Find out what NAIDOC Week events are happening in your local area, and discover ones that Open Minds are hosting to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week will this year be celebrated from Sunday 8th July to Sunday 15th July 2018.
The theme for 2018 is “Because of her we can” and the spotlight is shining bright on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
These unsung women have fought for equal rights for many years and they continue to pave the way with their achievements and successes.
Below we have compiled a list of events in Queensland celebrating NAIDOC Week, why not go along to one of them to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
| Location | Name of Event | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lismore showgrounds (Open Minds stall) | NAIDOC Celebration Day | 5th July 2018 |
| Arkinstall Park – Tweed Heads (Open Minds stall) | NAIDOC Week celebrations | 5th July 2018 |
| St Columbans College – Caboolture (Open Minds stall) | NAIDOC Family Fun Day | 10th July 2018 |
| Victoria Point High School – Redlands (Open Minds stall) | NAIDOC Day Celebrations | 10th July 2018 |
| Briggs Road Sports Club – Ipswich (Open Minds stall) | NAIDOC Family and Cultural Celebration | 12th July 2018 |
| Musgrave Park – Brisbane (Open Minds stall) | Family Fun Day | 13th July 2018 |
| QYAC – Stradbroke Island (Open Minds stall) | NAIDOC Week event | 20th July 2018 |
| Pullan Pullan(Amity Point) Stradbroke Island | Quandamooka Festival | 1st July 2018 |
| Chardon’s Corner Hotel – Annerley | Concert and Murrioke | 4th July 2018 |
| Ferrari Park – Patrick Street – Laidley | Family Fun Day | 5th July 2018 |
| Inala Elders Association – Inala | 19th Annual Urban Dreaming Exhibition | 6th July – 20th July 2018 |
| Inala Civic Centre – Inala | Inala NAIDOC Official Opening | 6th July 2018 |
| Caboolture Town Centre – Caboolture | Flag Raising Ceremony | 6th July 2018 |
| Barujagan Park – Deception Bay | Family Fun Day | 7th July 2018 |
| Jubilee Park – Beaudesert | Mununjali Family Fun Day | 7th July 2018 |
| King George Square – Brisbane City | Brisbane NAIDOC Opening | 9th July 2018 |
| Boondall Police Station – Boondall | Flag Raising Ceremony | 9th July 2018 |
| Kalwun Community Care – Bonogin | Gold Coast – NAIDOC Week Community Launch | 9th July 2018 |
| QUT Kelvin Grove – Kelvin Grove | Open-Air screening ‘Sapphires’ | 9th July 2018 |
| HELP Enterprises Office – North Lakes | NAIDOC Morning Tea | 10th July 2018 |
| QPS Headquarters – Brisbane | Flag Raising and Breakfast | 10th July 2018 |
| Toowoomba Hospital – Toowoomba | NAIDOC Celebrations | 10th July 2018 |
| CJ Greenfield Sports Complex – Richlands | Inala Family Fun Day | 11th July 2018 |
| Baillie Henderson Hospital Campus – Toowoomba | Family Fun Day | 11th July 2018 |
| Firth Park – Mudgeeraba | Titans NAIDOC event | 11th July 2018 |
| Brisbane Youth Service – Fortitude Valley | NAIDOC Celebration | 11th July 2018 |
| Nudgee Golf Course – Nudgee | NAIDOC Golf Day | 12th July 2018 |
| Koobara Kindy – Taigum | North side NAIDOC | 12th July 2018 |
| Black Swan Park – Cotton Tree | Family Fun Day | 14th July 2018 |
| Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Community School – Acacia Ridge | Acacia Ridge NAIDOC Day | 20th July 2018 |
| Wynnum Wading Pool – Wynnum | Winnam NAIDOC Day/ Kunjeil | 21st July 2018 |
| Riverside Reception – New Farm | NAIDOC Ball | 4th August 2018 |