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About the Festival

The Sweet Days Hot Nights Festival is all about showcasing and celebrating what is great about our rich agricultural region and the enviable lifestyle that comes with it, from fresh produce and culinary delights through to adventure and sports tourism experiences, country hospitality, great music and family-friendly entertainment.

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Happy National Ag Day from Mick the Cane Cutter ๐Ÿ’š Happy National Ag Day from Mick the Cane Cutter ๐Ÿ’š ๐ŸŒฑ Today we celebrate the incredible farmers and producers who keep Australia fed and clothed. Agriculture is at the heart of the Burdekin, so letโ€™s show our appreciation for the hardworking people who keep Australia growing every single day! #AgDayAU @nationalfarmers
๐ŸŽค Good luck to our stars on the mic! Our incredi ๐ŸŽค Good luck to our stars on the mic! Our incredible festival emcees, Glenn Minty Mintern and Support Local With Kellie, have been named finalists for the Individual Talent of the Year Award at the North Queensland Media Ball this Friday! ๐Ÿ‘ Weโ€™re proud to say that two of the three finalists in this prestigious category were behind the mic at our festival this year - now thatโ€™s what we call top-tier talent at our festival! Good luck legends - we'll be cheering you on from the Burdekin! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ”ฅ #visitburdekin #burdekin #sdhn #sweetdayshotnights #supportlocaltownsville
๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€! We're in the running for Best Destination Festival and Event at the 2025 NQ Tourism and Events Awards - and your vote will help us win! ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Voting is quick & easy ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/46NkK5G ๐ŸŽ Youโ€™ll also go in the draw to win a $500 holiday voucher just for voting! ๐Ÿ“… Voting closes this Sunday 26 October โ€“ donโ€™t miss your chance to support the Burdekinโ€™s only finalist! T&C's apply #visitburdekin #burdekin #sweetdayshotnights #sdhn
๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ - ๐•๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐”๐ฌ! ๐Ÿ”ฅ The Sweet Days ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ - ๐•๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐”๐ฌ! ๐Ÿ”ฅ The Sweet Days, Hot Nights Festival is up for Best Destination Festival and Event at the 2025 North Queensland Tourism and Events Awards - and your vote can help us win! ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Voting is now open and takes less than a minute. Click the link to cast your vote ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/46NkK5G ๐ŸŽ Plus, youโ€™ll go in the draw to win a $500 holiday voucher just for voting! ๐Ÿ“† Voting closes 26 October - don't miss your chance to support the Burdekin's only nomination in the NQ Tourism and Events Awards! Tag your mates, share this post, and letโ€™s bring home the win for the Burdekin! ๐Ÿ† *T&C's apply #visitburdekin #sweetdayshotnights #sdhn #burdekin #townsvillenorthqueensland #upforunexpected
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