Entertainment
18 September, 2025
Cardwell Seafest
CARDWELL Seafest is all about celebrating the town and the people who live there.
The collaboration between all businesses, clubs and organisations, the opportunity to be involved in the fun and festivities is encouraged as a great opportunity to promote themselves to both locals and visitors alike.
But the most important thing is the fun and laughter the chance to dress up, be young again and really celebrate what it means to be part of a close-knit community that has survived hardship and struggle to re-invent itself and come alive again.
The town decorates and celebrates with a jam-packed weekend of live music and entertainment.
Cafes dish up delicious food as well as food vans, competitions, dressing up and the grand finale on Saturday night is fantastic fireworks. It does not end there, however.
Sunday brings even more kids interactive games and activities. A Kidzone with face painting, a circus with purpose, Lara the clown, Punch and Judy, pirate Captain Jack Sparrow and the beautiful Ariel the mermaid.
It’s a great weekend to spend in Cardwell and enjoy all the festivities over the King’s Birthday long weekend, 3-5 October.
Daily Program
SATURDAY
7am Cardwell Park Run
9am Cardwell Car n Bike Show n Shine at the jetty – featuring live music by Wind and Water, BBQ, Captain Jack Sparrow visit
10am Brearlys Cup Cake Decorating
10.30am Punch N Judy at Adrift Café
11.30am Kids best decorated wheels at the jetty
1pm Cars ‘n Bikes parade
2pm Bingo at the RSL/Cardwell pool water activities
4pm Trash n Treasure markets and sausage sizzle
4.30pm Kids fun and games, Treasure Hunt, Beach Activities, coconut Bocce, Chalk Art and more
5pm Bar and Food vans, Live music by Nev Milne, Oyster Shooters, Raffles
8pm Xplosive art Fireworks display
SUNDAY
8am Kids Jetty Fishing Competition, Market stalls, Cardwell Coastguard Sausage Sizzle
9am Jesse’s Cardwell pie eating
9.30am Prawn peeling
10am Punch N Judy show
10.30am Kids Fishing Competition
11am Chuck a Mullet
11.30am Kids fancy Dress parade – with prizes for best dressed pirates and mermaids
11.45am kids lolly toss
12pm Cardwell Crab Race
12-2pm Cardwell RSL BBQ lunch
3.30pm Sunday session at Beachcomber’s including Live music by Mr Wilson
7.30pm NRL live at the Marine Hotel
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