There’s always something happening in and around Coffs Harbour. Here are some of the most popular Coffs Harbour events and festivals.
Coffs Jetty Family Carnival
December to January annually
It wouldn't be a summer holiday on the Coffs
Coast without the annual visit from March's
Amusements.
Family friendly carnival with rides, games
and food located in the jetty area.
Operational daily from 6.30pm until late,
weather permitting.
Coffs Ocean Swims
The Coffs Coast Ocean Swims
are a fun, charity fundraising event
offering participants a choice of distances
catering for both the novice and the more
competitive swimmer. 6th April 2025
annual Coffs Ocean Swim, with a 600 metre
swim around the jetty, 2,000 metre swim
across the harbour and fun races for
children, all held inside the beautiful,
protected harbour.
The iconic 300 metre long
jetty also provides the perfect birds-eye
viewing platform for spectators.
more info >>
https://oceanswims.com
The Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race
has developed over its 36 year history into
one of the most popular of all ocean-racing
events in Australia.
The race offers competitors a strategic
challenge as they race between the surfline
and the current, past unsurpassed scenic
coastlines, prior to arriving in one of
Australia's most popular coastal cities.
more info >>
www.pittwatertocoffs.com.au
Coffs International Stadium is a first
class sporting facility hosting local,
regional, national and international
sporting events.
The Stadium has a capacity for 20,000
spectators, including 936 permanent
grandstand seats. Ten towers can provide up
to 1500 lux digital television standard
lighting and 17 kilometres of strip drainage
ensures the playing surface is always of a
high standard.
As part of a 10 hectare complex with 12
adjacent sporting fields, the whole Coffs
Coast Sport and Leisure Park precinct is an
exceptionally versatile venue.
more info >>
C.ex Coffs
International Stadium
Sawtell Chilli Festival
Saturday 5th July 2025
One of the hottest events on the Coffs Coast
events calendar.
Even though it’s the middle of a Coffs Coast
(mild) winter, the event is guaranteed to
turn up the heat a few notches. Each year,
the popular festival attracts thousands of
people to the pretty seaside village, keen
to sample the wide range of chilli-related
foods and products, take part in fun
activities and competitions and be
entertained by live music, dancing, cooking
and other performances.
The festival is an incredibly fun day out
for the whole family. There will be street
performances, rides for the kids, live music
and dancing and, of course, the by now very
famous annual Chilli Eating Competition!
Less fiery but equally fun competitions you
can take part in are the Spanish/Mexican
style Fancy Dress Competition and the
Chilli-themed Hat Parade.
more info>>
www.sawtellchillifestival.com
Curryfest – Woolgoolga
Saturday 27th September 2025
Curryfest celebrates the unique Punjabi
heritage of the region, immediately obvious
from the Sikh temple on the hill as you
enter the beautiful town of Woolgoolga. For
the last ten years thousands have descended
on the beachside town to soak up Indian
music and dancing, and to sample curries
from all over the world.
The main festival day features over 150 food
and market stalls, a special kids' zone with
rides and entertainment, a mindfulness and
meditation zone for those seeking inner
peace, and two entertainment stages. As well
as main festival day, lead-up and follow-on
events encouraging longer stays.
more info >>
www.curryfest.com.au
Rally Australia - Coffs Harbour
May 3rd 2025
The beautiful Coffs Coast of New South Wales will play host once again to Kennards Hire Rally Australia, the annual Australian leg and the closing round of the 2017 FIA World Rally Championship. Alongside Formula 1, the WRC is Australia's second
world championship event.
This epic competition features some of the world's greatest drivers battling for supremacy in the toughest and most varied conditions on the planet. Multi-million dollar "factory" teams from Japan, France, Korea and Britain, plus the cream of privateer outfits from around the world and Australia tackle open-country and forestry stages across 300 kilometres in spectacular sub-tropical scenery.
Fully-catered, family-friendly viewing points, easily accessible from Coffs Harbour and the surrounding region, will be available around the stages.
Don't miss the Destination NSW Super Special Stage each afternoon around the beautiful Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore.
more info >>
www.rallynsw.com.au
Sapphire Beach NSW Australia