| January | - Regular local Community Markets (click here for Markets page)
- 1st - New Years Day (tourist areas open, most other shops closed)
- 26th - Australia Day (tourist areas open, most other shops closed)
- 1st - 26th Queensland School Holidays
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| February | |
| March | |
| April | - Regular local Community Markets (click here for Markets page)
- 2nd to 11th Qld School Holidays
- 2nd - Good Friday (tourist areas open, shopping centres closed, most other shops closed, pubs and clubs closed)
- 3rd - Easter Saturday (tourist areas open, most other shops closed)
- 4th - Easter Sunday (tourist areas open, most other shops closed)
- 5th - Easter Monday (tourist areas open, most other shops closed)
- 10th to 12th - Nth Qld Games
- 25th - Anzac Day - Dawn Service (tourist areas open, shopping centres closed, most other shops closed)
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| May | - Regular local Community Markets (click here for Markets page)
- 1st - 2nd - Cairns Blues festival
- 1st - 2nd - Tour de Tableland - Cycling
- 3rd - Labour Day (tourist areas open, most other shops closed)
- 9th - Mothers Day
- 16th - Million Paws Walk, Esplanade
- 21-30th - Port Douglas Carnival, Port Douglas
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| June | - Regular local Community Markets (click here for Markets page)
- 12th - Festival of the Knob - Yorkeys Knob
- 14th - Queens Birthday (tourist areas open, most other shops closed)
- 26th to 11th July - Qld School Holidays
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| July | - Regular local Community Markets (click here for Markets page)
- 9th to 11th - Malanda Show
- 11th - Cairns Tropical Garden Fair
- 12th to 13th - Atherton Show
- 15th to 16th - Innisfail Show
- 17th to 18th - Mareeba Show
- 17th to 18th - Mareeba Rodeo
- 21st to 23rd - Cairns Show
- 23rd - Cairns Show Holiday (tourist areas open, most other shops closed)
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| August | |
| September | |
| October | - Regular local Community Markets (click here for Markets page)
- 8th - 10th Walkamin Country Music Festival
- 21st to 24th Yungaburra Folk festival
- 22nd - 31st Go Troppo Arts Festival - Port Douglas
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| November | |
| December | - Regular local Community Markets (click here for Markets page)
- 11th Qld School Holidays begin
- 12th - Carols By CandleLight, Fogarty Park, Cairns
- 25th - Christmas Day (most shops closed) (some tours do not operate)
- 26th - Boxing Day (tourist areas open, most other shops closed)
- 27th - Christmas Day Public Holiday (tourist areas open, most other shops closed)
- 28th - Boxing Day Public Holiday(tourist areas open, most other shops closed)
- 31st NYE Family Concert and Fireworks - Esplanade/Fogarty Park
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