Annual Events
A more extensive list of what’s on in Toowoomba Region throughout the year
JANUARY
Date/s | Event | Venue | Contact |
12 Dec ’20- 27 Jan ’21 | Qld School Holidays | ||
1-Jan | New Year’s Day | ||
2 & 9 Jan | Downs Explorer Scenic Railway Tour | Return: Warwick – Clifton | 07 4661 9788 |
10 – 16 Jan | USQ McGregor Summer School | University of Southern Qld, Toowoomba | 07 4631 2755 |
26-Jan | Australia Day (Observed 26-Jan) | ||
26-Jan | Australia Day Ceremonies | Picnic Point Park, (Toowoomba & regional venues) | 131 872 |
26-Jan | Australia Day Celebration | Highfields Pioneer Village, Highfields | 07 4696 6309 |
FEBRUARY
Date/s | Event | Venue | Contact |
6-Feb | Downs Explorer Scenic Railway Tour | Return: Warwick – Clifton | 07 4661 9788 |
6 – 7, 13 – 14, 21, 28 Feb | Summer Tunes (Toowoomba City) | Queens Park, Laurel Bank & Picnic Point Parks, Tmba | 131 872 |
7, 13, 14, 20 – 21 & 28 Feb | Summer Tunes (Regional Towns) | Various Locations | 131 872 |
12 – 14 Feb | 2021 Water Polo Qld Country Championships | Various Locations | 07 3367 1661 |
12 – 14 Feb | Clifton Show | Clifton Showgrounds | 07 4697 3102 |
20-Feb | 71st Cooyar Show | Cooyar Showgrounds | 07 46926 281 |
27 – 28 Feb | Millmerran Show | Millmerran Showgrounds | 0429 954 151 |
MARCH
Date/s | Event | Venue | Contact |
5 – 7 Mar | Downs Explorer Scenic Railway Tour | Warwick-Toowoomba-Wyreema-Toowoomba-Warwick | 07 4661 9788 |
5 – 6 Mar | Pittsworth Show | Pittsworth Showgrounds | 0488 054 416 |
5 – 7 Mar | Steam Train Tour | Warwick-Tmba-Wyreema-Tmba-Warwick | 07 4661 9788 |
13-Mar | Oakey Show | Oakey Showgrounds | 0498 147 487 |
Date TBC | Harmony Day in the City | TRC Civic Square, Toowoomba | 0457 590 606 |
21-Mar | Annual Clifton Fly In | Clifton Airfield | 0429 378 370 |
27 – 28 Mar | Grammar Art Show | Toowoomba Grammar School Assembly Hall, 24 Margaret St, Toowoomba | 0437 813 196 |
APRIL
Date/s | Event | Venue | Contact |
2 – 18 Apr | Qld School Holidays | ||
2 – 5 Apr | Easter | ||
2 – 5 Apr | Toowoomba Easter Gold Cup | Tennis Assoc, James and Water Sts Toowoomba | 07 4639 1874 |
2 -5 Apr | Easter at the Big Cow | Highfields Pioneer Village, Highfields | 07 4696 6309 |
3-Apr | Brymaroo Rodeo | Rodeo Grounds, Brymaroo | 0427 754 852 |
10-Apr | Goombungee-Haden Show | Goombungee Showgrounds, Lau Street | 0418 830 513 |
10 – 11 Apr | Western River Cup (Indigenous Regional Cricket) | Captain Cook Recreational Reserve, Toowoomba | 07 4637 9865 |
16-Apr | Toowoomba Show Day Holiday | ||
16 – 18 Apr | Heritage Bank Toowoomba Royal Show (162nd) | Toowoomba Showgrounds | 0414 783 343 |
17 – 18 Apr | Showcasing Pittsworth & Gardens | Yandilla Street, Pittsworth | 0427 578 264 |
25-Apr | ANZAC Day | ||
23 – 25 Apr | Country Rockin Blues Shindig at Adora Downs | Adora Downs, Mt Tyson | 0411 477 908 |
25-Apr | ANZAC Day Services – Toowoomba Region | Throughout Toowoomba region | 131 872 |
MAY
Date/s | Event | Venue | Contact |
1-May | Toowoomba Busking Festival | Various locations, Toowoomba | |
2 – 3 May | Darling Downs Rose Society Autumn Show | Rose Cottage Newtown Park, Toowoomba | 07 4633 1975 |
3-May | Labour Day | ||
8-May | Autumn Orchid Show | St Paul’s Church Hall, Toowoomba | 0400 162 865 |
8-May | Crows Nest Show | Crows Nest Showgrounds | 0422 408 076 |
15-May | Toowoomba Doll Bear & Winter Craft Show | Glennie School Junior Hall, Toowoomba | 0488 404 637 |
16-May | Hampton Festival | Chapman Park, Hampton | 07 4697 9066 |
16-May | David Hack Classic Meet | Toowoomba City Aerodrome, Toowoomba | 0402 276 685 |
22 – 23 May | Guns, Antiques, Militaria & Collectables Show | Toowoomba Showgrounds | 07 4637 0536 |
29-May | Downs Explorer Scenic Railway Tour | Return: Warwick – Clifton | 07 4661 9788 |
30-May | 15th Towooomba Languages & Cultures Festival 2021 | Queens Park, Toowoomba | Message FB |
JUNE
Date/s | Event | Venue | Contact |
8 – 10 June | CRT FarmFest | Kingsthorpe Park,11465 Warrego Highway, Kingsthorpe | 02 6768 5800 |
5 – 6 Jun | Toowoomba Model Trains & Hobby Expo | Toowoomba Showgrounds | 07 4639 2434 |
25 – 27 Jun | Downs Explorer Scenic Railway Tour | Warwick-Toowoomba-Wyreema-Toowoomba-Warwick | 07 4661 9788 |
26 Jun – 11 Jul | Qld School Holidays |
JULY
Date/s | Event | Venue | Contact |
26 Jun – 11 Jul | Qld School Holidays | ||
28 Jun – 2 Jul | USQ McGregor Winter School | University of Southern Qld, Toowoomba | 07 4631 2755 |
10 – 11 Jul | Antique and Collectors Fair | Founders Pavilion, Toowoomba Showgrounds | 0427 465 407 |
24-Jul | 2021 O’Callaghan Cup (Rugby) | Toowoomba Grammar School, Toowoomba | 07 4687 2500 |
AUGUST
Date/s | Event | Venue | Contact |
30 Jul – 1 Aug | QLD Outdoor Adventure & Motoring Expo | Toowoomba Showgrounds, Toowoomba | 07 4634 7288 |
11-Aug | Ekka Show Holiday (Brisbane area only) | ||
7-8; 14-15; 21-22; & 28-29 Aug |
InStudio Art Trail (10th Anniversary) | Across Hampton & Crows Nest | 0408 708 955 |
SEPTEMBER
Date/s | Event | Venue | Contact |
31 Aug – 3 Oct | Toowoomba Art Society Spring Exhibition | Culliford House, Toowoomba | 07 4632 5725 |
1 – 30 Sep | TOOWOOMBA CARNIVAL of FLOWERS | Various locations, Toowoomba | 131 872 |
3 – 5 Sep | Pittsworth Sprints | Pittsworth Industrial Estate, Pittsworth | 0429 894 112 |
11 – 12 Sep New date | Historic Leyburn Sprints | Leyburn CBD, Leyburn | 07 4695 0001 |
10 – 12 Sep | Festival of Food & Wine | Upper Queens Park, Toowoomba | 131 872 |
11 – 12 Sep | Guns & Militaria | Founders Pavilion, Toowoomba Showgrounds | 07 4634 7400 |
17 – 19 & 24 – 26 Sep | Toowoomba Chronicle Garden Competition | Various locations, Toowoomba | 07 4690 0300 |
17 – 22 Sep | St Lukes Flower & Music Festival | St Luke’s Anglican Church, Toowoomba | 07 4639 1910 |
17 – 22 Sep | Spinners, Weavers & Dyers Show | St Luke’s Anglican Church Hall, Toowoomba | 07 4635 4344 |
17 – 20 Sep | Australian Native Plants Show | TAFE Horticulture Centre, Toowoomba | 07 4635 0059 |
17 – 20 Sep | Spring Orchid Show | St. Pauls Church Hall, Toowoomba | 0439 542 240 |
17 – 23 Sep | Australian Getaway Tours | Crows Nest & Highfields Gardens & Attractions Tours Full Day Tours Toowoomba (includes Lunch) |
07 4696 1857 |
17 – 26 Sep | Toowoomba Exhibition Gardens | Private Gardens, Toowoomba & surrounds | 07 4635 1801 |
18 – 19 Sep | Bonsai Show | Rose Cottage, Newtown Park, Toowoomba | 0418 710 704 |
18 – 19 Sep | Geranium Show | Masonic Hall, 58 Neil St, Toowoomba | 0439 309 538 |
18 – 20 Sep | Toowoomba’s Finest Craft Show | Glenvale Room’ Toowoomba Showgrounds, Toowoomba | 0488 404 637 |
17 – 20 Sep | Native Orchid Spring Show | St John’s Lutheran Church Hall, Toowoomba | 0418 153 003 |
18 – 24 Sep | Quilt Show – Toowoomba Quilters Club | Salo Centre, Toowoomba | 0418 715 070 |
18 – 24 Sep | Darling Downs Textiles Art Group ‘downSIZE’ – A Florid Homage | The Glennie School, Herries Street,Toowoomba | 0424 816 896 |
18 – 26 Sep | Carnival of Trains (Model Trains) | Toowoomba Showgrounds | 07 4639 2434 |
18 Sep – 4 Oct | Qld School Holidays | ||
19-Sep | A Succulent Fest | Bunkers Hill State School, Westbrook | 0439 924 699 |
22 – 26 Sep | Cultivate Country Gardens Day Tour | Country Gardens, Toowoomba region | 0409 814 200 |
24 -26 Sep | Steam Train Tour | Warwick – Toowoomba (One way only) | 07 4661 9788 |
OCTOBER
Date/s | Event | Venue | Contact |
18 Sep – 4 Oct | Qld School Holidays | ||
1 – 3 Oct | Australian Camp Oven Festival (Biennial) | Millmerran Showgrounds, Millmerran | 0429 727 503 |
2 – 10 Oct | Pittsworth Spring Art Exhibition | Pittsworth Art Gallery, Pittsworth | 07 4693 2510 |
4-Oct | Queens Birthday Holiday | ||
8 – 10 Oct | Pittsworth Craft & Fine Food Spectacular | Pittsworth Town Hall, Pittsworth | 0437 672 472 |
9 – Oct TBC | Arthur Postle Gift | Club Pittsworth, Short Street, Pittsworth | 0477 419 179 |
9-Oct | Maclagan Squeezebox Festival | Maclagan Memorial Hall, Maclagan | 0427 170 857 |
9-10 Oct | Darling Downs Rose Society Spring Show | Rose Cottage Newtown Park, Toowoomba | 07 4633 1975 |
10-Oct | Rotary Ride the Range | Picnic Point, Toowoomba | 0438 325 965 |
16 – 17 Oct | Toowoomba Gemfest | Centenary Heights SHS. Toowoomba | 0417 611 820 |
17-Oct | Poets Breakfast 7:00am to 9:30am | Highfields Pioneer Village, 73 Wirraglen Road, Highfields | 07 4696 6309 |
23-24 Oct | Relay for Life | Queens Park, Toowoomba | 0467 564 060 |
NOVEMBER
Date/s | Event | Venue | Contact |
6-Nov | Jacaranda Day Festival | Mocatta Street, Goombungee | 0409 665 303 |
15 – 21 Nov | Gidgee Coal Bush Ballad Awards | Pittsworth Showgrounds, Pittsworth | 0427 578 264 |
19 – 21 Nov | Country Heart Xmas Market | Glenvale Room Toowoomba | 0488 404 637 |
21-Nov | Town Hall Bush Poets Breakfast | Pittsworth Hotel Motel, Pittsworth | 0427 578 264 |
24 Nov- 3 Dec | Bush Christmas Exhibition | Masonic Centre, 58 Neil Street, Toowoomba | 07 4696 4529 |
DECEMBER
Date/s | Event | Venue | Contact |
5 – 24 Dec | Toowoomba’s Christmas Wonderland | Queens Park Gardens, Toowoomba | 0400 357 206 |
11 Dec – 23 Jan ’22 | Qld School Holidays | ||
24-Dec | Christmas Eve (Public Holiday 6pm – midnight) | ||
25-Dec | Christmas Day | ||
26-Dec | Boxing Day (Boxing Day Holiday 28-Dec) | ||
31-Dec | New Years Eve Fireworks | Queens Park, Toowoomba | 131 872 |