Racing, Rodeo, and Campdraft Events in Outback Queensland
Here is your comprehensive list of dates for Outback Queensland’s racing, rodeo and campdrafts in 2025.
JANUARY | ||
Date |
Event |
Location |
| 26th | Thangool Races | Thangool |
FEBRUARY | ||
Date |
Event |
Location |
| 15th | Roma Turf Club Bendemere Cup | Roma |
| 17th | Thangool Races | Thangool |
| 22nd | Blackall Races | Blackall |
| 22nd | Mount Isa Races | Mount Isa |
MARCH | ||
Date |
Event |
Location |
| 1st | Charleville Races | Charleville |
| 8th | St George Races | St George |
| 8th | Barcaldine Races | Barcaldine |
| 14th-16th | Tooloombilla Rodeo, Campdraft and Gymkhana | Tooloombilla |
| 15th | Cloncurry & District Races | Cloncurry |
| 22nd | Longreach Races | Longreach |
| 22nd | Mount Isa Races | Mount Isa |
| 28th-29th | Roma Picnic Races & Black Tie Ball | Roma |
| 29th | Winton Races | Winton |
APRIL | ||
Date |
Event |
Location |
| 4th-6th | Adavale Muster in the Mulga | Adavale |
| 5th | Maxi Races | Maxwelton |
| 5th | Great Northern Rodeo Buckle Series | Mount Isa |
| 5th | Thangool Races | Thangool |
| 7th | Longreach Races | Longreach |
| 11th-13th | Jundah Rodeo Club Bronco Branding, Stockmans Challenge, Rodeo & Horse and Motorbike Gymkhana | Jundah |
| 11th-12th | Dirranbandi Show & Campdraft | Dirranbandi |
| 11th-13th | Mitchell Campdraft | Mitchell |
| 12th | Multicom Resources Artesian Express Race Day | Julia Creek |
| 12th | Blackall Races | Blackall |
| 12th | Noorama Races | Cunnamulla |
| 18th | Alpha Rodeo | Alpha |
| 18th-20th | Eromanga Campdraft & Rodeo | Eromanga |
| 19th | Augathella Diggers Easter Rodeo | Augathella |
| 19th | Barcaldine Races | Barcaldine |
| 19th | Boulia Races | Boulia |
| 19th | Easter Races | Roma |
| 19th-21st | Balonne Branch ASH Campdraft & Show | Balonne |
| 21st | Augathella Easter Monday Races | Augathella |
| 25th | Cunnamulla & District Diggers Anzac Day Races | Cunnamulla |
| 25th-27th | Injune Golden Bit Campdraft | Injune |
| 26th | Mount Isa Races | Mount Isa |
| 26th | Diggers Cup Race Day | Longreach |
| 26th-27th | Polocrosse Carnival | Polocrosse |
| 28th | Thangool Races | Thangool |
MAY | ||
Date |
Event |
Location |
| 2nd | Hughenden Rodeo (Festival of Outback Skies) | Hughenden |
| 2nd-4th | Gem of the West Winton Campdraft – 25th Anniversary | Winton |
| 3rd | Outback Racing Showcase series – Tree of Knowledge Open Plate (sw) 1600m | Barcaldine |
| 3rd | Outback Racing Showcase series – Burke Shire Cup Open Hcp 1300m | Mount Isa |
| 8th | Wallumbilla Rodeo | Wallumbilla |
| 9th-10th | Kooroorinya Races (Oakley Amateur Picnic Races) | Hughenden |
| 10th | Richmond Bush Sprints | Richmond |
| 10th | Quilpie Diggers Race Club Quilpie Cup | Quilpie |
| 10th | Battle of the Bush series – Open Plate 1200m | Mount Isa |
| 11th | Battle of the Bush series – Open Plate 1200m | Longreach |
| 17th | Outback Racing Showcase Series – Open Hcp 1400m | Hughenden |
| 17th-18th | Polocrosse Carnival | Tambo |
| 20th | Barcaldine Races | Barcaldine |
| 22nd-25th | Burke & Wills Campdraft & Challenge | Burke & Wills |
| 24th | Mount Isa Races | Mount Isa |
| 24th-25th | Polocrosse Carnival | Charleville |
| 31st | Outback Racing Showcase series – Tambo Cup Open Hcp 1400m | Tambo |
| 31st | Battle of the Bush series – Open Handicap 1200m | Cloncurry |
| 31st-1st June | Bollon Polocrosse Carnival | Bollon |
JUNE | ||
Date |
Event |
Location |
| TBC | Hebel Gymkhana and Motorkhana | Hebel |
| 2nd | Thangool Races | Thangool |
| 6th | Hungerford Field Day | Hungerford |
| 7th | Battle of the Bush series – Open Handicap 1200m | Barcaldine |
| 7th | Cunnamulla & District Diggers Race Club – Ladies Pink Day | Cunnamulla |
| 7th | Outback Racing Showcase series – Mount Isa Cup Open Quality Hcp 1450m | Mount Isa |
| 7th-8th | Thargomindah Polocrosse Carnival | Thargomindah |
| 13th-14th | Richmond Field Days and Races | Richmond |
| 13th-15th | Yelvertoft Draft | Mount Isa |
| 14th | Battle of the Bush series – Open Plate 1200m | Injune |
| 14th (TBC) | Bedourie Bronco Branding & Bike Gymkhana | Bedourie |
| 14th-15th | Polocrosse Carnival | Toompine |
| 16th | Outback Racing Showcase series – Open Hcp 1400m | Longreach |
| 21st | McKinlay Races | McKinlay |
| 21st | Rugby Races | Roma |
| 21st-22nd | Polocrosse Carnival | Quilpie |
| 26th-29th | Saxby Round Up | Julia Creek |
| 27th-29th | Birdsville Campdraft, Rodeo & Bronco Branding, Motorbike & Horse Gymkhana | Birdsville |
| 28th | Mount Isa Races | Mount Isa |
| 28th-29th | Polocrosse Carnival | Cunnamulla |
JULY | ||
Date |
Event |
Location |
| TBC | Cities Race Day | Roma |
| TBC | Stamford Races | Hughenden |
| TBC | Winter Races | Julia Creek |
| TBC | Flinders Classic Challenge & Campdraft | Hughenden |
| TBC | St George Cup Races | St George |
| 4th | All Roads Lead to Barcaldine Barrels | Barcaldine |
| 4th-7th | Outback Camel Trail – Betoota Outback Muster | Betoota |
| 5th | Yaraka Gymkhana | Yaraka |
| 5th | Outback Camel Trail – camel racing at Jundah | Jundah |
| 8th-10th | Outback Camel Trail – Birdsville Camel Carnival | Birdsville |
| 8th-13th | Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge & Campdraft | Cloncurry |
| 11th | Bedourie Bull & Bronc Pit (TBC) | Bedourie |
| 12th | Outback Camel Trail – Bedourie Camel & Pig Races | Bedourie |
| 12th | Ilfracombe Willowie Cup Races | Ilfracombe |
| 12th-13th | Windorah Bronco Branding, Motorbike and Horse Gymkhana | Windorah |
| 12th-13th | Eulo Polocrosse Carnival | Eulo |
| 13th | Taroom Rodeo | Taroom |
| 18th-20th | Julia Creek Campdraft | Julia Creek |
| 18th-20th | Outback Camel Trail – Boulia Camel Races | Boulia |
| 19th | Theodore Bulls N Barrels Bonanza | Theodore |
| 25th-27th | Barcaldine Campdraft | Barcaldine |
| 26th | Quamby Rodeo | Cloncurry |
| 26th | Richmond Rodeo | Richmond |
| 26th | Julia Creek Races | Julia Creek |
| 26th | Longreach Races – Birdcage Sprint / Legends Race Day | Longreach |
| 26th | Outback Camel Trail – Camel racing at Winton | Winton |
| 26th-27th | Dirranbandi Polocrosse Carnival | Dirranbandi |
AUGUST | ||
Date |
Event |
Location |
| TBC | Fillies & Families Race Day | Roma |
| TBC | St Johns School Race Day | Roma |
| TBC | Mungindi Races | Mungindi |
| TBC | Hebel Campdraft | Hebel |
| 2nd | Corfield Races | Corfield |
| 6th-10th | 2025 National Kelpie Field Trials and the Australian Yard Dog Championships | Dirranbandi |
| 8th-10th | 2025 Mount Isa Mines Rodeo | Mount Isa |
| 8th-10th | Windorah Stockmans Challenge, Rodeo and Campdraft | Windorah |
| 9th | Memorial Day Races | Cunnamulla |
| 10th | Mount Isa Mines Indigenous Rodeo Championships | Mount Isa |
| 14th-17th | Alpha Campdraft | Alpha |
| 14th-17th | Sedan Dip Races | Julia Creek |
| 15th-17th | Stonehenge Bushman’s Carnival | Stonehenge |
| 16th | Longreach Races | Longreach |
| 22nd-24th | Drover’s Camp Festival | Balonne |
| 22nd-31st | Balonne River Cutters – Cutters Futurity Show | Camooweal |
| 24th | Hughenden Campdraft | Hughenden |
| 29th | Betoota Rodeo | Betoota |
| 29th-31st | Dirranbandi Campdraft | Dirranbandi |
| 30th-13th Sept | Simpson Desert Racing Carnival (Betoota, Birdsville & Bedourie Races) | Birdsville |
| 30th | Betoota Races | Betoota |
| 30th | Julia Creek Rodeo | Julia Creek |
SEPTEMBER | ||
Date |
Event |
Location |
| TBC | Winton Races | Winton |
| TBC | Prairie Races | Prairie |
| TBC | St George Campdraft | St George |
| TBC | Morven Races | Morven |
| TBC | Surat Diggers Races | Surat |
| TBC | Nindigully Campdraft | Nindigully |
| TBC | Taroom Races | Taroom |
| 3rd | Birdsville Races Town Celebrations | Birdsville |
| 3rd | Windorah International Yabby Races | Windorah |
| 4th-7th | Bollon Campdraft & Rodeo | Bollon |
| 5th-6th | Birdsville Races | Birdsville |
| 5th-7th | Richmond Campdraft | Richmond |
| 6th | Richmond Pony Club Gymkhana | Richmond |
| 12th-13th | Cunnamulla Fella Round Up | Cunnamulla |
| 13th | Bedourie Races | Bedourie |
| 13th-14th | Thargomindah Motorbike Sports & Enduro | Thargomindah |
| 14th | North Gregory Turf Club Races (TBC) | Winton |
| 19th | Ballyneety Rodeo, Campdraft & Gymkana | Aramac |
| 19th-20th | Dajarra Campdraft & Rodeo | Cloncurry |
| 20th-21st | Injune Cattle Dog Trials | Injune |
| 23rd-25th | Yaraka Campdraft Clinic | Yaraka |
| 26th-28th | Mitchell Camp Draft | Mitchell |
| 26th-28th | Bedourie Campdraft, Rodeo & Gymkhana | Bedourie |
| 27th | Homestead Agribusiness Longreach Cup | Longreach |
| 27th-28th | Yaraka ‘End of the Line’ Campdraft | Yaraka |
| 27th-28th | Quilpie Motorbike Gymkhana & Enduro | Quilpie |
| 27th-29th | Channel Country Challenge, Campdraft, Gymkhana and Rodeo | Thargomindah |
OCTOBER | ||
Date |
Event |
Location |
| TBC | Richmond Turf Club Ladies Day Races | Richmond |
| TBC | Longreach Rodeo | Longreach |
| TBC | Mitchell Races | Mitchell |
| 3rd-5th | Barcoo Spring Fling, inc. Barcoo Shire Council Jundah Cup | Jundah |
| 4th | Injune Rodeo | Injune |
| 4th-5th | Hungerford Horse & Motorbike Gymkhana | Hungerford |
| 11th | Cunnamulla & District Diggers Race Club – Cunnamulla Cup | Cunnamulla |
| 11th-12th | Noccundra Campdraft, Rodeo and Motorbike Gymkhana | Noccundra |
| 26th | Isisford Ross Cup Races | Isisford |
| 26th-27th | Bulls, Bikes & Barrels (TBC) | Winton |
NOVEMBER | ||
Date |
Event |
Location |
| TBC | Roma Cup | Roma |
| 4th | Melbourne / Charleville Cup Races | Charleville |
| 8th | Longreach Races | Longreach |
| 15th | Julia Creek Beach Races | Julia Creek |
| 29th | Nindigully Pig Races | Nindigully |
DECEMBER | ||
Date |
Event |
Location |
| TBC | Taroom Races | Taroom |
| TBC | Christmas Races | Roma |
