For this month’s Get Out and About Guide Townsville there are an abundance of fun activities and events for all ages. Check out the best upcoming opportunities in Townsville below:
FRIDAY 1 JANUARY
Runs until 31 January
Townsville Libraries
FREE / Kids
Runs until 22 January
Perc Tucker Gallery / Townsville City Centre
FREE / Kids
Runs until end of school holidays
Water Smart Garden, Anderson Gardens
FREE / Family – Kids
Runs until end of school holidays
Maritime Museum of Townsville
9.30am / $5.00 – $10.00 / Kids – Family
Maritime Museum Shipwreck Trail
Runs until end of school holidays
Maritime Museum of Townsville
9.30am / $5.00 – $10.00 / Kids – Family
Runs until 4 January
Billabong Sanctuary
10.30am / $26.00 – $115.00 / Kids – Family
Exhibition: Leonie Wood – Life Lines
Runs until 7 February
Perc Tucker Gallery
10.00am / FREE / G
Exhibition: Andrea Huelin – Men and Cones
Runs until 7 February
Perc Tucker Gallery
10.00am / FREE / G
Exhibition: Regi Cherini – All the Single Ladies
Runs until 7 February
Perc Tucker Gallery
10.00am / FREE / G
SATURDAY 2 JANUARY
Runs every Saturday until 16 January
Townsville Stage Door Theatre Restuarant
5.45pm / $79.00 – 89.00 / PG
TUESDAY 5 JANUARY
Cheerleading
Every Tuesday and Thursday until the end of School Holidays
Townsville Dance and Cheerleading
9.00am (5 – 12 years) and 4.00pm (12 – 18 years) / $15.00 / Kids / Teenagers
SUNDAY 10 JANUARY
Landscape Photography Workshop
Jezzine Barracks
3.30pm / $127.69 / Mature – Adults
MONDAY 11 JANUARY
Runs until 22 January
Hot Rock Adventure Centre
1.30pm / $20.00 / Kids
Dan Gleeson Memorial Gardens – Townsville Libraries
8.30am / FREE / Kids – Family
TUESDAY 12 JANUARY
Young Forensic Investigators
Also runs 14, 19, 21 January
Forensii – Legal and Forensic Pyschology Education: Online course forensii.com / courses 10.0am / $50.00 / Kids
WEDNESDAY 13 JANUARY
Free Council Microchipping Day (dogs and cats)
Runs once a month until June
Animal Care and Adoption Centre
9.00am / FREE – Bookings Required / Pet Owners
THURSDAY 14 JANUARY
Co Habitat Townsville
9.00am / $97.00 / 18 +
FRIDAY 15 JANUARY
Runs until 26 January
Queens Gardens and Jezzine Barracks
Molly Malones Irish Pub
7.30pm / $35.00 – $180.00 / 18 +
Anthony Lamond Comedy Workshop
The HinchinBrook Way – TYTO Conference Centre
8.00am / TBA / Adults
MONDAY 18 JANUARY
Runs until 21 January
Pimlico State High School
10.00am / $39.00 / Kids 12 – 17 years
FRIDAY 22 JANUARY
Adrenaline Games – School Holiday Fun
The HinchinBrook Way, TYTO Parklands
1.00pm / FREE / kidas – Family
Family Camping Weekend at Lake Paluma
Townsville Sailing Club
9.00am / $43.40 / Family
SATURDAY 23 JANUARY
Creedence – The John Fogerty Show
Dalrymple Hotel
8.30pm / $29.60 / 18+
TUESDAY 26 JANUARY
Jezzine Barracks
FREE / Family
WEDNESDAY 5 FEBRUARY
Burdekin Singers presents Mary Poppins
Runs until 14 February
Burdekin Theatre
8.00pm / $39.00 – $150.00 / Family
THURSDAY 20 FEBRUARY
Australian Indigenous V Maori Kiwis
Queensland Country Bank Stadium Townsville
7.00pm / $25.00 – $125.00 / Family – PG (No entry for those U12 with no Parental Guidance).
REGULAR MARKETS
Bluewater Twilight Markets
Date: 2nd Saturday of the month
Time: 2.00pm – 6.00pm
Location: Bluewater Community Centre
Bushland Beach Markets
Date: 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month
Time: 8.00am – 12.00pm
Location: On the foreshore, end of Mount Low Parkway
Renegade Handmade Markets
Date: 2nd Sunday of the month
Time: 8.00am – 1.00pm
Location: Marian School Hall
Horseshoe Bay Markets
Date: Every 2nd and last Sunday of the month
Time: 9.00am – 2.00pm
Location: Horseshoe Bay Foreshore
Balgal Beach Markets
Date: 1st Saturday of the month
Time: 8.00am – 1.00pm
Location: Fisherman’s Landing Balgal Beach
Strand Night Markets
Date: 1st Friday of the month (runs from Feb to Dec)
Time: 5.00pm – 9.30pm
Location: Strand Park, North Ward
Mundingburra Markets
Date: 3rd Sunday of the month
Time: 7.30am – 12.00pm
Location: Mundingburra State School
Willows Rotary Markets
Date: Every Sunday
Time: 7.30am – 11.30am
Location: Willows Shopping Centre Car Park
Cotters Markets
Date: Every Sunday
Time: 8.00am – 1.00pm
Location: Flinders St
Magnetic Island Markets (Horseshoe Bay)
Date: Every week on Sunday
Time: 9.00am – 2.00pm
Location: Foreshore in Horseshoe Bay
Wulguru Markets
Date: Every Sunday
Time: 7.00am – 12.00pm
Location: Wulguru Soccer Grounds, 14 Edison Street, Wulguru
Mercer Lane Markets
Date: 1st Saturday of the month
Time: From 8.30am – 12.30pm
Location: Mercer Lane
Conroy Hall Markets
Date: 2nd Saturday of the month
Time: From 7.30am – 9.30am
Location: Conroy Hall