River Festival Road Closures 2025

Published on 31 January 2025

IMPORTANT EVENT ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION

Planning is now underway for Rockhampton’s premier annual event, which will feature a vibrant mix of art exhibitions, cultural activities, live entertainment, and market stalls throughout the Riverside Precinct.

To ensure the safety of the community and event organisers, a series of road closures and traffic management changes will be implemented before, during, and after the Festival.

Every effort will be made to minimise disruption to local businesses and residents. Road closures will be kept to the shortest duration possible and will occur in carefully managed stages to maintain safety and access.

To facilitate installation of infrastructure on Quay Street, between Denham and William Streets, Traffic Control will be in place from 6:00AM Wednesday 23 July.

The car parks located between William Street roundaabout and Rockhampton Museum of Art (RMOA) will be unavailable from 6:00AM Thursday 24 July to 4:00PM Monday 28 July 2025. 

*while every effort will be made to achieve reopening on schedule, this may not always be possible due to unforeseen logistics/other circumstances. EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL HAVE 24/7 ACCESS DURING ROAD CLOSURES AND CHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS

Accessable Car Parks

Denham Street - There will be two accessible carparks between The Oxford Hotel and Zambrero's, in the centre of Denham Street.

William Street - There will also be an accessible carpark outside Zodiac & Xtreme Night Club on William Street. 

These carparks will be available to use on the 25th, 26th and 27th of July. 

FIREWORKS 

Fireworks displays have been planned for the evenings of Saturday July 26, and Sunday July 27. 

• Ensure your pets are wearing ID tags and their microchip details are up to date.

• Ensure your pets are exercised and well fed before the fireworks start.

• Keep your animals indoors in a safe, secure and comfortable environment.

• Leave the TV or radio on to mask any sounds if you won't be home.

We appreciate changed traffic conditions and fireworks displays affect businesses and residents in the festival area. Council apologises for any inconvenience caused and our personnel will work closely with the community to minimise this.

Motorists and pedestrians are asked to exercise caution and observe all signs and traffic directions.

For any road closure queries, please contact the Advance Rockhampton Team by emailing events@rrc.qld.gov.au or by phoning 1300 22 55 77.