Event Guide 29 August

Saturday 31 August

Burdekin Water Festival QMN Long Lunch
Saturday 12pm
Set to be a feast for the senses with mouthwatering delicacies and drinks, breathtaking decor, and outstanding entertainment, the Burdekin Water Festival QMN Long Lunch will host the crowning of the Water Festival Senior Ambassador winner and runner up. The event promises to be an unmissable culmination of the 2024 Queensland Country Bank Burdekin Water Festival, and tickets and more details can be found on The Burdekin Water Festival. Facebook Page.
Populins Hall

Monday 2 September

Burdekin Art Society Art Exhibition
Monday to Saturday, 8am to 5pm
The Burdekin Art Society Annual Exhibition attracts lovers of fine art from near and far. Being a week-long exhibition allows people from other areas an opportunity to see this very popular event and draws entries from all over the state and further afield. 
The longevity of the event attests to the quality and popularity that the entrants and viewers alike enjoy.
Burdekin Theatre

Tuesday 3 SEPTEMBER

Bible Study
3rd, 5th, 10th  12th & 14th Sept 2pm
If you would like to know what the Bible says and you would like to know more you are welcome to come along and learn with us. 
Presenting the series is Pastor Laufili Ah - You. Contact details 0404196170
Ayr Seventh day Adventist Church

Saturday 7 September

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The Queensland Country Bank Burdekin Water Festival “Bring It Back” Parade and Mardi Gras
Saturday from 4:30pm
The much-loved Burdekin Water Festival will make its celebrated return to the community, and to Queen Street for 2024 on Saturday 7 September with the nostalgic theme, “Bring It Back”. All are welcome to join in on what will be an extraordinary celebration, and continue the festivities into the night for the official crowning of the Junior Ambassador winner and runner up at 7pm on the Main Stage outside Harvey Norman.
Queen Street

The Visitors
Saturday, 7:30pm
On a sweltering day in January 1788, seven clan leaders gather on a sandstone escarpment overlooking the harbour. The attendees, six of them Elders and one new initiate, catch-up, laugh together, share a meal and compare notes. But beyond the friendly banter, protocols, and hospitality, a momentous decision is waiting to be made. A mysterious fleet of giant nawi is amassing in the harbour and as they creep closer, these seven representatives must choose unanimously: whether to send these strangers on their way or welcome them?
TICKET PRICES
Adult $40.00
Concession $38.00
Friends of the Theatre $35.00
Youth under 30 $35.00
Burdekin Theatre

Saturday 14 September

Giru Show
Saturday, from 12pm to 6pm
The annual Giru Show highlights the community's talent with a variety of exhibits and stalls. From vintage machinery displays and live entertainment to games suitable for every child, there's something for everyone to enjoy. The Giru Show have recently added games to the schedule for all ages to take part in. The local bands will provide entertainment throughout the day. 
Brolga Park, Giru

Celtic Illusion
Saturday, from 7.30pm
Immerse yourself in the Irish Dance and Grand Illusion sensation that has taken Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Canada, and the USA by storm. Celtic Illusion is coming to a stage near you!

Even fans who have seen our previous shows won’t dare miss the 2024 tour that is set to raise the bar once again. This exhilarating production has broken barriers by fusing unparalleled art forms and is more spectacular than ever before. With new spellbinding illusions, entrancing music and choreography, Celtic Illusion is an awe-inspiring night of family entertainment.
Burdekin Theatre

Wednesday 2 October

Morning Melodies: Livvy and Pete
Thursday from 11am
Helpmann award winner Michael Griffiths and acclaimed cabaret darling Amelia Ryan celebrate the songbooks of Aussie icons Olivia Newton-John and Peter Allen. 
From their humble small-town beginnings to world domination in sequins and jumpsuits, revisit all of their sing-a-long classic from Rio to Tenterfield, all the way to Xanadu and beyond. As camp as maracas and tender as Pete's gift to Livvy "I Honestly Love You", there promises to be rollerskates, T-Birds, Pink Ladies, 80s jazzercise and an Oscar winning song to boot! Livvy & Pete made its debut in 2016 at the Ballarat Cabaret Festival, and Adelaide's Feast Festival. Since then it has delighted audiences at The Adelaide Fringe Festival (Garden of Unearthly Delights), The Hobart Spiegeltent, The Wollongong Spiegeltent, Vivaldi's Canberra, Slide Sydney, Adelaide Fringe Roadshow, and the Brisbane Cabaret Festival. 
Burdekin Theatre

Friday 11 October

Grinspoon ‘whatever, whenever, wherever’ Australian Tour 2024
Friday, from 7.30pm

Grinspoon’s 8th studio album titled ‘whatever, whatever’ will arrive on August 9. It’s an album of ferocity; an injection of adrenaline that marks a period of rejuvenation and a new peak for the band, who’ve spent recent years touring nationwide celebrating their untouchable seven album-strong discography and legacy to date. 

The band have also announced they’re heading out on an extensive 45 date ‘whatever, whenever, wherever’ tour across the country.
Burdekin Memorial Hall

Saturday 9 November

Home Hill Harvest Festival – Grand Parade & Street Party
Saturday from 5pm
Celebrate the sugar industry in Burdekin. The Home Hill Harvest Festival runs from September to November. The Festival culminates with the Mardi Gras including floats from festival queens, community groups and businesses and ends with a Street Party featuring entertainment, rides, food and activities for the whole family to enjoy.
Home Hill

Sunday 10 November

Burdekin Machinery Preservationists Open Day
Sunday from 9am
Located at the Brandon Heritage Precinct, 21-27 Spiller Street, Brandon, the Burdekin Machinery Preservationists have an open day. Witness the power of the working vintage machinery which includes the historic Marshall Colonial Tractor and the Walkers Engine No.1, which is just one of two working air blast fuel injection engines in Australia. Admire the other vintage tractors and stationary engines on display.
Burdekin Heritage Precinct, Brandon

Wednesday 4 December

Morning Melodies: Andrews and Bin Christmas Swing
Thursday from 11am
The Andrews & Bing Christmas Swing joyful, live, melodious Christmas Show is a stroll down memory lane with the beautiful 1940’s bright & engaging Christmas songs of the Andrews Sisters & the one & only “Crooner” himself, alias Bing Crosby. Three dynamic, harmonious, humble divas with their professional band, “The Miller Horns,” igniting the stage! Clap along to their iconic stylized “Jingle Bells”, listen to the enchanting best-selling song, “White Christmas” and all aboard the Christmas “Chattanooga Choo Choo”.
Burdekin Theatre

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