Queensland show holidays
The next appointed show holiday is Tue 3 Nov — in 10 days — for the Collinsville Annual Show, in one district.
Read from Queensland's own appointment list on Wednesday 16 September 2026.
In Queensland a show holiday is set district by district. Under s4, Holidays Act 1983 (Qld) the Minister appoints a show holiday for a district when that district's council asks for one, so there is no rule to apply and no date to calculate — there is only the list. For 2026 it runs to 98 districts across 45 separate dates, and your council is on it or it is not.
Next year's dates are not out
Queensland appoints these one year at a time
The published list reaches 2026 and stops. That is not an omission on this page — the appointments for the year after have not been made, because each one waits on a council's request and the Minister's appointment under s4, Holidays Act 1983 (Qld). Anyone showing you a date for a Queensland show holiday in a year Queensland has not appointed is guessing, and the two shows named further down are what guessing costs.
One exception: Brisbane's Ekka. The Brisbane local government area's show holiday needs no council request — the Act exempts it — and follows the Royal Queensland Show's own rule, so Queensland publishes it ahead: Wednesday 11 August 2027 and Wednesday 16 August 2028. It is on the Queensland public holidays page with the rest of the state's dates. The 15 other districts that take the Ekka on its Monday are appointed year by year like everyone else.
Queensland has published 6 years so far — 2021 to 2026. This page re-reads that list, and the build fails rather than let it go quietly stale.
The Ekka is two holidays, not one
The Royal Queensland Show gives Brisbane a holiday on Wednesday 12 August, and it gives 15 other districts a holiday on Monday 10 August — the same show, two days, two separate appointments. A page that calls it "Brisbane only" is missing 15 districts; a page that puts every one of them on Brisbane's Wednesday has them at work on the day they are off.
The districts on the Monday: Bundaberg region, City of Moreton Bay, City of Redland, Gladstone region, Gympie region, Lockyer Valley region, Logan City, North Burnett region, Scenic Rim region, Shire of Balonne, Shire of Cherbourg, Somerset region, South Burnett region, Toowoomba region and Western Downs region.
And a sixteenth district is off that day for something else
Goondiwindi's Texas district takes the Texas Show Holiday on the same Monday. It is a different show and a different appointment that happens to share a date — so the day is sixteen districts and two holidays, not sixteen districts at the Ekka.
The weekday holds. The date does not.
With no rule to read, the only honest guide to a year that has not been appointed is what the appointed years have actually done. Across 6 published lists, 54 of 56 shows with at least 4 years of history have kept the same weekday every year — 96% of them. The calendar date moves by a week or two; the day of the week mostly does not.
So if you are planning around a show holiday in a year Queensland has not appointed, plan the weekday and leave the date open. And know that "mostly" is doing real work in that sentence:
- Miles and District Show — Tuesday 18 May 2021, Tuesday 17 May 2022, Tuesday 23 May 2023, Tuesday 21 May 2024, Tuesday 20 May 2025 and Friday 13 March 2026.
- Weipa Fishing Classic — Friday 3 September 2021, Monday 13 June 2022, Monday 12 June 2023, Monday 10 June 2024, Monday 9 June 2025 and Monday 8 June 2026.
Counted from the 6 lists Queensland has published, not asserted. Shows are matched on a normalised name because the state's own table rewrites them between years — "Capella & District" became "Capella and District" — and matching the raw text splits one show into two and halves the sample.
Every appointed district, 2026
All 98 of them, in date order, exactly as Queensland appoints them — the ones still to come first. The district column is the appointment's own wording, which is often part of a shire rather than all of it.
Still to come in 2026
| Date | District | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | Whitsunday region — Collinsville district including area south of Bogie River from its confluence with the Burdekin River to its source and then easterly by the Clark Range to the eastern boundary of the Council area | Collinsville Annual ShowTuesday in all 6 years |
Already held in 2026 — 97 districts
| Date | District | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 30 Jan | Southern Downs region — the area of the former Stanthorpe Shire and the area of the village of Dalveen | Stanthorpe Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 6 Feb | Southern Downs region — the area of the former Warwick Shire–Division 1 | Allora Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 20 Feb | Southern Downs region — the area of the former Warwick Shire–Division 3 (excluding the urban area of Warwick City and the locality of Murray's Bridge) | Killarney Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 13 Mar | Goondiwindi region — that area covered by the former Shire of Inglewood excluding that part of the former shire within the boundaries of the parishes of Wyemo, Beebo, Texas, Silverspur, Arcot, Gunyan, Bonshaw, Maiden Head, Aitkin's Flat and the town of Texas | Inglewood Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 13 Mar | Western Downs region — Miles and District | Miles and District Show |
| Fri 20 Mar | Southern Downs region — the area of the former Warwick Shire–Divisions 2, 5 and 6, Division 3 (being the urban area of Warwick City and the locality of Murray's Bridge), and Division 4 (excluding the village of Dalveen) | Warwick Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 27 Mar | Toowoomba region — Toowoomba Regional Council area excluding Yarraman, Upper Yarraman and Cooyar areas | Toowoomba Royal Agricultural ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 10 Apr | Western Downs region — Dalby and District | Dalby and District Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 17 Apr | Western Downs region — Wandoan and District | Wandoan Annual ShowFriday in all 3 years |
| Fri 1 May | Goondiwindi region — for that area covered by the former Goondiwindi Town Council Area and the former Waggamba Shire | Goondiwindi Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Tue 5 May | Shire of Banana — that part of the shire formerly known as Division 1 of Taroom Shire (includes township of Taroom) | Taroom Annual ShowTuesday in all 6 years |
| Fri 8 May | Maranoa region — from the eastern boundary of the Council area including the towns of Jackson, Yuleba, Wallumbilla, Roma, Hodgson and Muckadilla. North of Roma to the northern boundary of the Council area including the town of Injune and the area known as Bymount and south of Roma to the southern boundary of the Council area including the township of Surat and the area east and south of Surat Township | Roma Agricultural ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 8 May | North Burnett region — Mundubbera area | Mundubbera Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Tue 12 May | Maranoa region — west of Amby to the western boundary of the Council area including the towns of Mitchell and Mungallala. South of Amby to the southern boundary of the Council area including the area known as Dunkeld and north of Amby to the northern boundary of the Council area | Mitchell Agricultural ShowTuesday in all 6 years |
| Tue 12 May | Shire of Banana — that part of the Shire covered by the parishes of Mayne, Quakit, Gibber Gunyah, Martin, Highworth, Southend, Coteeda, Blackman, Cracow, Dresden, Mungungal, Camboon, Okangal, Walloon, Woolton, Woolthorpe, Warnoah, Belmont, Colombo, Tarramba, Barfield, Rhydding, Roundstone, Capayan, and that part of the parish of Banana described as L110/FN261, L109/FN261, L48/FN283, L53/FN423, L1 and 2/RP892597, L1/RP612740, L1-6/RP613366, L2/RP612740, L127/FN470, and Pt L13/FN469 (includes townships of Theodore and Cracow) | Theodore Annual ShowTuesday in all 4 years |
| Fri 15 May | City of Ipswich | Ipswich Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 15 May | Gympie region excluding Goomeri Township and Parish of Goomeribong | Gympie Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 15 May | Shire of Banana — that part of the shire covering the parishes of Annandale, Craiglands, Dumgree, Earlsfield, Greycliffe, Spier, Thalberg, Callide, Prairie, Coreen, Kooingal, Scoria, Kroombit, Clifford, Kariboe, Grevillea, Prospect, Tiamby, Moura and Kianga (includes the townships/areas of Biloela, Jambin, Goovigen, Thangool, Banana, Moura, Prospect Creek and Mt Murchison) | Callide Valley Agricultural and Pastoral ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 15 May | Shire of Murweh | Charleville and District Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Wed 20 May | Barcaldine region — Alpha township | Alpha Annual ShowWednesday in all 6 years |
| Fri 22 May | Central Highlands region — Capella and Tieri | Capella and District Agricultural ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 22 May | Fraser Coast region | Fraser Coast Agricultural ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 22 May | Longreach region — Longreach, and Ilfracombe | Longreach Agricultural ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 22 May | Shire of Barcoo | Longreach Agricultural ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 22 May | Shire of Bulloo | Shindig FestivalFriday in both years |
| Fri 22 May | Western Downs region — Chinchilla and District | Chinchilla Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Wed 27 May | Isaac region — Moranbah, Clermont, Middlemount, Dysart, Kilcummin and rural areas | Clermont Show DayWednesday in all 6 years |
| Thu 28 May | Bundaberg region — within the post codes of 4660, 4670 and 4673 | Bundaberg Annual ShowThursday in all 6 years |
| Fri 29 May | Central Highlands region — townships of Springsure, Rolleston and Bauhinia | Springsure and District Agricultural ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 29 May | Shire of Flinders — Hughenden, Stamford, Prairie and Torrens Creek | Hughenden ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 29 May | Sunshine Coast region — the area of the former Caloundra City Council | Maleny Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Wed 3 Jun | Central Highlands region — townships of Emerald, Comet, Gemfields, Blackwater, Bluff, Dingo and Duaringa | Emerald and District Agricultural ShowWednesday in all 6 years |
| Fri 5 Jun | Shire of Carpentaria | Normanton Show DayFriday in all 6 years |
| Mon 8 Jun | Weipa town area | Weipa Fishing Classic |
| Thu 11 Jun | Isaac region — St Lawrence, south of Clairview and rural areas | Rockhampton Agricultural ShowThursday in all 6 years |
| Thu 11 Jun | Rockhampton region | Rockhampton Agricultural ShowThursday in all 6 years |
| Fri 12 Jun | Shire of Banana — that part of the shire covering the parishes of Thuriba, Olinda, Rannes, Benleith, Granville, Woolein, Fairview, Cottenham, Wright, Perch, Neimen and the parish of Banana excluding L110/FN261, L109/FN261, L48/FN283, L53/FN423, L1 and 2/RP892597, L1/RP612740, L1-6/RP613366, L2/RP612740, L127/FN470 and Pt L13/FN469. (Includes the township of Baralaba) | Rockhampton Agricultural Show |
| Fri 12 Jun | Shire of Banana — that part of the shire covering the parishes of Westwood, Fleetwood, Moongan, Dundee, Bunerba, Ulogie, Manton, Don and Bundalba (includes townships of Wowan and Dululu) | Rockhampton Agricultural Show |
| Fri 12 Jun | Shire of Cloncurry | Cloncurry and District Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 12 Jun | Shire of Livingstone | Rockhampton Agricultural Show |
| Fri 12 Jun | Shire of Richmond | Richmond Annual Field DayFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 12 Jun | Shire of Woorabinda | Rockhampton Agricultural Show |
| Fri 12 Jun | Sunshine Coast region — the area of the former Maroochy Shire | Sunshine Coast Agricultural Show |
| Thu 18 Jun | Isaac region — Nebo, Glenden, Coppabella, coastal region, Clairview and Clairview North | Mackay Agricultural ShowThursday in all 6 years |
| Thu 18 Jun | Mackay region | Mackay Agricultural ShowThursday in all 6 years |
| Fri 19 Jun | City of Mount Isa | Mount Isa Agricultural ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 19 Jun | Shire of Mornington | Mount Isa Agricultural ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 19 Jun | Whitsunday region — Proserpine, Airlie Beach and Cannonvale districts | Whitsunday ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Tue 23 Jun | Whitsunday region — Bowen district including the localities of Bowen, Guthalungra, Gumlu, and Bogie (excluding the area south of the Bogie River from its confluence with the Burdekin River to its source and then easterly by the Clark Range to the eastern boundary of the Council area) | Bowen Annual ShowTuesday in all 6 years |
| Wed 24 Jun | Shire of Burdekin | Burdekin Annual ShowWednesday in all 6 years |
| Fri 26 Jun | Shire of Cook | Laura Rodeo, Campdraft and Races WeekendFriday in both years |
| Fri 26 Jun | Shire of Hinchinbrook | Ingham Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Tue 30 Jun | Mareeba Shire — that part of the Mareeba Shire included within the parishes of Irvinebank, Myosotis and Western | Atherton Annual ShowTuesday in all 6 years |
| Tue 30 Jun | Tablelands region | Atherton Annual ShowTuesday in all 6 years |
| Mon 6 Jul | City of Townsville | Townsville Annual ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Fri 10 Jul | Cassowary Coast region — Divisions 4, 5 and 6 and those parts of Divisions 2 and 3 generally north of the Walter Hill Range | Innisfail and District Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 17 Jul | Cairns region | Cairns Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 17 Jul | Mareeba Shire 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 ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 17 Jul | Shire of Aurukun | Cairns Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 17 Jul | Shire of Hope Vale | Cairns Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 17 Jul | Shire of Kowanyama | Cairns Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 17 Jul | Shire of Mapoon | Cairns Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 17 Jul | Shire of Napranum | Cairns Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 17 Jul | Shire of Pormpuraaw | Cairns Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 17 Jul | Shire of Wujal Wujal | Cairns Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 17 Jul | Shire of Yarrabah | Cairns Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Mon 20 Jul | Mareeba Shire — that part of Mareeba Shire included within the parishes of Mowbray, Salisbury, Riflemead and that part of the parish of Garioch located north of Hunter and Rifle Creeks | Mossman Annual ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 20 Jul | Shire of Douglas | Mossman Annual ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Fri 24 Jul | Cassowary Coast region — Division 1 and those parts of Divisions 2 and 3 generally south of the Walter Hill Range | Tully and District Annual ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Tue 28 Jul | Charters Towers region | Charters Towers Annual ShowTuesday in all 6 years |
| Fri 31 Jul | Shire of Etheridge | Etheridge Shire ShowFriday in both years |
| Mon 10 Aug | Bundaberg region — within the postcode of 4671 | Royal Queensland ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 10 Aug | City of Moreton Bay | Royal Queensland ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 10 Aug | City of Redland | Royal Queensland ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 10 Aug | Gladstone region | Royal Queensland ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 10 Aug | Goondiwindi region — for that area covered by the former Shire of Inglewood within the boundaries of the parishes of Wyemo, Beebo, Texas, Silverspur, Arcot, Gunyan, Bonshaw, Maiden Head, Aitkin's Flat and the town of Texas | Texas Show HolidayMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 10 Aug | Gympie region — Goomeri township and the parish of Goomeribong | Royal Queensland ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 10 Aug | Lockyer Valley region | Royal Queensland ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 10 Aug | Logan City | Royal Queensland ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 10 Aug | North Burnett region — Biggenden, Eidsvold, Gayndah, Mount Perry and Monto areas | Royal Queensland ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 10 Aug | Scenic Rim region | Royal Queensland ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 10 Aug | Shire of Balonne | Royal Queensland ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 10 Aug | Shire of Cherbourg | Royal Queensland ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 10 Aug | Somerset region | Royal Queensland ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 10 Aug | South Burnett region | Royal Queensland ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 10 Aug | Toowoomba region — that part of the Toowoomba Regional Council area comprising Yarraman, Upper Yarraman and Cooyar areas | Royal Queensland ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Mon 10 Aug | Western Downs region — Tara and District | Royal Queensland ShowMonday in all 6 years |
| Wed 12 Aug | City of Brisbane | Royal Queensland Show |
| Fri 14 Aug | Shire of Paroo | Cunnamulla and District Show |
| Fri 28 Aug | City of Gold Coast | Gold Coast ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Wed 9 Sep | Barcaldine region — Barcaldine, Aramac and Jericho townships | Westech Field DayWednesday in all 3 years |
| Wed 9 Sep | Longreach region — Isisford and Yaraka | Westech Field DayWednesday in all 3 years |
| Fri 11 Sep | Shire of Noosa | Noosa ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 11 Sep | Shire of Quilpie | Annual Quilpie and District ShowFriday in all 6 years |
| Fri 18 Sep | Shire of Torres | Torres Shire Council ShowFriday in both years |
| Fri 18 Sep | Torres Strait Island region (whole region except Cairns) | Torres Strait Islands Show Day |
| Fri 25 Sep | Northern Peninsula Area Region | Annual NPA Show DayFriday in all 6 years |
No district or show matches that. The list is Queensland's own wording — try a shire name, or the name of the show itself.
Source: Queensland Government show holiday dates, read . Basis: s4, Holidays Act 1983 (Qld).
The rest of Queensland's year
A show holiday is a public holiday, not a bank holiday — it counts for pay and for leave in the district it covers. Queensland's statewide public holidays are the days everyone gets wherever they live, and the long weekends by month show which of them fall next to a weekend.