Noosa Triathlon 2026 Friday 30 October: Tour de Noosa 6am, Breakfast Fun Run 7:35am and Noosa 1000 Ocean Swim 4:15pm, With Road and Car Park Closures (Noosa Heads, QLD)

This has now finished. The details below applied up to Friday 30 October 2026 and are kept as a record.

Three events run in Noosa Heads on Friday 30 October 2026: the Tour de Noosa Garth Prowd Ride starts at 6:00am, the ASICS Noosa Breakfast Fun Run starts at 7:35am and the 2XU Noosa 1000 Ocean Swim starts from 4:15pm. Gyndier Drive is closed from 6:30am to 8:30am and Park Road from 7:00am to 9:00am, according to the organisers’ road closure schedule.

Friday is the middle of the Noosa Triathlon festival week, between the Wednesday Run Swim Run and Saturday’s Super Saturday, and two days before the Garmin Noosa Triathlon on Sunday 1 November. This guide uses the organisers’ Tour de Noosa page, Breakfast Fun Run page, Ocean Swim page and event schedule, checked on Wednesday 28 October. Times are Queensland time, with no daylight saving. For the rest of the week, see our guides to Super Saturday, the road closures, parking and shuttle buses and the race day schedule.

What time does each Friday event start?

Event	Start	Distance	Start location
Tour de Noosa Garth Prowd Ride	6:00am*	Out and back, 28 km	Beach Side Hub, Noosa Heads SLSC car park
ASICS Noosa Breakfast Fun Run	7:35am*	5 km, one lap	Park Road, Noosa Heads
2XU Noosa 1000 Ocean Swim	Rolling start from 4:15pm	1000 m	Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads

An asterisk on the official pages marks the Tour de Noosa and Fun Run times as subject to change. The schedule page as a whole is marked “up to date as of 13/10/2026”.

What is the Tour de Noosa Garth Prowd Ride?

The organisers describe it as a super-chill 28 km ride along part of the Noosa Tri bike course. It rolls out from Noosa Heads Surf Club to the top of Gyndier Drive before turning back to Noosa, and finishes with a free coffee from First Batch at the Woods. All proceeds go to the Garth Prowd OAM Triathlon Scholarship, which the organisers say continues the legacy of Garth Prowd OAM (1952 to 2017), the founder of Noosa Tri.

Detail	What the organisers say
Date	Friday 30 October 2026
Start	6:00am (subject to change)
Where	Beach Side Hub, Noosa Heads SLSC car park
Minimum age	14 years as of race day
Categories	Self-seeded by your average speed
Check-in	Wednesday 28 October 10:00am to 5:00pm, Thursday 29 October 10:00am to 6:00pm, Friday 30 October 5:00am to 5:45am

The Friday check-in at 5:00am to 5:45am is the same window the event schedule lists for check-in and new entries at the Beach Side Hub. Entry fees are listed on the organisers’ entry page rather than on the event page. Gyndier Drive, from Cooroy-Noosa Road to Sunrise Road, is closed from 6:30am to 8:30am on Friday, according to the road closure schedule.

What is the ASICS Noosa Breakfast Fun Run?

It is a 5 km walk, run or dance around Noosa Main Beach that raises funds for the McGrath Foundation. The organisers’ overview says to turn Noosa pink.

The course starts on Park Road, east of Noosa Heads Surf Club. Participants go along Park Road to the National Park, return along the boardwalk to Noosa Main Beach, weave out to the river mouth and then run along the beach back to the start at the Surf Club. There is one aid station, serving water, at the halfway point as you pass the Groyne.

Detail	What the organisers say
Start	7:35am (subject to change), Park Road, Noosa Heads
Check-in	Wednesday 28 October 10:00am to 5:00pm, Thursday 29 October 10:00am to 6:00pm, Friday 30 October 6:00am to 7:15am
Presentations	Approx. 8:35am, following the final finisher, at the Beach Side Hub
Aid	One water station at the halfway point, at the Groyne

The event is open to all ages. Participants aged 0 to 12 must register and be accompanied by an adult for the whole event, and that adult must also register and takes full responsibility for the child’s safety. Participants over 12 can do the course without an adult. All athletes on the day, including infants, must be registered, and there is no entry fee for athletes aged 0 to 4. Everyone who enters has a chance to win in a random prize draw, and there are special prizes for the biggest school team, best dressed male in pink, best dressed female in pink and best dressed team.

Park Road, from Hastings Street to Mitti Street, is closed from 7:00am to 9:00am on Friday, according to the road closure schedule.

What is the 2XU Noosa 1000 Ocean Swim?

It is a 1 km M-shaped ocean swim that starts and finishes on Noosa Main Beach. The organisers call it one of Australia’s premier ocean swims, and say it has been run for 25 years.

Detail	What the organisers say
Start	Rolling start from 4:15pm, Noosa Main Beach
Minimum age	10 years as of race day
Check-in	Wednesday 28 October 10:00am to 5:00pm, Thursday 29 October 10:00am to 6:00pm, Friday 30 October 10:00am to 4:00pm, at the Beach Side Hub
Presentations	5:30pm, Beach Side Hub
Age groups	Under 13, 13-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+, plus Mates, Family and Open

Prize money is in Australian dollars, excluding GST, with equal prizes for the Open female and Open male categories. First place receives $1100. Second to fifth places receive gift cards of equal value for men and women: $500 for 2nd, $350 for 3rd, $300 for 4th and $200 for 5th. All competitors go into the draw for random prizes.

Which roads and car parks are closed on Friday?

The official road closure schedule lists two road closures for Friday 30 October:

Road	Section	From	Until
Gyndier Drive	Cooroy-Noosa Road to Sunrise Road	6:30am	8:30am
Park Road	Hastings Street to Mitti Street	7:00am	9:00am

The car park closure schedule lists these closures that involve Friday:

Car park	Closure	From	Until
Main Beach Groyne car park	Full closure	Fri 30 October 5:00am	Fri 30 October 9am
Noosa Surf Club car park	Full closure	Thu 29 October 10:00pm	Fri 30 October 6:30pm
Noosa Surf Club car park	Partial closure, 50%	Fri 30 October 6:30pm	Sun 1 November 3:30am
First Point car park	Full closure	Thu 29 October 10:00pm	Fri 30 October 9:00am
Hastings Street, Police Beat car park, left side (swim chute)	Full closure	Wed 28 October 10.00pm	Mon 2 November 12:00pm
Hastings Street, Police Beat car park, bottom side (bag drop)	Full closure	Thu 29 October 10:00pm	Mon 2 November 12:00pm
Hastings Street western side, 3 car parks at the east end of the loading zone in front of the Sofitel	Closure	Fri 30 October 10.00pm	Sun 1 November 1:30pm

The schedule also lists the Noosa Transit Centre Car Park B (Medical B) as fully closed from Thursday 29 October 10:00pm to Monday 2 November 5:00pm. The Noosa Surf Club car park entry above is a full closure until 6:30pm on Friday, followed by a 50% closure, as the schedule words it.

How do I get there on Friday?

The organisers say parking close to the event area is limited, because transition is in one of the main parking areas of Noosa, and they ask visitors to allow plenty of time. A courtesy shuttle bus runs on Friday from 6:00am to 8:00pm, from Sunshine Beach Anglican Church via Noosa Junction station to Noosa Heads station, according to the shuttle timetable. The event schedule lists the return service at Noosa Junction Transit Centre (platform 2 Stop C) and Noosa Drive, adjacent to Avis Hire, from 6:00am to 8:00pm.

Noosa Ferry offers early morning express services from Pelican Boat Hire (Ferry Stop 3) in Noosaville direct to the Sofitel Jetty (Stop 7) on Hastings Street, with details on the organisers’ shuttle page. The shuttle page notes that the schedule is subject to change. Journey times by public transport are on the Translink journey planner.

What else is on around Noosa Heads on Friday?

Time	What	Where
9:00am to 7:00pm	Noosa Sport and Lifestyle Expo	Event Village, Noosa Woods
9:00am to 7:00pm	Garmin Noosa Triathlon merchandise store	Event Village, Noosa Woods
9:00am to 7:00pm	Garmin Noosa Triathlon check-in	Event Village, Noosa Woods
11:00am	Press conference	Noosa Heads Surf Club
12:00pm to late	Massage	Event Village, Noosa Woods

The expo is open on Friday from 9am to 7pm and on Saturday from 8am to 5pm, according to its page. Exhibitors listed include 2XU, Garmin, Canyon, Speedo and Apollo Bikes, along with charity stands. The organisers also list a Garmin Noosa Legends Function from 6:00pm to 7:00pm at the Event Village, which is marked invite only.

Is there anything the organisers have not said?

The official pages do not list a charge to watch the three events. Where an entry fee applies, the event pages send you to the organisers’ entry page. If a time or closure changes before Friday, the organisers’ pages are where it will appear. For questions, the IRONMAN Group event line is 1300 761 384.

Sources

• Noosa Triathlon — Tour de Noosa, Garth Prowd Ride (checked 28 October 2026)
• Noosa Triathlon — ASICS Noosa Breakfast Fun Run (checked 28 October 2026)
• Noosa Triathlon — 2XU Noosa 1000 Ocean Swim (checked 28 October 2026)
• Noosa Triathlon — Sport and Lifestyle Expo
• Noosa Triathlon — Event Schedule (up to date as of 13 October 2026)
• Noosa Triathlon — Event Shuttle Services
• 2026 Road Closure Schedule (PDF)
• 2026 Car Park Closure Schedule (PDF)

Photos: Noosa Heads beach (Renee Whelan), Noosa Main Beach from the boardwalk (StormcrowMithrandir), Hastings Street, Noosa Heads (Kgbo, 2022 and 2023), Noosa Heads Main Beach (Chris Olszewski, 2025), and the featured image of Noosa Heads Main Beach (Kgbo, 2013, CC BY-SA 3.0) (text added), all via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA licences.

OZ Local Updates is an independent local guide and is not affiliated with the Garmin Noosa Triathlon, the IRONMAN Group or the organisers of any event listed. Times can change; check the organisers’ pages before you go.