1st & 3rd Sunday
Oct 25 - 27
Julia Creek Dirt and Dust
Bedourie Camel & Pig races
Birdsville Big Red Bash
Boulia Camel Races
Apr 12 - 14
Jul 13
Jul 16 - 18
Jul 19 - 21
NAIDOC Week Celebrations
Mount Isa Races Apr 27
Jul
Jul 27
ANZAC Day Service & Gunfire Breakfast
Australia Day Celebrations Jan 26
Winton Camel Races
Qld Music Festival Jul 26 - 27
25 Apr
Image by Rex Whitehead
Local Markets
MineX
1st & 3rd Sunday
May 30 - Jun 1
Curry Merry Muster Aug 2 - 4 Image by Rex Whitehead
Slip on your walking shoes and get ready for a close-up look at Mount Isa’s local attractions. With its ideal outdoor environment and climate, it is a walker’s paradise. Whether you are attracted by the gorgeous outback views and want to feel closer to nature or you are keen to learn more about the historic city, seeing Mount Isa on foot is a fabulous idea. The local community has been heavily involved in an ongoing project that has seen interpretive signs installed along the Mount Isa Cultural Walking Trail. The signs feature 10,000-step markers and provide information about local flora and fauna, artwork, Aboriginal culture and native plant gardens. The Tharrapatha Way has benefited from native tree and garden plantings by the Indigenous community and provides an easy cultural walking trail that’s suitable for all abilities. Admire the thirty unique power poles painted by local children in 2014 in a competition designed to beautify the area. If it’s views you’re after, then a slightly more challenging walk up to the Ray Donaldson Memorial Lookout should be on your itinerary. You can start at the top of Pamela Street and the vistas will become more beautiful the higher you walk.
Image by Rex Whitehead
There are many popular destinations for bird watchers where photo opportunities abound. In fact, Mount Isa is home to two endemic species; the Kalkadoon Grasswren and the Carpentarian Grass Wren as well as the very rare Yellow Chat (all pictured). Enjoy strolling around the banks of Lake Moondarra or the water tanks on Pamela St and explore the varying landscapes while keeping your eyes peeled for common and unusual species of local birdlife. Check out the Birdwatching Sign at the Lake Moondarra Lookout which will be your perfect guide in identifying the birdlife spotted at the lake. You can even drive out to Camooweal where the Georgina River is a prime birdwatching location. Obtain a list of birdwatching spots from the Visitor Information desk.
Aug 7
Camooweal Drovers Festival
May 25
Aug 23 - 25
Mount Isa Show
Mount Isa St Patrick’s Day Races
Birdsville Races
Jun 21 - 22
Sep
Around 17 Mar
Mar
Mar
Nov TBC
Mount Isa Street Festival
Mount Isa Races
Cloncurry Races
Nov 11
Aug 9 - 11
May
Zonta International Women’s Dinner
Mount Isa Races
Mount Isa Rodeo
Gregory River Canoe Race
Bird Watching
Remembrance Day
Event Calendar
Walks, Birdwatching & Fossicking
Lake Moondarra Fishing Classic
Local Markets
Great Western Clean Up Sep 1
Mount Isa Races Dec TBC
Fossicking You never know what you might find on a fossicking walk – gemstones, fossils, old relics, maybe even gold! Purchase your fossicking licence online at www.dnrm. qld.gov.au or at the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, 13 Isa Street, Mount Isa. Office hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm. It must be carried at all times when fossicking.
Mount Isa Cup Races Jun 8
Cloncurry Show Jun 14 - 15
Glencore Great Western Games Jun 22 - 30
Mayor’s Spring Charity Evening Sep
Want to experience more local events?
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