Upcoming Events

The Taroom Show is an annual agricultural show held over two days in the first week of May. Competitors travel from near and far to compete in classes such as those in the horse events, stud cattle. 'Miss Showgirl' competition and the pavilion which includes fresh produce, arts and crafts, cookery and woodwork to name […]

Thangool is the home of country horse racing within the Sandstone Wonders. The large course and spacious green lawns give an ambiance of calm, a contrast to the cut and thrust of colour, suspense and excitement among the spectators, and the jockeys and horses as they stride down the straight towards the winner’s post. Check […]

The Callide Valley Show is a much loved annual event, jam packed with family entertainment, pavilion exhibitions, cattle judging, horse events, animal nursery, sideshow alley, show-bags, rodeo, crash-a-rama, bike nite, woodchop and fireworks and much more. Held over two days and two nights with easy parking and a wide variety of food an beverage's available, […]

Thangool is the home of country horse racing within the Sandstone Wonders. The large course and spacious green lawns give an ambiance of calm, a contrast to the cut and thrust of colour, suspense and excitement among the spectators, and the jockeys and horses as they stride down the straight towards the winner’s post. Check […]

Integreat Queensland’s Flourish Multicultural Festival celebrates Central Queensland’s rich cultural diversity and brings to the community a feast of cultural delights of music, dance, international cuisines, and art exhibitions. Held in Biloela and Gladstone, the Flourish Festival is free to the public and celebrates multiculturalism while contributing to the region through our culturally diverse communities […]

Busby Marou have gained a reputation as one of Australia's hardest-working live bands, best known for their storytelling and gifted musicianship. In preparation for their 5th album release, the boys are spending the months of June revisiting their favourite Tiny Towns, playing special intimate shows to folks that aren't spoilt with regular live music. They […]

Lost in Palm Springs is a multidisciplinary exhibition bringing together fourteen creative minds—artists, photographers and thinkers from America and Australia—who respond to, capture, or re-imagine the magical qualities of the landscape and the celebrated mid-century modern architecture of the desert city of Palm Springs, California. Curated by Dr Greer Honeywill, this exhibition examines the connection between […]

'The Great Race' - Rural Villages & Towns of the Banana Shire This year's event is being staged in Biloela, Central Queensland and will provide motoring enthusiasts with an ideal opportunity to explore Biloela and a number of the rural villages and towns that help to form the Banana Shire. Participants will take a journey […]

The Annual Old Wheels In Motion Rally is Central Queensland's premiere event for vintage machinery/motor enthusiasts, collectors and restorers. Exhibitors from across Queensland, and beyond, will come together to partake in this truly amazing event, joining local members to provide the public with a huge array of displays, working demonstrations and hands-on activities aimed at […]

The Taroom Rodeo 2023 is back, bigger and better than ever! For a region that prizes its horses for work and recreation, rodeos are just normal part of country life. The Australian Professional Rodeo Association (APRA) stages more that 100 competitions across the nation, looking for the grittiest and best. Taroom Rodeo is part of […]