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Show holidays

Show holidays are public holidays appointed in districts throughout Queensland in relation to annual agricultural, horticultural or industrial shows.

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Downloadable 2008 show holidays (PDF, 21kB) as at 4 December 2007. Also refer to changes to show holidays since that date.

Downloadable 2007 show holidays (PDF, 104kB)

Table of public holidays in relation to annual agricultural, horticultural or industrial shows
Date of Holiday 2008
Districts by City, Shire or Community
Name of Show
20080813
13 August
City of Brisbane Royal Queensland Show
20080529
29 May
City of Bundaberg Bundaberg Annual Show
20080718
18 July
City of Cairns Cairns Annual Show
20080530
30 May
City of Caloundra Caloundra City Show
20080729
29 July
City of Charters Towers Charters Towers Annual Show
20080806
6 August
City of Gladstone Gladstone Annual Show
20080829
29 August
City of Gold Coast (post amalgamation) Gold Coast Annual Show
20080523
23 May
City of Hervey Bay Fraser Coast Annual Show
20080508
8 May
City of Ipswich Ipswich Annual Show
20080811
11 August
City of Logan (post amalgamation) Royal Queensland Show
20080619
19 June
City of Mackay

Mackay Annual Show

20080523
23 May
City of Maryborough

Fraser Coast Annual Show

20080620
20 June
City of Mount Isa

Mount Isa Annual Show

20080811
11 August
City of Redcliffe Royal Queensland Show
20080604
4 June
City of Rockhampton Rockhampton Annual Show
20080630
30 June
City of Thuringowa

Twin Cities Annual Show

20080410
10 April
City of Toowoomba

Toowoomba Royal Show

20080630
30 June
City of Townsville

Townsville Annual Show

20080801
1 August
Community of Bamaga

Bamaga Annual Show

20080815
15 August
Community of Mer Island

Yam Festival

20080516
16 May
Shire of Aramac - Division 3 (Muttaburra) Longreach Annual Show

20080523
23 May
Shire of Aramac - Division 1 and 2 Harry Redford Agricultural Show Day

20080708
8 July
Shire of Atherton

Atherton Annual Show

20080718
18 July
Shire of Aurukun

Cairns Annual Show

20080811
11 August
Shire of Balonne Royal Queensland Show
20080516
16 May
Shire of Banana - Division 2, the parishes of Moura, Kianga and Craiglands in Division 1 and those parts of the parishes of Dumgree, Annandale, Coreen and Greycliffe in Division 1 Callide Valley Annual Show
20080513
13 May
Shire of Banana - That part of Division 1 covered by the parishes of Mayne, Quakit, etc Theodore Annual Show
20080605
5 June
Shire of Banana - That part of Division 1 covered by the parishes of Westwood, etc Rockhampton Annual Show
20080910
10 September
Shire of Barcaldine Westech Field Day
20080516
16 May
Shire of Barcoo Longreach Annual Show
20080530
30 May
Shire of Bauhinia Springsure Annual Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Beaudesert Royal Queensland Show
20080528
28 May
Shire of Belyando Clermont Annual Show
20080509
9 May
Shire of Bendemere Roma Annual Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Biggenden Royal Queensland Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Boonah Royal Queensland Show
20080513
13 May
Shire of Booringa Mitchell Annual Show
20080624
24 June
Shire of Bowen - Divisions 1 and 2 and that part of Division 3 north of the Bogie River from its confluence with the Burdekin River to its source and then easterly by the Clarke Range to the eastern boundary of the Shire Bowen Annual Show
20081104
4 November
Shire of Bowen - That part of Division 3 south of the Bogie River from its confluence with the Burdekin River to its source and thence easterly by the Clarke Range to the eastern boundary of the Shire Collinsville Annual Show
20080605
5 June
Shire of Broadsound - Dysart, Middlemount, south of Clairview and the rural areas of the Shire Rockhampton Annual Show
20080619
19 June
Shire of Broadsound - Coastal region of Clairview and Clairview north

Mackay Annual Show

20080509
9 May
Shire of Bungil Roma Annual Show
20080625
25 June
Shire of Burdekin - north of the Burdekin River Ayr Annual Show
20081104
4 November
Shire of Burdekin - south of the Burdekin River Home Hill Harvest Festival
20080529
29 May
Shire of Burnett Bundaberg Annual Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Caboolture Royal Queensland Show
20080806
6 August
Shire of Calliope Gladstone Annual Show
20080410
10 April
Shire of Cambooya Toowoomba Royal Show
20080725
25 July
Shire of Cardwell Tully and District Annual Show
20080606
6 June
Shire of Carpentaria Normanton Annual Show
20080523
23 May
Shire of Chinchilla Chinchilla Annual Show
20080410
10 April
Shire of Clifton Toowoomba Royal Show

20080613
13 June
Shire of Cloncurry Cloncurry & District Annual Show
20080825
25 August
Shire of Cook Cook Shire Agricultural Show Day
20080516
16 May
Shire of Cooloola Gympie Annual Show
20080509
9 May
Shire of Crow's Nest Crow's Nest Annual Show
20080729
29 July
Shire of Dalrymple Charters Towers Annual Show
20080721
21 July
Shire of Douglas Mossman & District Annual Show
20080605
5 June
Shire of Duaringa Rockhampton Annual Show
20080708
8 July
Shire of Eacham Malanda Agricultural Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Eidsvold Royal Queensland Show
20080604
4 June
Shire of Emerald Emerald Annual Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Esk Royal Queensland Show
20080718
18 July
Shire of Etheridge Cairns Annual Show
20080604
4 June
Shire of Fitzroy Rockhampton Annual Show
20080530
30 May
Shire of Flinders Hughenden Annual Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Gatton Royal Queensland Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Gayndah Royal Queensland Show
20080708
8 July
Shire of Herberton Atherton Annual Show
20080704
4 July
Shire of Hinchinbrook Herbert River Annual Show
20080514
14 May
Shire of Ilfracombe Longreach Annual Show
20080314
14 March
Shire of Inglewood excluding that part of the shire within the boundaries of the parishes of Wyemo, Beebo, Texas, Silverspur, Arcot, Gunyan, Bonshaw, Maiden Head, Aitkins's Flat and the town of Texas Inglewood Annual Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Inglewood within the boundaries of the parishes of Wyemo, Beebo, Texas, Silverspur, Arcot, Gunyan, Bonshaw, Maiden Head, Aitkins's Flat and the town of Texas Texas Annual Show
20080910
10 September
Shire of Isisford Barcaldine Westech Field Day
20080529
29 May
Shire of Isis Bundaberg Annual Show
20080521
21 May
Shire of Jericho Alpha Annual Show
20080410
10 April
Shire of Jondaryan Toowoomba Royal Show
20080725
25 July
Shire of Johnstone - comprising the areas south of Bells Creek to the east of the Bruce Highway and south of North Maria Creek west of the Bruce Highway Tully & District Annual Show
20080711
11 July
Shire of Johnstone - except the areas south of Bells Creek to the east of the Bruce Highway and south of North Maria Creek west of the Bruce Highway Innisfail Annual Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Kilcoy Royal Queensland Show
20080516
16 May
Shire of Kilkivan Gympie Annual Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Kingaroy Royal Queensland Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Kolan Royal Queensland Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Laidley Royal Queensland Show
20080604
4 June
Shire of Livingstone Rockhampton Annual Show
20080516
16 May
Shire of Longreach Longreach Annual Show
20080708
8 July
Shire of Mareeba - within the parishes of Irvinebank, Myosotis and Western Atherton Annual Show
20080721
21 July
Shire of Mareeba - within the parishes of Mowbray, Salisbury, Riflemead and that part of the parish of  Garioch located north of Hunter and Rifle Creeks Mossman Annual Show
20080718
18 July
Shire of Mareeba excluding the parishes of Irvinebank, Myosotis, Western, Mowbray, Salisbury, Riflemead and that part of the parish of Garioch located north of Hunter and Rifle Creeks Cairns Annual Show
20080613
13 June
Shire of Maroochy Sunshine Coast Annual Show
20080410
10 April
Shire of Millmerran excluding that part within the boundaries of the parishes of Cecil, Dunmore, Waar Waar, Waggaba, Wilkie and St Ruth and the town of Cecil Plains< Toowoomba Royal Show
20080418
18 April
Shire of Millmerran within the boundaries of the parishes of Cecil Plains, Dunmore, Waar Waar, Waggaba, Wilkie and St Ruth and the town of Cecil Plains Dalby Annual Show
20080619
19 June
Shire of Mirani Mackay Annual Show
20080806
6 August
Shire of Miriam Vale Gladstone Annual Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Monto Royal Queensland Show
20080604
4 June
Shire of Mount Morgan Rockhampton Annual Show
20080509
9 May
Shire of Mundubbera Mundubbera Annual Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Murgon Royal Queensland Show
20080520
20 May
Shire of Murilla Miles & District Annual Show
20080516
16 May
Shire of Murweh Charleville Annual Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Nanango Royal Queensland Show
20080619
19 June
Shire of Nebo Mackay Annual Show
20080912
12 September
Shire of Noosa Noosa Country Show
20080630
30 June
Shire of Palm Island Townsville Annual Show
20080523
23 May
Shire of Peak Downs Capella & District Annual Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Perry Royal Queensland Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Pine Rivers Royal Queensland Show
20080410
10 April
Shire of Pittsworth Toowoomba Royal Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Redland Royal Queensland Show
20080613
13 June
Shire of Richmond Richmond Annual Field Day Exhibition
20080410
10 April
Shire of Rosalie excluding Yarraman, Upper Yarraman and Cooyar Toowoomba Royal Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Rosalie within the boundaries of Yarraman, Upper Yarraman and Cooyar Royal Queensland Show
20080619
19 June
Shire of Sarina Mackay Annual Show
20080201
1 February
Shire of Stanthorpe Stanthorpe Annual Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Tara Royal Queensland Show
20080506
6 May
Shire of Taroom - Division 1 Taroom Annual Show
20080422
22 April
Shire of Taroom - Division 2 Wandoan Annual Show
20080516
16 May
Shire of Tiaro - Division 3 Gympie District Annual Show
20080523
23 May
Shire of Tiaro - Divisions 1 and 2 Fraser Coast Annual Show
20080919
19 September
Shire of Torres Torres Strait Cultural Show
20080502
2 May
Shire of Waggamba Goondiwindi Annual Show
20080418
18 April
Shire of Wambo Dalby Annual Show
20080208
8 February
Shire of Warwick - Division 1 Allora Annual Show
20080404
4 April
Shire of Warwick - Division 2, Division 3 (including the urban area of Warwick City and the locality of Murray's Bridge), Divisions 4, 5 & 6 Warwick Annual Show
20080222
22 February
Shire of Warwick - Division 3 (excluding the urban area of Warwick City and the locality of Murray's Bridge) Killarney Annual Show
20080620
20 June
Shire of Whitsunday Whitsunday Show
20080811
11 August
Shire of Wondai Royal Queensland Show
20080523
23 May
Shire of Woocoo Fraser Coast Annual Show
20080604
4 June
Shire of Woorabinda Rockhampton Annual Show
20080418
18 April
Town of Dalby Dalby & District Annual Show
20080502
2 May
Town of Goondiwindi Goondiwindi Annual Show
20080509
9 May
Town of Roma Roma Annual Show
20080718
18 July
Sire of Yarrabah Cairns Annual Show

Last updated: 03 July 2008

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