23 - 25 MAY 2025
Celebrating it's 31th year, Port Douglas will burst to life once again with the region's largest cultural festival, 'Carnivale'
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It happens once a year and gives visitors and locals a great excuse to party in paradise. Sure to feature the usual suspects, The Street Parade, Family Beach Day, Longest Lunch and The Wonderland Spiegeltent, there is a reason it has made it to the milestone birthday of 30 years.. What a weekend - come and play!
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Full 2025 program to be released
The Longest Lunch
Fri 23th May 2025
12pm till 3pm
Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina
Price: TBA
Hosted by four of the best local restaurants that will present a sumptuous four-course menu using the freshest and most delicious local produce. Added to this we will also have a great local beverage offering from Hemingway’s Brewery and Devils Thumb Distillery.
Macrossan Street Parade
Fri 23th May 2025
4:30pm onwards
Macrossan Street comes alive with dazzling entertainment for the young and the young at heart.
A true community event in the finest of Tropical North Queenslander traditions, the Macrossan Street Parade has long been the opening highlight of Port Douglas Carnivale and regularly draws eager crowds of thousands.
Family Beach Day
Sat 24th May 2025
9am - 3pm
Four Mile Beach, Port Douglas
Grab your family and friends and head to the Family Beach Day for a full day of fun and frolic by the sea. It’s all about the fun of the beach and the stunning surroundings of the magnificent Four Mile beach.
Popcorn Underground
Dates: TBA
Various times and shows
World-class cabaret, circus and comedy that is beautifully filthy and rib-crackingly funny! All this wrapped up in a night of sizzling cabaret, adult carnival, astounding circus and extraordinary artists. It’s a riotous variety show like you’ve never seen before!
