EVENTS
Holiday fun: From rooftop flicks to cheese rolling, Easter egg hunts to magic, and pirates to sailing, the Noosa region has plenty of fun for kids these Easter school holidays. See the online flipbook Easter School Holiday Guide, download the Easter School Holiday Guide or pick up a free copy in Noosa Visitor Information Centres
Free buses: Leave the car behind and hop on-board free holiday buses right around the Noosa Shire from 3-12 April, from Noosa hinterland to Noosaville, Hastings Street and Peregian Beach. See visitnoosa.com.au/latestnews for details or phone 13 12 30
Cheesy Easter: The Kenilworth Cheese, Wine and Food Festival this Easter Sat, 4 April is a day of farm-to-fork feasting and family fun in the hinterland near Noosa, 7am-4pm. There’s the Great Cheese Rolling Contest, Cheester Egg Hunt, wine and cheese tastings, music, cooking demonstrations, pony rides and more
ENTERTAINMENT
Outdoor flicks: Starry Nights Outdoor Movies presents outdoor family movies under the stars at 6.30pm with Guardians of the Galaxy, Tickle Park, Coolum, Sat 4 Apr, free; and Frozen, Cooroy Library Rooftop, Maple St, Sun 5 Apr, donation. Check facebook.com/starrynightsoutdoormovies for weather updates
Live music: Check out great live music in Noosa from 3-9 Apr
• Andrew Healey is free at KB’s at Nomads Noosa, Sun 5 Apr, 7-10pm; and all the way from Nashville, Jer Gregg is on Wed 8 Apr, 8-11pm
• At Crawdaddy’s, upstairs Bay Village, Hastings St see Sugarcane Collins this Thurs 2 Apr, 6.30pm; Bear Foot with Benjamin James Caldwell, Sat 4 Apr, 9pm; and Thump on Mon 6 Apr, 7.30pm
• Mick Shipley is free at Tewantin-Noosa RSL on Sat 4 Apr, 8pm; Fabian is free on Thurs 9 Apr, 7pm
• Café Le Monde has DJs Nato and Massroom this Fri 3 Apr, 8.30pm (no bar trade); DJs Solafreq, Nato and Jasti on Sat 8.30pm; Jazz Coogan on Sun, 3pm; and Jason Daniels, Dear Willow and Brothers on Thurs 9 Apr, 6.30pm
• Carl Wockner is at Noosa Beach House Bar, Hastings St on Wed 8 Apr, 6.30-8.30pm
• Bohemian Bungalow in Eumundi has Ayla this Sat 4 Apr, noon-2pm; and Sue Bond Jazz Trio on Easter Sunday, 12.30-2.30pm
• Live music at Shades Wine Bar, Noosa Junction on Wednesday and Saturday
• At the Imperial Lionheart Hotel, Eumundi, see Bridey Rose on Sat 4 Apr, 6.30pm – also Easter egg hunt, bonnets, jumping castle, book on 5442 8811
• Cool late-night grooves every Sat from 9pm at the Supper Club, Miss Moneypenny’s, Hastings St, with DJ Keiko and guests
• Michelle Brown is free at Noosa Yacht & Rowing Club Sun 5 Apr, 2pm
• At Sunshine Beach Surf Club this Easter weekend see The Vibe on Sat 4 Apr, Carl Wockner on Easter Sun, and Andrew Healey on Mon, all 3-6pm
OR
Ferry cruise: See Noosa from the river on board the Noosa Ferry every day between Noosa Marina and Hastings St, with stops along the river at Noosaville. And find out about Noosa’s beautiful birds, river life and flora on the Noosa Biosphere Cruise – book on 5449 7513
Noosa Fishing tours: Explore the calm, pristine waters of Noosa River while fishing, crabbing and sight-seeing with #NoosaFishingandCrab Adventures. Pull up a few crab pots and taste the yummy #thisisqueensland mud crab or blue swimmer, cooked on-board. Half-day tours for up to 10 people include gourmet crab tasting and lunch, with rods, reels, bait and ice provided, all with an experienced skipper. Private fishing charters are also available. Phone 5449 7984 or 0407 206 062 www.noosafishingandcrabadventures.com.au
Boating: Lots of options to cruise and explore the #NoosaRiver, from the river mouth near Hastings Street to the upper lakes past Tewantin. Noosa River and Canal Cruises, Cruising Restaurant, gondola, Noosa Dreamboats, Sunset Cruise or drive yourself on a party pontoon or hire boat. #OBoathire has the biggest and best range of party BBQ pontoons, frontrunners, runabout, jet skis and kayaks at 222 Gympie Tce, Noosaville. 54497513 www.oboathire.com
Noosa Farmers Market: Sunday from 7am to 11am Weyba Road, Noosaville Also each Wednesday and Saturday the Eumundi Markets, Noosa Marina Markets on Sunday morning, Peregian Beach Markets on every second Sunday morning, and the Cooroy Markets on Thursday morning
