, sporting culture |
17 September – 16 October |
| Chasing the Sun Golf Festival (SA - WA) |
Ceduna in South Australia to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia |
world's longest golf course |
1 - 8 October |
| Oysterfest (SA) |
NA |
NA |
1–2 October |
| Melbourne Cup (VIC) |
Melbourne |
horse race |
1 November |
| Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (NSW &TAS) |
Sydney Harbour |
Race |
26 December – 1 January 2012 |
| Woodford Folk Festival (QLD) |
NA |
400 events |
27 December – 1 January 2012 |
| New Year’s Eve Celebrations around Australia |
Australia |
New Year Celebration |
31 December |
