Heatwave Festival
13–15 February 2026
Heatwave Festival Port Douglas
Port Douglas is set to welcome Far North Queensland’s newest LGBTQIA+ celebration, Heatwave Festival Port Douglas — a vibrant three-day event celebrating pride, community, and culture in paradise.
Launching for the first time in 2026, Heatwave Festival will bring locals and visitors together to party, connect, and celebrate in one of Australia’s most beautiful tropical destinations.
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Tourism Port Douglas Daintree acknowledges the custodianship of the Daintree Rainforest and Great Barrier Reef by the local Kuku Yalanji and Yirraganydji people whose rich cultures, heritage values, enduring connections and shared efforts protect our natural assets for future generations, and we pay our respect to elders past, present and emerging.
