Various Finders Keepers: Ants in the Deep End.
A surprise of spontaneous events. Noosa inspired, site specific performance shorts, incorporating dance, physical theatre and visual arts. Anytime, anywhere. Free.

7.00am Noosa Farmers Market.
At the Noosa AFL club, Weyba Rd. Noosaville.

7.30am Peregian Market.
Peregian Beach, opposite SLS club.

6.15am & 8.00am Twitching in the Park – Sean Dooley.
An ornithological escapade through Noosa‘s National Park, with twitcher, author, comedian and self professed bird-nerd Sean Dooley, followed by a fun breakfast at 8am with Caroline Baum.
Ma Mensa, Hastings Street. Walk, talk & breakfast $50. Talk & breakfast $45.

9.30am Making Marks.
Two opportunities to draw-from-nature with two master artists:
Drawing Workshop with John Wolseley – $220. Patterns of Place: A workshop by Kim Mahood – $220. The Studio, Cooroy Mountain Park, Lukes Rd, Cooroy. Bookings: Noosa Regional Gallery 5449 5340.

10.00am & 1.30pm Major Minors: Meet New Friends….and Stand on Them!
Learn circus skills with CIRCA, for 7-15 year-olds. Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy. Free.

10.00am Major Minors: Sound Playground with Hubbub.
Play and improvise on mobile musical instruments - made to be hit. Ed Webb Park, Sunshine Beach. Till 4.pm. Free.

10.00am Reality Bites. 
A weekend festival with celebrated authors in lively discussions, readings, films, performances and workshops to discover the challenges of writing successful non-fiction for any medium. Majestic Theatre, Pomona. Phone 5472 0107 for details.

10.00am Noosa Indigenous Art Trail.
Travel to six dazzling Indigenous art exhibitions around Noosa and the hinterland:

Travelling the Culture. 2 & 3 dimensional paper based art, photography and ceramics. Noosa Regional Gallery, Pelican St, Tewantin. 10am-4pm. Free.

My Country Two. Two linked exhibitions of paintings by Indigenous artists, reflecting country, ceremony and culture.
1. Smaller works - Noosa Blue Resort, Noosa Drive. 10am-4pm. Free.
2. Large paintings - ‘The Studio’ @ Cooroy Mountain Park, Lukes Rd, Cooroy. 10am-4pm. Free.

Living Culture – A Way Forward. Experience the creativity of Central Desert artists. Desert Rain Gallery, Noosa Marina, Tewantin. 10am-4pm. Free.

My Desert Homeland. A rich collection of paintings by Western Desert artists. Honey Ant Gallery, 11 Stevens St, Yandina. 10am-4pm. Free.

Darlings of the Desert. Art from remote NW South Australian communities. Putipula Gallery, 27 Sunshine Beach Rd, Noosa Junction. 10am-5pm. Free.

10.00am Christine Wallace.
Artist and curator, talks on how the popularity of Aboriginal art influences the way we view our landscape. Noosa Blue Resort, Noosa Drive. Free.

12.00pm Finders Keepers: Sandy Stories 1.
One of the world’s greatest sand sculptors Dennis Massoud, creates his magical masterpieces on Sunshine Beach, in front of the SLS club. Til 4pm. Free.

12.00pm A Wandering Life.
Indelible in our memory for her remarkable Western Australian desert crossing with four camels and a dog, Robyn Davidson still lives a life in search of adventure. Griffith REVIEW’s editor, Dr Julianne Schultz, journeys with Robyn over lunch. Rococo, Hastings St. Includes two courses and a glass of wine. $75.

12.00pm A Cultural Go-Between – Alice Pung. 
A new voice in Australian literature - Alice Pung talks to Caroline Baum at lunch about growing up Asian in Australia and her first book Unpolished Gem - a moving portrait of her Cambodian family. Parc Food Quamby Place. Includes two courses and a glass of wine. $65.

1.00pm Major Minors: Circa Zoo performance.
Young circus performers show what’s possible with practice. Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy. Free.

1.00pm Heritage Walk: Tewantin.
Learn about Noosa’s history in a guided walk. Meet at the old swimming baths site next to Noosa Marina. 54740334 for more information. Free.

1.00pm The Book Club - Matinee.
Exclusive to Noosa! One of Australia’s greatest comic actors, Amanda Muggleton goes solo in a stellar performance, as a self-confessed “bookaholic” in a witty play by New Zealand’s playwright
Roger Hall with one of our top directors, Rodney Fisher. The J, Noosa Drive. $50/$45 conc.

2.00pm The Producers.
The classic, cult musical comedy about a down-on-luck Broadway producer’s failed scheme to produce a flop. Presented by Jally Productions. Cavern Theatre, Ben Lexcen Drive, Sunshine Beach. $32/$28conc. Bookings: Lazuli Café 5448 0055.

2.00pm Curator’s Talk.
Lorraine Heslop discusses the ‘Living Culture – A Way Forward’ Indigenous art exhibition. Desert Rain Gallery, Noosa Marina, Tewantin. Free.

2.30pm Finders Keepers: Sandy Stories 2.
Master storyteller, Gail Robinson reveals the secrets of Dennis Massoud’s magical sand sculptures with tales and legends of the sea and sand. For all ages. Sunshine Beach in front of the SLS club. Free.

4.30pm Happiness.
Everyone wants to be happy. But what is happiness? ABC’s Geraldine Doogue hosts an entertaining and insightful event, teasing out what makes us happy with special guests - psychiatrist Gordon Parker, psychotherapist Stephanie Dowrick, actor Kate Fitzpatrick, cartoonist Warren Brown and journalist Kathleen Noonan. The J, Noosa Drive. $35.

6.30pm SlowFood Noosa Film with Food.
Noosa’s top chefs, create a gourmet degustation, inspired by their favourite movies. Five chefs, five film excerpts, five delectable dishes – a feast for the senses. Blue Angel, Gympie Tce. $80.

7.00pm No Country for Old PMs – An Evening with Max Gillies.
A wicked reminiscence of the statesmen, the roosters, the feather dusters he has known. Totally unmasked, Max brings Menzies, Fraser, Whitlam, Hawke, Keating and Howard back to life in a hilarious dinner show. Relish, Noosa Springs. Includes four courses and one glass of wine. $155.

7.30pm The Book Club.
Exclusive to Noosa! One of Australia’s greatest comic actors, Amanda Muggleton goes solo in a stellar performance, as a self-confessed “bookaholic” in a witty play by New Zealand’s playwright Roger Hall with one of our top directors, Rodney Fisher. The J, Noosa Drive. $50/$45 conc.