Noosa Tri Festival returns

The Noosa Triathlon Festival Events kick off on Wednesday 29 October with the Noosa Run Swim Run. (Rob Maccoll)

The Garmin Noosa Triathlon is back for the 41st edition next week. A pinnacle event on the Australian sporting calendar, the Garmin Noosa Tri is ranked one of the world’s top 10 triathlons for good reason. When the best athletes, biggest competitor field, beautiful beach-side vibe and week-long festivities of Noosa all come together, there’s nowhere else you’ll want to be

The five-day festival, happening between Wednesday 30 October until Sunday 3 November, will see over 13,000 competitors take part in a number of events supported by more than 30,000 spectators on race day.

This year, hundreds of thousands more will be able to enjoy all the action of Super Saturday and the Garmin Noosa Triathlon via the Noosa Tri website, app and IRONMAN Now YouTube channel.

A huge part of what has made this event so iconic and special is the support of the local Noosa community. We hope to see you as a participant in one of the many events of race week, volunteering or out cheering on the sidelines.

The Noosa Triathlon Festival Events kick off on Wednesday 29 October with the Noosa Run Swim Run, starting and finishing on Main Beach.

Friday will offer up a range of options to be involved in the event, starting with the Tour De Noosa – Garth Prowd Ride, with cyclists taking on a leisurely 28km ride beginning at 6am. Friday morning will also feature the 5km ASICS Noosa Breakfast Fun Run beginning at 7.30am, with the Fun Run raising funds for the McGrath Foundation. Friday’s activities round out with the 2XU Noosa 1000 Ocean Swim at 4.15pm.

Saturday morning will see the event’s youngest participants take to their start line, with the Noosa Superkidz Triathlon from 7.30am. Following that will be the Tingirana Noosa Special Triathlon which will see participants of all abilities take on a 100m swim, 3km ride and 500m run.

The pace will pick up on Saturday afternoon with the GWM Australian Open Criterium and the 5km ASICS Noosa Bolt taking place.

For those wanting to catch all the action of the main event, racing for Garmin Noosa Triathlon kicks off at 6:15am from Noosa Main Beach, as the elite men and women start their race day. Be there at the start or show your support out on Noosa Parade as thousands of athletes set out to complete this bucket-list triathlon.

Entries for festival events are still open and you can enter online at noosatri.com.au

Noosa Triathlon is supported by the Queensland Government, through Tourism and Events Queensland, and features on the It’s Live! in Queensland events calendar.