Ark Energy Family Fun Day
Date: 04/08/2024Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Airlie Beach Foreshore, Airlie Beach, QLD, 4802
The Ark Energy Family Fun Day offers a fantastic day of FREE entertainment for the kids.
This jam-packed day filled with free, crazy, fun and exciting demonstrations, games, competitions and entertainment galore on our beautiful foreshore with activities and fantastic prizes. There’s always something new being added every year!
Activities start from 10am and include:
- Donut Eating Competition
- Crazy Races
- Circus Workshops
- Juggling show
- Interactive Treasure hunt
- Face Painting sponsored by Nick Wynne Jones Painting
- DJ Workshops
- and much, much more!
With a focus on interactive reef education, the Eco Barge sculpture tent and various others stalls will be manned by various conservation, government and science groups. Daydream Island will be present showing the corals and information from their Living Reef and coral restoration program. Also the Ngaro & Giya Traditional Owners will be running interactive workshops where the kids can participate in story telling, weaving, ocre painting and having a ‘go’ at throwing a boomerang or spear among others.
Coral Sea Marina Resort and a selection of our local tour operators including Cruise Whitsunday’s and Ocean Rafting will be on hand to help the kids have fun learning about the reef system ending in the famous treasure hunt, with some amazing prizes!
Treasure Hunt winner announced at 2 pm
The ‘Immerse’ sculpture installation will be expanded in the iconic fig tree in the centre of the foreshore, where marine animals will be displayed.
The foreshore pop-up bar will be open from 12 pm with live music and food trucks, with a relaxation area for the parents to take a break while the kids wear themselves out – its gonna be a fun filled day for all the family!