River Festival Road Closures 2025

Published on 31 January 2025

IMPORTANT EVENT ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION

Planning for Rockhampton’s signature annual event is now underway. A mix of art exhibitions, cultural activities, entertainment and market vendors will be located across the Riverside Precinct. 

For the safety of the community and event organisers, a number of road closures and traffic management changes will be required ahead of, during and after this year’s Festival.

To minimise inconvenience to businesses and residents, road closures will be in effect for the minimal amount of time as safely possible, with roads closed and re-opened in stages.

To facilitate installation of infrastructure on Quay Street, between Denham and William Streets, Traffic Control will be in place from 4:00AM - Wednesday 23 July. The car parks located between William St Round-about and Rockhampton Museum of Art (RMOA) will be unavailable from 4:00AM - Wednesday 23 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

We appreciate changed traffic conditions 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.