Discover events, live music, and annual gem festivals in the Central Queensland Gemfields.
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Sapphire Gemfields Directory Events Calendar: What's On, Entertainment, and Markets at the Gemfields QLD, your go-to guide for everything happening in the Queensland Gemfields.
See posters below for details of the weekly markets held in Sapphire Central and Rubyvale, in the Central Queensland Sapphire Gemfields.
The weekly Sapphire Central Markets at Roy Day Park and Rubyvale Flats Markets have officially closed for 2025.
Vendors are now setting up from 6am for markets at Pats Sapphire Central on Sundays, with markets starting at 9am.
Central Queensland's Sapphire Gemfields is host to two annual gem festivals, held on the second Friday, Saturday and Sunday in August.
GEMFEST - ' Festival of Gems' at Alan King Memorial Park in Anakie
Jewel of The Gemfields at Roy Day Park in Sapphire Central
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Capella Country Music Festival
5 to 10 May 2026
Live music and open mic/walk-ups comp
Free day entry Tuesday to Friday
Bridgeman Park, Capella, Queensland