Events
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April 2012
April
6
End Date
Good Friday
Public holiday
April
8
End Date
April
9
End Date
Easter Monday
Public Holiday
April
25
End Date
ANZAC Day
ANZAC Day remembrance
June 2012
June
4
End Date
School of Arts Exhibition
The annual Cooktown School of Arts Exhibition. Further details to follow
June
8
End Date
Cooktown Discovery Festival
A fully costumed re-enactment of the landing of Captain James Cook and his first meeting with the Guugu Yimithirr people and celebrations throughout the town.
June
30
End Date
Laura Rodeo, Races and horsesports
The Laura Rodeo and Races are the premier social events for many people who call Cape York Peninsula home. The Horsesports are also held over the same weekend, with locals and visitors competing in traditional events such as the barrel races.
August 2012
August
24
End Date
Cooktown and District Country Show
Fun for all the family in Cooktown with rides, stalls, competitions and even exotic animals
September 2012
September
28
End Date
Wallaby Creek Festival
A celebration of the Arts with live music, arts and crafts workshops and stalls in the rainforest at Home Rule, Rossville
September
29
End Date
Cardiac Challenge Cycle Ride
The annual fundraising bicycle ride from Cairns to Cooktown for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation
October 2012
October
20
End Date
Crocodile Trophy 2012
The world's hardest, longest, hottest and most adventurous mountain bike race in the world. 18-27 October 2011
November 2012
November
14
End Date
Solar Eclipse
Cook Shire offers some of the best viewing places for the 2012 Total Solar Eclipse
