Key dates on the Broome social, festival and fun calendar for 2024

Broome Mardi Gras February 24 - March 3,  2025

BROOME PRIDE events are create to promote social inclusion across the entire community which encourages greater unity, cohesion and equality further supporting our vision of "ONE COMMUNITY". Events are not exclusive to LGBT+ events as we wish to promote inclusiveness across the entire community spectrum and promote a safe space for all.

Broome Pride Key Dates  2025

Event to be announced.

Cable Beach Polo  Deferred 

The pristine sands of Broome's iconic Cable Beach ignite when Australia's only multi-day beach polo tournament is played in May each year.

"A polo handicap is your passport to the world." So said Winston Churchill and it holds true for the Cable Beach Polo tournaments, held annually since 2010.

The tournaments have featured leading polo players from New Zealand, Argentina, Colombia, India and Australia, vying for glory across two days of thrilling beach polo action that culminate in an international clash.

A polo arena bordering the sparkling azure waters of the Indian ocean, bikini-clad spectators and Broome's spectacular setting sun signal the end of each day's play.

This extraordinary sporting spectacle is free to watch picnic-style from the sand, but there is also an option to purchase tickets to the Cable Beach Polo VIP Marquee or the Polo Beach Bar and mingle in barefoot elegance with the players and new friends from around the globe.

Broome Race Round  24 May - 16 August 2025

The Broome Turf Club is carved out of bushland at picturesque Gantheaume Point, just a stone's throw from world-famous Cable Beach. This idyllic location perched on the Broome peninsula is surrounded by the Indian Ocean and benefits from the constant cool breezes which are a welcome relief in the hot and humid climate of the Kimberley.

Competitive thoroughbred horse racing and an eclectic mix of entertainment ensure a fun and exciting day enjoyed by all. The never fail perfect "dry season" Broome weather adds to the ambiance of this unique location.

Race Day 1: Saturday 24 May 2025
Race Day 2: Saturday 7 June 2025
Race Day 3: Saturday 14 June 2025
Race Day 4: Sunday 29 June 2025
Race Day 5: Saturday 12 July 2025
Race Day 6: Friday 25 July 2025
Race Day 7: Kimberley Cup Saturday 2 August 2025
Race Day 8: Ladies Day Tuesday 12 August 2025
Race Day 9: Broome Cup Saturday 16 August 2025

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Broome Fringe Festival: Friday 23 May - Monday 2 June 2025

Celebrating Broome’s grassroots creative community

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Corrugated Lines TBA 2023

The festival is a collaborative effort between Backroom Press Inc, Broome Public Library, Magabala Books and other community organisations.

Shinju Matsuri  2025 Dates TBA

The annual Shinju Matsuri (Japanese for "Festival of the Pearl") originated from three cultural festivals – Japanese Obon Matsuri, Malaysian Hari Merdeka, Independence Day from British rule in 1957, and the Chinese Hang Seng. Shinju Matsuri rekindles the excitement and romance of Broome's early days of being a world-renowned producer of South Sea Pearls when the Japanese, Chinese, Malay, Koepangers, Filipino and Europeans flocked to Broome from the late 1800's to be a part of this prosperity. This unique multicultural population of pearl industry workers joined with the local Aboriginal people and Europeans to work on up to 400 Pearling Luggers that sailed out of Broome.

Broome's people and businesses have given generously to show their love of Broome over the 48 year life of the Festival and is a testament to the character and culture of this special place. The volunteer Board of Shinju Matsuri is driven by the community and sees the festival as an opportunity to re-educate and inform the community of the cultural heritage of Broome.  Ensuring that education and information is passed on to young people and new arrivals will assure that Broome's unique and diverse identity is acknowledged and remembered through the generations.

Shinju Matsuri will tempt your senses with an exciting whirlwind of colour, sound, taste and smell as the community shares this beautiful locale with the world and the people who call it home.

Key dates 2024

Opening Ceremony: Saturday 17 August 2024

Floating Lanterns: Sunday 25  August 2024

Cable Beach Sunset Cocktail Party: Friday 30 August 2024

Sunset Longtable:  Saturday 31 August 2024 

Closing Ceremony: Sunday 1 September 2024

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StairCase to the Moon 2024: March to November (March to September better than Oct - Nov)

Broome's greatest natural phenomenon takes place along the Roebuck Bay foreshore. Its an amazing visual reminder of the force of the moon's gravitational effects on the giant Kimberley tides. Join thousands of people who gather to watch the full moon rise up over the mudflats of Roebuck Bay, leaving a giant golden staircase in it rising path.

March 2025

Saturday 15th - 6.40pm
Sunday 16th - 7.12pm        
Monday 17th - 7.45pm

April 2025

Monday 14th - 6.21pm
Tuesday 15th - 6.59pm
Wednesday 16th - 7.42pm

May 2025

Wednesday 14th - 6.26pm
Thursday 15th - 7.17pm
Friday 16th - 8.11pm

June 2025

Thursday 12th - 6.06pm    
Friday 13th - 7.03pm  
Saturday 14th - 8.01pm

July 2025

Friday 11th - 5.53pm
Saturday 12th - 6.52pm
Sunday 13th - 7.49pm

August 2025

Sunday 10th - 6.37pm
Monday 11th - 7.34pm
Tuesday 12th - 8.31pm

September 2025

Monday 8th - 6.19pm 
Tuesday 9th - 7.18pm 
Wednesday 10th - 8.18pm

October  2025

Wednesday 8th - 7.04pm
Thursday 9th - 8.10pm
Friday 10th - 9.19pm