Salty Saturdays Coolum Beach Market
More than just a market, Salty Saturdays in Jack Morgan Park is an event for locals and visitors to come together and celebrate Coolum culture and community. Come to Coolum for a salty swim, sandy soles and sunshine on your skin. The day includes live music, free entertainment, delicious food, and the chance to support the local artisans. Bring your family and friends for a fun afternoon in the park and enjoy the sea, salt and sun in Coolum.
When: Saturday, October 22, 1pm.
Where: Jack Morgan Park, Park Street, Coolum Beach.
Tickets: Free event.
Buderim Garden Festival
This annual celebration of spring is set to attract people from around South-East Queensland. A major feature of the festival is the competitive Spring Flower and Photographic Display, which includes the categories of cut flowers, floral arrangements, potted plants, foliage, hanging baskets, bonsai plants and garden photography. There will also be a plant market stall.
When: Friday, October 21n to Sunday, October 23.
Where: Buderim War Memorial Hall, corner of Main and Church Streets, Buderim.
Tickets: $20 via Buderim Garden Club.
Sihot’e Nioge: When Skirts Become Artworks
This exhibition celebrates the Omie Peoples’ sacred tapa making tradition. It’s cacred because the first tapa, or beaten bark cloth, is central to the Omie peoples’ creation and origin story: “When the first man to arrive on Earth, Mina, told the first woman, Saja, to go down to the river, find the right tree, remove its bark, beat it on the river stones, then soak it in mud; together they were setting up the first Omie, cultural ritual. Saja came back wearing it, thus sanctifying the first marriage.” Omie tapa, both painted and appliquéd, is considered the most dramatic, colourful and compositionally diverse in the Pacific region. Their two traditional styles, the nioge and sihot’e, are presented to you in this exhibition in infinite variation.
When: Friday, October 21 to Sunday, December 4.
Where: Caloundra Regional Gallery, 22 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra.
Tickets: Free event, more details via the Caloundra Regional Gallery.
Low & Slow BBQ Demo & Degustation
Join the Cotton Tree Meats barbecue team as they serve nine proteins, demonstrated over a four-course degustation of low and slow barbecue. The Low & Slow BBQ Demo & Degustation is a three-hour highly interactive and delicious version of their renowned barbecue school. The team will break down the art of low and slow, rotisserie cooking and reverse searing through the degustation, and share all their knowledge so you can replicate this in your own backyard. This is an interactive demonstration allowing for plenty of opportunities for questions.
When: Friday, October 21, 3pm to 6pm.
Where: Sunshine Brewery, 28 Fishermans Road, Kuluin.
Tickets: $210 via Eventbrite.
Bob Marley tribute
Don’t miss a glorious afternoon of reggae on the beach with the massive sound of Roaring Lion, Queensland’s nine-piece Bob Marley tribute band. Roaring Lion will have you reminiscing all of Bob’s popular songs, playing everything from “Exodus” and “Could You be Loved” to “Buffalo Soldier”, “Three Little Birds” and “One Love”. So grab your family and friends and be at King’s for this awesome event. There’s no better way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
When: Sunday, October 23, 2pm.
Where: Kings Beach Tavern, 43 Burgess Street, Kings Beach.
Tickets: $25 via Oztix.
Kim Kirkman and friends
Join Kim Kirkman and his musician friends for an afternoon of wonderful music. After originally training as a violist, Kim moved to voice and became co-owner, musical director and member of celebrated Australian group The Ten Tenors. He has sung tenor solos in oratorio in Cairns, Townsville, Mackay and Brisbane as well as solo and chorus for Opera Queensland, Victorian State Opera and EssGee Entertainment.
When: Sunday, October 23, 2.30pm
Where: St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 46 Upper Gay Terrace, Kings Beach.
Tickets: $20 via TryBooking.
SunnyKids Mayoral Ball
Experience a dinner party on the grandest of scales as Mayor Mark Jamieson and Mayoress Lorrell Jamieson invite you to join them for an evening of connection, a four-course dinner, premium beverages and a band that you can dance the night away with. Limited tickets remain for either individual purchase or table purchase.
When: Saturday, October 29, 6pm.
Where: Venue114, Sportsmans Parade, Bokarina.
Tickets: $300 via SunnyKids Mayoral Ball.
Nature journaling for beginners
As part of Celebrating Nature Connections, a month-long celebration of art, nature and science, NatureArt Lab invites people to attend the Nature Journaling For Beginners workshop. Discover the contemplative world of nature journaling with NatureArt Lab artist Petra Meer. Immerse yourself in nature and start your journaling journey by learning some simple ways to begin to draw and write about our local wildflowers and plants. No experience necessary, all welcome.
When: Saturday, October 22, 10am to midday.
Where: Arts & Ecology Centre, Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens, 51 Palm Creek Road, Tanawha.
Tickets: $25 via Eventbrite.
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