Events

EVENT · ENDS 1 NOVNarrabeen

Narrabeen Beach Ocean Swim Challenge 2026: Sunday 1 November, 300m at 8:30am, 800m at 9am and 1.8km at 10am, Entries Close 3pm Saturday 31 October (Narrabeen, NSW)

Narrabeen Beach at sunrise (photo: Jeremy from Sydney, Australia, text added)

The Narrabeen Beach Challenge is on Sunday 1 November 2026, with the 300m swim at 8:30am, the 800m at 9am and the 1.8km at 10am. Online entries are open until 3pm on Saturday 31 October. Registration opens at 7am and closes 15 minutes before each swim starts. Sydney is on daylight saving time, so these are local Sydney times.

EVENT · ENDS 2 NOVJoondalup · Wanneroo

Bloom Joondalup 2026 Extended to 1 November: Tickets From $17.40, Gates 6:30pm, Park at P8 or Take the Train to Central Park (Joondalup, WA)

Central Park, Joondalup

Bloom Joondalup, the after-dark light show in Central Park, runs every night until Sunday 1 November 2026, after the organiser extended the original season that was due to end on 25 October. Tickets start at $17.40 for an adult on a Sunday to Wednesday night, and everyone needs a timed ticket bought online: nothing is sold at the gate.

EVENT · ENDS 30 OCTBlacktown

Freaky Friday at Warrick Lane, Blacktown 2026: Free Halloween Night, Friday 30 October 4pm to 8pm, and Parking Has a 3 Hour Limit (Sydney, NSW)

A carved jack-o'-lantern photographed in Calcata, Italy (not at the Blacktown event, text added)

Freaky Friday at Warrick Lane is free and runs from 4pm to 8pm on Friday 30 October, but a visit that lasts the full four hours will outrun the 3 hour limit on the main Warrick Lane car park, so park on one of the all-day free levels at Colo Lane if you plan to stay. The times below are Sydney times, on daylight saving (AEDT).

EVENT · ENDS 1 NOVRedcliffe

Redcliffe Festival of Frights 2026: Free Entry, Saturday 31 October 4pm to 9pm on Redcliffe Parade, Three Bus Stops Closed From 10am (Redcliffe, QLD)

Beach at Redcliffe, Queensland (photographed in 2019)

The Redcliffe Markets Festival of Frights runs on Redcliffe Parade from 4pm to 9pm on Saturday 31 October 2026, with free entry and no plan to cancel in bad weather. If you take a bus there, three stops on the Parade close from 10am that morning, so you will be using a different stop.

EVENT · ENDS 1 NOVThurgoona

NSW Senior Open 2026 at Thurgoona: Free Entry With a Free Ticket, Free Parking, 7am to 4pm Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November, Final Round on Kayo (Albury, NSW)

Thurgoona entry sign beside Table Top Road, NSW

You can watch the 2026 NSW Senior Open at Thurgoona for free from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November, but you have to register for a free ticket before you arrive, and parking at the resort is free. The tournament’s own spectator guide says admission is “completely free” and that all spectators must register for a ticket before attending.

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTCasuarina

Scare in the Square 2026 at Casuarina Square: Free Halloween Trick or Treat, Saturday 31 October 10am to 3pm, Booking Essential, Best for Ages 3 to 10 (Darwin, NT)

Casuarina Square entrance, Darwin, September 2025

Casuarina Square’s Scare in the Square trick or treat trail runs on Saturday 31 October 2026 from 10am to 3pm. It is free, but the centre says bookings are essential, and it recommends the event for children aged 3 to 10. This guide covers how the trail works, what to bring, where to park and how to get there, from the centre’s event page and its Eventbrite listing, checked on 27 October 2026.

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTPalmview · Maroochydore

Halloween 2026 on the Sunshine Coast: Free Trick or Treat 1pm to 7pm at Sunshine Plaza, FestEvil Gates 5pm at Aussie World, Amaze World 5pm to 7:30pm (QLD)

Aussie World and the Ettamogah Pub, Palmview, Queensland, photographed in 2013

Four Halloween events on the Sunshine Coast this weekend have published times: Landsborough Museum on Friday 30 October, and Sunshine Plaza, Moffat Beach and Amaze World on Saturday 31 October, with Aussie World’s FestEvil running both nights. Only the Sunshine Plaza, Moffat Beach and Landsborough events are free. The Sunshine Coast is on Brisbane time, so every time below is Queensland time with no daylight saving. This guide uses each organiser’s own page and the Sunshine Coast Council events listing, all checked on Tuesday 27 October 2026.

CLOSURES · UNTIL 31 OCTNoosa Heads · Noosaville

Noosa Super Saturday 2026: Women’s Criterium 2:15pm, Celebrity Triathlon 3:10pm, Men’s Criterium 4pm and ASICS Bolt 5:15pm on Saturday 31 October, With Noosa Parade Closed From 12pm (Noosa Heads, QLD)

Noosa Main Beach seen from the boardwalk

Four races run on Noosa Parade in Noosa Heads on the afternoon of Saturday 31 October 2026, starting with the women’s GWM Australian Open Criterium at 2:15pm and finishing with the ASICS Noosa Bolt 5km at 5:15pm. Noosa Parade, from Noosa Drive to Ravenwood Drive, is closed to traffic from 12:00pm to 6:00pm that day, according to the organisers’ road closure schedule.

EVENT · ENDS 1 NOVRooty Hill

Pasifika Unity Festival 2026 at Blacktown Football Park: Free Entry, Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, 3pm to 10pm, No Car Access, Park at Rooty Hill (Sydney, NSW)

Crowd at a Pasifika Festival in Auckland, New Zealand, 2015 (a different festival, text added)

You can go to the Pasifika Unity Festival for free on Saturday 31 October or Sunday 1 November, from 3pm to 10pm each day at Blacktown Football Park, but you cannot drive to the gates: the City of Blacktown says there is no vehicle access to the site, so you either park at Rooty Hill off Eastern Road or walk from Rooty Hill station, about 1.3km. Sydney is on daylight saving time (AEDT) at this time of year, so all times below are Sydney times.

EVENT · ENDS 4 NOVHindmarsh

5 Seconds of Summer at Adelaide Entertainment Centre Wednesday 4 November 2026: Doors 7pm, Show 8pm, $19 Event Parking, Free Tram From the City (Adelaide, SA)

The Orb at Adelaide Entertainment Centre at night, photographed in 2015

If you are going to 5 Seconds of Summer at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Wednesday 4 November 2026, the show starts at 8:00pm and all doors open at 7:00pm. The on-site car park opens at 4pm and event parking costs $19 and the tram from the city centre to the Centre is free. Adelaide is on daylight saving in November (UTC+10:30), and every time below is local Adelaide time.