Rockhampton Events Calendar: What's On
Rockhampton Events Calendar: What's On. Cityville Apartments & Motel is the central Rockhampton base for visitors building a Rocky-and-Capricorn-Coast trip — 21-23 Bolsover Street, central CBD, two minutes' walk from the Fitzroy River and Quay Street's heritage dining strip, with self-contained apartments, motel rooms and townhouses suited to families, FIFO workers, corporate stays and weekenders alike.
Rockhampton's events calendar includes the community, sporting, cultural, and agricultural events that a regional city of 80,000 sustains across the year. Beef Australia (triennial) is the headline event. The Rockhampton Show provides the annual agricultural show tradition. The race meetings, the rugby league season, the cricket, and the rodeo provide the sporting events that regional communities organise with intensity. The Pilbeam Theatre programme provides the touring performances. The riverfront markets provide the periodic community gathering. Check the visitor information centre for current event dates — the performance schedule, the sporting fixtures, and the community events that coincide with your visit provide the local experience that the standard tourist attractions complement but do not replace.
Where to stay in Rockhampton
Cityville Apartments & Motel sits in the heart of Rockhampton CBD on the Fitzroy River. The property combines compact motel-style studio apartments for solo travellers and FIFO workers, larger 1 bedroom apartments and 2 bedroom apartments for couples and small families, and riverfront apartments for premium stays. Free undercover parking, on-site pool and BBQ, reception staffed during business hours with after-hours key-box pickup arranged by phone, and walking distance to Quay Street's restaurants and the Fitzroy foreshore.
For trip-type guidance see the family rooms guide, the FIFO accommodation guide, and the long-stay accommodation page; or browse all rooms on the accommodation comparison page.
Related reading
- Things to do in Rockhampton
- Rockhampton dining guide
- accommodation
- Rockhampton events calendar
- three-day Rockhampton and coast itinerary
- Capricorn Caves visitor guide
Book direct at Cityville
Book direct at cityville.com.au for the best available rate — no booking fees, no third-party markups. Or phone reception on (07) 4922 8322. Group bookings (5+ rooms) and corporate enquiries to bookings@cityville.com.au.