Aquatic events—Cairns region
For more information about aquatic events in your area, contact your closest Maritime Safety Queensland office.
August 2026
| Date and time | Description of event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31 August | Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron—Social, Twilight and Training Sailing | Cairns Port Limits and vicinity of Double Island, Green Island, Fitzroy Island, Cape Grafton, Mission Bay, False Cape, Yorkeys Knob, Port Douglas, Cairns Inner Reefs and Lizard Island |
| 2, 3, 6, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 24, 27 August 6am–10am |
Northern Region Queensland Barefoot Club—Club Training, tournaments and clinic |
Tinaroo Dam, various Locations |
| 8, 22, 23 August | Port Douglas Yacht Club—Port Douglas Race Week and Annual Racing Calendar Events | Port Douglas, Low Isles and Snapper Island |
| 9, 23 August 9am–6pm |
Cairns Yacht Club—Sail Training and Sail Racing Port of Cairns Area | Cairns and Ellis Beach. To include partially smooth waters of Trinity Bay |
| 15 August 6.00am–9.30pm (Firing time 8.30pm) |
Japan Bon Dance Festival—Xplosive Art Fireworks | Cairns Esplanade Foreshore, Trinity Inlet |
| 16 August 6am–10am |
Cairns Crocs Triathlon—45th Coral Coast Triathlon | Yorkeys Knob Beach (South of SLSQ patrolled area) |
| 29 August 11.30am–7.30pm (Firing time 8.30pm) |
Cairns Festival 2026—Xplosive Art Fireworks |
Cairns Esplanade foreshore, Trinity Inlet |
September 2026
| Date and time | Description of event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28 September | Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron—Social, Twilight and Training Sailing | Cairns Port Limits and vicinity of Double Island, Green Island, Fitzroy Island, Cape Grafton, Mission Bay, False Cape, Yorkeys Knob, Port Douglas, Cairns Inner Reefs and Lizard Island |
| 3, 6, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 21, 24, 28 September 6am–10am |
Northern Region Queensland Barefoot Club—Club Training, tournaments and clinic | Tinaroo Dam, various Locations |
| 5 September 6.30am–2.00pm |
Mission Beach Outrigger Canoe Club Vaka Tua Motu—Vaka Tua Motu 14 km and 24 km Outrigger Canoe Race | South Mission Beach, Timana Island, Dunk Island, Pertaboi Island |
| 12 September 6.30am–4.30pm |
Coconuts Outrigger Canoe Club NQ Zone Regatta - Grand Prix Round 4 |
Etty Bay |
| 12, 26 September | Port Douglas Yacht Club—Port Douglas Race Week and Annual Racing Calendar Events | Port Douglas, Low Isles and Snapper Island |
| 13, 20 September 9am–6pm |
Cairns Yacht Club—Sail Training and Sail Racing Port of Cairns Area | Cairns and Ellis Beach. To include partially smooth waters of Trinity Bay |
| 25 to 27 September 6pm–9am |
Tableland Fish Stocking Society—2026 Tableland Hardware Barra Bash | Tinaroo Dam |
October 2026
| Date and time | Description of event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31 October | Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron—Social, Twilight and Training Sailing | Cairns Port Limits and vicinity of Double Island, Green Island, Fitzroy Island, Cape Grafton, Mission Bay, False Cape, Yorkeys Knob, Port Douglas, Cairns Inner Reefs and Lizard Island |
| 3, 17, 18, 25 October | Port Douglas Yacht Club—Port Douglas Race Week and Annual Racing Calendar Events | Port Douglas, Low Isles and Snapper Island |
| 14, 18, 25 October 9am–6pm |
Cairns Yacht Club—Sail Training and Sail Racing Port of Cairns Area | Cairns and Ellis Beach. To include partially smooth waters of Trinity Bay |
November 2026
| Date and time | Description of event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30 November | Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron—Social, Twilight and Training Sailing | Cairns Port Limits and vicinity of Double Island, Green Island, Fitzroy Island, Cape Grafton, Mission Bay, False Cape, Yorkeys Knob, Port Douglas, Cairns Inner Reefs and Lizard Island |
| 14, 28 November | Port Douglas Yacht Club—Port Douglas Race Week and Annual Racing Calendar Events | Port Douglas, Low Isles and Snapper Island |
December 2026
| Date and time | Description of event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28 December | Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron—Social, Twilight and Training Sailing | Cairns Port Limits and vicinity of Double Island, Green Island, Fitzroy Island, Cape Grafton, Mission Bay, False Cape, Yorkeys Knob, Port Douglas, Cairns Inner Reefs and Lizard Island |
| 5, 12 December | Port Douglas Yacht Club—Port Douglas Race Week and Annual Racing Calendar Events | Port Douglas, Low Isles and Snapper Island |